Is Jamaica a good place to promote and market my music ?

Question

I wanna start off somewhere. I'll be in the studio Thursday to finally record my music that I've been working so hard on. I've just been writing and writing. The summer's coming up and school will be closing soon so I think it's a good idea to start doing my goals. I want my voice to be heard. I have a very unique voice.

I've done some modeling but now I wanna do music. My music is like Reggae / Pop / R&B all mixed up together but mainly Reggae. I'm a SingJay ( Singer + Deejay ). I just wanna know if I should start off in Jamaica. So should I ?

Answer 1

Truthfully, it doesnt matter where you start. What matters is if you have the talent and resources to have maximum effectiveness in the market that you are in.

Resources may include:

1. Money (for production, promotion and wardrobe - a MUST for a female).

2. Guidance (manager, lawyer, producers)

3. Contacts.

Once you have these and utilize these in sufficient quantity and quality to make a dent your chosen marketplace, you WILL have some success. How much success will be dependent on the quality & suitability of your records.

Jamaica is a really nice place for someone to start out if their music is suitable for Jamaican radio (reggae, dancehall, dub). You could party and socialize in Jamaica for just ONE MONTH and in that one month, get contacts right up to the highest level of the local entertainment industry. With such contacts, all you need is a few strong hits and you will be in contact with record company executives.

In NEW YORK on the other hand, the industry is much more insulated. Its much more difficult (and costly) to carve a path to the top. The thing is, though, that once you carve a path to the top in NEW YORK, you pretty much have access to mass market USA, in terms of sales. A jamaican act, by comparison, has to repeat his magic to be come a mass market success. He (or she) would have to hit in Jamaica, then grow/evolve to hit in the USA.

The only 'hard and fast' rule for a young (undiscovered) talent is that you CANNOT be in Jamaica trying to make music for New York radio or vice versa. Make songs that can get SUPER airplay in your local market. Make songs that your local audience will LOVE. Once you do that, you open the doors to 'step up the ladder'.

Which studio are you going to be recording at anyhow?

Answer 2

Start by marketing your music on line! Jamaica is going through too much unrest right now. It is not safe. Call the State Department if you don't believe me!

Answer 3

Well you can start off in Jamaica to get your name out there as a reggae artist,but when it comes to the money part you can ask any successful reggae artist out there where do they make there real money and they'll tell you "On tour of Europe,Japan and North America".There is no money to be made off cd sales in Jamaica we burn everything so don't even think about that,Maybe you can do some live performances and make some money but that's about it and you have to be a headliner to collect some real money at stage shows.Yeah you can come and let the people know you and see how they respond to you,cause you know if they accept you then you are ready for the world.So with that said come make we hear yuh and we will make yuh know wha really a gwaan.Don't give up my youth try and make it you never know you might be the next superstar outta Jamrock.

Answer 4

no, you need a place with money. try europe or the usa!

Answer 5

yes it is a good place to start in the music business...there will be alot of competition though, cause alot of people in Jamaica want to do music...hope yours sound different enough for people to notice you.

But other than that it is a good place to start, alot of studios are available at decent prices...try get on the new  "riddims " that come out every couple of months, that will get you  noticed a bit, and go to the parties and try to get your music played so the people can hear it, the jamaican people are very critical with their judging of music so you better have some good sounding music.....hope that helps

Answer 6

yes there are lots of rich and famous rasta men who are very well known so you could to, so it is a good idea