Before it becomes mainstream to get a record deal via Youtube, here are some tips. Thanks to Greyson Chance, Savannah Outen, Esmee Denters, Mia Rose and last but not least Justin Bieber for the inspiration.
1) Do covers of a Top 40 songs (preferably at a Talent Show)
This is the best way to connect to your interweb audience. They know the tune, but they wanna see you do your own spin. It’s like those campfires at school camps where the cool dudes always won the chicks, ’cause they could play any song you asked for. Blink 182 got them to second base.
2) Get a Haircut
Where would the Bieber boy without his haircut. It’s simple really. Flippity-bouncy-I-just-came-from-the-beach-from-a-nice-surf-while-the-wind-tousled-my-hair look really works. Your nearest salon would help.
3) Be 10-16 years old
Yeah, some older folks will get record deals too, but you just gotta know that the tween market is where its at these days. This age bracket, allows you to be less talented and let your pre-puberty cute looks and voice win the fans.
4) Get noticed by record execs or celebrities
Justin Timberlake, Usher and Ellen Degeneres all sign these stars straight from Youtube. Perhaps they got really lucky. Justin Bieber’s video was seen by accident. So, make sure you increase your accidental seen rate up. Tag your videos with random things. Or ride the viral wave.
5) Make sure you can be made fun of
This opens up an amazing untapped long tail of interest in you. If you’re too old to sing about ponies, or you’re too young to sing about tappin’ some booty, do it. Spoofs will be made, annoying indie kids will complain at night will sipping wine and you’ll be laughing it up, ’cause any publicity is good publicity.
P.S. – Please leave condolences. I had to Google Justin Bieber images. It was horrifying.
