I have a single release on Feb 5th. I do not have any money to run ads. I have submitted the song for playlist consideration. I already shot the music video and it's ready for release. I Updated my bio pics and info. I'm also connecting my current listeners to my Artist profile on all platforms. I'm asking them to follow me on Spotify, Amazon ext. I 'm trying to run a free presave campaign.
ppl watching this video 30% bc of music, 40% bc hes rlly sympathetic, 40% bc rlly handsome, 40% british accent. The math doesnt matter here- but this man is radiating a heck of charisma come on
I’ve been preparing a few releases in a row, I agree 100% about the party analogy, it my worry is that after having 1 or maybe 2 cool releases that make people “stay in my party”, maybe they might get bored later and unfollow, instead I visualize releases just like a DJ plans a set list in his gig, the songs are planned one after the other in the set list in a very precise way
@@skiesengine1836 just more numbers. Damian is coming at it from a high-level marketing POV which is great - but CTR, no. of followers vs. streams, engagement etc. would be amazing combined with this type of content.
Unfortunately plenty of shit music has 1,000,000 streams and plenty of great tunes have >1,000. It’s a game, you gotta know how to play. Nobody is going to even know it exists if you don’t promote it
Dude, I’m looking forward to your strategy! I’ve been able to get folks to buy my physical CDs (I use an email marketing strategy), but I’ve had a tough time getting my streaming numbers up.
This entire thing seems so confusing to me, to the point of being frozen by it. Then I watch you break it down and suddenly I have a map and the journey continues. Thank you.
Fantastic video, Damian! Just released my debut album and I’ll definitely be employing these tactics, and I really like your emphasis on drawing in listeners who are there for the long haul :)
Wait waaaaa!! Ive been looking up this content every night this week every post of yours has always been on time. Ive been watching you and @adam ivy for years and yall are absolutely the best.
Great stuff as always I just get tired of thinking/worrying about Spotify. I need to find a way to get known outside of Spotify. I watch a lot of music marketing and the end goal is always Spotify, Spotify, Spotify. I realize that is the reality we are living in, it just bothers me a music streaming service is basically dictating how art is made.
Remember that Spotify is not a marketing plan. This the mistake of a lot of artists. Playlists matter but they are just one part of the complete marketing process. You have to do other things as well---there are literally ten other types of promotion that can all help build your story. By the way, I'm from the US and run a music business and marketing blog right here on UA-cam.com/BobbyBorg (you might like some of the videos). Also I'm a former major label artists and current music industry professor and author. Good to meet you.
Thanks for Training Damian! I'm wondering if you can post some of your favourite examples of 15 second videos Ads that are really nailing your 4 step process to grab attention in the first second and then delivering everything you're talking about. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!
Damian, you're amazing. You inspired me to continue with my original music and relaunch my catalog to the masses. At 50 years of age. Thank you so much.
Hey Damo 🙋🏻♂️! First of all thanks for this amazing content been watching you for years now, i had a suggestion - could you review how the big artists campaign for the releases before and after the single is out? Would love to watch that! Anyways have a great day ☺️
Tried just about everything, putting out quality content each day (high quality music video + visualizers for a bunch of songs), using the newest tools like tap.bio, hashtags for every post, geotagging our stuff, putting our music on huge youtube channels and even spent money on ads. We have 4,5k streams in 30 days and can't even get 30 people to help us with a crowdfunding campaign. Your music can be high production quality but if its is a niche style - good luck not getting frustrated.
You know I was watching your video and there was so much density of infos at the speed of light that at one moment, I paused the vid' thinking "how long I've been there?" I looked at the time thinking I was there in since 20 minutes and it was only the 11th minute...You got so much knowledge to give, impressive. I really wonder how much streams yourself got on Spotify, but it seems like you've already reached this million or maybe you coached people that have got this million..I'm new to your channel I know pretty much nothing about your work but you seem to have the right strategies for super-scaling and maintaining an audience + a lot of experience, awesome video, impressive flow of info, subscribed.
Hey dude! Thank you, great to meet you! I don’t release music personally, I coach musicians on how to release music. My background is in Music Education, I built the worlds largest music college (BIMM), which founded some pretty awesome artists! I then moved what I did offline, online 😊😊 If youd like to see a case study - check this out: training.dk-mba.com/sam-and-sounds
Hey Damo! Always love your vids! So. Much. Value. I do have a question, though. I hear a lot of talk (from yourself and other music marketing advisors) about including questions to get people to respond. Is it better to put the question at the beginning (where they're more likely to see it) or end (where there's a lot more context available) of an instagram post?
I have to say I really really enjoy your videos! Just because you have great energy and you are very entertaining:) that is meant in the best positive way! The content is also 👍🏻
This video should be titled "Social Media and Content Strategy". It hardly has anything to do with Spotify accept that viewers have to assume we're pointing ads and social media links at Spotify
I love all your videos. I appreciate the takeaway about creating your own party that people will enjoy. It puts value first before asking for the sale. After all, an artists music is designed to be enjoyable and inspirational to others, not just a vehicle to make the creator rich and successful.
Really great information...the party concept is simple yet a great way to organize everything once broken down. I was recently looking at alternative outlets for music but after watching this I came to complete realization it's impossible to bypass the music streaming industry.
This guy posts the same content (more or less) every week. And it’s always useful stuff that people still don’t get and keep buying placements in playlists
I really don’t want to keep posting the same messages but anyone who thinks there are hidden secrets are mistaken. I get so many people telling me to change the record but when I go look they haven’t begun to start their music career. I’m so bored of UA-cam algorithm it’s so frustrating but when I say this stuff it gets views and if I go in depth nobody watches as they get bored lol I feel like I can’t win! 😊
@@DamianKeyes wasn’t trying to be disrespectful. You always preach the truth. It’s just funny that you keep having to repeat the same concepts and people still fall for the same crap Gaming the UA-cam algorithm always sucks though.
@@DamianKeyes not once ever have i ever searched for a hashtag or geotag,they were a trend that got known for a while because of twitter for some reason.hashtags and twitters demise have nullified their relevance or proven how pointless they both were.Facebook tho throttled by a self destructive algorithm is still the most important place for promo.everyone is on there,you get interactivity,promo,shares,comments,etc and it does it in a non restrictive manner.the restrictions it does have is another matter tho :/ .and where your efforts will fall down is that to get visibilty you need organic growth and that means the people facebook allows to see your post have to like/comment/share for it to get more visable,unfortunately most people will lazily scroll past when they see your post and even those who do like what you do may not be bothered to do anything.
@@SonicFortress where your argument falls down is that you said ‘never have YOU’ whereas hashtags and geo tags are searched millions fo times a day. It’s like me saying going to the gym is pointless I’ve never been! Facebook is a good place to go grow however no better than Instagram or UA-cam and as you say it’s algorithm is not set up well for organic marketing like it used to be so there is an element of playing the system with paid promotion like there is on Instagram. It’s all about finding a strategy which includes as much free organic reach while boosting visibility via paid
DK, Could you talk about whether to delay the Spotify release date on a song till the time you're ready to get people to 'jump together' (Spotify seems to be the relevant release date in the traditional sense), while before then using less time-sensitive platforms like YT, Bandcamp, FB, Insta... to get the interest and awareness going, so as to spike the algo during the crucial first 24 hours on spotty.....The Spotify release date does seem to be the date whereafter the air seems to be in danger of exiting the baloon, once activated and gone.....Or is it still ok to trigger the algo any time after release, I wouldn't think that's as good
if my social media account isnt so active , if i dont have enough number of followers or more importantly if i dont have "the correct followers" who would enjoy my new music- Should go for building one ? should i go for adverts ? should go to labels ? should i buy a new guitar or new car ?:)) i should just accept the reality and stay with what i have.
What do you think of Emanate Damian at 2cent per stream paid in real time ? Is this the future? Going to look into this tonight? Thought last please ? Thank you
Doesn't IG and FB limit those that will see you? Ultimately they want you to pay for access to people that are already following you. If thats the case how then does this plan work.
Then we need to go back to the foundations of who you are and your music, and who your audience is. It’s normally because you haven’t found your audience yet, and then it’s about making content that resonates with them - ie what do you attach your music to to bring them into your party. Focus on getting better too. No one ever says this, but it’s so important. We’re never finished products. Keep working on yourself, your music and keep getting better at all of it. It all compounds and makes a massive difference 😊 If you come join me in DKMBA I can help you a bit more with this too!
@@DamianKeyes I got to get some capital first. I would be honored if you would listen to my last single. To direct me on landing in the right genre. I'm a hip-hop-R&B artist. But I use so many different sounds and concepts.
"How To Get 1 Million Streams On Spotify In 1 Month" i have an answer for you. be lucky. thats it. thats what spotify is about. ive been using spotify for 1+ year and none of my songs that i worked super hard on them even hit 50 streams...
Most of my songs on Spotify got the same numbers, but i got lucky and they put one of my songs in 2 Spotify playlists and i got 15k streams and hit 10k monthly listeners , just keep trying bro
I think using paid ads is important, if you haven't tried that. you can't just put it on Spotify, it almost certainly won't be heard by many. I'm not sure I agree you can't just push ppl straight to spotify, as I have seen other channels that say that works for them. I do think Damian's strategy is a good one though, just sounds like need to be very active with your IG posts, then use paid ads to build interest, use more promotion on IG and Fb prior to, during, and after single release, then use paid ads to try and get folks over to spotify. It's a long process, many steps. Even setting up ads to run on FB takes a fair bit of figuring out if you ahvent' done that before. Good luck to you and everyone else!
I've always been interested in the party analogy... and maybe I am misunderstanding it, but you say you don't like Push Media because they don't know who you are. Like what exactly do you want me to do? Tell them the bio of my life and THEN share my music with them? I mean maybe I am dated... but when I listen to artists and I follow artists on Social Media AFTER I have generally discover them through a music streaming platform because the only thing that does interest me about them is their music. Yeah sure they can share personal stuff or political stuff but that isn't how I discovered them. Is that how you are explaining it exactly? For someone who is just a one-man band EDM Producer it seems a bit difficult to do this, but maybe as a group a little different.
Your content is valuable, your insights are great. But your delivery style is so bombastic that my heart rate literally jumps and I get anxious. Not from what you are saying, but how you are saying it. I haven't been able to finish a video of yours in many weeks. And I *want to* hear what you have to say. I end up stopping and feeling assaulted. 😔
Welcome to the best 2021 for your music so far!
LETS DO THIS!
I need a manager how about you?
Amazing content as always.
I have a single release on Feb 5th. I do not have any money to run ads. I have submitted the song for playlist consideration. I already shot the music video and it's ready for release. I Updated my bio pics and info. I'm also connecting my current listeners to my Artist profile on all platforms. I'm asking them to follow me on Spotify, Amazon ext. I 'm trying to run a free presave campaign.
I need about manger think about it!
@@IronMunson I hope is does well see if you can get it on TikTok!
ppl watching this video 30% bc of music, 40% bc hes rlly sympathetic, 40% bc rlly handsome, 40% british accent. The math doesnt matter here- but this man is radiating a heck of charisma come on
You might be horrible at math but that’s my favourite all time comment, thank you so much 😊😊😊
Hard to count when Pierce Brosnan is talking to you
lmao
well said! - and put in another 40% for phrases like "sod off dogfood face" :)
😅🥰👍👏👏👏
I'm never here this early... I'm sure this video will kill it as always.
Thanks bro!! Awesome to have you as the first comment!
I’ve been preparing a few releases in a row, I agree 100% about the party analogy, it my worry is that after having 1 or maybe 2 cool releases that make people “stay in my party”, maybe they might get bored later and unfollow, instead I visualize releases just like a DJ plans a set list in his gig, the songs are planned one after the other in the set list in a very precise way
Love this content - if you could combine this content with analytics I'd be watching in my sleep mate.
Hahah love it
What do you mean by analytics? (It can mean different things)
@@skiesengine1836 just more numbers. Damian is coming at it from a high-level marketing POV which is great - but CTR, no. of followers vs. streams, engagement etc. would be amazing combined with this type of content.
@@jasonleonard9776 I agree
How to get a million streams. Make music that doesn't suck
ua-cam.com/video/qTlTRd6gpDk/v-deo.html
thats the idea but its more than that
Unfortunately plenty of shit music has 1,000,000 streams and plenty of great tunes have >1,000. It’s a game, you gotta know how to play. Nobody is going to even know it exists if you don’t promote it
I wish! Not that simple my friend.
Love the party analogy! We're planning on doing a release every month this year, your content is immensely helpful!
Hey Damien , Tommy Scro here. Thanks for such a great video on this topic. I’m new to the whole social media and Spotify arena . Great content.
thank you for this! yet to release my debut later this year (delayed due of the pandemic). looking forward to making the most of DKMBA 🕊
Dude, I’m looking forward to your strategy! I’ve been able to get folks to buy my physical CDs (I use an email marketing strategy), but I’ve had a tough time getting my streaming numbers up.
I’ll be waiting for the 21 days 2021 strategy! Keep it up! I’ll join the academy soon! Your advices are the best!🔥🔥
Awesome!! Looking forward to working with you 👊😊
@@DamianKeyes 🤘🤘🔥
This entire thing seems so confusing to me, to the point of being frozen by it. Then I watch you break it down and suddenly I have a map and the journey continues. Thank you.
Once again, Damian has the best music marketing advice on all of UA-cam
Thank you, means a lot 👊😊
I agree with you
Fantastic video, Damian! Just released my debut album and I’ll definitely be employing these tactics, and I really like your emphasis on drawing in listeners who are there for the long haul :)
Wait waaaaa!! Ive been looking up this content every night this week every post of yours has always been on time. Ive been watching you and @adam ivy for years and yall are absolutely the best.
Awww thank you so much! Who knows one day maybe a collab is in order 😊
Love the roadmap, Damian. You've been super helpful to us
Glad you’re loving it, there’s a new drop today! 😊😊
Totally!!!
100% Damo is a legend
100% Damo is a legend
Great stuff as always I just get tired of thinking/worrying about Spotify. I need to find a way to get known outside of Spotify. I watch a lot of music marketing and the end goal is always Spotify, Spotify, Spotify. I realize that is the reality we are living in, it just bothers me a music streaming service is basically dictating how art is made.
Remember that Spotify is not a marketing plan. This the mistake of a lot of artists. Playlists matter but they are just one part of the complete marketing process. You have to do other things as well---there are literally ten other types of promotion that can all help build your story. By the way, I'm from the US and run a music business and marketing blog right here on UA-cam.com/BobbyBorg (you might like some of the videos). Also I'm a former major label artists and current music industry professor and author. Good to meet you.
My band has a new record coming out and I will definitely follow this advice! Great vid one again!
Thanks Stuart!
Thanks for Training Damian! I'm wondering if you can post some of your favourite examples of 15 second videos Ads that are really nailing your 4 step process to grab attention in the first second and then delivering everything you're talking about. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!
That’s all in DKMBA so head on over there for more in depth stuff! 😊😊
watching nothing but your videos!! even on a bank holiday just to help me get to where i wanna beee
You’re like the Merovingian in The Matrix. You know exactly how the Matrix works. Thank you!
Nice clickbait my man! I always fall for it hahaha. Still good advice!
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Ain't no party like a feel button party and a feel button party is on UA-cam! Good stuff Damo!! 🐒
Bringing the fire! 🔥 thanks for explaining playlists in that way. I’m experimenting with some playlisting now to see what catches on.
ok this video is actually so great, extremely helpful 🙏🙏🔥
Thanks Damian! Great video again. ☺️🤓🍀✌🏼💚
Btw, happy new year to you and all the best for your channel and projects. 🙂
Thanks! Happy new year to you too!
@@DamianKeyes thanks ☺️
So truee i got a spike once last august cause of a tik tok and since then it has been mainly growing through algorithmic playlists
Thanks Damian, 2021 is our year!! Glad you're still giving us great info
Damian, you're amazing. You inspired me to continue with my original music and relaunch my catalog to the masses. At 50 years of age. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much Freddie 😊😊😊
Currently doing 2.0-2.5M streams a month on Spotify! I've been able to quit my day job
Thanks great work
Hey Damo 🙋🏻♂️! First of all thanks for this amazing content been watching you for years now, i had a suggestion - could you review how the big artists campaign for the releases before and after the single is out? Would love to watch that! Anyways have a great day ☺️
Tried just about everything, putting out quality content each day (high quality music video + visualizers for a bunch of songs), using the newest tools like tap.bio, hashtags for every post, geotagging our stuff, putting our music on huge youtube channels and even spent money on ads. We have 4,5k streams in 30 days and can't even get 30 people to help us with a crowdfunding campaign. Your music can be high production quality but if its is a niche style - good luck not getting frustrated.
When you love creating music and love people.... But painfully shy 💁🏻♀️
You know I was watching your video and there was so much density of infos at the speed of light that at one moment, I paused the vid' thinking "how long I've been there?" I looked at the time thinking I was there in since 20 minutes and it was only the 11th minute...You got so much knowledge to give, impressive. I really wonder how much streams yourself got on Spotify, but it seems like you've already reached this million or maybe you coached people that have got this million..I'm new to your channel I know pretty much nothing about your work but you seem to have the right strategies for super-scaling and maintaining an audience + a lot of experience, awesome video, impressive flow of info, subscribed.
Hey dude! Thank you, great to meet you!
I don’t release music personally, I coach musicians on how to release music. My background is in Music Education, I built the worlds largest music college (BIMM), which founded some pretty awesome artists!
I then moved what I did offline, online 😊😊
If youd like to see a case study - check this out:
training.dk-mba.com/sam-and-sounds
Thanks, this is top notch! This has given some good ideas though I am on social media break.
awesome!
Coming back to your videos mate. Must mean my band is releasing a single soon :D
Hey Damo! Always love your vids! So. Much. Value. I do have a question, though. I hear a lot of talk (from yourself and other music marketing advisors) about including questions to get people to respond. Is it better to put the question at the beginning (where they're more likely to see it) or end (where there's a lot more context available) of an instagram post?
Yes, this is Music Marketing 2024, like it
I'm releasing my 3rd ever song soon and AAAAAAAAAAAAA
Knowledge alongside the suavest shirt selection this side of UA-cam. What more could you want? Thanks as always brotherman.
Hahaha I do enjoy a solid shirt game!
Good tips Damian! Watching all of your videos before my first release 😎
I have to say I really really enjoy your videos! Just because you have great energy and you are very entertaining:) that is meant in the best positive way! The content is also 👍🏻
Thanks Irena! 😊
@@DamianKeyes everybody, it works! Due to you answering me, I feel great and have even hit the notification bell 😜😄
Hi Damian. Loving the videos mate. One thing you forgot to mention is that the music has to be good for it to grow organically
This works!! #thankyou
this is fire!
Some of the best content out here I am listening 👐
This video should be titled "Social Media and Content Strategy". It hardly has anything to do with Spotify accept that viewers have to assume we're pointing ads and social media links at Spotify
I feel like you should watch it again dude 😊
I'm definitely guilty of that 15 second clip swipe out to Spotify ad 😂. I'll try make a new strategy to bring people in instead!
I can teach you in DKMBA dude! 😊😊
The one second plus two = three second scroll is so true..
This guy knows. Great advice. Great content and straight to the point! Thanks Damian...
I love all your videos. I appreciate the takeaway about creating your own party that people will enjoy. It puts value first before asking for the sale. After all, an artists music is designed to be enjoyable and inspirational to others, not just a vehicle to make the creator rich and successful.
Really great information...the party concept is simple yet a great way to organize everything once broken down. I was recently looking at alternative outlets for music but after watching this I came to complete realization it's impossible to bypass the music streaming industry.
This guy posts the same content (more or less) every week.
And it’s always useful stuff that people still don’t get and keep buying placements in playlists
I really don’t want to keep posting the same messages but anyone who thinks there are hidden secrets are mistaken. I get so many people telling me to change the record but when I go look they haven’t begun to start their music career. I’m so bored of UA-cam algorithm it’s so frustrating but when I say this stuff it gets views and if I go in depth nobody watches as they get bored lol I feel like I can’t win! 😊
@@DamianKeyes wasn’t trying to be disrespectful. You always preach the truth. It’s just funny that you keep having to repeat the same concepts and people still fall for the same crap
Gaming the UA-cam algorithm always sucks though.
@@messnet6706 sorry to be arsy
This video is amazing and super-duper helpful. THANK YOUUU SO MUCH FOR THIS!! I had so many ideas after watching this video :))))))
Great video Damian. Thanks again for sharing 🙏
This is great stuff!! I'm only 4:00 mins in! 💪🏿💪🏿
"Sod off dog food face" - this has officially entered my repertoire of go-to insults
That’s exactly what I thought when I heard it
As always, great video. I'll follow your advice
Facebook, hashtags and geotags. Really important.
Yep, never underestimate 😊
Facebook is the most important, the others are irrelevant - always have been
@@SonicFortress I would disagree I get thousands of extra views per week from the others. It’s another way of getting attention
@@DamianKeyes not once ever have i ever searched for a hashtag or geotag,they were a trend that got known for a while because of twitter for some reason.hashtags and twitters demise have nullified their relevance or proven how pointless they both were.Facebook tho throttled by a self destructive algorithm is still the most important place for promo.everyone is on there,you get interactivity,promo,shares,comments,etc and it does it in a non restrictive manner.the restrictions it does have is another matter tho :/ .and where your efforts will fall down is that to get visibilty you need organic growth and that means the people facebook allows to see your post have to like/comment/share for it to get more visable,unfortunately most people will lazily scroll past when they see your post and even those who do like what you do may not be bothered to do anything.
@@SonicFortress where your argument falls down is that you said ‘never have YOU’ whereas hashtags and geo tags are searched millions fo times a day. It’s like me saying going to the gym is pointless I’ve never been!
Facebook is a good place to go grow however no better than Instagram or UA-cam and as you say it’s algorithm is not set up well for organic marketing like it used to be so there is an element of playing the system with paid promotion like there is on Instagram.
It’s all about finding a strategy which includes as much free organic reach while boosting visibility via paid
You are the best, all this info makes me exited Af about my new release!
What if you play your own song 1 million times and get that 4,000 and use it for promotion
Good practices are the key to the success in your niche
Agreed!
How do I hype up solo piano no vocals? It's like so..... Boring
U a genius fr
I'm looking for my first 100 plays.
Let’s do it!!
You'll get there 🙏🏿
I love these videos! The Professor Jefferson Band appreciates them very much! (Now on Spotify ;) wink wink)
Thanks Jeff, I’m on it right now, lots of fun here, reminds me of Bare Naked Ladies who I LOVE!
Thanks for that.
I have 4k followers on Instagram
How much money should I put behind a post to make an effective reach?
Thank you!
great content man!
This may hurt but it's for your own good. BURN THAT SHIRT!
Love your videos! Thank you
Love your videos thank you 😊😊
DK, Could you talk about whether to delay the Spotify release date on a song till the time you're ready to get people to 'jump together' (Spotify seems to be the relevant release date in the traditional sense), while before then using less time-sensitive platforms like YT, Bandcamp, FB, Insta... to get the interest and awareness going, so as to spike the algo during the crucial first 24 hours on spotty.....The Spotify release date does seem to be the date whereafter the air seems to be in danger of exiting the baloon, once activated and gone.....Or is it still ok to trigger the algo any time after release, I wouldn't think that's as good
Thanks, Damian!
i just hit 150k streams after 4 months
I have tried this way, but i prefer to use a better music stream bot to increase unlimited streams on spotify, have it on my pro.
if my social media account isnt so active , if i dont have enough number of followers or more importantly if i dont have "the correct followers" who would enjoy my new music- Should go for building one ? should i go for adverts ? should go to labels ? should i buy a new guitar or new car ?:)) i should just accept the reality and stay with what i have.
Straight 💎💎💎
👊👊👊
What do you think of Emanate Damian at 2cent per stream paid in real time ? Is this the future? Going to look into this tonight? Thought last please ? Thank you
this is all well and good but you've printed 200,000 tickets to this party, yet the printer only delivered 136.
maybe your party wasn't that well organizes and you only sold 136 :(
@@youngselfofficial893 I’m guessing this went over your head
@@LegPuppy I think you missed the point
@@youngselfofficial893 the Tuesday Morning comedy club just isn't what it used to be
Excellent video 👌
Hey bro!!!!!
Hey hey!
Excellent points once again but Damian isn't important to also have quality content that can take time to make ?
Yes, quality content is the most important aspect
a party, you say?
*reminisces to Can't Hardly Wait*
Doesn't IG and FB limit those that will see you? Ultimately they want you to pay for access to people that are already following you. If thats the case how then does this plan work.
I'm doing all of that and still not getting much traction. I got streams but it's tough to get people to follow and subscribe
Then we need to go back to the foundations of who you are and your music, and who your audience is. It’s normally because you haven’t found your audience yet, and then it’s about making content that resonates with them - ie what do you attach your music to to bring them into your party.
Focus on getting better too. No one ever says this, but it’s so important. We’re never finished products. Keep working on yourself, your music and keep getting better at all of it. It all compounds and makes a massive difference 😊
If you come join me in DKMBA I can help you a bit more with this too!
@@DamianKeyes I got to get some capital first. I would be honored if you would listen to my last single. To direct me on landing in the right genre. I'm a hip-hop-R&B artist. But I use so many different sounds and concepts.
Great video!
Thanks Adam!
Great episode!
Thanks!
This is quality
Hey Damo! Hope you are well :)
Good thanks dude! Hope you are too 😊😊
Social media is dying all around the world. This doesn't work in the real world.
"How To Get 1 Million Streams On Spotify In 1 Month"
i have an answer for you.
be lucky. thats it. thats what spotify is about. ive been using spotify for 1+ year and none of my songs that i worked super hard on them even hit 50 streams...
Most of my songs on Spotify got the same numbers, but i got lucky and they put one of my songs in 2 Spotify playlists and i got 15k streams and hit 10k monthly listeners , just keep trying bro
I think using paid ads is important, if you haven't tried that. you can't just put it on Spotify, it almost certainly won't be heard by many. I'm not sure I agree you can't just push ppl straight to spotify, as I have seen other channels that say that works for them. I do think Damian's strategy is a good one though, just sounds like need to be very active with your IG posts, then use paid ads to build interest, use more promotion on IG and Fb prior to, during, and after single release, then use paid ads to try and get folks over to spotify. It's a long process, many steps. Even setting up ads to run on FB takes a fair bit of figuring out if you ahvent' done that before. Good luck to you and everyone else!
amazing !
Very useful.
I've always been interested in the party analogy... and maybe I am misunderstanding it, but you say you don't like Push Media because they don't know who you are. Like what exactly do you want me to do? Tell them the bio of my life and THEN share my music with them? I mean maybe I am dated... but when I listen to artists and I follow artists on Social Media AFTER I have generally discover them through a music streaming platform because the only thing that does interest me about them is their music. Yeah sure they can share personal stuff or political stuff but that isn't how I discovered them. Is that how you are explaining it exactly? For someone who is just a one-man band EDM Producer it seems a bit difficult to do this, but maybe as a group a little different.
Thanks damo
You need to teach South African musicians how to operate like that they still believe in selling CD
Then they will make more money
plug in the orange.. just do it...
My neighbours keep telling me the opposite 😂
@@DamianKeyes play some James Jamerson and everyone will be happy...I promise. ;)
Your content is valuable, your insights are great. But your delivery style is so bombastic that my heart rate literally jumps and I get anxious. Not from what you are saying, but how you are saying it. I haven't been able to finish a video of yours in many weeks. And I *want to* hear what you have to say. I end up stopping and feeling assaulted. 😔
I can only apologise for my bombasticness 😊