How To Make It In The Music Business
Summary: How To Make It In The Music Business Using Social Media Marketing To Build A Large Following
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- Artist: Ousala Aleem (Prestley Snipes)
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I was fortunate to go multi-platinum in 2014, with the help of Drake and my first artist iLoveMakonnen, who I signed and managed between 2011-2015. Last year I had a conversation with Ether Da Connect on Skype. Ether is an artist and songwriter from my hometown Brooklyn, NY, who has a song called "WAKA" that's been buzzing for a while. Waka Flocka Flame recently got on the remix of Ether Da Connect's hit song "WAKA", so we share a similar story.
In this video, I show you how to calculate Spotify streaming revenue, which will give you an idea of how much money, some of your favorite artists are generating. I mention several artist in this video such as Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Justin Bieber, Drake, Tones and I, Roddie Ricch, Ed Sheeran, J Balvin and more.
In this episode, I discuss the pros and cons of starting a limited liability company and whether it's necessary or not, to establish an LLC, when starting a record label or music project.
My book is highly rated by the viewers, and it rarely gets negative reviews. The other day, I noticed that someone left a bad review about my book/audiobook. In this video, I will be responding to the negative review that was left on my book's Audible page. If you have purchased my book, please leave a review and your thoughts on the book, and feel free to reach out to me, if you have any questions about anything from the book.
Will spending money on paid promotion turn you into a star? Will dropping thousands of dollars promoting your latest song, music video or other content, help you build a fanbase and a large following? How much money would it cost to get a million followers? How much money would it cost for your latest video to get a million REAL views?
I explain why Walmart is the number one brick and mortar retailer in the whole World. We also discuss why independent artists should create cover songs for free promotional purposes while they build their obscure brands. This is a clip from a consultation session that I had last week with a talented producer / artist manager / record label executive.
When your song or album begins to get streams, downloads, plays on the radio, played on television, or synced, you will start to receive royalties for your music being played (performed). Royalties come from various sources and it is your job as a publisher to be on top of all of the various royalty sources, so that you and your partners will be paid (especially in a timely fashion).
I talk about my experiences as an artist management and how you can come out ahead. I've managed artists for years with much success. I discuss what type of agreements that you may want to have your artist sign and I also discuss management issues such as tortious interference, copyright, publishing and more.
A master recording refers to the actual original recording of a song or album. There are multiple ways to earn money from a song or album in the music industry and royalties derived from master recordings are a huge one.
Ebon shares some of his experiences as a producer/artist and says he is having great success using some of the tips from my book "How To Make It In The Music Business".
I share some valuable information with King Musa on how to market his music brand online. King Musa is an Egyptian American artist who was also once a professional basketball player. King Musa has a passion for music and is pursuing his career as a songwriter and artist.
In this video, I talk about plagiarism and the copy and paste culture that we now live in. It's getting harder and harder for creators to get recognition and acknowledgement for their work nowadays, due to the ease of copying content. Nowadays, everyone has their own "platform" and everyone online is racing to get more followers. This is causing people to have less respect for journalism and creators.
If you do not pursue your music royalties, you may never collect your money. It will just sit in someone's bank account, collecting interest for them. Tunecore wrongfully placed a copyright claim on my movie "Criminals Gone Wild 2: Menace II Humanity", and ran ads on my film, without my consent. When I confronted Tunecore, my claim was counter claimed by one of their clients, who clearly used my intellectual property, without my permission. After speaking with the Tunecore client, he released the counter claim. I contacted Tunecore with the counter claim release, then asked when my money would be sent to me. Since then, I still haven't received my royalties.
If you use a producer's beat without his or her permission, that producer may put a Content ID claim on your YouTube video, that you uploaded to your YouTube channel. Split sheets must be written up, specifying who owns what percentage of a song. On each song that you collaborate with other people on, a split sheet will need to be made. Once the song splits are agreed upon, you may go register your share, of that song, in your PRO Account (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC).
In this episode, I discuss Audible's new Bounty Referral Program and how self published authors and entrepreneurs, are generating hefty royalties every month, from audiobook sales and sign ups.