The Truth About Pursuing A Music Career | Not For Everyone
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2020
- Pursuing a music career and going after your dreams isn't for everyone. The roller coaster of emotions that we can experience as we're trying to grow a fan base can be a little overwhelming on occasion and down right depressing at times. Learning how to do music full time takes an understanding of how to properly grow and scale your music based brand and business. In this video I talk with my team about how growth actually works and how to deal with the ups and downs of social media.
Want to work with me one-on-one? Apply for a free call today: www.adamivymentorship.com
Check out my team on Instagram:
Danny: / thisischico
Rikki: / rikkihernandez
►► Get 7% off DistroKid when you signup through my custom link → distrokid.com/vip/adamivy
Get an AudioBook for FREE Here: www.audibletrial.com/adamivy
Learn more at www.adamivy.com
Follow me and hit me up:
Instagram: / adamivy
Twitter: / adamivy
SnapChat: @AdamIvy
Facebook: / officialadamivy
Website: adamivy.com
Serious Inquiries: teamadamivy@gmail.com
THE GEAR I USE:
Video/Photo/Audio
Sony A6500: amzn.to/2J6vzaP
SmallRig A6500 Camera Cage: amzn.to/2kKIr7K
128GB SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC U3 Memory Card: amzn.to/2LUsLeT
Sigma 16mm f/1.4: amzn.to/2Jl3mwn
Sigma 30mm f/1.4: amzn.to/2HfxofN
Sony 18-105mm f/4: amzn.to/2srVxeu
Sony 50mm f/1.8: amzn.to/2J97IXS
Rode Video Mic Pro: amzn.to/2stpECl
Rode Link Lavalier Mic System: amzn.to/2LU7NwE
Sennheiser MKE600 Shotgun Mic: amzn.to/2kKE39a
Aputure 120d LED Light: amzn.to/2LNRGRb
Aputure LightDome: amzn.to/2LWl4V8
Stellar 18” Diva Ring Light with Dimmer: amzn.to/2JqccZD
Music Production Gear
Computer: Apple Mac Pro Tower (Late 2012)
DAW Software: Apple Logic Pro X
Audio Interface: Universal Audio Apollo Duo: amzn.to/2J9xZp5
Voiceover Mic: Electro-Voice RE20: amzn.to/2xBV0M1
Mic/PreAmp: Slate Digital VMS System: amzn.to/2xFuul6
Studio Monitors (Primary): Yamaha HS8: amzn.to/2JoW9ve
Studio Monitors (Secondary): Avantone Active Mixcubes - Buttercreme: amzn.to/2Jl4osf
Monitor Switch Controller: SMPRO M-Patch 2
MIDI Controller: Akai MPK61 Midi Keyboard: amzn.to/2LUNPBO
Studio Desk: RAB Audio ProRak 61 - Black: Alternative Desk amzn.to/2LUSQdp
Studio Acoustic Treatment: Overtone Acoustics
Thanks again for watching! :-)
Is this something you've been dealing with? How have you been tracking your growth since you started? Let me know in the comments below or as a reply to this comment. Have a great day!
I have been tracking my growth and honestly, I haven't been growing that much, but your videos have really helped me thrive :)
I've been growing a good bit, your videos have changed my life.
The growth has been slow..So I was looking for ways to improve. This video is what I needed. Thanks Adam.
I track everything but i understand the way growth works
I haven't really started growing until I discovered your channel
Adam actually walks the talk. A year ago I started watching Adam, he had 10k subs and for a long while it was like that, I used to think that educational videos on how to make it into edm can't be a sustainable career, cause how many producers are there?! A year later I stand corrected, this guy has 170k subs and I feel like he can hit a million subs that too in another year! This just shows how important it is to have a regular posting schedule. I'm inspired.
ahan rai Thank you for the continued support. 🙏
This inspired me to get to posting!
Aged like a fine glass of milk on a hot, sunny summer day
We're all out here trying to make it (:
I think Ricky hit it on the head, you are playing the long game, and you have to take the ups with the downs, and also keep elevating your content to keep an upward trajectory.
ASHLAND STATION MUSIC That was Danny, but I agree brother.
@@adamivy - Haha, my bad. I guess I'm gonna have to learn to keep them straight.
Not growing my brand fast, but I know it takes time!!! I heard it takes sometimes 20 years to become an overnight success. But I will be patient and endure the journey!! Thanks for the encouragement. Stay Blessed.
Currently taking a 2 week break after facing some burn out after going hard for 6 months! I have been really pleased with my progress, releasing a couple of singles and working on my marketing, increasing my followers etc. But after my last release, I started suffering headaches, irritability, and mental health started to decline. I couldnt create, the pressure was killing me. You need to take breaks. You need to have a balance to keep your creative cup full. Without it you'll burn out. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Look after yourselves :)
I hope you have been able to recharge. I burnt out before, so I make sure not to let it happen again.
So true!! This industry is such a roller coaster of emotions. One of my personal mantras I tell myself all the time in the lows, is THE LONG GAME. The long game. We are playing the long game. Baby steps. Let's do this.
Really needed to hear this, appreciate the videos Adam!!
Definitely something i’ve been dealing with, i kept checking my analytics everyday, however i feel that ive been getting better with it lately. Thanks again for another great video 👾
It's like you're reading my mind,your videos always come in perfect timing and your information is always beyond helpful,much appreciated Adam🙌
Check this out. I, as a creator, once allowed myself to be concerned about what others thought or how they responded to the work that I did. I believe I became THE ARTIST when peoples opinions and responses became immaterial to my authenticity. I realized that if it was validation I was seeking, my creative run would be short. The world is full of fickle followers of trends. I separated myself and just made art and gave it away. I still do. And that's the difference between a person with talent as opposed to a creative person. Artist's always work regardless of who's watching. Talent is often abandoned if it doesn't pay a certain return after investing in it. There are a billion great song's that will never ever be heard and that won't stop the artist's who make those great song's. This is my opinion...
Definitely loved this lesson. Building a long-term business takes a lot of time and dedication. I haven’t had my breakthrough yet, but I’m still working everyday to get it.
Always seem to upload the right video at the right time for me. Thanks, Adam!
After some setbacks I had today I REALLY needed this today. Thanks so much for posting Adam.
One of my favorite things and I also think one of the best things of your channel is you say in every video that the goal is freedom and fulfillment. Its consistent in every video and lets everyone know what the goal of your channel is.
What you’re talking about here resonates so much with a few books I’ve read. Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect. It’s all simple when you dumb it down! Thank you so much for all you do!
It’s a marathon not a race. Gradual progress. Enjoy the process. Thanks for sharing this helpful information.
I create music, first and foremost, for myself; it has always been my "therapy"...my way of communicating _me_ to the rest of the world. Beyond that, while I've dreamed of everything from being a rich and famous musician to merely paying my bills with music, I've also always had a "real job"...which admittedly makes "breaking into" the Music Industry harder, due to time constraints. All that being said, I think Danny nailed my perspective. It's certainly nice to see big numbers in the Like and/or Subscribe column, and it's easy to grow frustrated...or simply jealous...when other people's (maybe not as good) content is outperforming our own; HOWEVER, as long as my Like and/or Subscribe numbers are above _zero,_ I'm reaching somebody.
My job will allow me to retire...with full pension...at age 55; for a Blues musician, that's barely adolescence! As long as I keep the fire lit...even if only on a low simmer...then, when I'm finally ready to make a move, the space will already be warm. Obviously this isn't the best approach for a career in music, but it works for my purposes...at least, for now. Of course, if the "right" person happens to stumble upon my music and show interest, I'll certainly follow that to it's best possible conclusion, but if I never "make it" as a musician, I'll know I'm in the company of countless other great musicians who _also_ didn't make it...for any number of reasons. This may seem like a bit of a defeatist attitude, but I'm a, "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and be thankful for _anything_ good," kind of guy.
Thanks Adam! Some days you get 1 or 2 subs, some days you might lose a couple. Don't let these short term number discourage you! You will improve and that should be the focus. I made my channel to check my weekly/monthy progress. In the meantime I'm watching your vids to stay motivated 💪
Thank you, Adam. I noticed myself falling in this trap and getting upset about it. But, I will try to look at things long term
This video was well needed🙏🏾💪🏾💯
Great video as always but please don't do this driving videos too frequently, we would like to have Adam Ivy for many many years more! Be careful man!! Okay, now seriously, its good advice. I have this brand that is just starting and I'm building a very small following, but there's a following that wasn't there before, so I'm happy with that. Some days people engage a lot, as you say: there's 50 people there in a good day, then there are just 20. And I'm learning not to worry too much about that and just keep working, wich is the main thing. In my country there's an old saying that goes "no todos los días son domingo" ("not everyday is a Sunday") wich means you just can't expect to win everytime. You have to just live with that if you don't want to give up three days after starting.
You always give the best advice and wisdom 👏 I just love all of your videos. Always honest and never sugar coat anything. Thank you for always telling the truth and telling it like it is. You help me and so many others. Thank you 🙏
Thanks for insights, Adam.
Lost 6 monthly listeners...this video made me reconnect with what I should be expecting while doing music. Thank u!
love this!
If things aren't working in your favor, be grateful! There's a lesson to be learned and the opportunity to capitalize on said lesson!!
Very good advice.
You're the best at it really, as motivating as constructive
I am not getting the concept. Might be cause I just woke up. But I'll rewatch it later today
Thank u for the knowledge ✌🏽
I try to have a similar mindset about our TH-cam channel. I don’t think it makes sense to stress over daily numbers, so much as daily or weekly. I also don’t care about the metrics I can’t control, instead I look at watch time. I can make longer videos, better videos and more videos; to increase watch time. Not much I can do to increase likes
I agree with what you said and its is something that everyone in the business needs to hear. Its not the short term goals that matter its the long term affect you want. Looking back on my career when I was younger just getting started I looked at what was happening at the moment and never looked at what I had done. As far as looking forward never did it, but when I was 23 someone said, "look at your shows and the people in them. Yes you have the people coming, but always remember that there may be a show you do that only 1 to 5 people show up at. When that happens give the same show as if there were 1,000 people watching. Because its not the 1,000s of fans that can destroy your career it is one. I thought about what he said and its true. If you give a good show to 1,000 and the next show you have 1 person and you don't give them the same show you just lost a fan. do that enough times and you start to loss it all. Fans are the reason we are able to go out and do what we do." I hate it when I see singer go off on fans because they are destroying their career. Now I am not saying that I have never nor that I wont do that in the future because there are times when you need to stand for what is right, but to do it because you are having a bad day that is not a good thing to do.
I always tell myself "memento mori" whenever something good or bad happens, which translates to "remember that I will die". It's not to be morbid or anything..it just helps me remain balanced. When things are't going so great, it reminds me to not be so hard on myself. When great things happen, it pulls me back down to earth so I can keep a level head. Great video Adam!
Basically the perfect video I could have watched right now 👍
I agree, I think there will always be peaks and troughs in your journey. Whether that's your energy levels, motivation, positivity, follower count, engagement... Make sure you learn to ride the waves and keep going forward 😁
Good vid bro i like the trophy metaphor
This video isn't about a music career. It's about incremental gains in social media and making progress on things in general.
This applies to a music career just as it applies to any career that's being supported by social media.
I have always kept my chin up because I am totally prepared to fail, everything I release is designed to withstand the ages and the test of time. It is important to remember that nothing matters anyway because we are all going to die and that fame is just an illusion to give us a false sense of purpose. Would I feel happy with money and fame? No!!!! I would be miserable probably more than I am now because my misery is public knowledge. Maybe rather than seeing yourself as not good enough, maybe you should consider yourself lucky to be free to do what you want without expectations preventing you from experimenting or just having fun with life. Just loosen up would you??? I think I would be happiest if I could change the hearts of people with my music and open their eyes to an aspect of life they might have not seen before. You can also do this just as well with a youtube comment. Everything we do only matters for the experience we have in life and past that it no longer matters. Just have some fucking fun before you die and stop being so bogged down by these assholes.
I learned to accept like you said it's part of the journey there good and bad days so I just keep pushing forward I'm not gonna get discouraged anymore by followers and likes it's just to time consuming and it makes procrastination even worse!
For me it’s about accepting the ups and downs but focusing on growing in terms of seeking new avenues to explore that will take me to a completely higher level - not just cycling around a fixed average.
Gm. I think you have been tuned in on my journey. I get that these social ups & downs will not hinder my brand. My thing is a few of the mainstream artists have caught wind of my brand, so I keep my IG and Twitter private which is not good for fan growth.
I had a little chuckle as I have yet to get a second follower, or even a second listener on my current project. Getting 10 would be time for dance of joy. However when it comes to post engagement I think a lot made good sense, also when it comes to posts, timing of the post can have an impact on it's reach as well.
New to your Chanel but I’m caught up I’m trying to keep up tho keep helping us guys n Lads
🔥💥🔥 Adam
Yes, I found the best time for my music posts are Wednesday between 11 am and 5 pm. Other days, you ate correct. But, on weekends some folks get on their phones more and my numbers can be really high or quite low.
Great video! Terrific info!!!!!
Thank you Adam and team
Interesting...
I suppose it's also relative to your demographic /fan base.
We don't get nearly as much traction off of weekend posts. Early to mid week is our 'sweet spot'. 😎
@@dustinmccrindle343 I believe you are correct about demographic. My crowd is mainly 35 to dead. So they tend to check media more on weekends. Me. I try not to use mine. But, your reply kept pooping up on my phone lol.
Many Blessings my friend
the reason im not getting the attraction is im not putting MYSELF out there, people want to be included, they dont wanna be chasing you, Live Streams and interactive stories and posts are what attract fans to the person the brand and the music, i just gotta face my fear of putting myself out there
Sometimes it is very frustrating, but you have to be confident and especially patient. I am easily disencouraged if some content I really believe in, gets less impressions than some other stuff I care less about. So I came to the conclusion that it does not matter at all, you can not always do the perfect thing for everyone, so just keep on and DONT GIVE UP, always when you are staying true to yourself, you are gaining more and more REAL FANS and REAL FOLLOWERS who believe in you and your vision and not some fake people, and then you will get the authentic reward you wish.
Helpfull
Yeah this is awesome! I post a couple of times a week and get varying results. I don’t get too caught up on the fluctuations of likes and views. It’s actually really good research as to what works and what doesn’t. Which songs I write work and which ones don’t. I’m going to be the tortoise in this race
put in work
U inspire me everytime man. This is just what I really needed. Thank You So Much Adam. U're appreciated 🙏❤️
You blocked me for no reason, but imma keep watching
Have a game plan guys. Even when the crap days happen stick to ya game plan like Nipsey did The Marathon, and you'll pull through.
Dude in the back is in charge of making sure Adam doesnt crash.
A music career is for music artists that live and breath music ...if you want it you'll stick.around for the long term failures and all ...the end
Who are these guys filming and on the back?
My team.
Man im so grateful not only for you, but for the fact that im able to realize this even without you now. No offense i still follow your advices but i watch you everytime and you just describe something i realized two weeks ago and its so nice that im going the right direction. Check my channel and let me know what to improve or show me love. Appreciate it. ❤
I love the video but pls never do another one in this style again. If makes me so nervous lol
agreed. great content but i CRINGE when people record while driving. i dont care how much you think you can multitask, only 50% of your focus is on the road. it isnt fair to others driving nearby.
#TeamFieldTrip
If it's good, it's good. If something's going wrong tmrw, try and see why. Maybe you did screw something up - learn from that and don't do it again. If you find you didn't do anything wrong, then it's just a bad day for engagement/likes/ticket sales/video views/website clicks. Who cares, there'll be 3 better days and you're back on track. Have a beer, kiss you're wife, watch some Netflix and come back to the metricks later, in 2 days, whatever... just keep doing what you're doing and getting better at it.
Where did you go for lunch?
Chipotle :-)
I’m not worried about who unfollows me. They’ll be back anyway.
if you base your self-worth on likes on a social media post, I think you have something else to deal with instead of seeing it as a spike and dip
not for the weak thats fs
Don't put your eggs in one basket. If you do go grind 24/7
I wish I could plug a USB in my brain and just download the song ideas into my computer, but existence didn't make it that simple sadly whatever :)
🇰🇪🇰🇪👊👊Great
man im early
today is my birthday bro. im putting my career in 5th gear from this point on 7
you are helping me big bro.
Damn his videos just keeping getting inspirational.
BTW, I've just started to produce music inspired by this channel and when my songs don't do well, it does causes self doubt. P. S it would be amazing if absolutely anyone can check my music out.!!