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# Musician’s guide to building a team while avoiding industry sharks
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/musicians-guide-to-building-a-team-while-avoiding-industry-sharks/
- Published: 2021-07-12T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-12T13:35:33.000Z
- Description: Being a do-it-yourself artist is all well and good up to a point, but you shouldn’t have to do it all yourself. Building a solid team is a huge part. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/07/musicians-guide-to-building-a-team-while-avoiding-industry-sharks.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Think Tank, artist advice, artist team, team building, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

Being a do-it-yourself artist is all well and good up to a point, but you shouldn’t have to do it *all* yourself. Building a solid team is a huge part of cultivating a successful career as an artist.

In this recent piece from [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), contributor **Ross Barber-Smith** offers some guidance on how to build a supportive team, while avoiding industry sharks with ill intentions.

*“If someone is contacting you out of the blue and promising you the world, this is definitely something to be wary of. For example, if someone sends you a DM on Instagram saying “Hey, I can get you in front of labels for a one-time fee of $XX” this is almost definitely a scam. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Be wary of anyone who overpromises, especially if they can’t offer proof of past results.*

*Agencies and firms who *genuinely* offer these services will most likely NOT be asking for money up front, and many of them will actually be so inundated with submissions that they aren’t doing a great deal of outreach. And on the occasions where they ARE reaching out, I can almost guarantee you that they will not be asking you for payment.”*

[*\[Continue Reading\]*](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/a-guide-for-musicians-on-building-a-team-and-avoiding-indust.html?ref=hypebot.com)