How to make it as a singer/songwriter Alex Cornish's tips for releasing your own music Alex Cornish is a singer/songwriter based in Edinburgh. His debut album Until TheTraffic Stops was released in 2008 and has received radio airplay on Radio 1, Radio 2 and XFM Scotland. The album was recorded in Alex's home studio and released under his own label, Bellevue Records. He has performed all over the UK and recently supported Alison Moyet on tour. We asked him about the best strategies for getting your music out there. How did you get into music? "I come from a musical family, so I started off on classical piano and violin when I was seven years old and saw those instruments through the grades during my teens. I got really interested in the guitar aged about 13 and taught myself, learning mainly blues licks. From the age of 15 I played in bands, through to relatively recently. It was only a few years ago that I began focusing on my own singing and songwriting." How did you get your big break? "There never has been a single big break -- the breaks came as a result of me getting some good material together, recording it on a computer and sending it out there myself. I think there is a big misconception among young bands and artists that you need to be discovered -- that a label will turn up at your gig and sign you up. That just doesn't happen in