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So, You Wanna Be A Rock Superstar?

From: Matthew Spitz
Length: 16:34

A step-by-step guide on how to be a rock star in today's music industry. Read the full description.

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Playing: So, You Wanna Be A Rock Superstar?
From: Matthew Spitz

Default-piece-image-1 From recording to distribution to promotion, modern technology has given artists many more options to make it in the today's music industry. This piece, narrated in the second person, shows the reader those steps and options, showing the pros and cons of what technology has done for musicians. This piece can appeal to anyone, given the allure of the "rock star" figure in American culture.

Piece Description

From recording to distribution to promotion, modern technology has given artists many more options to make it in the today's music industry. This piece, narrated in the second person, shows the reader those steps and options, showing the pros and cons of what technology has done for musicians. This piece can appeal to anyone, given the allure of the "rock star" figure in American culture.

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So, You Want To Be A Rock Superstar?
by Matthew Spitz

Cue: ?Midnight? by Outbound

Narrator: When I was thirteen, I picked up the guitar and wanted to be a rock star. I played in a few bands in high school and thought about doing it as a career, but since the music I played was a little too - quirky- I never thought that a record company would sign my band, and I gave up. As it turns out, after some research, I discovered that with a bit of effort and clever marketing, anyone can be a rock star.

Cue: ?Rock Superstar? by Cypress Hill (chorus)

Narrator: So, you want to be a rock superstar? You?ve got your hit single, you?ve finally tricked the second guitar player into playing bass, and you?re ready to be on MTV. Hold your horses, champ. Let?s make a game plan. The fundamentals of being a professional, recording musician are making the recording, distributing it, and then...
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Musical Works

Outbound - Midnight
Cypress Hill - Rock Superstar
Chicago - Beginnings
Everclear - Everything to Everyone
Of Montreal - The Repudiated Immortals
Sam Prekop - Something
Outbound - Good Impressions
Sufjan Stevens - The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders