Which Video Tips are Best for You?
- Musician Guidance
- Nov 5, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 11, 2022
We encourage you to watch as many videos tips as you can because they all offer invaluable advice, guidance and insight, but sometimes you only have time for one and so we're going to guide you as to which videos are best for you!
This video is taught by Jessica Lynn (professional touring musician who has shared the Stage with Keith Urban and Brad Paisley). Jessica has grown her social media pages from nothing to a substantial following and in this class, she explains to you how she did it, including tips on; how to you present yourself on social media, engagement with your fans (real vs paid engagement), importance of focusing on demographics and how to maximize the use of hashtags.
This video is taught by Shalee Gherbaz (Founder of Playlisting Company "Oh. My. Playlist!") Oh My Playlist has become a highly sought after placement for emerging artists with playlists being loved by fans all over the world. In this Video Shalee teaches you everything along the way to getting your song playlisted. This includes; outlining a few basics that are required before you even start looking at playlist submission, how playlisting works, where you can submit, how to approach curators and what to do if you do get playlisted along with what to do if you do not get playlisted.
This video is taught by Michaela Jordan (Founder of Golden Poppy Artist Services and experience at a Record Label working as direct support to the CEO and Head of Publicity). In this video Michaela teaches you all about how to distribute music as an independent artist including elements such as; getting your music on Spotify without a record label or distribution deal, best days to release music, how to promote your music, when to promote your music, how to ensure you receive proper royalties and much more.
This tip video is taught by Vikki St Leger (an Award Winning Vocal Coach to the Winner of "The Voice UK" and many finalists and contestants on the "X-Factor," "Britain's Got Talent" and "Little Mix, The Search." In this video Vikki teaches you tips to become successful including; practice techniques on how to improve, the importance of building your fanbase through social media and much more. Vikki has helped hundreds of aspiring musicians become professionals in the music industry and now she looks forward to guide you.
Candace Sosa (Professional Songwriter and Producer who has written many songs for BTS (Outrageously Popular K-Pop Group) including eight placements on 4 #1 albums (for BTS) answers some of your frequently asked questions including; some do's and don'ts of the music industry, advice to aspiring musicians starting out and more.
Jeany James (Professional Franco-Amercian Singer-Songwriter with two million views on one video alone. She has also recently signed with GB Prod/PLAY TWO which is mainly distributed with Warner Music) shares tips she has learned over her decade in the music industry to help you succeed. These tips include; how to earn respect in the industry, how to star your singing career, steps for creating melodies and writings songs, how to setup an at home recording studio and much more.
Marc Swersky is a producer, songwriter and Two Time Grammy Award Winner with over 50 million album copies sold. His songs have been featured in the recent blockbusters; "Creed," "Get Hard," "Barbershop 3:The Next Cut" and shows such as Showtime's "Shameless."He also featured on, The Bodyguard soundtrack for the song "Trust In Me," sung by Joe Cocker. In this video, Marc shares some stories about himself starting out in the music industry as well as advice; including tips for writing a successful song.
Persiaa Tenai manages a production company that includes a camp of songwriters and producers who push out industry records for placements with major artists and producers. In this video, Persiaa teaches you a few quick tips including; steps to create a hit as a songwriter, the importance of vocal production, whether a songwriter or an artist "opens more doors" and whether being an audio engineer helps as a songwriter.
Mykel T. Brooks is a platinum producer and hitmaker as well as creator of the Grammy-nominated music production team "The Lab Rats Ink." He also owns his own label (TBrooks Music Group/The Lab Rats Ink). In this quick tip video, he answers your commonly asked questions, including; "what do label companies look for in artists," "do I need a manager or agency to approach a label company," "if you aren't from a city with a big music culture, what can you do" and "what to do if you're performing at small gigs but nothing has come from it."
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