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hi
my name is james from Australia.
just a warning too fellow musicians who may or have seen the company " soundworks direct touring japan" witch is a off-shoot of the australian so called company "soundworks direct touring"

the promoter and runner of said company is
Bastien delule - from the band DVRK
my old freind bastien stole $8000 from myself and my band Diminish The Gods.

and as of recent just tryed to steal money from the band " rivers of nahill" and also stole money from "fallujah" amd plenty of other bands.

just a warning for everybody.
read the sighns.
bastien works under multiple fake company's from the names of

"the sleepless collective"
"energy zombie touring"
he will take your money.
i myself made the mistake getting involved with him.

hope this msg reaches the right people

EDIT: For context, I'm making dark alternative pop; artists like Sombr, Ari Abdul, Isabel LaRosa, Chris Grey, Billie Eilish, and The 1975 are probably my biggest references. I've also been studying music for around 10 years and don't release anything without multiple rounds of revisions and feedback.

I have a question for those who've worked in artist development, management, marketing, A&R, PR, or anyone who's been involved in breaking artists.

I'm an independent artist who's fortunate enough to have around $10,000 available to invest per release. I know money can't buy fame, and I know the music has to connect first, so let's assume the songs are genuinely competitive.

If your sole objective was to maximize the odds of an artist becoming famous, how would you approach it?

How would you allocate that budget? What would your roadmap look like? What would you prioritize, and what would you avoid?

I'm interested in hearing about everything that actually matters:

• Production
• Visual identity
• Content strategy
• PR
• Ads
• Playlist strategy
• Networking
• Management
• Live shows
• Release strategy
• Anything else that you believe has a meaningful impact

If you've worked with artists who've broken through or watched campaigns fail despite large budgets, I'd love to hear what separated the winners from everyone else.

I'm not looking for a guaranteed formula. I'm trying to understand how people in the industry think about maximizing the probability that an artist breaks through when real capital is available.

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I was having a chat with some friends a few weeks back and one friend who's actually in the business mentioned mailing lists as engagement. I was surprised because to me email feels almost as ancient as snail mail in that respect. That said I'm curious if anyone here uses email lists and how successful they find it and if inclined any tips on the type of content they find successful. My band is very new but starting to gain some traction locally, so in my mind this is totally premature, but he insists it works and will work for me.

TIA

What works for you when releasing new music these days? What are the best methods or tips and trips to help other indie artists improve their release strategy?

hii! i’m from the north east of england and i really really want to work in the industry but it feels really hard as there isn’t a lot of opportunities around here and i guess i just don’t really know what to do

With the non exclusive beat market super over saturated, the market is starting to look more like the design/tech industry with a more client relationship between artist + producer.

I run an design engineering agency and when a lead hits me up to work with them, the second thing I ask after stating my pricing floor is “what pieces in my portfolio resonates the most with your business/brand.

If they can’t explain that, then they’re are either shopping for lowest bidder or don’t care about taste/results. Just, “can you copy this already successful thing for me for the low, even though you don’t have work like that in your portfolio”.

How many producers here are now looking for artists that basically fall in love with your beats first and then you either work with them client style (they pay a fee up front) or venture style (free or heavily discounted up front + get 50% of the writers and 50% of publishing)?

I recently graduated with a Communications degree and have been trying to figure out the most realistic way to break into the music industry.

Working in music has always felt like an achievable dream, but I'm not dead set on one specific role. I'd be happy in communications, marketing, partnerships, artist relations, sales, live events, or really anything on the business side that fits my background.

I have experience in AV production, live events, hosting a college radio show where I interviewed local artists, and producing a short documentary about a local band and the music scene at my university. Despite that, most of the interviews I'm getting are for jobs outside the music industry.

For those of you already working in music, what path did you take? If you were graduating today with a background like mine, what kinds of entry-level roles would you be targeting? Is it better to keep applying directly to music companies, or build transferable experience elsewhere and pivot later?

I'm not looking for a shortcut—just some honest advice from people who've actually found their way into the industry.

A couple of weeks ago I attended a music tech conference in NYC. As we can expect AI was where the most investments are going to. SUNO being one of the companies that raised the most capital. I believe there can be more ethical ways of using AI in the industry, I’ve been working on some myself. And to get a better perspective I would like to ask about what you believe the future of AI in music is going towards? Do you think it’ll be more and more generative AI for music creation?

I withdrew money funds last Friday from Distrokid but it is still 7 days and pending. Was wondering if anyone else is experiencing similar delays

hey everyone, i'm one of the people behind r/ Get Arena Radio so obvious bias here, but wanted to share what we're building in case it resonates.

basically we got tired of the standard streaming model where artists see almost nothing. so we built something where artists, investors, and fans actually share in the revenue. unlimited streaming, no ads, no subscription.

still early days but would love honest feedback from people who actually care about where their listening money goes. arena. com if you want to check it out.

I’ll try to keep this brief and straightforward as possible but pretty much when I was 15 years lord I was “signed”to this small indie record label and I didn’t know anything about how to release music or how anything works. I’m with this label for a few years and released a lot of music with them and never saw a penny. Some Time goes by and I leave the label after realizing it wasn’t the right fit for me and I had severely stunted my growth as an artist by working with them. ANYWAYS they used a distributor called “In grooves” to distribute my music which I believe is no longer available anymore to access. There was never any conversation on how I could go about redeeming my royalties from streams and the guy that ran the label was not the easiest to talk to about money and I have no interest in contacting him unless I absolutely have to. I really want to get my money from my music! There’s at least a couple thousand dollars just sitting and I’m hoping somebody on here could give me some advice on what to do. Let me know! Thank you :)

Edit: Please ignore the boy’s club bit, honestly not the right words

I'm a woman in my 20s managing an emerging band. For the last 3 years, I've done everything to help get them where they are while they focused on making music. We all agreed that any money made would go straight back into the band.

The band got a call from an established manager looking to take over. I honestly think it's the best move for their careers. I know he can open doors I can't.

It hurts knowing someone else could come in now, take over, and get the credit after all the work I've put in.

Is there any way I could still be part of their journey if they sign with him?

Hello, I am an independent bedroom artist. I released my first EP two months ago and I still have a couple of gigs coming up focused around the EP. I do make a lot of songs because I work on music almost everyday and there are a couple of songs I didn’t put on the EP, but that I do perform and I’m wanting to release (highly favoured by the audience). Since they are in the same theme as my EP, I still want to release them this year. But when is the right time to start releasing new songs again?

so idk if i’m asking in the right place so correct me if i wrong but lately i’ve been feeling stuck like i’ve got a somewhat decent social media presence but not huge by no means. i really want to get noticed by some a&r or some talent scouts but im just confused on how to go about it. like i do preform live all of the time and have built a name for myself but idk… if anyone wants to look my tiktok page is @mavrik._music i dont have many actually gig singing videos up yet but im going to upload more soon

Hi! I am curious as to if there are still 'organic' traction moments with content in the current era. To my understanding, most of these platforms have figured out how to monetize, large brands are paying a lot of money for visibility + a random 'viral' moment is not so common anymore. Have any artists had something take off organically? Or have you seen most growth via paid ads?

Six months ago, I started writing and producing songs. I’ve already recorded a couple of tracks and tried to collaborate with some indie artists, but, unfortunately, they didn’t even notice me...

I thought maybe I should work directly with labels instead of trying to find artists on my own, but I actually don’t know how to go about it. I’d appreciate any advice or help!

Moved to NYC about 2 years ago and have had the hardest time finding other musicians who make alternative RnB / acoustic music. Also, it’s been even harder to find venues that accommodate acoustic sets outside of sofar, which can be hit or miss at this point. A lot of the mid tier venues closed during covid or shortly after + a lot of my friends here re playing in cover bands just to make ends meet.

I keep being told that a lot of the action is in LA, Nashville and Atlanta and the city hasn’t recovered since COVID around live music. It’s also possible that my genre just isn’t as much of a thing here as s soul pop, Broadway adjacent, and indie rock. I just want to ask folks.. is that true?

I am looking for a cross-platform posting service that would specifically help with the cross posting between TikTok and YouTube, as Instagram and Facebook are already fairly easy for me. Has anyone tried one that's good for converting these two platforms?