Being an artist today, requires loving the craft more than ever before. I’m a photographer /videographer not living in LA or New York. If I had a nickel for every time somebody said you should do a free video for me, It’ll be marketing for you and eventually somebody might pay you for this lol
Most people still regard creatives as hobbyists until they become famous enough to demand what they're worth (and even then most still struggle to receive even half of that). Make good, unique work. Be consistent at it. Work on your social media presence. Don't be afraid to reach out to others you admire, no matter how much you think they won't pay you any attention, one eventually will. The best of luck on your creative journey. If it's truly in you, you can't give it up anyway.
I have a marketing degree 4 years. They still want camera services and professional product photography for free. After they choose my portfolio out of dozens.@@sbonfye8058
From the indie artist perspective, atp you shouldn't even waste your time going after streams and trying to get signed. Instead, you need to create a niche with your music and build a fanbase around that while branding yourself. It's much better to have a community of engaged fans rather than spreading yourself thin and trying to compete with major label acts. This route takes much more patience, but is much more fruitful. In the long run you can even hope to have a reach like Tech N9ne's Strange Music where we saw his fan base going so ape shit over him that people from the outside gained curiosity and wanted to join the party. All that being said, there's nothing wrong with the major label route, but just know you have to play THAT game and conform to what the industry is currently doing. You'll get crazy exposure, but in the end you'll be fighting to recoup your advance and constantly swimming to maintain relevance to avoid being shelved. Don't quit your day job lol.
That's why I prefer buying music the 'old school' way, I listen to an artists song/album I like, I head straight to Band-camp afterwards, you appreciate & value music more if you pay for it
I love bandcamp, they are the most generous towards the artist too. I like to relax and listen to a full album, not doom scroll to the same 30 second clip lol
@osamabinsaucin929 it's a slight exaggeration, but only slightly that's the fucked part. There's one clip out there idk the artist but the crowd only sang the part that went viral on tiktok, shits wild.
I this is ultimately pushing artists towards creating new concepts of releasing their music, I slice Ye was the first of many i.e. stem player or yeat selling DTC…like the machine isn’t serving and is slowly become the McDonald’s ice cream machine
@@karabommm9187 think he meant DLC, downloadable content (For yeat that was his P3 pack available for a few dollars up on his website), where there's songs you can't get on streaming
1. Artists lie about being rich AND also about bad contracts etc 2. The "free music revolution" exponentially increased the size music industry and broadened the spectrum of the type artists able to make it. 3. Buying a digital download is equivalent to purchasing an Instagram pic you liked 4. TikTok is widely popular, however a MAJORITY of ppl in the world do not youse it or care to use it 5. Artists need to stop signing to labels. Big Artists need to get out of their deals and go independent. Labels, generally speaking, do absolutely nothing other then to pair your name next to others. 6. Yaaaa no shit ppl released music for free on SoundCloud. That's the whole fucking premise of SoundCloud. Soundclouderrs selling debut albums is funny AF for some reason
I remember when bones said all his music will be always available for free on the internet and that was something kinda new at the time with artists in the scene, its true that people got used to the way we consume music today
Artist, learn this concept… “DIRECT TO CONSUMER” a shopify account and/ or a squeeze page to sell your product directly and cut out the DSP’s. Is the walk up the stairs instead of the elevator and no return on your art.
Why dont u blane yourself and your generation? You guys dont even pay for music you just use spotify If you dont pay for music and supporrt artist by buying their product how can you complain about the industry
@@9G0DThere’s still younger generations paying more money than ever to see artists live , order/buy merch, vinyl collecting is still a thing, etc. I don’t see how your comment has anything to do w tik tok having a horrible impact on “everything”. Meaning outside of music too.
@@ajamu1915 if it wasnt tik tok it would be instagram if it wasnt instagram it would have been twitter. The internet has been heading in a dark direction for the last 15 years.
Your generation doesnt even pay for music you just use spotify. You are starving the artists every time you stream them instead of BUYING THEIR ALBUMS what makes yu better than tiktok?
@@freebantu6019 great question! i’m mostly nigeria>jamaica/slavery>usa. i may have heard, “you eat like you’re from india” coming from a person that’s surprised a foreigner enjoys authentic indian food so much. but no, i haven’t heard of “honorary white people” or anything like that. but while attending a historically black college, there was a young woman from czech republic. i heard from a couple people that got to know her that felt like “she is a ‘sista’!” which meant this white woman treats me and my culture with an higher amount of respect than i’m used to receiving from well-meaning non-black people. i also had another friend at the school whi was white. people called him White Dave back in the day, but he was well-respected for choosing to have their college experience in a very black environment.
I’ve purchased a lot of albums and singles my whole life…. Not to mention the 300-500 dollar half azz shoes the put out: I’m STR8 on “buying into the lifestyle” why should they get paid more than doctors, engineers, and teachers? Not saying I don’t respect the art, but entertainers and politicians make ridiculous money and help no one. Making 1-5 million in a 3 year span is pretty good if you’re smart with your money. Do what Curren$y and Ye did and go indie 🤷🏽♂️.
i think a.i. would be good for those lame themed songs for anime or movies where you can tell the artist is not as enthused to record as opposed to what they want to create.
tiktok is a funnel to streaming services, and everyone has the same chance to blow up as far as i'm concerned. people who came up before streaming are just delusional, that world no longer exists and it's not gonna change. They need to adapt.
You clearly don’t know how a lot of deals work. You think they get a record deal and sign a contract for 5 mil and they’re just magically rich? They have to pay that money back to the label and they don’t make anything until the money they got from signing is paid back to the label.
Most rappers arent rich off of music. Being on music connects you with people with knowledge and they invest. Very few are rich soley off of music such as drake taylor swift etc
@@pavmx703 were they forced to sign with the label? I know about the low money from streams. Here’s a crazy idea. But maybe spend less on diamonds and cars and more on index funds
Musicians/ artists are basically content creators now….
This needs more likes!
Exactly 😂😂😂
Being an artist today, requires loving the craft more than ever before. I’m a photographer /videographer not living in LA or New York. If I had a nickel for every time somebody said you should do a free video for me, It’ll be marketing for you and eventually somebody might pay you for this lol
Most people still regard creatives as hobbyists until they become famous enough to demand what they're worth (and even then most still struggle to receive even half of that). Make good, unique work. Be consistent at it. Work on your social media presence. Don't be afraid to reach out to others you admire, no matter how much you think they won't pay you any attention, one eventually will. The best of luck on your creative journey. If it's truly in you, you can't give it up anyway.
Well that’s anything art really, never going into creating for the money that’s when you’ll get nothing
Cap
Same but selling beats 😢
I have a marketing degree 4 years. They still want camera services and professional product photography for free. After they choose my portfolio out of dozens.@@sbonfye8058
From the indie artist perspective, atp you shouldn't even waste your time going after streams and trying to get signed. Instead, you need to create a niche with your music and build a fanbase around that while branding yourself. It's much better to have a community of engaged fans rather than spreading yourself thin and trying to compete with major label acts. This route takes much more patience, but is much more fruitful. In the long run you can even hope to have a reach like Tech N9ne's Strange Music where we saw his fan base going so ape shit over him that people from the outside gained curiosity and wanted to join the party. All that being said, there's nothing wrong with the major label route, but just know you have to play THAT game and conform to what the industry is currently doing. You'll get crazy exposure, but in the end you'll be fighting to recoup your advance and constantly swimming to maintain relevance to avoid being shelved. Don't quit your day job lol.
You know ball bro congrats for not being stuck in the past that method of working for a deal is burnt rn
Kanye, Russ, Tyler The Creator, and now James Blake are the only ones really talking about these issues and it’s wild people not trying to hear it.
I told yall I'd be here all week
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Boy wasn’t lying
Sorry i doubted you haha
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That's why I prefer buying music the 'old school' way, I listen to an artists song/album I like, I head straight to Band-camp afterwards, you appreciate & value music more if you pay for it
I love bandcamp, they are the most generous towards the artist too. I like to relax and listen to a full album, not doom scroll to the same 30 second clip lol
Sucks when you can’t even find the artist you’re looking for on bandcamp.
@@diantem8235Yeah ik that feel, now you gotta pay for Spotify or some bs
@@SlimevilleKultureClubLol, people really listen to 30 second clips out there? We are cooked
@osamabinsaucin929 it's a slight exaggeration, but only slightly that's the fucked part. There's one clip out there idk the artist but the crowd only sang the part that went viral on tiktok, shits wild.
We are conditioned to think these artists are rich, but in reality they have to pay a lot of money to make it
I this is ultimately pushing artists towards creating new concepts of releasing their music, I slice Ye was the first of many i.e. stem player or yeat selling DTC…like the machine isn’t serving and is slowly become the McDonald’s ice cream machine
wdym by DTC
@@karabommm9187 think he meant DLC, downloadable content (For yeat that was his P3 pack available for a few dollars up on his website), where there's songs you can't get on streaming
direct to consumer (DTC)
The artist proposition to the consumer woild be enough if any of us had disposable income and weren't living paycheck to paychecks
Tik tok is also making music corny errybody fighting for that 30 sec on Tik tok
James Blake, the poster child & GOAT of the Post-Dubstep scene featured on HY? lesssgo
He’s very talented along that he built a sound that many artists like Travis, Ye, Keem, Rosalia and others love to work with him 🙏🏽
1. Artists lie about being rich AND also about bad contracts etc
2. The "free music revolution" exponentially increased the size music industry and broadened the spectrum of the type artists able to make it.
3. Buying a digital download is equivalent to purchasing an Instagram pic you liked
4. TikTok is widely popular, however a MAJORITY of ppl in the world do not youse it or care to use it
5. Artists need to stop signing to labels.
Big Artists need to get out of their deals and go independent. Labels, generally speaking, do absolutely nothing other then to pair your name next to others.
6. Yaaaa no shit ppl released music for free on SoundCloud. That's the whole fucking premise of SoundCloud. Soundclouderrs selling debut albums is funny AF for some reason
I remember when bones said all his music will be always available for free on the internet and that was something kinda new at the time with artists in the scene, its true that people got used to the way we consume music today
Artist, learn this concept… “DIRECT TO CONSUMER” a shopify account and/ or a squeeze page to sell your product directly and cut out the DSP’s. Is the walk up the stairs instead of the elevator and no return on your art.
Most artists have websites and they sell merch
He aint lying Tik Tok pratically ruined everything.
tiktok only exists because the conditions were already there in the first place.
Why dont u blane yourself and your generation?
You guys dont even pay for music you just use spotify
If you dont pay for music and supporrt artist by buying their product how can you complain about the industry
@@9G0DThere’s still younger generations paying more money than ever to see artists live , order/buy merch, vinyl collecting is still a thing, etc. I don’t see how your comment has anything to do w tik tok having a horrible impact on “everything”. Meaning outside of music too.
@@ajamu1915 if it wasnt tik tok it would be instagram if it wasnt instagram it would have been twitter.
The internet has been heading in a dark direction for the last 15 years.
Touring one song kills careers as well. POP HUNNA, BRS KASH :(
I'm glad I just like making music and I own all my music
He's right though TikTok is ruining many things for artists
I HATE TIKTOK
Your generation doesnt even pay for music you just use spotify.
You are starving the artists every time you stream them instead of BUYING THEIR ALBUMS
what makes yu better than tiktok?
James is right, physical media should come at least artists can make money and streaming should be for smaller artists
James Blake is an honorary black man.
Do other races have hounoury themselves or is it just an American thing?... I ask from the motherland.
@@freebantu6019 great question! i’m mostly nigeria>jamaica/slavery>usa.
i may have heard, “you eat like you’re from india” coming from a person that’s surprised a foreigner enjoys authentic indian food so much.
but no, i haven’t heard of “honorary white people” or anything like that.
but while attending a historically black college, there was a young woman from czech republic. i heard from a couple people that got to know her that felt like “she is a ‘sista’!” which meant this white woman treats me and my culture with an higher amount of respect than i’m used to receiving from well-meaning non-black people.
i also had another friend at the school whi was white. people called him White Dave back in the day, but he was well-respected for choosing to have their college experience in a very black environment.
Why, because white bad, black good? Seems to be the general npc script these days.
😂
Stop this corny mess
Why don't they just sell from their own website
Never miss a Yassine upload💪My boy on it
He’s a signed artist (UMG the one that wiped their music off) imagine the independent niggas like us 😭
I’ve purchased a lot of albums and singles my whole life…. Not to mention the 300-500 dollar half azz shoes the put out: I’m STR8 on “buying into the lifestyle” why should they get paid more than doctors, engineers, and teachers? Not saying I don’t respect the art, but entertainers and politicians make ridiculous money and help no one. Making 1-5 million in a 3 year span is pretty good if you’re smart with your money. Do what Curren$y and Ye did and go indie 🤷🏽♂️.
A7X basically released a battlepass for some of their music. Its an interesting attempt to change their monetization
Interesting.. What’s a battlepass?
I think we gotta stop using TikTok and move to TH-cam, like film your studio sessions etc
i think a.i. would be good for those lame themed songs for anime or movies where you can tell the artist is not as enthused to record as opposed to what they want to create.
Chance scammed his producers
And they called kanye crazy 😂
tiktok is a funnel to streaming services, and everyone has the same chance to blow up as far as i'm concerned. people who came up before streaming are just delusional, that world no longer exists and it's not gonna change. They need to adapt.
u see my point
POP HUNNA, BRS KASH :(
Wow I didn’t even know you she. A second page
Ps my I got locked out of my IG for 30 days
wats poppin yall ?
so being a youtuber is better than a rapper
Not necessarily.
W grind!
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why u covering everything but AK & Meek 😭😭 I been waiting
Did bro trying to say rappers are not rich oh my God😂😂😂😂😂
You clearly don’t know how a lot of deals work. You think they get a record deal and sign a contract for 5 mil and they’re just magically rich? They have to pay that money back to the label and they don’t make anything until the money they got from signing is paid back to the label.
Most rappers arent rich off of music. Being on music connects you with people with knowledge and they invest. Very few are rich soley off of music such as drake taylor swift etc
@@DamnDamariah thank you for proving my point.
@@pavmx703 were they forced to sign with the label? I know about the low money from streams. Here’s a crazy idea. But maybe spend less on diamonds and cars and more on index funds
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Why is dude disrespecting screwed and chopped like it’s not a real genre in hiphop/rap that doesn’t get recognized in this generation of music
i think he meant more of the cheap "slowed and reverbed" shit rather than dj screw who was actually doing something creative
There should be a culture tax 💵