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In any creative field—especially music—your success isn’t just about what you can do. It’s about who knows you can do it. If you’re trying to grow, you have to get in front of the right people. Building momentum requires connections with the right people. And when you do, it’s not enough to show up—you’ve got to bring something real to the table.

The Rule: Give Before You Ask

Too many people approach networking like a transaction. “What can you do for me?” is the wrong starting point. People who get in the rooms are the ones who bring value first. They get called back and get remembered without keeping score.

Offer help. Share a resource. Pull up to a session without asking for a slot.

Repost their work.

Send that fire reference track just because. When you give before you ask, you become more than another name in the DMs—you become part of their ecosystem.

Value Makes You Stick

The moment someone sees you as useful without needing to be asked, you become hard to replace. That’s what being indispensable is all about.

Whether you’re a producer, artist, engineer, or content creator—find the gaps before they mention them. Show up early. Stay late. Solve problems they didn’t know they had. That’s the energy that gets you invited back.

Networking is Just Relationship Building

Let’s keep it real: networking isn’t fake schmoozing. It’s relationship building. It’s consistency. It’s follow-through.

You don’t need 100 shallow links—you need a few deep ones. And those are built over time, through trust, effort, and showing that you’re about the long game.

Final Thought

Don’t wait until you’re asked to prove your value. Be the one who makes their job easier, their vision clearer, their process smoother. That’s how you get in. That’s how you stay in.

Bring something to the table—and you’ll find yourself sitting at more of them.