Jesse McCartney – HuffPost 12.17.10

Mike Ragogna: What’s your advice for new artists?

Jesse McCartney: It’s a good question. I think that there are a lot more ways into the industry. You look at somebody like Justin Bieber as a template, there are the amount of outlets that kids have with YouTube and Twitter and Facebook to be discovered. The only thing I can say is to make yourself viral, really put yourself out there. Just recently, I discovered somebody online, and I’m talking to my people about this girl, and I’m like, “Hey, this is someone that’s really talented.” We are talking about maybe signing her. As long as you are out there and you have face time with people, I think you have a great shot, especially in this day and age where you don’t have to walk into a building and audition for somebody. I think, also, a lot of hard work, putting time in, and really working your tail off.