For artists looking to break quicker, Burstimo's Membership gives you access to Spotify playlist curators, A&Rs, Major industry opportunities, advanced tutorials for breaking an artist, contact databases and more: www.members.burstimo.co/membership
Content we would like to see: Analyze an artist that broke and point out the key things they did right and mistakes they avoided! Love the content btw very helpful
Yes, please do Dayglow. What distribution service did he use to release the initial version of Fuzzy Brain album? We all know that "Can I Call You Tonight" went viral, and then he licensed the album to a label and added additional tracks. But did his initial distribution have any kind of promotion behind it, PR campaign to get Reviews, ads etc?
Hey everyone who is making music, keep going, don’t pay attention to the numbers, the greatest reward is being able to inspire others 💕 thank you burstimo for this video 😊
I love the authenticity of your channel and the fact that you’re not trying to sell anything. That builds trust more than anything. I follow most music marketing channels and you offer the most valuable content. Very much appreciated …
I cannot believe how accessible this video made this information. And in a succinct way too, none of that '10 THINGS YOU GOTTA DO' stuff with someone shouting out of a youtube screen in my face. Thank you for doing this!!
Hey guys! I've been feeling pretty out of it, frustrated with myself, frustrated with my weaknesses, God knows I meant well. But now I'm coming alive, body and soul, and feeling my world start to turn! Thank you for educating us, Burstimo! 🌼🌼🌼
Hey brother, hope all is well! Something that's really overlooked is our inner health. This has nothing to do with music but instead with mental and physical health. Taking just a few days off to dedicate some time to your general health. Make a new blueprint for exercises and start taking a quality vitamins & minerals supplement. This will definitely balance and boost your self-esteem and help your mind to restore to another level. At the end of the 14 days you will definitely have a clean and clear mindset and be able to see things outside the world (mind) box and make more sensible decisions. Stay bless!!
I take a lot of effort for my music. My music blew up in 2016 and unfortunately i had to take a long break from independent music. Now that I have come back to it, I am investing my money, time and energy into it. I have around 30 to 40 songs yet to release. I am running out of money. I need help. Mentally and emotionally. This video was a lil relief though
Y’all are so right! Hope this inspires someone because I’m releasing my 47th song this Friday and with a lot more excitement because I finally have some traction (40K monthly listeners) thanks to TikTok (1M followers)! Love the channel! Thanks for all the game! 👁 #MelloTakeTheWill
You guys are so on point! When it comes to picking a genre… tell my clients to imagine themselves at an awards show… what category do they see themselves being in..? If They don’t have an answer… there’s a problem with either the direction or even the producer that they’re working with.
I’m not sure I can say that I enjoyed hearing how pointless so many of our access points are… but this is genuinely one of the best & most encouraging videos I’ve seen on the industry.
Hey y’all! As an upcoming artist it’s really difficult trying to navigate your way in the new age of music, but you guys make it so easy! Thank you so much for the guidance & the amazing tips😊 I’m def taking notes
Its suggestion to do a video on Harry styles marketing team. His brand was completly changed after 1d and thats good being both directioner and Harrie I like how his team has positioned him to mainstream media too. His brand is quite unique now than most if of the mainstream popstars. It would be verg usefull as marketing student to know abt it in more detail
no you right , everything you said makes sense, its like painting a portrait, before you can begin painting it you have to have an idea of how you want it to look in the back of your mind. same thing with creating music, keep the tips coming, cause they are helpful , even for me, ima oldschool rocker, meaning im from that era the 80s.
What has always frustrated me from the beginning of my journey and prevented me to start is funding my music(since I'm a student and do not have a job). But I greatly appreciate your advise and educational tips.
being 25 and having never done a gig, being able to produce and record my vocals myself but having no team around me to help whilst also being in a full time job so therefore never having the time to work on my craft and passion - boy i feel like my time is running out everyday and the dark thoughts that surround that, not good. 🤣 completely on the “just doing it because i love it and whatever happens off the back of infrequent youtube video posting happens” vibe.
@@leilasix but if you REALLY wanted it you’d risk it all right? even when you have a rented property to pay for, weekly bills to pay, food shopping to buy? 🤣 makes me laugh so much hahahah
Always helpful. Appreciate you guys. I know everyone keeps pushing the single game, but I’m ready to try at least an e.p. Because after all the effort of getting listeners to my Spotify, I want them to stick around for a few songs. With singles, Spotify sends them off to another artist after that track. Thoughts?
Hey! Love your content, really educational stuff! Can you please make a video on ‘cross posting’? So posting on different platforms. Each platform like Insta/tiktok/UA-cam etc has their own algorithm/ way of doing things and I’ve always struggled to know how to balance it all and do a daily post for everything. Thank you! :)
Great video guys! Had a question, not sure if you guys touched on this in earlier videos, what kind of criteria would you go through in order to pick a musical genre to try and make it? Or, what kind of genres are good choices at the moment? Im assuming we would just look at the stuff thats trending right now? Thanks again for this massive explanation video :D
Maddy mentioned that when it comes to Tiktok you should really stick to only your music, unlike stories in Instagram. I was recently advised that Tiktok should compromise more than just music, so it doesn't feel so spammy/promotional and rather more like art and storytelling. I was told to really figure out who my audience is (their jobs, what they eat, their hobbies, etc) and create content around what my audience likes, which expands past music, if that makes sense? What do you guys think about that?
My personal view is to create content you like and then find the audience for it - not the other way around, otherwise it will feel like a chore and become unsustainable as you come to resent it. You may have heard of the 80-20 rule for content & I think it's a good tactic for all platforms. That is 80% on brand i.e whatever it is that you do/are selling and 20% random that helps people know more about the person. I've followed singers only to realise they only post selfies which eventually makes me feel 'why am I on your page if you rarely post musical content?' On the flip side as you mention, if it's all music music music then people don't feel like they're connecting with you!
Question about reels: I've noticed that if I don't share my reels to my feed page, they barely get any views (like 1-5 views...). Am I doing something wrong? My reels are generally just 15-30 second covers of popular songs. I've been posting them to tiktok as well and they seem to at least get a few hundred views.
I started posting reels a couple months ago, and now I usually get over 5,000 views, which appears depend on the type of content I post. My guitar videos seem to get 5,000+ views mandatory, even when the like ratio on them isn't huge. My beats are hit or miss, sometimes the algorithm picks them up and they get 2,500+ views and other times they get under 50 views, seems about 50/50. I look up the best hashtags to use for the content I'm posting on google and try different ones out now and then, usually 10 or more per post. I'm not sure if I got lucky but my posts started taking off quickly.. I had a following of just under 100 people when I started. My following still pretty small, but I've gained 80 followers since then and the likes on my posts are consistently rising. It might partially be luck but the only strategy I've used is to use hashtags and vary the time of day that I post. I think if you're reels are picked up and don't get much reaction then you get screwed for future posts. Also, I post between 5 and 6 times a week, which I've read is an important factor in gaining the algorithms favor so to speak.
Completely agree with all of this! Took me many years to figure all this out and find out the hard way to great expense, and the tips mentioned here for all platforms are spot on! 💯 even down to playing main support slot just before the headliner 👌🏼
Thank you guys for the great content and information you provide, Producers and good ones won't always be expensive, sometimes they can see potential and work with you but still, they need to get paid for their time. But won't charge you a crazy amount of money, also you can find a producer that is not that well known, check out their work and see if they can give you want. And lastly don't be afraid to ask, communicate with the people that you want to work with, you will never know till you try. Cheers mate, and remember you are nice, keep going!
32:06 "Production is not something we consider at the moment" This is where Burstimo will be submerged by tons and tons of collab requests from producers (starting from me, shameless plug :) )
Question for you guys: Can you at some point touch on how to change & improve your social media outreach if you've gotten started on the wrong foot? For example, having released something with no plan in place... Thanks!
Really helpful advice- thank you very much! I have followed your channel for a while and it's so interesting to see how things have changed in just a few months and understand how to adapt my approach 🎶
Would be great to do a entire pd cast on how Spotify takes down full albums stating paid Bots and which isnt the case. With proof lawyers class action suites. There massive Debt, going public and partly owned by major labels, the back room deals.
Pretty much for an example is those Instagram videos I have seen of indie artist saying stuff like “I wrote this song for Hilary Duff but she said no so I made it instead-“ click bait things like that It makes ppl doubt and want to then click to either bag on it or like it
Helpful content here. Spent most of last year making songs, now i'm focusing on making pieces of content for what i've created and building my social media presence. And of course hoping it will translate into more streams. Gotta start somewhere 💯 thanks!
Hey! Great idea, yes please, a plateform where singers and artist can meet producers. I'm a producer and although I have more success in putting singers to work with me than before. It has been a difficult path. My way to reach enough practice was by doing remixes. Working with pro recording tracks. I also keep the cover ideas for Spotify. Thank you for helping us to have a different perspective on music business.
For artists looking to break quicker, Burstimo's Membership gives you access to Spotify playlist curators, A&Rs, Major industry opportunities, advanced tutorials for breaking an artist, contact databases and more:
www.members.burstimo.co/membership
Content we would like to see: Analyze an artist that broke and point out the key things they did right and mistakes they avoided! Love the content btw very helpful
Agreed
Love the idea
I agree. DJ Hard
Great idea!
Yes, please do Dayglow. What distribution service did he use to release the initial version of Fuzzy Brain album? We all know that "Can I Call You Tonight" went viral, and then he licensed the album to a label and added additional tracks. But did his initial distribution have any kind of promotion behind it, PR campaign to get Reviews, ads etc?
Hey everyone who is making music, keep going, don’t pay attention to the numbers, the greatest reward is being able to inspire others 💕 thank you burstimo for this video 😊
Thank you and best wishes to you, too
Playing live is where the magic is at. Music is magic and it is one of the earliest things humans have done together as families and tribes.
I love the authenticity of your channel and the fact that you’re not trying to sell anything. That builds trust more than anything. I follow most music marketing channels and you offer the most valuable content. Very much appreciated …
What I like the most about you is that you really want to help independent artists. All your points are always direct and clear. Thank you!
This channel is one of the biggest blessings that the independent music community has ever gotten! Thank you Burstimo ⭐
NO CAP! I literally only found them last week!! I'm tryna catch up! Any favourite vids??
it really is man and thats an artist to artist comment
I cannot believe how accessible this video made this information. And in a succinct way too, none of that '10 THINGS YOU GOTTA DO' stuff with someone shouting out of a youtube screen in my face. Thank you for doing this!!
Thank you allowing us to be a fly on the wall for this conversation. For people like me who love to study & take notes this is vital
Hey guys! I've been feeling pretty out of it, frustrated with myself, frustrated with my weaknesses, God knows I meant well. But now I'm coming alive, body and soul, and feeling my world start to turn! Thank you for educating us, Burstimo! 🌼🌼🌼
bro, hope all is well. would love to connect.
Hey brother, hope all is well! Something that's really overlooked is our inner health. This has nothing to do with music but instead with mental and physical health. Taking just a few days off to dedicate some time to your general health. Make a new blueprint for exercises and start taking a quality vitamins & minerals supplement. This will definitely balance and boost your self-esteem and help your mind to restore to another level. At the end of the 14 days you will definitely have a clean and clear mindset and be able to see things outside the world (mind) box and make more sensible decisions. Stay bless!!
Pinch yo self foo . We ain’t got no time for the soft sh*t Let’s GO, you got this!🔥🔥🚀
Let's make a babyyy
This is incredible. Thank you for helping artists in the way that you do. Each video is so genuine & full of depth.
X
This Podcast is an eye opener for me. I realised I’ve been doing things the wrong way all this while. Thanks guys
Working as an independent artist, I never seen such a detailed discussion about really breaking an artist. This is worth paying for really. Thanks
Knowing the best thing to do & not to do is important. DJ Hard
I take a lot of effort for my music.
My music blew up in 2016 and unfortunately i had to take a long break from independent music.
Now that I have come back to it,
I am investing my money, time and energy into it. I have around 30 to 40 songs yet to release. I am running out of money. I need help. Mentally and emotionally.
This video was a lil relief though
Y’all are so right! Hope this inspires someone because I’m releasing my 47th song this Friday and with a lot more excitement because I finally have some traction (40K monthly listeners) thanks to TikTok (1M followers)! Love the channel! Thanks for all the game! 👁 #MelloTakeTheWill
You guys are so on point!
When it comes to picking a genre… tell my clients to imagine themselves at an awards show… what category do they see themselves being in..? If They don’t have an answer… there’s a problem with either the direction or even the producer that they’re working with.
Damn this is genius
I’m not sure I can say that I enjoyed hearing how pointless so many of our access points are… but this is genuinely one of the best & most encouraging videos I’ve seen on the industry.
Hey y’all! As an upcoming artist it’s really difficult trying to navigate your way in the new age of music, but you guys make it so easy! Thank you so much for the guidance & the amazing tips😊 I’m def taking notes
Its suggestion to do a video on Harry styles marketing team. His brand was completly changed after 1d and thats good being both directioner and Harrie I like how his team has positioned him to mainstream media too. His brand is quite unique now than most if of the mainstream popstars. It would be verg usefull as marketing student to know abt it in more detail
no you right , everything you said makes sense, its like painting a portrait, before you can begin painting it you have to have an idea of how you want it to look in the back of your mind. same thing with creating music, keep the tips coming, cause they are helpful , even for me, ima oldschool rocker, meaning im from that era the 80s.
Some great pearls in here. Thank you very much to you both and Happy Holidays.
This is so educational. Learned so much, thank you guys!
Dancing is making a come back tho, with tate mcrae specially
Great info, amazing insight… thanks for the knowledge guys!!! 👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks a lot 🙏
I love your music man
This might be how I break. I'm calling it.
What has always frustrated me from the beginning of my journey and prevented me to start is funding my music(since I'm a student and do not have a job). But I greatly appreciate your advise and educational tips.
Wishing much success to all the artists in their grind.. Bless Up💯
Thank you, you too
you guys should do the long form of that video where you were talking about which platforms can get you to a certain level of streams
being 25 and having never done a gig, being able to produce and record my vocals myself but having no team around me to help whilst also being in a full time job so therefore never having the time to work on my craft and passion - boy i feel like my time is running out everyday and the dark thoughts that surround that, not good. 🤣 completely on the “just doing it because i love it and whatever happens off the back of infrequent youtube video posting happens” vibe.
and when i say produce i mean both vocals and music. 🕺🏼
Same here hahaha
@@leilasix but if you REALLY wanted it you’d risk it all right? even when you have a rented property to pay for, weekly bills to pay, food shopping to buy? 🤣 makes me laugh so much hahahah
This was way too much good information in one video. Thank you.
#1 make good fucking music
#2 - read number one
#3 - Get a real job!
New music momager just trying to learn how the industry works🧐
Same here. Best of wishes🙏
Hi, can you tell me other channels which i can sub to to learn about the music industry?
@@MsCoolVibez Who is your artist? Mine is PKAY and her album is Letters from the 99.
@@xenstein4298 I am trying to manage my daughter PKAY, but am just getting started
Gold. Pure gold. 🔥 this channel and company have been a blessing in today's market
I wish I had a stupid artist name but I couldn’t think of anything 😅 #yuhhurdme
Crazy! Every single topic you've started, I was like.. F%ck, I wanted to ask that 😮 . Just like you were reading my mind
Thanks & I will put this in to use. DJ Hard
Thank you for this, finally a video that gives good information. Subscribed!
BTW, how are Spotify Marquee ads going for your clients?
Always helpful. Appreciate you guys. I know everyone keeps pushing the single game, but I’m ready to try at least an e.p. Because after all the effort of getting listeners to my Spotify, I want them to stick around for a few songs. With singles, Spotify sends them off to another artist after that track. Thoughts?
Great content with lots of practical examples. Thank you
Brilliant mate. Subscribed 🤘🏼👽
Hey! Love your content, really educational stuff! Can you please make a video on ‘cross posting’? So posting on different platforms. Each platform like Insta/tiktok/UA-cam etc has their own algorithm/ way of doing things and I’ve always struggled to know how to balance it all and do a daily post for everything. Thank you! :)
A great song can spread like wild fire.
That"s what happened to me two weeks from now.
Manifest Reality.
thank you for this interview and insight, added some clarity in some aspects for sure!
I am very flattered by the scratch & from the ground up in making an icon & a legend thanks 🙏 much
thanks
good video
Great video guys! Had a question, not sure if you guys touched on this in earlier videos, what kind of criteria would you go through in order to pick a musical genre to try and make it? Or, what kind of genres are good choices at the moment? Im assuming we would just look at the stuff thats trending right now? Thanks again for this massive explanation video :D
This is the GOAT video for new artists...loving your work guys! 👊
Thank you!
“Honestly expressing yourself is very hard to do”
-Bruce Lee
Maddy mentioned that when it comes to Tiktok you should really stick to only your music, unlike stories in Instagram. I was recently advised that Tiktok should compromise more than just music, so it doesn't feel so spammy/promotional and rather more like art and storytelling. I was told to really figure out who my audience is (their jobs, what they eat, their hobbies, etc) and create content around what my audience likes, which expands past music, if that makes sense? What do you guys think about that?
Another huge talent from Africa . ua-cam.com/video/OT3lxyOAGhY/v-deo.html
My personal view is to create content you like and then find the audience for it - not the other way around, otherwise it will feel like a chore and become unsustainable as you come to resent it. You may have heard of the 80-20 rule for content & I think it's a good tactic for all platforms. That is 80% on brand i.e whatever it is that you do/are selling and 20% random that helps people know more about the person. I've followed singers only to realise they only post selfies which eventually makes me feel 'why am I on your page if you rarely post musical content?' On the flip side as you mention, if it's all music music music then people don't feel like they're connecting with you!
Haven't started watching and I know I will get a lot out of this.
This was very helpful to introducing me to the systems that will help me. Thank you!
Waiting.......
Question about reels: I've noticed that if I don't share my reels to my feed page, they barely get any views (like 1-5 views...). Am I doing something wrong? My reels are generally just 15-30 second covers of popular songs. I've been posting them to tiktok as well and they seem to at least get a few hundred views.
Another huge talent from Africa . ua-cam.com/video/OT3lxyOAGhY/v-deo.html
I started posting reels a couple months ago, and now I usually get over 5,000 views, which appears depend on the type of content I post. My guitar videos seem to get 5,000+ views mandatory, even when the like ratio on them isn't huge. My beats are hit or miss, sometimes the algorithm picks them up and they get 2,500+ views and other times they get under 50 views, seems about 50/50. I look up the best hashtags to use for the content I'm posting on google and try different ones out now and then, usually 10 or more per post. I'm not sure if I got lucky but my posts started taking off quickly.. I had a following of just under 100 people when I started. My following still pretty small, but I've gained 80 followers since then and the likes on my posts are consistently rising. It might partially be luck but the only strategy I've used is to use hashtags and vary the time of day that I post. I think if you're reels are picked up and don't get much reaction then you get screwed for future posts. Also, I post between 5 and 6 times a week, which I've read is an important factor in gaining the algorithms favor so to speak.
You guys are gems giving Gems. Thank you.
Completely agree with all of this! Took me many years to figure all this out and find out the hard way to great expense, and the tips mentioned here for all platforms are spot on! 💯 even down to playing main support slot just before the headliner 👌🏼
First micosecond: "why the fuck would you want to break an artist...?"
Second microsecond: Oh, yeah.. like breakthrough? Ok I'm listening.
Thank you guys for the great content and information you provide, Producers and good ones won't always be expensive, sometimes they can see potential and work with you but still, they need to get paid for their time. But won't charge you a crazy amount of money, also you can find a producer that is not that well known, check out their work and see if they can give you want. And lastly don't be afraid to ask, communicate with the people that you want to work with, you will never know till you try. Cheers mate, and remember you are nice, keep going!
32:06 "Production is not something we consider at the moment" This is where Burstimo will be submerged by tons and tons of collab requests from producers (starting from me, shameless plug :) )
Question for you guys: Can you at some point touch on how to change & improve your social media outreach if you've gotten started on the wrong foot? For example, having released something with no plan in place... Thanks!
Producers tap in w/ me. Let’s make something special
Hi guys, this was very insightful and helpful for me as an artist!
Really helpful advice- thank you very much! I have followed your channel for a while and it's so interesting to see how things have changed in just a few months and understand how to adapt my approach 🎶
yall ae some champs for putting this video out, even if i know a lot of this its always good discipline to get constant reminders
Great content! As a Producer, i really enjoyed the content
Appreciate you guys. Peace to all the artist.
im gonna break myself with this, thank you
Where do you draw the line between Covers & Remixes? Is it still advantageous to put out Remixes as much as Covers?
Another huge talent from Africa . ua-cam.com/video/OT3lxyOAGhY/v-deo.html
Could you do a video on how to find a producer for your style?
Would be great to do a entire pd cast on how Spotify takes down full albums stating paid Bots and which isnt the case. With proof lawyers class action suites. There massive Debt, going public and partly owned by major labels, the back room deals.
Thank you guys ❤️❤️
Great video 💯
“Why UA-cam isn’t worth your time” *gets sent this UA-cam link*
It's amazing to think we have all these marketing tools for free and have no idea how we use them...that is until we find Burstimo!
Your videos are always amazing and provide great content/ideas
That dance bit was hilarious
Thank you for the knowledge 🙏🏼
Let’s make this year productive!
Brilliant as always guys. Great work!
Thank you so much guys, so many great advices :)
content is the main variable to an artist's success
You just made up a brilliant new word: "playment".
Thank you for sharing this epic info!!!!
You're welcome!
@@Burstimo Another huge talent from Africa . ua-cam.com/video/OT3lxyOAGhY/v-deo.html
This is sooo good I kinda want it all for myself! 🙃 .. but I'll share it 💯
Million dollar advice
I'm confused. how does having text make people want to turn the sound on? If I see text, I just read it.
Pretty much for an example is those Instagram videos I have seen of indie artist saying stuff like “I wrote this song for Hilary Duff but she said no so I made it instead-“ click bait things like that
It makes ppl doubt and want to then click to either bag on it or like it
Helpful content here. Spent most of last year making songs, now i'm focusing on making pieces of content for what i've created and building my social media presence. And of course hoping it will translate into more streams. Gotta start somewhere 💯 thanks!
This channel is amazing 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Thank you.
Play catchy music! It will always win period!!
Thanks this is really helpful
Yes you guys should do producing don’t forget that idea
Hey! Great idea, yes please, a plateform where singers and artist can meet producers. I'm a producer and although I have more success in putting singers to work with me than before. It has been a difficult path. My way to reach enough practice was by doing remixes. Working with pro recording tracks. I also keep the cover ideas for Spotify. Thank you for helping us to have a different perspective on music business.
I came to find some advice to give my music video clients and ended up getting so much more. 🎉
Thank you guys so much for all this valueable information for absolutely free! Appreciate you! ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
Your videos, as always, are super helpful. Thank you.
U guys are so helpfull !! Blessings to all 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thanks for this great Content!!!🙌🏾
This channel is so amazing 🙏🏽 I’ve learned so much, thank you🎧😊🙏🏽🎙
You know you guys can break me when ever you have to me no rush, no worries, lol 🙏 😂
Another huge talent from Africa . ua-cam.com/video/OT3lxyOAGhY/v-deo.html
Another huge talent from Africa . ua-cam.com/video/OT3lxyOAGhY/v-deo.html
this is actually amazing, thanks a ton guys!