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Just keep working on your craft .. you get better at making songs.. I believe everyone has one hit song in them.. just about finding your formula .. I’ve recorded Gid knows how many songs at this point could be over 500 and bare in mind I set out to finish at 90% of those songs.. from majority production to songwriting and then vocals .. I’m at a place now where it flows Mich better knowing what to do.. you’ve got it
Damn... this really felt like you were talking directly to me. I've been sat on so many songs with potential instead of just finishing and uploading them because I was waiting for the "perfect" time to do it. Thanks for giving me the wake up call I didn't even know I needed
Don't stop! Get out of your own way! Believe in your talent! My sound is weird so I already know that it's only going to appeal to a small group of ears! And your beats are cool!
I released close to 45 songs, a few of which I’ve deleted along the way. I can see a tiny growth in my fanbase with each release. But I also have to admit that my music was not as good when I started lol I think my biggest problem is that I haven’t promoted enough. I release a song and I forget about it and move on to the next one because I want to improve each time. But watching this made me want to give my old songs a proper chance. Thank you!
I've got 45 songs out and 4 listeners on Spotify, one of which is me. My music is a niche within a niche, and I don't really promote it. I've no objective way to tell if it's any good, but I enjoy making and listening to it so I guess it doesn't matter in the end.
@@zacharyluckfly something tells me a TH-cam comment isn’t the path to success. I admire the commitment, but let’s be honest here, you’re probably not interested in some other random user’s album. Best of luck.
Watching this I realised that me and my band have taken all your points into account, and the fact is that you and the Burstimo team have played a major part of that. Please keep releasing this much valued content!
You guys be uploading these videos at the time I am thinking of this topic! Thank you!!! Everyone should learn from this video and continue to learn outside of it!
I think your first reason applies to 90% of artists, advertising in the music industry is a huge advantage that most labels use to their fullest whilst independent artists for some reason have the notion that gaining listeners through advertising is inorganic which is totally false. Remember that your target audience may not even have the time to find your music so why not make it more visible. :)
Personally reason number 1.) "Not promoting it enough" is my downfall. I'm assuming a good amount of indie artists feel like they are annoying people with the number of times they push a track and I fall underneath that category. This is something I will be working on and hopefully finding a strategy to execute. Thank you Burstimo!
hey, I feel like promoting alot, should mean, showing it to wider audiences and not necessarily showing it to the audience you have access to over and over.. one post with a 3 month ad promotion targeting different locations and demographics won't be distrubing your existing audience
I like your music!! It’s very contemporary but not cookie-cutter. I went on Spotify and followed you, I see you have a pretty good audience. I have finally broken 4K steams on my album on Spotify- it’s been a hard road. Great job you are doing.
@@playingmusiconmarsit’s accessible and catchy so I guess it’s good enough for the masses to enjoy without being offended and still getting at least something unique out of it. Not everyone can do that.
Patience can turn one into a patient. It took me 30 some odd (literally and figuratively) years to need to write songs. You objectively need to be interesting and/or above all lucky.
I’m glad you stated reason number 5. Looking back on some old songs I realise the music I made was lacking at times. It’s easy as an artist to get caught up in the joy of creating something and not editing enough 😅
You need to be in soo many playlists , small and big, to reach millions of people , with very good songs , put your best stuff on the table in digital streets in the way of people
Definitely an eye opening video. Sometimes it feels like an hopeless adventure, but with these simple but effective tips I feel that progress is just down the road. Thank you for always sharing powerful advice and knowledge.
Great video, i haven't written early enough songs lol I will take some time to check out some people channels from here in the comments! Ya never know what you can find!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
This year I've released 46 songs on Spotify. I'm currently writing and recording my releases for 2022 and I plan to release one song a week as promotion for my first album. Wish me luck. Great video!
Just found your channel, watched a few of your uploads. I love your style and content. I'm excited to be a new subscriber & part of your community. Thanks for sharing this video. Much love & peace 😎🎶
She is lovely & TBF speaks truth! 300 songs + I just can’t stop writing & need to stop & find a a balance!!! What holds me back is, Producing & Im obviously not on key! Songs I let out aren’t good!!! Time to think!!! Thanks for the content always listening 👂.
yup, reason 4 comes down to people not understanding what a brand really is. people think its a dirty corporate marketing word, but it just means identity. I speak to so many bands that are trying to write the perfect song, but they don't have a story, or even a message, the music means nothing without a brand. You should pick an identity first, then make the art to go with that identity, it's far easier for an audience to get what you do then. And what you said about emulating successful acts when you yourself are not successful is spot on: You shouldn't try to look/sound/write like coldplay when you don't have their (current) budget / team. if you're just starting you're supposed to sound like your just starting, maybe even lean into that. people feel much better about supporting something that has potential, than some act pretending to be something else it clearly isn't.
Yes I understand and do agree with you, I've released 5 singles and thought of quitting after at least 3 of them. The last release which I thought was my absolute best actually only got to #14 on the UK soul charts and my previous 2 got to #3 and #7. Please don't be fooled by there numbers, I haven't made a penny from being on the Soul charts but I have amassed a few fans.
The problem is no more good music from famous artists are being produced, if you are unknown nobody cares about your music no matter how good they are. It has been like this for decades, beautiful music from 60,70,80 will never come back and that is what we hear on the radio most the time. Why hear your music if there are thousands of masterpieces.
Most of these videos focus on media presence, yet rarely if ever touch on creating a following in their own town. Any halfway successful artists I personally know established themselves locally, then regionally, at which point media had some effect. You said it, word of mouth is big. But let’s be honest (and you touched on it) the reason I don’t click on every artist ad I see online is 1. There’s too many it’s saturated and 2. Most of it is simply not that good. It’s easy to fall in love with our own babies, but pictures of our babies rarely impress strangers. Unless we are truly remarkable, it’s a lost cause. It can be hard to know. I for example know I’m just not good enough so I do it for a hobby. We all have those few friends that insist we’re good and should chase the dream. I find those people mean well but do more harm than good. It’s when strangers fall in love and obsess over it that you know you’re onto something. People who already know and care about you are biased.
Appreciate this! I have released more than 32 songs, but you're right about really focusing on your active fans. I need to do that even more and have more one on one with them. I'm going take all you shared ino consideration as I prepare for album 7s release next month 😊
This vid came at the right time, cos it’s exactly where I’m at; I spent thousands on creating vids, but I realised just b4 my recent release less is more! I think spending more on PR is better overall and consistency with building a catalogue of music and owning my socials and fans. Success will come 👍
I released 4 CDs with 48 songs total , between 2014 - 2017 -10 music videos on youtube and 2 - photo series called SkyPlanets, copywrites on everything. I'm a slow learner , but you are helping me understand. Thank You.
I don't care about venues. I'd be perfectly happy making music and nobody ever really knowing me. I don't want "fans". I just want people to be inspired by my music. I don't want to be an idol.
Just keep working on your craft and get out there … get a feel for how people receive you, it helps but it’s tough to feel the rejection…... you get better at making songs at approaching your craft .. I believe everyone has one hit song in them.. just about finding your formula .. I’ve recorded God knows how many songs at this point could be over 500 and bare in mind I set out to finish at least 90% of those songs.. from production to songwriting and then voicing (and I usually need to get all the voicing done in the moment to capture the feeling.. .. I’m at a place now where it flows Much better knowing what to do.. you’ve got this ..
Great content! I know #3 is it for me. I have to release more music and be patient with the process. Then I also need to promote more. I've spent most of this year getting new music ready to end 2021 and attack 2022. Once I start releasing, I'm gonna have a steady flow of singles & EP's. Hopefully I will build an audience and some momentum.
thanks for always putting out the realest advice. Without being condescending... I've found so many people making videos like this to be so rude, or not encouraging.
I used to have a lot of music but I just scrapped it all and planning to start from scratch (or as some say, starting from experience), Use to go by a different name like a stage name, but now just go by my name I was given when I was born. I done a photo shoot for individual singles artwork and for the album artwork. Nothing recorded yet but I'm planning to take my time on the recording process. I work with a bunch of lads where they do music too, but 2 of them are in charge of organising events, doing the photoshoots, music videos and the recording, mixing and mastering. I have an idea who my target audience is but as you said you can't always be 100% sure and it could be an audience that you didn't expect. I'm planning on taking my time with each release and focusing on promoting it properly and authentically, unfortunately when I use to go by my previous stage name I did fall into the ego trap of appearance and trying to look like I was successful when I really wasn't, so I'm making sure this time that's not going to happen, having no expectations of how well it goes, just planning on being grateful for whatever feedback I get and keep repeating the process of consistency with the promotion of each release, and for a lengthy enough time before the next one and so on. When it comes to the songs, they're real life experiences and taking a different approach with with them, but having no expectations on how well they do because it'll will bring some disheartening like it used to when I wanted instant gratification. I'm gonna have this video on loop to keep me in line and not to mess up in the future, great content as usual.
I'm going to be working toward getting to my 32 songs! haha. I also need to continue figuring out who my target audience is. I just started this year and feel like I just have to be consistent, continue to improve and not give up. Thank you for all of your tips! It gave me a lot to think about.
Il add a number 6. You can implement all the advice you want but don't forget the big picture. If you focus too much on promotion, you forget about the process of creating music itself (enjoy the journey not the destination type stuff). Make sure you don't fixate on getting more views and attention otherwise you become disingenuous to yourself and what you truly enjoy making. If you can find it within yourself to detach from that, you will enjoy music production for what it is, and nothing will constrain you from creating your best work.
One of the best channels that actually gives real advice on what it means to make it in the industry! Totally agree with all the points, quantity and quality of the music is the name of the game.
I just released my first song and mv a few days ago and I'm very happy with the views (3k might not sound like a lot but to me it's insane!!) But you just encouraged me to promote it more (I gave up on promoting because I can't afford it) but I will try the tips you gave on free promotion in other videos as much as I can. Thank you for this, I needed the encouragement!❤️
I spend weeks and weeks producing a great track that I’m proud of then even none of my close friends or girlfriend will listen to it let alone anyone else. It’s so pointless making music but I’m not stopping. Just gonna make it for myself.
I think the "32 songs" insight is super useful and confirms what a lot of us suspected already i.e. you need a solo foundation in place to gain more fans. Its a bit of a catch 22 in that the less followers and listeners you have, the harder it is to get new ones, but I guess thats why the first few years are such a grind! We've only 6 songs out since we started 2 years ago (thanks covid) so we really need to get our skates on!
As a statistician and a musician, it is ALWAYS about the targeting and finding the right audience. On a planet of over 7 billion people there is an audience for everything. Quality music? Very subjective. The so called "taste makers" that you refer to are historically the same middlemen folks who dismissed every major artists imaginable from the Beatles to Elvis. The problem with the music industry is that artists are not provided with the proper tools to find the right audience for every song. I spent a career developing algorithms to identify the right individuals for every promotion imaginable, the tools that are provided to artists today (Facebook, Instagram, TH-cam, etc.) are a callback to the early 1980's when marketers could only use "lists" of purchasers or subscribers to one thing or another. Btw, great reminder to folks about videos. I focus more on the videos myself, and encourage others to do the same.
You are absolutely right! Talk about quality in art is generally crap. I'm not saying this as a frustrated musician - have a terrific music education and worked very successfully as a professional musician for 25 years in my younger years, before working as an information technologist for 20 years. Then 2 years ago, retired, I picked up electronic music production from scratch, and am now heading for 1 million streams. At first I had no idea at all about pop music and mixing and mastering, but I had 2 ears and knew how it should sound to me. For the mainstream addicts it was absolute crap, but I found my audience. That's how it works! Otherwise there would never be any innovations in art. I appreciate burstimo very much, but with statements like that they have to take off their marketing glasses for once. Art doesn't need judges!
@@Entprima Ich habe mir Entprima Jazz Cosmonauts angeschaut. Das bist du, richtig? Sehr cool. Ich habe Superhuman geliebt, aber das liegt daran, dass ich gerade einen ähnlichen Song und ein dazugehöriges Video veröffentlicht habe. Oh, Sie sollten Ihren Spotify-Link auf Ihrer TH-cam-Kanalseite platzieren, damit Sie Ihre Musik leichter finden können.
I haven't released 32 songs-but I'm over halfway there with 17, with 2 more in the works! Thanks for all your amazing tips. Can't wait to try some of them out from multiple vids.
What Burstimo are doing for independent artists is nothing short of phenomenal! I have become more willing to trust the process and do the work it’ll take to get to where I want to be thanks to this amazing team 🙏🏾
What do you do when you make a song that you feel has potential to do well but it's just wasted on little to no views and now it rots in the back when you release new music and that song gets old and forgotten?
I would be grateful if you could help me to evaluate my songs? Any criticism is welcome). TH-cam Playlist of my songs - th-cam.com/play/PLVHCeQi07aD6KQIw5qDRT9B0WuzhMmAYq.html
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Me I have like 3songs😢
"You release a song and maybe get a couple of thousand listens." If only this was the case.
Right? I giggled at that one 😂
We all start somewhere!
Yeah, that’s not what happened to me. Lol
@@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham lol
ha! I was thinking the same thing!
This is for myself whenever I come back here:
1. Promote it
2. Find the right audience
3. Release lotsa songs (32 songs)
4. Focus on Fans
5. Get gud!
32 is a lot of songs? Try again
@@FocusMrbjarke WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO SAVE TIME!!!!! THANK YOU!
Just keep working on your craft .. you get better at making songs.. I believe everyone has one hit song in them.. just about finding your formula .. I’ve recorded Gid knows how many songs at this point could be over 500 and bare in mind I set out to finish at 90% of those songs.. from majority production to songwriting and then vocals .. I’m at a place now where it flows Mich better knowing what to do.. you’ve got it
Damn... this really felt like you were talking directly to me. I've been sat on so many songs with potential instead of just finishing and uploading them because I was waiting for the "perfect" time to do it. Thanks for giving me the wake up call I didn't even know I needed
You’re welcome
i hear you
Don't stop! Get out of your own way! Believe in your talent! My sound is weird so I already know that it's only going to appeal to a small group of ears! And your beats are cool!
@@MIHAO th-cam.com/video/gNFcg0p410U/w-d-xo.html
There is never going to be a perfect time and if there is you won't know when that is
I LOVE how FAST she is at giving information. No blah blah, just A TON of info in a little time. THANK YOU!
Right!? So refreshing.
For me, it's a mix of upping my quality and also being more consistent with my promotion
Quality over quantity but don't focus on perfection as then you will NEVER release
Its crazy how much consistency affects success
@@Burstimo true.
@Marx Man Honored fam, appreciate it 🙌🏾
@Marx Man which track?
I released close to 45 songs, a few of which I’ve deleted along the way. I can see a tiny growth in my fanbase with each release. But I also have to admit that my music was not as good when I started lol
I think my biggest problem is that I haven’t promoted enough. I release a song and I forget about it and move on to the next one because I want to improve each time.
But watching this made me want to give my old songs a proper chance. Thank you!
I've got 45 songs out and 4 listeners on Spotify, one of which is me. My music is a niche within a niche, and I don't really promote it. I've no objective way to tell if it's any good, but I enjoy making and listening to it so I guess it doesn't matter in the end.
U and me buddy
Would you like a free bandcamp download of my new album?
@@zacharyluckfly something tells me a TH-cam comment isn’t the path to success. I admire the commitment, but let’s be honest here, you’re probably not interested in some other random user’s album. Best of luck.
@@DeepFriedHallelujah may the Lord be with you, may the love of Christ keep you, may eternal light shine upon you
That’s really good I only released 7 songs so far but gotta keep going. That’s for all artist out there just don’t stop.
Watching this I realised that me and my band have taken all your points into account, and the fact is that you and the Burstimo team have played a major part of that. Please keep releasing this much valued content!
They give so much value for free its insane
Yes, keep pushing and sharing and connecting with others and learning everyday!
K
You guys be uploading these videos at the time I am thinking of this topic! Thank you!!! Everyone should learn from this video and continue to learn outside of it!
Agreed!
I think your first reason applies to 90% of artists, advertising in the music industry is a huge advantage that most labels use to their fullest whilst independent artists for some reason have the notion that gaining listeners through advertising is inorganic which is totally false. Remember that your target audience may not even have the time to find your music so why not make it more visible. :)
Your channel is a godsend. Im currently working on my first release and your content has been priceless!!!Thank you.
Personally reason number 1.) "Not promoting it enough" is my downfall. I'm assuming a good amount of indie artists feel like they are annoying people with the number of times they push a track and I fall underneath that category. This is something I will be working on and hopefully finding a strategy to execute. Thank you Burstimo!
Feel the same
hey, I feel like promoting alot, should mean, showing it to wider audiences and not necessarily showing it to the audience you have access to over and over.. one post with a 3 month ad promotion targeting different locations and demographics won't be distrubing your existing audience
48 songs and counting 😅 Appreciate all the gems you guys are putting out there! 🙏🏼
Damn thats a lot! How long u been making music for?
I like your music!! It’s very contemporary but not cookie-cutter. I went on Spotify and followed you, I see you have a pretty good audience. I have finally broken 4K steams on my album on Spotify- it’s been a hard road. Great job you are doing.
WRONG. Nobody listens to my music because my music just isn't good enough.
Drake and Taylor Swift are the current generation-defining artists - so I don't think there's a lot of truth to this sentiment.
@@playingmusiconmarsit’s accessible and catchy so I guess it’s good enough for the masses to enjoy without being offended and still getting at least something unique out of it. Not everyone can do that.
Patience can turn one into a patient. It took me 30 some odd (literally and figuratively) years to need to write songs. You objectively need to be interesting and/or above all lucky.
Luck plays a role most people dont wanna accept
@@soundclarity950 luck isn’t real
@@Claireradusha99 I think it plays a small role in exponential success
Yeah but also most music people put out is generic and simply not that good and the majority of people aren't willing to admit that
@@soundclarity950 smart/hard work and timing = luck . So delayed gratification and opportunity creates “luck”
Thank you Burstimo. Finding your right target group is so important. We released 46 songs to this point an have over 200.000 streams thanks to you.
I’m glad you stated reason number 5. Looking back on some old songs I realise the music I made was lacking at times. It’s easy as an artist to get caught up in the joy of creating something and not editing enough 😅
Love this. I agree, word of mouth is where it’s at. Social media can supplement, but really it’s about nurturing existing relationships
You need to be in soo many playlists , small and big, to reach millions of people , with very good songs , put your best stuff on the table in digital streets in the way of people
Awesome that you mentioned The Killers! Great example. MAKE GOOD ENOUGH MUSIC/COVERS BUILD A FANBASE THEN AFTERWARD COMES THE FANCY STUFF.
Exactly
Definitely an eye opening video. Sometimes it feels like an hopeless adventure, but with these simple but effective tips I feel that progress is just down the road. Thank you for always sharing powerful advice and knowledge.
Great video, i haven't written early enough songs lol I will take some time to check out some people channels from here in the comments! Ya never know what you can find!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
This is so appreciated, I always need these reminders 🙏🏾
Putting the work in as I learn more
As for number of songs- I'm at I think 14?? A lot more work to do!!
This year I've released 46 songs on Spotify. I'm currently writing and recording my releases for 2022 and I plan to release one song a week as promotion for my first album. Wish me luck. Great video!
Good luck! 46 is insane! I was thinking MAYBE I can do 18 but that's a stretch.
This video has a lot of gems 👏👏👏 loving the content
Just found your channel, watched a few of your uploads. I love your style and content. I'm excited to be a new subscriber & part of your community. Thanks for sharing this video. Much love & peace 😎🎶
I released 43 songs and counting. (Burstimo, all your info and advices are awesome!! Thanks for a great channel)
Subscribed due to the dedication
She is lovely & TBF speaks truth!
300 songs + I just can’t stop writing & need to stop & find a a balance!!! What holds me back is, Producing & Im obviously not on key!
Songs I let out aren’t good!!! Time to think!!!
Thanks for the content always listening 👂.
yup, reason 4 comes down to people not understanding what a brand really is. people think its a dirty corporate marketing word, but it just means identity. I speak to so many bands that are trying to write the perfect song, but they don't have a story, or even a message, the music means nothing without a brand. You should pick an identity first, then make the art to go with that identity, it's far easier for an audience to get what you do then.
And what you said about emulating successful acts when you yourself are not successful is spot on: You shouldn't try to look/sound/write like coldplay when you don't have their (current) budget / team. if you're just starting you're supposed to sound like your just starting, maybe even lean into that. people feel much better about supporting something that has potential, than some act pretending to be something else it clearly isn't.
You guys have no idea on how important these videos are. It makes us feel better and have hope in the end of the tunnel. Thank you❤
Im so glad I watched this. Being from New Zealand makes it harder to reach a wider audience.
Congrats on your track bro! It's heat 🔥🔥
Love from NZ brother !! Your song's an absolute tune
Thank you so much for this, this was needed
Wow this was sooo needed and enlightening too. Thanks Maddie
Yes I understand and do agree with you, I've released 5 singles and thought of quitting after at least 3 of them. The last release which I thought was my absolute best actually only got to #14 on the UK soul charts and my previous 2 got to #3 and #7. Please don't be fooled by there numbers, I haven't made a penny from being on the Soul charts but I have amassed a few fans.
I PUT OUT! OVER 32 SONGS BUT I STILL AGREE! WITH YOU
Thank you for AWAYS being honest with us and making me think about what really matters. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Mine only one song and never give up. Thank you so much for this light.
This was encouraging, and not in a patronizing way! Hard facts, get better, don't give up
The problem is no more good music from famous artists are being produced, if you are unknown nobody cares about your music no matter how good they are. It has been like this for decades, beautiful music from 60,70,80 will never come back and that is what we hear on the radio most the time. Why hear your music if there are thousands of masterpieces.
A really helpful video! Thanks so much! 👍
Most of these videos focus on media presence, yet rarely if ever touch on creating a following in their own town. Any halfway successful artists I personally know established themselves locally, then regionally, at which point media had some effect. You said it, word of mouth is big. But let’s be honest (and you touched on it) the reason I don’t click on every artist ad I see online is 1. There’s too many it’s saturated and 2. Most of it is simply not that good. It’s easy to fall in love with our own babies, but pictures of our babies rarely impress strangers. Unless we are truly remarkable, it’s a lost cause. It can be hard to know. I for example know I’m just not good enough so I do it for a hobby. We all have those few friends that insist we’re good and should chase the dream. I find those people mean well but do more harm than good. It’s when strangers fall in love and obsess over it that you know you’re onto something. People who already know and care about you are biased.
1 reason no one listens to my music :
1 - It sucks.
Appreciate this! I have released more than 32 songs, but you're right about really focusing on your active fans. I need to do that even more and have more one on one with them. I'm going take all you shared ino consideration as I prepare for album 7s release next month 😊
This vid came at the right time, cos it’s exactly where I’m at; I spent thousands on creating vids, but I realised just b4 my recent release less is more! I think spending more on PR is better overall and consistency with building a catalogue of music and owning my socials and fans. Success will come 👍
I released 4 CDs with 48 songs total , between 2014 - 2017 -10 music videos on youtube and 2 - photo series called SkyPlanets, copywrites on everything. I'm a slow learner , but you are helping me understand. Thank You.
just keep releasing and promoting! ✨
Great video and advice. You guys are so generous to up and coming artists with your knowledge and suggestions. Well done.
Thank u so much for this video love !!
I don't care about venues. I'd be perfectly happy making music and nobody ever really knowing me. I don't want "fans". I just want people to be inspired by my music. I don't want to be an idol.
Just keep working on your craft and get out there … get a feel for how people receive you, it helps but it’s tough to feel the rejection…... you get better at making songs at approaching your craft .. I believe everyone has one hit song in them.. just about finding your formula .. I’ve recorded God knows how many songs at this point could be over 500 and bare in mind I set out to finish at least 90% of those songs.. from production to songwriting and then voicing (and I usually need to get all the voicing done in the moment to capture the feeling.. .. I’m at a place now where it flows Much better knowing what to do.. you’ve got this ..
Working on more releases! More fan engagement! This is great. Thank you. Very helpful without being so super long ass tutorial or bogus sales pitch.
Great content! I know #3 is it for me. I have to release more music and be patient with the process. Then I also need to promote more. I've spent most of this year getting new music ready to end 2021 and attack 2022. Once I start releasing, I'm gonna have a steady flow of singles & EP's. Hopefully I will build an audience and some momentum.
Love this channel. At times it's just to hear this lady talk(girl, young lady, whatever), love the voice and speech
Its oddly calming isnt it
@@soundclarity950 yeah
Just released my 32nd song! I need to find my target audience, that is what I am currently working on now.
thanks for always putting out the realest advice. Without being condescending... I've found so many people making videos like this to be so rude, or not encouraging.
Thanks for always keeping it real Maddie :)
That last one is very true production of songs and quality is paramount
great video always helpful!
Well, promotion is key to everything I suppose
Consistency too
GEMS thanks Burstimo! def gon apply these on my upcoming releases and current releases 🙏🔥💎
I have 32 songs but they are unreleased 😂
Thanks for this 💜🦉💜
Great video guys. I’ll let you know how the upcoming release goes🙏🏼
Great video! I have actually released over 32 songs, but I plan to use the information you talked about to try to upgrade my game. Thank you!
I've released almost 40 tracks. Great vid, btw.
Couple of thousand listens! That'd be great lol
Very good summary ! well done
I used to have a lot of music but I just scrapped it all and planning to start from scratch (or as some say, starting from experience), Use to go by a different name like a stage name, but now just go by my name I was given when I was born. I done a photo shoot for individual singles artwork and for the album artwork. Nothing recorded yet but I'm planning to take my time on the recording process. I work with a bunch of lads where they do music too, but 2 of them are in charge of organising events, doing the photoshoots, music videos and the recording, mixing and mastering. I have an idea who my target audience is but as you said you can't always be 100% sure and it could be an audience that you didn't expect. I'm planning on taking my time with each release and focusing on promoting it properly and authentically, unfortunately when I use to go by my previous stage name I did fall into the ego trap of appearance and trying to look like I was successful when I really wasn't, so I'm making sure this time that's not going to happen, having no expectations of how well it goes, just planning on being grateful for whatever feedback I get and keep repeating the process of consistency with the promotion of each release, and for a lengthy enough time before the next one and so on. When it comes to the songs, they're real life experiences and taking a different approach with with them, but having no expectations on how well they do because it'll will bring some disheartening like it used to when I wanted instant gratification. I'm gonna have this video on loop to keep me in line and not to mess up in the future, great content as usual.
Great video, solid advice👍
Great information. Thanks!
I'm going to be working toward getting to my 32 songs! haha. I also need to continue figuring out who my target audience is. I just started this year and feel like I just have to be consistent, continue to improve and not give up. Thank you for all of your tips! It gave me a lot to think about.
Il add a number 6. You can implement all the advice you want but don't forget the big picture. If you focus too much on promotion, you forget about the process of creating music itself (enjoy the journey not the destination type stuff).
Make sure you don't fixate on getting more views and attention otherwise you become disingenuous to yourself and what you truly enjoy making. If you can find it within yourself to detach from that, you will enjoy music production for what it is, and nothing will constrain you from creating your best work.
Your videos are so timely. Needed to hear this!
Thanks burstimo! 🤍 Lots of love from Brazil
Fantastic video and information. I was literally having the “rerelease and repromote” discussion this morning. Synchronicity ? Subbed!
One of the best channels that actually gives real advice on what it means to make it in the industry! Totally agree with all the points, quantity and quality of the music is the name of the game.
I just released my first song and mv a few days ago and I'm very happy with the views (3k might not sound like a lot but to me it's insane!!) But you just encouraged me to promote it more (I gave up on promoting because I can't afford it) but I will try the tips you gave on free promotion in other videos as much as I can. Thank you for this, I needed the encouragement!❤️
3k on your first song in a few days? That's amazing! Good for you.
@@hacccccc978 thank you so much!!
Congrats! 3k on your first release is super super strong.
Congratulations! It's really hard to do that organically, do you have any links to your music?
@@kazonikz thank you so much!! Yes this is the link to the music video
th-cam.com/video/xlnA_OiU9_Y/w-d-xo.html
Love that last one. You're absolutely right, it was savage.
Im gonna try this 🤟🏼😉
I spend weeks and weeks producing a great track that I’m proud of then even none of my close friends or girlfriend will listen to it let alone anyone else. It’s so pointless making music but I’m not stopping. Just gonna make it for myself.
Same
Wow amazing ideas!
Am gonna try to be a bit serious with my work, then will try your tips here ☺️
Thankfully I watched this before I release ANY music
I think the "32 songs" insight is super useful and confirms what a lot of us suspected already i.e. you need a solo foundation in place to gain more fans. Its a bit of a catch 22 in that the less followers and listeners you have, the harder it is to get new ones, but I guess thats why the first few years are such a grind! We've only 6 songs out since we started 2 years ago (thanks covid) so we really need to get our skates on!
Absolutely spot on, very helpful and inspirational, all hail Burstimo!
Thank you so much for your supper motivating movie.
As a statistician and a musician, it is ALWAYS about the targeting and finding the right audience. On a planet of over 7 billion people there is an audience for everything. Quality music? Very subjective. The so called "taste makers" that you refer to are historically the same middlemen folks who dismissed every major artists imaginable from the Beatles to Elvis. The problem with the music industry is that artists are not provided with the proper tools to find the right audience for every song. I spent a career developing algorithms to identify the right individuals for every promotion imaginable, the tools that are provided to artists today (Facebook, Instagram, TH-cam, etc.) are a callback to the early 1980's when marketers could only use "lists" of purchasers or subscribers to one thing or another. Btw, great reminder to folks about videos. I focus more on the videos myself, and encourage others to do the same.
You are absolutely right! Talk about quality in art is generally crap. I'm not saying this as a frustrated musician - have a terrific music education and worked very successfully as a professional musician for 25 years in my younger years, before working as an information technologist for 20 years. Then 2 years ago, retired, I picked up electronic music production from scratch, and am now heading for 1 million streams. At first I had no idea at all about pop music and mixing and mastering, but I had 2 ears and knew how it should sound to me. For the mainstream addicts it was absolute crap, but I found my audience. That's how it works! Otherwise there would never be any innovations in art. I appreciate burstimo very much, but with statements like that they have to take off their marketing glasses for once. Art doesn't need judges!
@@Entprima "Art doesn't need judges." I love that line of yours.
@@Entprima Ich habe mir Entprima Jazz Cosmonauts angeschaut. Das bist du, richtig? Sehr cool. Ich habe Superhuman geliebt, aber das liegt daran, dass ich gerade einen ähnlichen Song und ein dazugehöriges Video veröffentlicht habe. Oh, Sie sollten Ihren Spotify-Link auf Ihrer TH-cam-Kanalseite platzieren, damit Sie Ihre Musik leichter finden können.
@@loublackvideo Da ich Kommunikation ernst nehme, habe ich deinen Superman-Song natürlich schon erfreut angehört, und bin nun ein Abonnent von dir.
I haven't released 32 songs-but I'm over halfway there with 17, with 2 more in the works! Thanks for all your amazing tips. Can't wait to try some of them out from multiple vids.
What Burstimo are doing for independent artists is nothing short of phenomenal! I have become more willing to trust the process and do the work it’ll take to get to where I want to be thanks to this amazing team 🙏🏾
I am going to be releasing my 34th song this year! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the great advice as always!
You looking way more beautiful than usual💙💙..missed YOUR tutorials hun
Great content and advice, as always, thank you!
Great advice, as always! Thanks 🙏🏻
Very insightful, keep pushing everyone!
I will watch this everyday to remind myself to stay on track
What do you do when you make a song that you feel has potential to do well but it's just wasted on little to no views and now it rots in the back when you release new music and that song gets old and forgotten?
Gold, as always. Thank you.
I would be grateful if you could help me to evaluate my songs? Any criticism is welcome).
TH-cam Playlist of my songs - th-cam.com/play/PLVHCeQi07aD6KQIw5qDRT9B0WuzhMmAYq.html
This is so interesting, thank you! It was an eye opener. I need to find my target audience!