Timbaland REVEALS MAJOR Industry Platform
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You are probably right tbh.
Ill give it a try and see whats up first.
The modern music business imo isnt necessarily making the music, its providing the tools for those that do. Like Timbaland is doing, like Dre did with Beats headphones.
I think the real money is in making things like plugins, DAW's, mic's, audio interfaces, studio monitors.
Now we have all been sold the dream that we can all be rich and famous, and so many chase that narrow path, the real money is in the exploitation of those chasing the dream.
The biggest hurdle Ive had with self promotion and paying for promotion is that the market is full of sharks selling plays that arent organic using warehouses of phones to generate false plays.
My integrity means a lot to me, I would also hope that an advertising campaign would have been targetted to a narrow demographic more likely to have an interest in my style of music, but instead I keep getting fake plays, nothing organic, no feedback, likes or anything to indicate real plays, this also makes me look like a fraud. So I only ever did it a couple times, the second time it was advertised as organic, it wasnt.
I think the real money is in making things like plugins, DAW's, mic's, audio interfaces, studio monitors.
Now we have all been sold the dream that we can all be rich and famous, and so many chase that narrow path, the real money is in the exploitation of those chasing the dream.
The biggest hurdle Ive had with self promotion and paying for promotion is that the market is full of sharks selling plays that arent organic using warehouses of phones to generate false plays.
My integrity means a lot to me, I would also hope that an advertising campaign would have been targetted to a narrow demographic more likely to have an interest in my style of music, but instead I keep getting fake plays, nothing organic, no feedback, likes or anything to indicate real plays, this also makes me look like a fraud. So I only ever did it a couple times, the second time it was advertised as organic, it wasnt.
OK, ill be giving it a miss
I had a website many years ago, was getting around 100 plays a day, and another 100 a day on myspace. Then myspace died, and all the work I put into selling myself ended up being a waste of time. Went through a bad time, lost my job, my computer packed up, car packed up, couldnt afford to keep the website going, got stuck in a rut musically. Quit making music for 7 years. Its only really since I had my heart attack and realised all the work would have just died with me on my hard disk and it would have all been for nothing. So I got right back on it, came back and started winning quite a few battles here and just keep improving all the time, and putting my music online to at least be heard. I decided to just make the music I wanted to make, not for any artists, I have hundreds of beats for artists with no artists. So I decided to just make beats that stand up on their own.
And here I am.
I have plans to get my website back up, been getting my hardware sorted first, I learned to mix so I wouldnt have to pay somebody a fortune to do it, so I can do the best quality mixes I can myself.
There are lots of things I have learned that have nothing to do with music, but to support my music.
I learned HTML, PHP, MYSQL, CSS, Flash, to build my website.
I learned how to build a partition wall, then did it, plastered a wall for the first time lol. Did a lot of work at the studio I have never done before, just to get it done.
But yeah man, my biggest hurdle is and always will be the promo. I get myself kicked off social media for wrongthink. But I need to keep my mouth shut and just utilise social media for business. Its what all the kids are using these days, instagram.
A lot of the times I know what I should be doing, but getting it done is another matter. Between work, music, programming and studio, I have limited time to work with. I need to regiment my time a little bit better and put time aside purely for business.
And here I am.
I have plans to get my website back up, been getting my hardware sorted first, I learned to mix so I wouldnt have to pay somebody a fortune to do it, so I can do the best quality mixes I can myself.
There are lots of things I have learned that have nothing to do with music, but to support my music.
I learned HTML, PHP, MYSQL, CSS, Flash, to build my website.
I learned how to build a partition wall, then did it, plastered a wall for the first time lol. Did a lot of work at the studio I have never done before, just to get it done.
But yeah man, my biggest hurdle is and always will be the promo. I get myself kicked off social media for wrongthink. But I need to keep my mouth shut and just utilise social media for business. Its what all the kids are using these days, instagram.
A lot of the times I know what I should be doing, but getting it done is another matter. Between work, music, programming and studio, I have limited time to work with. I need to regiment my time a little bit better and put time aside purely for business.
college radio isnt an avenue Id considered before, but its a really good one. We had an internet radio station at the studio for a bit, but its another matter of the time it consumed. Getting some connections in the college radio game sounds like a really good idea though to get stuff in rotation, especially with the kids we have at the studio, the college kids will love that shit.
We often have producers coming here at ill to sell beats to us. I use the metaphor "its like trying to sell snow to an eskimo"
How did you go about getting your sync placements? When I looked into it years ago they were telling me they needed university graduates. I dont chase artists anymore, or plan on selling beats unless its for at least $5000 for an exclusive composed piece.
I have planned on releasing ep's, getting them on spotify, remaking the website and building up again from scratch and keep increasing the revenue stream potential. I lost a lot of connections when I stopped for 7 years.
I would love to make £2,000 to £3,000 a month from my music, I get £2,000 a month breaking my back delivering sofas.
OGBama
Big Clit Energy
God damn @Dj Iceman you're doing it big in your own way. My kind of person.
Yeah, Im always telling people that networking is the most important thing. Its how Ive gotten my best opportunities. Just by reaching out and being humble and being respectful and speaking person to person. While it would be nice if we all could do it all, we just cant, life and the number of hours in the day has its limits. Its not necessarily what you know but who you know, with a small team of good dedicated people all pulling in the same direction, its far more likely to be successful than one person alone. Every person brings experience and skills in different categories that can be utilised to help the collective. Ive tried saying that here for years, but its hard to get everybody moving in the same direction.
Kane the MOD
Grey haired Boom Bap Rap Dad
Battle Points: 6
What are your thoughts on Bandcamp to sell music? It is a company but from my understandig the rights of your music remain with you.
OGBama
Big Clit Energy
why make beats when you can spend all your time talking about making beats?
EsquireMusic111
Head of Production/Black Label Recording Studio
EsquireMusic111
Head of Production/Black Label Recording Studio
That's a fact bro. So many of the producers that are signing up via the platform are going at it with hopes of landing placements or in having the opportunity to work with artist. It seems like a cash grab to take advantage of these younger cats trying to be heard.
This is why business is so lucrative. Too many want the quick and easy way.
OGBama
Big Clit Energy
Re: Business @Dj Iceman "teach the artist to become empowered, to protect themselves, and to have long careers." Spencer Boyer, Howard U law professor whom entertainment attorney James L. Walker learned from.