Pair Offer Industry Insights on Channel 10
Marianne Meyer
Special to The Washington Post
July 19, 2001; Page T21
Section: 6
Word Count: 825

Attention, aspiring singers and songwriters: Jason Blume, who has written for the likes of Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, has boiled down the intricacies of the music industry to a handful of basics that practically guarantee fame and fortune.

Here is Blume's advice, according to his book "6 Steps to Songwriting Success":

1. Make friends with songwriters.
2. Date publishers.
3. Marry a recording artist, preferably Grammy-nominated.
4. Have a hot, torrid affair with a record producer.
5. Divorce the person you're married to, and marry the head of a record label.
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 as necessary.

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