KUALA LUMPUR, October 18 – A group of local musicians and performers from buskers to wedding singers were the among the lucky ones chosen to gain more knowledge on navigating their way I t he music industry through a new initiative called Langkah Baru.
Through the programme, the mentors prep the participants on navigating the mainstream music industry with tailored learning modules on the process including songwriting, recording, marketing their eventual releases and more. The participants were also offered a leg-up from local and international labels to help them distribute their material.
“Being part of the Projek Langkah Baru has made me, and my husband realise that there is more than one way of making money from our own songs,” said Ayang. “This programme also opened our eyes about things that we need to know from the recording processes, publishing, marketing, and distribution to copyrights, royalties, as well as licensing.
“One thing that was pushed forward in the program was that talents like us still have the potential to make it in the music industry even though we’re not a recording artist from any labels.