u/Sanaraba

I was stuck in decision paralysis trying to figure out how to actually get my music heard. Every thread just said "post on TikTok" or "pitch to playlists," but nobody actually explained the step-by-step workflow of a release.

So I spent the last few months building a master checklist of actual, actionable steps. I use this for my own project, but I’d rather give it to other independent artists than let it sit on my hard drive.

No email gates, no "follow me to get the link" BS. Just the raw document.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/801tdscfb72xn3n0pueyb/Music-promo-checklist-for-reddit.docx?rlkey=efnm93uooqdjuoekz96wzklh2&st=ywh9bhnk&dl=0

Here is what it covers:

• Phase 1 (T-8 to T-4 weeks): Operational Setup & Rights Management (PRO, Sync, SmartLinks).
• Phase 2 (T-4 to T-1 weeks): Pre-Release Campaign (Algorithm prep, narrative building, content batching).
• Phase 2.5 (T-1 to T-0 weeks): Pre-Submission (Radio, promo pools, DJ lists).
• Phase 3 (Release Day): The exact sequence of what to update, post, and activate.
• Phase 4 (Post-Release): Momentum and ongoing promo (SubmitHub, Groover, Ads, Content Waterfall).

I hope this helps someone break out of the rut and actually get their music out there without losing their mind.

If you want to connect, I make electronic music under the name Sanaraba. Always down to talk production, hear what you guys are working on, or answer any questions about the checklist in the comments.

 

next to just practicing and making more stuff, what are some ways in which one can improve their creativity?

How to find a manager when u have almost no online presence or cloud, but have top tier skills, know exactly what u should to to grow, have a pro image and brand, but are unable to execute the plan u made.

this year i started my new alias and started also to take managing myself seriously, but i keep burning out consistently from the managing affairs, i even prepared a 90 page document which has literaly every single step for growth and bsicly a path to a succesful artist project in it, but even having all steps chewed out still dont help.

Do you have any suggestions on how to find someone who might be interested in helping out?

(Sorry if this is also a bit of a vent but i dont know how else to proceed)

Ill start:

Align the crossover points in ur multiband plugins to reduce phasing.

Dont use mid side eq without linear or dynamic phase to preserve the phase better then regular eqing

Dont use equalisers on bus tracks to avoid eqing stuff that doesnt need to be eqd

Use only smooth eq bands to get a cleaner sound

Using max quality settings and 32x oversampling to get highest quality music when rendering (obvious but hey this makes a huge diffrence)

Align the phase of ur kick with ur sub by shifting the sub sample or by turning the phase knob and set random start position to zero

Lets go

i developed a style which im satisfied with, but i dont know what genre label to slap on it, how can i figure this out? any suggestions would be highly appriciated