How To Release A Single In 2024 (The 20 Day Plan)

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  • čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
  • Welcome to How To Release A Single In 2024 (The 20 Day Plan)
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    Musicians! Do you have an upcoming release?
    Each year I make a video detailing the ultimate plan for you to follow to release your music successfully. This is the most up to date, in depth strategy you'll find anywhere. It includes all of the following and much more:
    ✅ How to get your track on Spotify
    ✅ How to pitch to playlists
    ✅ How to promote on socials
    ✅ How to build a fanbase
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    00:00 - Intro
    01:06 - Is This For You?
    02:06 - What's Changed?
    03:40 - Using Content
    06:59 - Tips For Creating Content
    09:22 - Before Starting
    18:55 - The Plan
    19:24 - Day 1 - Setting Goals
    23:24 - Day 2 - Budgets
    27:30 - Day 3 - Design Your Avatar
    29:57 - Day 4 - Design Your Image
    33:21 - Day 5 - Content Creation
    36:18 - Day 6 - Audit
    40:02 - Day 7 - Pitch to Playlists
    44:11 - Day 8 - Email List
    50:16 - Day 9 - Pre-Saves
    53:42 - Day 10 - Creating Assets
    54:53 - Day 11 - Merch
    58:35 - Day 12 - Content Creation
    1:00:05 - Day 13 - Pitch to Radio
    1:03:12 - Day 14 - Pitch to Press
    1:04:58 - Day 15 - Ads
    1:08:05 - Day 16 - Prepare for Release
    1:11:14 - Day 17 - Release Day
    1:19:30 - Day 18 - Post Release
    1:22:06 - Day 19 - Content Creation
    1:22:47 - Day 20 - Analysis
    1:25:28 - Summary
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    When I was 18, I was signed to a major label and at 23 I co-founded a Music University in Europe called BIMM (valued at $300M). I’m also a bass player, I’ve played for a number of artists including Eric Clapton, Alanis Morrisette and Billy Cobham. I initially retired at 30, but realised that life gets boring if you’re not building!
    I have always been in-between the music industry and education which is how I ended up building my CZcams channel - I’ve been teaching artists how to release music long before it was a ‘niche’! I now educate artists around the world with my Academy, CZcams channel and Social Agency.
    It’s great to meet you and looking forward to working together on your music!

Komentáře • 370

  • @Genolexis
    @Genolexis Před 2 měsíci +28

    To everyone making excuses. You can’t bring those with you when you die so you might as well try to do something you enjoy before you go. Why work to just die and be forgotten in time?! Create music and let your name go down in history, plus. Your family can listen to your work when they feel like hearing your voice or your music

  • @joshuarodriguez5986
    @joshuarodriguez5986 Před 6 měsíci +148

    Having a 9 to 5 sucks the life out of me. I am so caught in meeting the deadlines, life beyond now doesn’t exist and leaves no time for music. I haven’t made any music this year cause I get home at 8pm cook dinner and it’s time to sleep for a 6am wake up. Just me?

    • @maelz
      @maelz Před 6 měsíci +11

      I know the feeling, kind of extreme but I had to prioritize life and take breaks from work. I plan to stick to contract jobs

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +63

      I feel your frustration Josh. Trying to make music and content with no time is so tough:
      Try and find some time and make sure you are enjoying some kind of writing and creating and start off with something simple on socials even if it’s just live performances or demos etc
      Hope things get easier financially so you can down some hours and make more music

    • @joshuarodriguez5986
      @joshuarodriguez5986 Před 6 měsíci +6

      @@maelz difficult when you need money to pay off a mortgage, car, etc. Wish I could win the lottery!

    • @joshuarodriguez5986
      @joshuarodriguez5986 Před 6 měsíci +12

      @@DamianKeyescan you make a course on this? like developing a financial plan so you don’t have to work, the power of boundaries, etc.
      Financial plan would be awesome to make visible ones options. It’s all good saying do work and music until you can make music your full time thing… but options to show how this can be speeded up would be awesome.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +61

      @@joshuarodriguez5986 I absolutely can, I’ll make a start on it this week, give me a few weeks and I’ll get something out for you. Let’s get you out of the slog if the 9-5 or at least find a way to appease both somehow 😊

  • @JonCabrera
    @JonCabrera Před 4 hodinami

    Wow - this was amazing. I took a ton of notes. Thanks for sharing and getting me ENERGIZED to finally RELEASE MUSIC!

  • @mauricioariasg
    @mauricioariasg Před 6 měsíci +77

    I've been following you for two years now. This year I'm finally going to put out my first single, and I can't thank you enough for your kindness and way of sharing your knowledge. Cheers Damo!

    • @GabbySimoneMusic
      @GabbySimoneMusic Před 5 měsíci +8

      ME TO!!! i been watching him for a while and been so scared but my debut single is finally finished mixed and mastered and i think im ready!! good luck friend!

    • @Jbeezzzzy
      @Jbeezzzzy Před 5 měsíci +5

      ​@@GabbySimoneMusic ima listen just come back to this comment section to tell me when drop same for both of u

    • @logangomez4384
      @logangomez4384 Před 4 měsíci

      let's make a feat before it become over asked

    • @thefirststreetbelief
      @thefirststreetbelief Před 3 měsíci +1

      Best of luck with that!

  • @kev_castel
    @kev_castel Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you very much, Damian. This is extremely helpful. Keep up the great work!

  • @MA-wq2xc
    @MA-wq2xc Před 6 měsíci +2

    Yeeeesssss thank you!!! Been waiting for this video!!!!

  • @leolovetoparty
    @leolovetoparty Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much for the time, effort and love that you put into this video and all your videos. I will be studying this, making notes and looking to take as much as possible from it, in the forthcoming months 🙏

  • @martinlopez4719
    @martinlopez4719 Před 6 měsíci +5

    YESSSS. I look forward to these every year!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @lovemeroommate
    @lovemeroommate Před 6 měsíci +11

    I appreciate your consistency with these videos every year🙏🏾

  • @AdeleMcAlear
    @AdeleMcAlear Před 6 měsíci +1

    BRAVO! Damian, I've watched you for years and I advise my artists most of what you've covered here, but this is THE BEST video you've done. Comprehensive. An absolute masterclass. Thank you!

  • @QueenJoyMusic
    @QueenJoyMusic Před 6 dny

    Very helpful, thank you for your work Damian!

  • @Mar2beatz
    @Mar2beatz Před 6 měsíci +2

    This is awesome Damian big huge fan from Boston such a tight budget so I’ve decided to spend it to improve and make my home studio pretty and approachable

  • @lemminkainenofficial
    @lemminkainenofficial Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks Damian for this fleshed out guide. Just about to release my first single and this helped IMMENSELY to point out what needs to be done. Some steps already missed but I'll adapt for the next release. Thanks again.

  • @everyonesalama4447
    @everyonesalama4447 Před 5 měsíci

    this is so so soooo helpful, thanks so much xx

  • @RyGuySmallFry
    @RyGuySmallFry Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into these videos. I feel incredibly inspired by your content specifically. I've seen dozens of other "release plan" and "tips for artists" videos from other creators, but they didn't inspire me to actually put the work in nearly as much as your content does. Thank you for all you do!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      I really appreciate that, thank you so much. I will keep them coming! 🙂🙂

  • @commonhours
    @commonhours Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much DK! This is all amazing info. I appreciate your hard work, man!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I really appreciate that, thank you so much 😊😊

  • @seansley
    @seansley Před 6 měsíci +2

    Great work again, thank you.

  • @lordgreenmusicofficial
    @lordgreenmusicofficial Před 6 měsíci +3

    Amazing! it's always a big event when Damo drops this yearly plan 🔥

  • @Matvil
    @Matvil Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thaks for sharing this content! I see you from Colombia.

  • @Xcharlie_brownX
    @Xcharlie_brownX Před 4 měsíci +1

    Amazing watch, I've learned so much and there are so many light bulb moments in this video. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 4 měsíci

      I really appreciate that, thank you so much 😊😊

  • @DreamingWhileAwakeMusic
    @DreamingWhileAwakeMusic Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you for the great information and video Damian🙏🙏🙌🙌.

  • @iamjamieblack
    @iamjamieblack Před 6 měsíci +3

    Fantastic & super informative content Damo, thanks for this. Definitely helped spark some new ideas I'm looking forward to implementing.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      Hey Jamie, really glad it’s been helpful!

  • @LonelyBenson
    @LonelyBenson Před 4 měsíci +5

    Bravo! I'm a bit behind on the 20 days with a release coming out in 5 days! But I've taken many notes down and plan to implement as much of this advice as I can for now and ALL of it for my next release in a few weeks! Using the music to promote me, rather than the other way around is a mind blowing shift in approach. Makes so much sense. Thank you so much for this, Damian!

  • @SkylerVittorini
    @SkylerVittorini Před 6 měsíci +2

    I was waiting for this!!!

  • @rkgdartiste6962
    @rkgdartiste6962 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thank you, love this.......now let's GO

  • @maxxbeil
    @maxxbeil Před 5 měsíci

    Danke für das geile Video!!! Thank you a lot! And greetings from Germany 🙏❤

  • @JeremyRasch
    @JeremyRasch Před 2 měsíci

    Well done. Thank you. You are helping me get some ideas to properly promote my music. That’s where I’ve been struggling all along. My songwriting is improving greatly, but I have not figured out promotional aspect yet.

  • @rosamaaninka9272
    @rosamaaninka9272 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I’m so happy that I have been listening to you.. Now I got a mail from radio station that they will listen our music… I’m so excited for this and slowly but surely I will progress.. this has take few months and still working on music video but as you said better to make it right then fast ❤❤❤

  • @Stahlengelmusic
    @Stahlengelmusic Před 6 měsíci +1

    I was waiting for this video the hole month!
    Thanks alot!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      I really appreciate that, thank you for being patient and I hope it helps! 🙂🙂

  • @vishnumenon81
    @vishnumenon81 Před 6 měsíci +4

    The video we all have been waiting for!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +3

      Appreciate that I hope it lives up to expectations 😊😊

  • @AaronBaldes
    @AaronBaldes Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks so much for your great ideas and advice, as always, sir! You are such an asset to our community!

  • @lukeromito
    @lukeromito Před 6 měsíci +6

    Thank you for all that you do. This will definitely be helpful for the releases I have planned. I am sure I will find myself watching this more than once.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +3

      I really appreciate this Luke, thank you. I really hope it helps and 2024 is a big year! 🙂🙂

  • @kingasua
    @kingasua Před 6 měsíci +3

    You’re the marketing 🐐! Thank you 🙏🏾 💯

  • @susammb9997
    @susammb9997 Před 2 měsíci

    thanks for the energy bro🖤

  • @WisdomTGK
    @WisdomTGK Před 6 měsíci +2

    Awesome, thank you👏👏👏

  • @itsTr1pl
    @itsTr1pl Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you ! this is definetely the best music promotion video I've found on youtube and its gonna help me a lot with the release of my upcoming ep !

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 4 měsíci

      That really means a lot, thank you so much. This made my day! 🙂🙂

  • @C0NASUR
    @C0NASUR Před 6 měsíci +1

    Another year another 20 day plan thank you brother 🙏

  • @NickKizirnis
    @NickKizirnis Před 6 měsíci +1

    Yeah! Very excited to hear the latest, and just in time too …

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      Thanks Nick! Always appreciate you and let’s smash 2024

  • @thealihart
    @thealihart Před 2 měsíci

    Nice job on this! I'm getting ready to put out my first official single and music video "Red Flags" June 21st and I will be implementing all of this! Thank you for you guidance!

  • @reevestimpson
    @reevestimpson Před 6 měsíci +23

    I was able to get my goals met by following your last version of this video and looking forward to this new one. Thanks for the great information!!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +3

      I really appreciate that, thank you so much and congrats Reeves. Let's make 2024 a big one!!

  • @perfectmusicrecords
    @perfectmusicrecords Před 6 měsíci

    thank you for sharing your knowledge

  • @willtrittmusic
    @willtrittmusic Před 2 měsíci +2

    This helped me release almost all my singles ❤

  • @raychrismusic
    @raychrismusic Před 6 měsíci +1

    YESSSSS! Going thru Spotify 2.0 Course now but this is exciting!!! I can watch this when I get to the release plan part. 😁 thank you for your value Damian!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      Love it, appreciate you Ray, let's make 2024 a big year, I'm here to help 🙂🙂

  • @SpelMusic
    @SpelMusic Před 6 měsíci +14

    you're doing a fantastic job helping all of the musician's community. You rock Damian

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I can't tell you how much that means to me, thank you so much 🙂🙂

  • @jakiyahcabell
    @jakiyahcabell Před 6 měsíci +1

    YESSSS! thank you for all you do! 🙏🏽

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      Appreciate you! Hope it helps 😊😊

  • @renoir.kobashi
    @renoir.kobashi Před měsícem +1

    The man is a prophet, listen up y'all!

  • @DerekWayneDouglas
    @DerekWayneDouglas Před 5 měsíci

    Now I'm excited!!! When I get the masters back for my album, I'm joining the Academy and doing this multiple times for singles before dropping the whole project. So glad I came across you. Hopefully get to meet you in the future, as I'm also in Nashville. Thank you Damian!!!

  • @nyandanyandalous9052
    @nyandanyandalous9052 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great video!!super helpful! The music industry can be very overwhelming especially as an indie artist. So it’s great to have some one help navigate.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 4 měsíci

      I really appreciate this, thank you. I agree its a daunting place where the industry doesn't help with how to do things or how to improve things! Hope i can help 🙂🙂

  • @theclaxxysassypaxy
    @theclaxxysassypaxy Před 2 měsíci +1

    THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING. i’ll do every part you say

  • @AnitaAvakian
    @AnitaAvakian Před 6 měsíci +4

    international release day is Friday because of Beyonce. I'm serious, look it up:) . She made it with the "Yonce" album

  • @Catciy
    @Catciy Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing

  • @LeeSul
    @LeeSul Před 6 měsíci +1

    The best day of the year has finally come! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @KTEEmusic
    @KTEEmusic Před 5 měsíci

    thanks Damian, got some nice new input and ideas!

  • @JulianDoe
    @JulianDoe Před 6 měsíci +11

    Great video, packed with valuable insights! I wanted to add some thoughts that might be helpful to the community. First, regarding release days, consider Wednesdays or Thursdays instead of the popular Friday. With so many artists, including big names, dropping new music on Fridays, smaller bands with limited budgets can get lost in the noise. A quieter day allows for better exposure and potentially higher conversion rates. I've also observed steeper engagement declines on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays after Friday releases, whereas mid-week releases tend to see a more gradual drop-off. Second, targeting audiences in upcoming tour locations can be highly effective for boosting concert attendance and merchandise sales. Third, while I'm a fan of content batching, consider doing it well before the promotional period. Creating behind-the-scenes content like songwriting, recording, production, and photoshoots can be very engaging and scheduled for release ahead of time. This frees up the artist to focus on fan engagement during promotion. Finally, I like to optimize the "link in bio" using it to re-direct to the "Artist's pick" playlist with the new release as the first song and the rest with all the songs in the artist's catalog. This keeps listeners within your catalog when the promoted song finishes, potentially increasing plays for other tracks. This idea comes from observing people behavior using streaming, Most people are not active on the platform because they're doing other activities while listening to the music and the automatic "go to the next song" can work in the artist's favour. But these are just my thoughts, and I may be wrong, but I hope they spark additional ideas for upcoming artists.

    • @christopherkouri2317
      @christopherkouri2317 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Just getting started with releasing songs and I've never made any "content". Great tips. Thank you!

    • @JulianDoe
      @JulianDoe Před 5 měsíci

      @@christopherkouri2317 you're welcome

  • @boblee_official8325
    @boblee_official8325 Před 6 měsíci

    A beautiful piece

  • @TheVeiler
    @TheVeiler Před 2 měsíci

    Great content man! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @thecaptainbenjaminhey
    @thecaptainbenjaminhey Před 5 měsíci

    My next release is 3/29/24 I’m on this DK Release Plan now. Let’s go!🙌🏿

  • @BJCMusiq
    @BJCMusiq Před 3 měsíci

    This was really great! i really needed this!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 3 měsíci

      Really appreciate that, thank you so much 🙂🙂

  • @InfinityDsbm
    @InfinityDsbm Před 5 měsíci

    Amazing advise thanks 😊

  • @bethcalaby4106
    @bethcalaby4106 Před 6 měsíci +3

    🎉🎉 Let’s goooo!

  • @BartFoleySongs
    @BartFoleySongs Před 5 měsíci

    Been around this industry for a long time Damien, including many writing trips to Nashville when i was signed. I'm UK based and I'm restarting my artist career as a rather mature independent artist these days, but still think I've got something to contribute! Lots of advice around, but yours in my humble opinion, makes the most sense with so much great information. Thank you and well done mate. keep up the great work

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 5 měsíci +1

      I really appreciate that, thank you so much 😊❤️

  • @scarsonlouise
    @scarsonlouise Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great update to the 2023 edition :)

  • @yena-coco
    @yena-coco Před 2 měsíci +1

    wow….
    i’m listening only 5mins but it’s full of big insights which is super valuable to me….
    omg
    thanks
    so much happy me after 1h

  • @TheO.O.
    @TheO.O. Před 6 měsíci +3

    I’ve got my debut single out on 16th Feb and have already planned it out using the 2023 23 day plan! Will see how it goes 😬 then will use this plan for my following single release in March

    • @pikablu_25
      @pikablu_25 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Hi, I'm from the future...ummm.. what's the song called?

  • @hugeschieme4244
    @hugeschieme4244 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank God for this word!

  • @CamzCritiques
    @CamzCritiques Před 6 měsíci +2

    thank you! please do a video on how to debut as a DIY artist, how to grow a fanbase ready for your first single and even have it go viral

  • @EcPrince1
    @EcPrince1 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Actually whenever I listen to your strategy in 2023 November, I brought out a piece of paper and a pen andd made my own strategy , when I released my single Manya in November last year and it worked out , I have another release coming up in February 9th ,I will make out anothrr strategies and hopefully I believe it will work out more this time around, I love watching your videos , you are a great 👍 man , keep it up and God bless 🙏 you, Definitely I tried everything last year to join your Dk music academy but maybe it does not allow my card , I am the artiste that wrote you email , i am watching from Nigeria

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      I love that, let's make 2024 a big year and make sure all of Nigeria knows your name! I'm so here for that! 🙂🙂

  • @ACEtheNME
    @ACEtheNME Před 6 měsíci +1

    Another banger filled with good info. You're the guy, Damian.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I really appreciate that, Thanks Ace! 🙂🙂

    • @ACEtheNME
      @ACEtheNME Před 6 měsíci

      No problem. Thank you for the all of the help. Many artists will be empowered because of it. @@DamianKeyes

  • @emmomartins5383
    @emmomartins5383 Před 6 měsíci +1

    your so good at what you re doingl man ;) cheers from sao paulo!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      I really appreciate that, thats so much 🙂🙂

  • @arctwolf5885
    @arctwolf5885 Před 3 měsíci

    Love the video, the information is priceless. However my brand is more "Music Labely" for lack of a better term. I know that's going to change how I design my image. Do you have any tips on how to compensate for that?

  • @SophieSutton
    @SophieSutton Před 5 měsíci

    Amazing, thank you VERY MUCH for this! ☺

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Thanks Sophie, hoping to hear new music from you soon, I really loved the clip of 'Punchline' and would love to hear it all and other new tracks. Keep smashing it, you have everything you need to build a loving fanbase! 🙂🙂

    • @SophieSutton
      @SophieSutton Před 5 měsíci

      @@DamianKeyes UMM diolch yn fawr, Damian, they’re very lovely words!! I (finally) have new music coming out starting from 1st March and have full trust in doing it right thanks to your advice - I sent it to you on insta in case you ever fancy listening 😊

  • @MusicTubeMarketing
    @MusicTubeMarketing Před 3 měsíci

    I’m helping a few artists launch new music this summer and I really appreciate your tips on playlists. Thank you! 41:06

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 3 měsíci

      Appreciate that thank you. Good luck and I’m here to help if I can 😊😊

  • @Glty_Plsr
    @Glty_Plsr Před 6 měsíci +2

    Hey Damian, first of all I'm extremely grateful for having a mentor like you, can't imagine what I would do if this channel was not here. So just know how great of a job you're doing helping us.
    Can you please help me with a question, every other person on Instagram, tiktok, CZcams is posting covers of other's songs so do they take licence for that or not because this copyright thing is so confusing for me & I have been holding myself back from releasing cover songs just because of that.
    Can you please help me out ?

    • @lovemeroommate
      @lovemeroommate Před 6 měsíci

      From my understanding as long as youre not receiving money from it (like the “free beats” on here), and not claiming it as your own song, you should be good. Can anyone confirm?

  • @ConibweezyUG
    @ConibweezyUG Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks dad, much love from Africa

  • @vernonpapers
    @vernonpapers Před 6 měsíci +1

    another great video, thanks much DK.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      Appreciate that, I'm hoping it helps and isn't too much information in one go! 🙂🙂

    • @vernonpapers
      @vernonpapers Před 6 měsíci

      @@DamianKeyes no sir. It's a tough go, but I'm going after it.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      @@vernonpapers I’ll be here to help!! Let’s have a big 2024 😊😊

  • @JoeySlackMusic
    @JoeySlackMusic Před 6 měsíci

    Bob on as usual mate. Might actually bother my arse to crack on with it for once. Legend ❤ Joey x

  • @HaptixHQ
    @HaptixHQ Před 4 měsíci +4

    You didn't come up with the SMART acronym! 😂

  • @iamjamieblack
    @iamjamieblack Před 6 měsíci +3

    Let's goooooooo 🙌🙌🙌

  • @KittykoMusic
    @KittykoMusic Před 6 měsíci +2

    Tonight's movie & popcorn! My plan is to continue recording my new album throughout the months...and release each one w/ the previous piggybacked until the whole shebang is released (the waterfall thingy). Why do an album when singles are THE thing? As a children's music artist, I've learned that reviewers for blogs, websites, journals, award organizations, libraries, parent groups, etc. don't waste their time reviewing singles. Albums are what they want, and I'm due for a new one. So the waterfall method, from what I see, brings the best of both worlds--steady stream of singles topped off with an album I can submit for reviews. Debate and other perspectives are welcome on this comment. And thanks for another great vide, Damian!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +2

      Really appreciate that thanks Kitty and enjoy the popcorn! 😊😊

  • @JoshPozziArtist
    @JoshPozziArtist Před 6 měsíci +1

    As a 23 year old Josh who's just left music college and is slightly panicking, thank you so much for this video hahah! Can't wait to put some of this information to use in my upcoming release, awesome vid as always

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Haha I’ve found you! You got this!

  • @kingi1flash981
    @kingi1flash981 Před 28 dny +1

    On day 8🤞🏾

  • @SireNobleThrone
    @SireNobleThrone Před 6 měsíci +1

    always find your content very helpful thankyou

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I really appreciate that, thank you, I hope you enjoy the video Im working on more big ones for the next few weeks! 🙂🙂

    • @SireNobleThrone
      @SireNobleThrone Před 6 měsíci

      i enjoyed it very much and took a got from it thankyou @@DamianKeyes

  • @beunmin6
    @beunmin6 Před 3 měsíci

    I can't belive this is free. Thank you!

  • @RealSSTELLA
    @RealSSTELLA Před 3 měsíci +1

    batching content major 🔑

  • @jacobbeckwith
    @jacobbeckwith Před 6 měsíci +2

    Thank you for this! Watched the whole video taking notes. I'll be releasing my first single called "No Money" in March so lets put this to the test!

    • @jazzampa
      @jazzampa Před 6 měsíci +2

      2024, you still got no money? 😭

    • @jacobbeckwith
      @jacobbeckwith Před 6 měsíci

      @@jazzampa I do often blow all my cash but in fair I did write this when I was 20 so that’s my excuse

  • @apothecide.1
    @apothecide.1 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Multiple point throughout the video told me that is isn't for me, then i reached day 4 and i was like yeah this REALLY isn't for me. Great video though.

  • @LillianFrances
    @LillianFrances Před 4 měsíci

    thx so much for this Damien! I'm a bit confused at how you say to stop doing ads, but then talk later about how to do ads?? Where do we stand on the ads 😅 B/c you say at 8:55 that if you start to advertise that your reach gets shafted? and it will harm subsequent videos? Would love to know more about this! Thanks!

  • @AfterKai48
    @AfterKai48 Před 6 měsíci +1

    i love this guy

  • @thesuncollective1475
    @thesuncollective1475 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great gems as ever. (You know the best way to get new members is do a "Results Video" jus' saying!)

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      Appreciate you! yeah That's a good idea, let me think about who and how i can work on that. While there is no guarantees for any artist or song, using a solid strategy time and time again normally shows off results and improvement. My issue with CZcams is the unrealistic expectations many people have thinking that you can take any songs and get hundreds of thousands of streams in 24 hours without faking it.
      But I defo think more showing off results is the way forward for 2024 🙂🙂

  • @facu.cavallero
    @facu.cavallero Před měsícem

    HI Damian, thanks for the help in organizing the life of us DIY musicians. Regarding pre saves, i've had people tell me they're put off when the pre save link asks for permission to get data and modify things in your spotify account (which is obvious it has to but still). I think Spotify is working on having them be directly on Artists,(Countdown pages) which would be much better. Cheers!

  • @MattLeFaitMusic
    @MattLeFaitMusic Před 6 měsíci +1

    Excited about this video!

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thanks so much Matt 🙂🙂

    • @MattLeFaitMusic
      @MattLeFaitMusic Před 6 měsíci

      @@DamianKeyes One more question. At the beginning of the video you mentioned not spending money on adverts but later in the video you said to (I did watch the whole video and will rewatch it again), I could’ve totally missed what you were trying to say 😂. I’m assuming you ads are still decent to use? I don’t wanna mess with the organic algorithmic push either.
      Appreciate you man!

    • @lineupdenmark
      @lineupdenmark Před 5 měsíci

      @FaitMusic @DamianKeyes This is my question too! Did you find an answer? I'm gonna sign up for the course next month, but I am not ready to WAIT planning, ha ha

  • @michaldeangelo
    @michaldeangelo Před 4 měsíci

    Your videos have been transforming my music marketing for years 🎉

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 4 měsíci

      I really appreciate that, thank you so much! 🙂🙂

  • @burakakan8341
    @burakakan8341 Před 6 měsíci +1

    thanks man

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci

      Thanks so much, appreciate you watching 🙂🙂

  • @EZMJ-yo5eb
    @EZMJ-yo5eb Před 12 dny

    Great video, helps me get those wheels turning in the right direction! Can you repost the link?

  • @davidetorti9070
    @davidetorti9070 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Watched a few minutes of the video and I already got to say THANK YOU for this precious tips. We are a DIY band from Italy struggling everyday to get our music reach as much souls as possible, since we believe so much in what we do: writing songs for the people who need them! So Damian thank you again for helping us doing what we love to do, but with much more professionalism and efficiency!
    Our band is DEAF AUTUMN by the way😉🙏

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +3

      Hey! This means a lot, I’m so glad to be able to help. You got this and let’s have a great year 😊😊🙌🙌

    • @echo.messenger
      @echo.messenger Před 6 měsíci +1

      Ciao amico mio, I've read your post and have checked out the deaf autumn channel. Mad props to your success, man. I do see a few things... first, compared to your real "diy" vids (which pull a few hundred views), your "official" music videos got some mad views, which tells me that those vids were campaigned, but at what cost? and more importantly, at what ROI? Point is, for a channel that has been around for 10yrs with a little over 1k subscribers and your last vid was dropped a year ago, it tells me your "everyday struggle" is that you are trying to manufacture an audience by spending a lot of money making great looking content. Perhaps take a step back and look at the whole arc of your music project.
      And consider this point of the journey the accumulation phase. You are not trying for the reach, right now. In fact, like Damian says, you're setting the place for when the party hits. Keep making great content. I subscribed. And don't break the bank! Ciao.

    • @davidetorti9070
      @davidetorti9070 Před 6 měsíci

      @@echo.messenger thanks man! Much appreciated! Your tips are precious too, and you "read" our history and present with such sharp precision! But we didn't spend that much money on campaigns,but we did concentrate our efforts on good sound recording and videomaking. Story is, we're not concentrating on "official videos" anymore, but on making several and more captivating short videos to share on CZcams and social medias. If you subscribed, then you're going to see them very soon as we are ready to drop new music in 6-8 weeks! We settled this new assets and we are very excited to share them! Cheers and thanks again for your precious words!

  • @jawvees2585
    @jawvees2585 Před 5 měsíci

    Top Tier Stuff Right Here🎉

  • @TheO.O.
    @TheO.O. Před 6 měsíci +7

    It would be really good if you could do some sort of a ‘strategy’ video for people starting from scratch. No fanbase, no followers, no socials, no releases etc. How do you really get going and get started in the first place? I mean I’ve got my singles ready for release and have my first release in a few weeks and started my CZcams channel a couple of weeks ago, posting daily content, trying to implement the strategies, but is there any specific advice for people right at the start?

    • @ninodani6
      @ninodani6 Před 5 měsíci +1

      If you need an advice , all these things said in the video are important, but they wont make you have thousands or views and streams. Lately i had a deal with a record label and they told me to "invest" on Spotify mostly and the only way to have a well done marketing for your songs are Ads (ignore this guy telling to avoid Ads). Ads are the only way, investing money on Conversion Ads is the only way unfortunately . I'd say 800$ for Spotify Ads and 200$ for CZcams ads would be best to promote 1 song. Most of these things "presaves,press etc" are all bullshit. These work only when you already have some wide fanbase ,but if you're new in the industry this wont work.

    • @TheO.O.
      @TheO.O. Před 5 měsíci

      @@ninodani6 hmm I think it all depends on what you’re trying to achieve. If you simply want thousands of streams then it’s easy to chuck money at it and achieve that. But if it’s thousands of streams from people who hear your song once through an ad then what good is it really? Surely it’s a lot better to get hundreds of streams from people who go to your music because they’re genuinely interested and want to listen?
      Yeah you could pay a load of money, get your thousands of streams and get your £50 from Spotify. Or you could slowly and steadily get your name out there through regularly posting content, music blogs, social media shoutouts, collaborations with other artists, and very gradually build a fanbase of people who keep coming back for more. A fanbase that will eventually buy merch and tickets to live gigs. Meaning you could then sell 5 t shirts and make £50, and 20 tickets to a gig and make £200, and you’ve already made 5 times the money you’d have got from your instant thousands of Spotify streams.
      I’m very early days in my journey, my release date is next Friday, and I’ve been posting daily CZcams shorts. In 19 shorts I’ve gained 21 subscribers, which in my view is a success. It’s 21 people who liked what they heard/saw enough to want to come back for more, and I haven’t even released a song yet. It’s not groundbreaking progress, but it’s slow, steady and genuine progress. So I’m happy

    • @ninodani6
      @ninodani6 Před 5 měsíci

      @@TheO.O. Doing all this is a very very slow way (if you wanna become a "Rockstar) and also its still not granted that you'll become one day. + people nowdays want to see a good quality content , which needs a good eqipment , good visuals and good audio and a lot of free time. So in poor words all this thing needs money in general, if you wanna have some good content , or a professional mix&master and a photoshoot or music video. These things told at the video will take you at a certain point , but they wont make you part of the "Professional League" and millions of fans, after doing all of the things you said before you'll still need a looot of money to push yourself to the "Professional League" . I dont know what are your goals , but if you wanna play stadiums someday this is for sure not gonna take you there (maybe only if any miracle happen ,but which is not very likely) So those damn amounts of money are needed :p Anyways im not here to demotivate you , its just unfortunately some big amounts of money are needed if you need professional things. I wish you a lot of luck tho' ! 🤘

    • @TheO.O.
      @TheO.O. Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@ninodani6 and I’d say 99% of people whose expectation is to become a ‘rock star’ overnight, or to go on to play stadiums with millions of fans, are going to be disappointed.
      I have a love and passion for music, and I want to share that with others who also love my music. Whether that’s 100 people, 1000 people, 10000 people, 100,000 people, or a million people, it doesn’t matter. My goals aren’t to be a ‘rock star’ or to be ‘famous’. My goals are to love creating music and sharing it with people who also love my creations!

  • @builtasf
    @builtasf Před 14 dny

    I’m watching this at the perfect time

  • @CarlRunefeltMusic
    @CarlRunefeltMusic Před 6 měsíci +3

    What if I DO have a million USD to put into my music as an independent artist, what’s the strategy then? Ads? PR? Would be great with a video about this please.

    • @DamianKeyes
      @DamianKeyes  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Hey Carl, what I’d recommend with larger budget is building the best team you can to execute these elements, there’s also deals you can look into doing with larger budgets too.
      If you want some advice in where to spend it so you don’t get ripped off, DM me on insta or email me hello@dk-mba.com

  • @gonzaloeyzaguirre3538
    @gonzaloeyzaguirre3538 Před 5 měsíci

    Hi Damian. I would like to know what you think about releasing videos and music . I have a dj live set video ready to be released and 6 trackvsingles but I dont know where to start . Should I release the video first and then the singles or should I do both at the same time? Thanks for the help !