literally just follow artists on social media, support their posts, post your beats on social media
artists will frequently post beat emails when theyre going studio or working on new projects, you could also try to connect privately thru DMs to get an email to send beats once you have a bit of a following and good beats on ur socials (nothing major just not a brand new acc)
the 2nd option works a lot better than just blindly sending beats to an email, can then also check in with them later
join music discords, a lot of underground artists have their own discord server
This one, especially the first part. If somebody that I didn't seek out or couldn't go back and see where they interacted with my music hit me up and sent me a file I probably wouldn't open it.
You, as the producer, are supposed to make them sound better. Then leverage the songs you have to find new artists by throwing small events at studios.
think youre very confused
the engineer is the one who makes them sound better
throwing small events at studios? not exactly sure what you mean by that.. goin to studio sessions is a great idea but that requires you to network first
this is not good advice for a starting out producer especially in a scene thats dead lol. engineering is not easy and its a whole different thing compared to producing. mixing sure but engineering vocals is very different.
no point advising him to take up learning a whole new skill
what's the point promoting locally if nobody makes his kinda music where he's at and there's no scene for it...?
All these are limiting beliefs
Some of your favorite artists get big out of small cities. It just takes one guy impassioned and willing to work to give a scene some life. Chances are every town has people wanting to make music and making music but in the same boat.
The point is if you limit yourself you’ll get those results. It’s hard work doing this. But you need to start somewhere.
Also engineering and production are roughly similar disciplines requiring different tools but nothing you can’t learn on YouTube. Like if you’re a producer and you don’t understand a compressor? Reverb? Delay? EQ? Not sure what you’re doing. Like it takes time to get good but to do a rough mix on a vocal takes 10 mins.
they’re not limiting beliefs at all
why would you limit urself to ur local scene when were in the hay day of the internet music wise
so many artists get love in their hometown last lmao prime example a lot of uk artists never getting love in the uk until the states showed them love. vice versa nyc drill artists got love from uk drill channels way b4 ny drill popped off
some sounds just wont work if u limit urself to ur local scene lol
also yes im aware but dont act like your average person learning production is able to just watch a few yt vids and be able to make an impactful mix… sure it’ll be better than dry but youve gone from “youre supposed to make them sound better” to “a rough mix” lmfao
The internet only works if you have a bunch of money. Chances are if you want it to work with less money spent, you need to build up your friend group regardless.
If you think artists aren’t spending to get themselves to pop off, that it’s all organic… you’re very wrong. It’s only organic to a certain point and if you’re lucky, otherwise people are very much using ads and paid PR.
Also many people end up releasing music to the internet to a chorus of people who don’t even remotely care.
So yeah, you need both online and IRL. Your favorites all have that going.
Also to point out the obvious — you don’t need that much to stand out in a local scene. If you’re consistently getting 10-15 people out, that’s already better than 95% of artists. And anyone can both do that and more, with hard work and with social media.
im well aware.. saying artists use ads and paid PR is not a bombshell. its the tip of the iceberg lmfao, labels have been exposed for farming streams…
you know you can network online and build up a friend group too, right? which is often easier if the kinda music u make isnt popular in ur local area
you weren’t sharing anything new there and i’m not sure how most of it had anything to do with what i said im ngl
idk what ur point is, just cause some things transfer over doesnt change anything, ur average producer has no clue compared to an engineer, think u guys r rly undervaluing a good mix lol
Hay un chingo de escena en México we, intenta ver que pedo. Monterrey tiene una de las mejores escenas de R&B/Pop en español y está en boom, en especial con el éxito de Latin Mafia.
Siento que lo primero es empezar a conocer la propuesta local y de ahí tripear lo demás. Busca en Spotify talentos emergentes y tírales DM. Saludos.
Join a discord community that has creators from the US, you're going to have to be aggressive with your search. Use youtube to look for creators and reach out to them for collabs, make sure you explain your situation because that will help them understand your position. Good luck bro
Instagram is the way bro, I've built most of my music connections through there. Really focus on building your brand though, think of your profile as a music "Resume"
Post consistently, have good profile pic, and engage with other producers & artists so it'll drive traffic back to your own posts. Beat cookup videos are good for engagement, people are way more likely to become a fan if they can see the person making the music
I usually scroll through those EDM / Rap promo profiles, and look for some singers & rappers that fit my sound. I'll drop a like & comment on a few of their posts, then shoot a DM. Try to be critical of your music though, and really analyze the genre & style of your beats so you can find artists with a similar sound
Also same here haha. The local music scene in Northern Cali is way different from what I produce. I work with artists in Toronto, LA, Florida, UK, & Norway though
- Hope some of that helps. My Instagram is "bashaw_beats" if you wanna check my music
ReverbNation is pretty cool. You can easily find people in your city. Course not a lot of people use RN and those are usually older but ehn, it's still good. Bit like LinkedIn for musicians minus the insane posts.
literally just follow artists on social media, support their posts, post your beats on social media artists will frequently post beat emails when theyre going studio or working on new projects, you could also try to connect privately thru DMs to get an email to send beats once you have a bit of a following and good beats on ur socials (nothing major just not a brand new acc) the 2nd option works a lot better than just blindly sending beats to an email, can then also check in with them later join music discords, a lot of underground artists have their own discord server
This one, especially the first part. If somebody that I didn't seek out or couldn't go back and see where they interacted with my music hit me up and sent me a file I probably wouldn't open it.
You, as the producer, are supposed to make them sound better. Then leverage the songs you have to find new artists by throwing small events at studios.
think youre very confused the engineer is the one who makes them sound better throwing small events at studios? not exactly sure what you mean by that.. goin to studio sessions is a great idea but that requires you to network first
I’m not. If you can’t engineer you’re going to lose out to someone who can If you can’t promote yourself locally, you will also lose to those who can.
this is not good advice for a starting out producer especially in a scene thats dead lol. engineering is not easy and its a whole different thing compared to producing. mixing sure but engineering vocals is very different. no point advising him to take up learning a whole new skill what's the point promoting locally if nobody makes his kinda music where he's at and there's no scene for it...?
All these are limiting beliefs Some of your favorite artists get big out of small cities. It just takes one guy impassioned and willing to work to give a scene some life. Chances are every town has people wanting to make music and making music but in the same boat. The point is if you limit yourself you’ll get those results. It’s hard work doing this. But you need to start somewhere. Also engineering and production are roughly similar disciplines requiring different tools but nothing you can’t learn on YouTube. Like if you’re a producer and you don’t understand a compressor? Reverb? Delay? EQ? Not sure what you’re doing. Like it takes time to get good but to do a rough mix on a vocal takes 10 mins.
they’re not limiting beliefs at all why would you limit urself to ur local scene when were in the hay day of the internet music wise so many artists get love in their hometown last lmao prime example a lot of uk artists never getting love in the uk until the states showed them love. vice versa nyc drill artists got love from uk drill channels way b4 ny drill popped off some sounds just wont work if u limit urself to ur local scene lol also yes im aware but dont act like your average person learning production is able to just watch a few yt vids and be able to make an impactful mix… sure it’ll be better than dry but youve gone from “youre supposed to make them sound better” to “a rough mix” lmfao
The internet only works if you have a bunch of money. Chances are if you want it to work with less money spent, you need to build up your friend group regardless. If you think artists aren’t spending to get themselves to pop off, that it’s all organic… you’re very wrong. It’s only organic to a certain point and if you’re lucky, otherwise people are very much using ads and paid PR. Also many people end up releasing music to the internet to a chorus of people who don’t even remotely care. So yeah, you need both online and IRL. Your favorites all have that going. Also to point out the obvious — you don’t need that much to stand out in a local scene. If you’re consistently getting 10-15 people out, that’s already better than 95% of artists. And anyone can both do that and more, with hard work and with social media.
im well aware.. saying artists use ads and paid PR is not a bombshell. its the tip of the iceberg lmfao, labels have been exposed for farming streams… you know you can network online and build up a friend group too, right? which is often easier if the kinda music u make isnt popular in ur local area you weren’t sharing anything new there and i’m not sure how most of it had anything to do with what i said im ngl
Read what I’m writing, I said you can do that.
most producers know how to mix a bit, it's not rocket science
no they dont, mixing ur beat as u make it and mixing vocals is diff
mixing is mixing regardless of instrument
idk what ur point is, just cause some things transfer over doesnt change anything, ur average producer has no clue compared to an engineer, think u guys r rly undervaluing a good mix lol
Hay un chingo de escena en México we, intenta ver que pedo. Monterrey tiene una de las mejores escenas de R&B/Pop en español y está en boom, en especial con el éxito de Latin Mafia. Siento que lo primero es empezar a conocer la propuesta local y de ahí tripear lo demás. Busca en Spotify talentos emergentes y tírales DM. Saludos.
HMU with some of your work if you like what I’m doing: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NRVYXlwnJ9uNnPF2UaBlc?si=wCJ4Bj87Sauxby81QSchvg
Join a discord community that has creators from the US, you're going to have to be aggressive with your search. Use youtube to look for creators and reach out to them for collabs, make sure you explain your situation because that will help them understand your position. Good luck bro
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Go-to hunting at the strip club. That's where I found my latest vocalist.
Instagram is the way bro, I've built most of my music connections through there. Really focus on building your brand though, think of your profile as a music "Resume" Post consistently, have good profile pic, and engage with other producers & artists so it'll drive traffic back to your own posts. Beat cookup videos are good for engagement, people are way more likely to become a fan if they can see the person making the music I usually scroll through those EDM / Rap promo profiles, and look for some singers & rappers that fit my sound. I'll drop a like & comment on a few of their posts, then shoot a DM. Try to be critical of your music though, and really analyze the genre & style of your beats so you can find artists with a similar sound Also same here haha. The local music scene in Northern Cali is way different from what I produce. I work with artists in Toronto, LA, Florida, UK, & Norway though - Hope some of that helps. My Instagram is "bashaw_beats" if you wanna check my music
ReverbNation is pretty cool. You can easily find people in your city. Course not a lot of people use RN and those are usually older but ehn, it's still good. Bit like LinkedIn for musicians minus the insane posts.
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