Wanna start playing more shows, gather an email list and once it's full swap your email lists with artists that are similar in musical style. That way you can increase the chances of getting some new faces out to your shows. Venues want to know that you can gather a crowd, so an extensive email list is a very good start.
Checked out the informant over the weekend. Overall a pretty good movie, although it did drag on. Here's a review of the soundtrack, look carefully at what the reviewer touches upon, it may give you some insight to creating even better music for placement.
"How can i make music when i'm expected to spend all my time on Twitter and Facebook? " - Great music is where it all begins and ends, but in between the path to success is always changing. Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, heck..SongPlacements are all just new aged tools on the path to success.
Came across this article that will definitely increase successful placements. I particularly like the points of saving money with a home studio, building a library, and finding a song writing partner to help compensate for any weaknesses, that you may have.
Wow. Someone just hit it the nail on the head with this one. George Howard, thinks business development is the key to success in the music biz right now, and i agree with em.