I'm copy pasting this words from Ola (www.olaenglund.com), really work for me.. and maybe for you.
5. Are there any advice you can give for pursuing this career?
Just never stop, eventually people will start to recognize your work and start appreciate your effort.
Also another tip, be humble to every musician/band you meet. If you play a gig with some support acts I always try to watch them all
and also tell them how great they were. Even if they sucked I will still tell them they did a great job, for them that means a lot and will boost their confidence. To many bands and band members are stuck up egocentric people, IT’S NOT A FRICKING COMPETITION!!!
7. What is a typical career path for the music industry?
Listen to the music you like, transcribe the music and learn to play it by ear. Record a kick ass demo, find equally awesome band members, work your ass off TOGETHER, having one guy doing everything wont get you anywhere. Take every fucking gig you can. Record a cd, take some pro-photos. The more complete package you can deliver to a record company, the more they will be interested.
(Ola Englund, http://www.olaenglund.com/)
