In my list of upcoming music conferences and events at hitsamillion.blogspot.com, I mentioned BMI's The Art of Songwriting seminar held on April 2, 2008 at Emory University. The featured speakers and guest panelists at the BMI Art of Songwriting seminar was The Clutch. Keri Hilson is a member of The Clutch and a successful songwriter on her own who has written over 200 songs and wrote hits for many, many artists. (Read Keri Hilson's biography and discography here)
During that seminar, Keri Hilson said that her first song placement was with an Asian artist who didn't speak any English. This Japanese artist had no other English songs on her album but Keri's. On the credits, all of the language was in Japanese except for Keri Hilson's name, which was in English. How did Keri Hilson get her first placement with an Asian artist who didn't any speak? Somebody thought outside of the box and thought global!!!!!!!!!! Keri Hilson got her big break by working with producers who were currently getting placements and working with artists from other countries. So think outside the box and network globally! Keri Hilson and her producer did and she got her first placement. And the rest, as they say, is history!
In my next posts, I'm going to discuss how to network globally so keep reading!!!!!!
Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter
Hits A Million, LLC
http://hitsamillion.blogspot.com/ - take a peak at my songwriting blog
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