Do you want to be a star? Well, it won’t happen overnight. You’ll need to put in hard work. For a lot of up-and-coming musicians, there’s a belief that all you need to do is gig until you find a music manager. But, this actually comes much later. First, you’ll need to manage your own career. There are certain skills that you’ll develop while managing your own career, that will help you later on in your career – when you do start working with a manager or promoters. You’ll need to devote time to building your social media following, gain more fans, and craft a distinct sound that people actually want to listen to. To help point you in the right direction – here are 3 steps to jump start your own music career. #1 – Start Distributing Your Own Music Thanks to the internet, you have quite a few different ways to distribute your own music. If you own the rights, you can upload your music to SoundCloud, DatPiff, and other music sharing sit...