Im 34 and gonna do music! We live in a time that age isn't important and thanks to the internet, its not so hard to get people to listen to our music!

The Jewel that Dan dropped towards the end was priceless. Salute Brother! 🙌🙌🙌

Not basic, no, this is THE BEST advice I ever received in one KZfaq video. I am eternally grateful to the interviewer and Dan!!! Thank you!!!

Totally understand his message in 2pacs voice I go blind when doing music and let the lord take control and do his thang I do always have music to me is hurt,pain,love life experience etc hope everybody on here be successful his message is POWERFUL salute

The stereotypical musician/singer hates to read music business information and think a manager or record producer will handle it for them. I dealt with a singer who said "I just want to get paid". I told her to go sing on a street corner.

Spoken like a true musician

Mr. Shafer, I can’t even begin to tell you how thankful I am for your advice. I needed to hear it. I spent my first year of college all about music. Writing great songs and ready to make a move. That was three years ago. I’d given up for the practical. This is what I needed to say “why not?” And go for it. Thank you so much for your advice. God bless!

greatest advice to me as a "basement songwriter/guitar player / singer "

I have a lot of respect to people who give advice and encourage others.

this guy is awesome as hell. One of the most inspiring words of advice i've heard and really resonated with me. Thanks for the video.

starting a music carrear at 30

Probably some of the best advice I've found on here

The locution “music industry” shouldn't be used by acknowledged, and, expert professional as this gentleman. Music belongs in Art, Art doesn't belong in industry.Industry is what brought the music down to the shit we have today.

i don't know who this man is but i loved every single word that left his mouth

Mr. Dan Shafer shares brilliant, very useful experience advises. RESPECT! TOP MASTER CLASS!

I personally realized that I'm influence by very similar artists to one another and truly you don't have to be influenced by a limited number of artists. I do also recognize how spiritual music is hence I eliminated bad influences like lethal and one sided or biased artists. Mostly I truly try to be as inique as possible. For instance, I avoid using certain popular signs which may make people perceive you as somebody that belongs to a certain culture.

That's some fantastic and really genuine advice

Damn 7 years later this is true now than ever

I have heard so much crap over the years that it is a pleasure to hear some one like you ,articulate the mechanics of the music buiz. You are absolutely right in your perction of how the record company will take every penny from you. As you clearly state music is the most important thing. I can be heard on my channel music for the minority. I am going to subscribe Dan THE GUITAR MASTER dDISASTER

this guy is great. he seems so genuine i really feel that and it really inspired me to choose what i end up choosing for the right reasons and let that be enough.

His advice is the most solid piece of advice any musician of any sort can take to heart. He just makes sense periodt!! Excellent advice...excellent video!

Spirits are real, never weird

Truth was spoken here. Love this guy!

Thanks Dan for this inspiring talk. Whish you all the best, Peter

Have Fun is the message, also in what your doing.Also in music if possible..Thanks..

Thank you so much for enlightening me with your advice. Music is indeed very personal. I will continue on this journey and i will keep your advice with me anywhere i am. God speed!

man am I late. Feb 2020 and I finally got a few guys to play 20 songs to the end with no mistakes.

I love your words...The passion is the first thing to feel and express...

That was great advice thank you & God bless you sir!🌈✨

Thanks for your video ! OMG you are amazing :) Keep producing videos. You are really honesty when you talk

think product, perform ,lean on God , love what u do,test the waters and practice

I was really focused when I started this video, but then my mind went "Hey! I have a shirt just like that!" and I lost track of what he was saying and couldn't refocus... ADD at it's finest. Better rewatch it.

Great advice good common sense delivered with compassion and passion!

Dan Shafer, you've just saved my life! Thank you...

Dan you Rock Man !

Thank you for the great tips 💖

I'm so happy I watched this. I really have issues sharing my music and he gave a an awesome understanding on how to make those types of moves and feel good about them. I also fell very encouraged and confident to be myself..Thank you

now, lets see if we can make this work.

Loved this video and the knowledge he has! Super inspiring❤️

Am so happy i came across this video😪thankyou

So many gems!

This guy is spot on. Great advice.

BEST ADVICE SO FAR

Great advice.

love his advice.. thank you

SOMEONE INTELLIGENT PLEASE COME FORWARD N BE OUR COLLECTIVE ARTISTS VOICE NOW! -WE NEED TO CONVINCE EVERY DAMN ARTIST KNOWN N UNKNOWN TO PULL ALL SONGS FROM EVERY STREAMING SERVICE THEY ARE ON NOW!! WE NEED TOO SHUTDOWN ALL STREAMING FOR GOOD!! WE WILL FINALLY STAND TO MAKE A GOOD LIVING BY FORCING MUSIC LOVERS TO BUY FROM US DIRECT OR THRU ITUNES AMAZON WHOM EVER- THIS IS FAR BETTER THEN A FITH OF A PENNY PER STREAM!! WE CAN DO THIS FELLOW MUSICIANS!! POWER TO THE MUSICIANS!! PASS THIS ON NOW!!

Ready to cook it

This is REALLY good. Wow

Yes...today artist wear the nice dress without having a shower first...

Thank you for posting this!

Great Advice Dude!

This was a great piece of advice Dan... Thanks

Great words thanks..

great content even in 2016

Thank you

I agree! Thank you for your advice. Great video too!

This was goooooooood!!!!! Thanks a LOT. Just the best advice!! :-)

this guy is awesome everything he says is really true and makes sense and everything but THOSE SİDEBURNS DOE

thats awesome advice thank s, it s not like he is hard core he is practical;but u wont get 2 where he is talking unless u are moving around a bit and meeting ppl

Best advice ever..thanks a ton

great find i want to know more!

I want to influence music and show the 🌎 MY WORKS 💯

Sound advice 👍

Thanks a lot man! This is what I needed to hear

thank you mate !

valuable input! Thanks for sharing!

Really good stuff. Thanks for this

Amazing video thank you

I love it

Every great musician has always just said that to make it, one should just play play play. And so we do. but then we noticed, that the more often we played, the fewer people would come to the shows. If we played just a few gigs a year, more people would show up. Also many venues wouldn't even book us if we had a gig within the last three months in the same city, because they know that this is what happens with bands that play often. So I am confused. Part of me wants to play play play, but another part is tired of playing for our girlfriends, our grandma and the random friend that seem to be the only people to show up after our 56th gig in 10 months.

Best list of advice so far in such a short video! It makes a clear selection between real artists and fony ones. Where can I get more info from this guy?

Thank you for this video. I'm 50 and I've been doing music for a few years as a hobby, now I want to make it pro and go out of my comfort zone. Is it too late for me to hit the market and try to make it as a pro musician as a solo artist. Thank you very much

Seriously helped me gettin on my way!!

great shit

I'm writing songs as good as or better than stuff on country radio these days. I've been performing for a few years now. In small towns there is no money for live music. I'm moving to get out of here and get my music out to more people, and to start selling some of my songs too. I agree, you have to get out and find your fans. All good advice, good stuff.

🙏🏼

Well these days, you can go from a Strip Poll to Main Stream. From Instagram to Pop Sensation. From Gang Banging & Slangin to Prime Time T.V. It's a different Day. A New Day.

Totally useful

I cant sing in front of anyone. I..usually write song and sing also in my room.and also great voice. When i'm younger,i used to sing in front of 1000people. But what is my problem now. I know i can't play any instrument. Is it my psychological problem?? Any fear i do belong??

We need help with my music and films 🙏

Any advice for artists who've had a few setbacks and are kind of starting at the bottom again?

Great info

"don't write 15 minute songs when the radio is playing 3 min songs"... *laughs in King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard*

DO AUDIO BOOKS SO I CAN FALL ASLEEP TO 😁😁😁😁😁😁

Wish I heard the bit about money 10 years ago. Only real money I made was from focusing away from music

Can I write a song as good as Bob Dylan, the people I look up to? I don't know. I try to be poetic and I like it. But is that enough?

He said it....music is just an alcohol-selling medium. (that why I got off the road and do something else)

There was only 100 songs to pick from when blackbird was released...there will be 100,000 songs released on Spotify that will be 100 times better than anything the Beatles ever produced...!

I hate the idea of learning the songs that influenced me, because I hear far too many artists that are copycats and don't know it.

Are these open mics or pay to plays?

I agree with most of what he says. I don't think the juice of touring all over hells half acre is worth the squeeze. Just my opinion.

so you have to learn how to sing adequately then play an instrument well enough to where you don't look like a goofball then you have to learn to write songs and then you have to come up with original songs that people will like that are catchy and then you have to learn how to engineer those song because paying somebody is too expensive and they don't do it the way that you wanted them to .....anyway and all of this takes years & years on top of all the marketing and networking and playing out live.then if you are discovered and signed to a label you don't get paid anyway it's just too much

Who the hell am I, right? No one. Seriously, no one; but I question the strategy or practice of learning ALL your influence's songs. I'm not necessarily saying he's wrong. There's a context there though, with everyone. I'm not sure he's right either. Learning songs has never been inspirational and only moderately educational for me. The biggest reason I question spending hours and hours learning other's material is this; what does it have to do with genuine, simple, inspired creativity? I'd sooner learn some weird chord voicings and experiment with ways to fit those chords into my own material. I think there's more creativity that way. For every song he's saying to learn, I'd say write your own. Again, I know nothing and have NO real success with my own very long, diligent but unsuccessful music career. My philosophy is that music is ultimately about original creativity, not memorization, unless you want to play in a symphony or play jazz standards. All I'm really saying is, I'm not sure he's right about spending so much time learning other's songs.

advice on getting in the music business...learn an instrument. well, fucking DUH!

all music artist just want to make money, they just copie all songs, ,flows and replicate them, and put lyric about hoes, love, heart brooken, etc.. all those bullshit that fans want to hear. they are not creativie even, juste replicate same flows (espatially in trap music), this is how it goes know.

Yeah... Made.No.Sense.

Milk that cow

great advice thank you

I personally realized that I'm influence by very similar artists to one another and truly you don't have to be influenced by a limited number of artists. I do also recognize how spiritual music is hence I eliminated bad influences like lethal and one sided or biased artists. Mostly I truly try to be as inique as possible. For instance, I avoid using certain popular signs which may make people perceive you as somebody that belongs to a certain culture.