The one thing that can easily get missed in the frenzy of gigging, social media posting, and email marketing is having conversations.

The music industry is a people business, and the more you engage in the right kinds of conversations, the more opportunities you will land for yourself.

So, what conversations should you be having?

Open mic hosts and attendees

Artists commonly make the same mistake at open mics that most college students do at school.

College students think that their performance (their grades) is…