How To Release A Single In 2024 (The 20 Day Plan)
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Күн бұрынWelcome 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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Hey! I’m Damian Keyes and I've worked with musicians every day of my life for the past 20 years. The internet is de ply untrusting understandably and here is my background so you can have the full picture.
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 KZfaq 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, KZfaq channel and Social Agency.
It’s great to meet you and looking forward to working together on your music!
@Genolexis 28 күн бұрын
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
@amandabloom8428 18 күн бұрын
Omg your comment is so depressing
@joshuarodriguez5986 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
@@maelz difficult when you need money to pay off a mortgage, car, etc. Wish I could win the lottery!
@joshuarodriguez5986 5 ай бұрын
@@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 5 ай бұрын
@@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 😊
@mauricioariasg 5 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
@@GabbySimoneMusic ima listen just come back to this comment section to tell me when drop same for both of u
@logangomez4384 3 ай бұрын
let's make a feat before it become over asked
@thefirststreetbelief 2 ай бұрын
Best of luck with that!
@lovemeroommate 5 ай бұрын
I appreciate your consistency with these videos every year🙏🏾
@MA-wq2xc 5 ай бұрын
Yeeeesssss thank you!!! Been waiting for this video!!!!
@reevestimpson 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you so much and congrats Reeves. Let's make 2024 a big one!!
@leolovetoparty 2 ай бұрын
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 🙏
@SpelMusic 5 ай бұрын
you're doing a fantastic job helping all of the musician's community. You rock Damian
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
I can't tell you how much that means to me, thank you so much 🙂🙂
@AdeleMcAlear 5 ай бұрын
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!
@martinlopez4719 5 ай бұрын
YESSSS. I look forward to these every year!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@LonelyBenson 2 ай бұрын
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!
@kev_castel 5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, Damian. This is extremely helpful. Keep up the great work!
@RyGuySmallFry 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you so much. I will keep them coming! 🙂🙂
@vishnumenon81 5 ай бұрын
The video we all have been waiting for!
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Appreciate that I hope it lives up to expectations 😊😊
@lordgreenmusicofficial 5 ай бұрын
Amazing! it's always a big event when Damo drops this yearly plan 🔥
@lukeromito 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this Luke, thank you. I really hope it helps and 2024 is a big year! 🙂🙂
@lemminkainenofficial 2 ай бұрын
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.
@seansley 5 ай бұрын
Great work again, thank you.
@rosamaaninka9272 Ай бұрын
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 ❤❤❤
@SkylerVittorini 5 ай бұрын
I was waiting for this!!!
@kingasua 5 ай бұрын
You’re the marketing 🐐! Thank you 🙏🏾 💯
@iamjamieblack 5 ай бұрын
Fantastic & super informative content Damo, thanks for this. Definitely helped spark some new ideas I'm looking forward to implementing.
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Hey Jamie, really glad it’s been helpful!
@CharlieBrown-it3re 3 ай бұрын
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 3 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you so much 😊😊
@willtrittmusic Ай бұрын
This helped me release almost all my singles ❤
@rkgdartiste6962 4 ай бұрын
Thank you, love this.......now let's GO
@Mar2beatz 5 ай бұрын
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
@JeremyRasch Ай бұрын
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.
@everyonesalama4447 3 ай бұрын
this is so so soooo helpful, thanks so much xx
@C0NASUR 5 ай бұрын
Another year another 20 day plan thank you brother 🙏
@Stahlengelmusic 5 ай бұрын
I was waiting for this video the hole month! Thanks alot!
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you for being patient and I hope it helps! 🙂🙂
@LeeSul 5 ай бұрын
The best day of the year has finally come! 🔥🔥🔥
@commonhours 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much DK! This is all amazing info. I appreciate your hard work, man!
@DamianKeyes 3 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you so much 😊😊
@DreamingWhileAwakeMusic 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the great information and video Damian🙏🙏🙌🙌.
@Matvil 5 ай бұрын
Thaks for sharing this content! I see you from Colombia.
@bethcalaby4106 5 ай бұрын
🎉🎉 Let’s goooo!
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
😊😊😊
@Fila_Music 5 ай бұрын
I have been waiting for this one ❤️
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Hope you like it, appreciate you!! 🙂🙂
@JulianDoe 5 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
Just getting started with releasing songs and I've never made any "content". Great tips. Thank you!
@JulianDoe 4 ай бұрын
@@christopherkouri2317 you're welcome
@DerekWayneDouglas 4 ай бұрын
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!!!
@DamianKeyes 4 ай бұрын
Let’s do it!! 🎉🎉
@maxxbeil 3 ай бұрын
Danke für das geile Video!!! Thank you a lot! And greetings from Germany 🙏❤
@itsTr1pl 3 ай бұрын
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 3 ай бұрын
That really means a lot, thank you so much. This made my day! 🙂🙂
@thealihart Ай бұрын
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!
@thecaptainbenjaminhey 4 ай бұрын
My next release is 3/29/24 I’m on this DK Release Plan now. Let’s go!🙌🏿
@WisdomTGK 5 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you👏👏👏
@AnitaAvakian 5 ай бұрын
international release day is Friday because of Beyonce. I'm serious, look it up:) . She made it with the "Yonce" album
@BartFoleySongs 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you so much 😊❤️
@raychrismusic 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
Love it, appreciate you Ray, let's make 2024 a big year, I'm here to help 🙂🙂
@susammb9997 Ай бұрын
thanks for the energy bro🖤
@ACEtheNME 5 ай бұрын
Another banger filled with good info. You're the guy, Damian.
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, Thanks Ace! 🙂🙂
@ACEtheNME 5 ай бұрын
No problem. Thank you for the all of the help. Many artists will be empowered because of it. @@DamianKeyes
@AaronBaldes 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your great ideas and advice, as always, sir! You are such an asset to our community!
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏🤍
@jakiyahcabell 5 ай бұрын
YESSSS! thank you for all you do! 🙏🏽
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Appreciate you! Hope it helps 😊😊
@Glty_Plsr 5 ай бұрын
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, KZfaq 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 5 ай бұрын
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?
@NickKizirnis 5 ай бұрын
Yeah! Very excited to hear the latest, and just in time too …
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Thanks Nick! Always appreciate you and let’s smash 2024
@theclaxxysassypaxy Ай бұрын
THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING. i’ll do every part you say
@perfectmusicrecords 5 ай бұрын
thank you for sharing your knowledge
@TheO.O. 5 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm from the future...ummm.. what's the song called?
@scarsonlouise 5 ай бұрын
Great update to the 2023 edition :)
@vernonpapers 5 ай бұрын
another great video, thanks much DK.
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Appreciate that, I'm hoping it helps and isn't too much information in one go! 🙂🙂
@vernonpapers 5 ай бұрын
@@DamianKeyes no sir. It's a tough go, but I'm going after it.
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
@@vernonpapers I’ll be here to help!! Let’s have a big 2024 😊😊
@TheVeiler Ай бұрын
Great content man! 🔥🔥🔥
@nyandanyandalous9052 3 ай бұрын
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 3 ай бұрын
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 🙂🙂
@pichikeane 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing such valuable info, Damian! I am releasing my first single ever and have been oscillating between the rock of imposter syndrome and the hard place of beginner's stupidity and this has helped so much. I won't say I got it all right this time, but I'm definitely geared up for my next release with more knowledge and experience.
@DamianKeyes 3 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this message, thanks so much! I'm here to help so use this single as a chance to learn, experiment and enjoy the process 🙂🙂
@ConibweezyUG 4 ай бұрын
Thanks dad, much love from Africa
@CamzCritiques 5 ай бұрын
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
@boblee_official8325 4 ай бұрын
A beautiful piece
@KittykoMusic 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
Really appreciate that thanks Kitty and enjoy the popcorn! 😊😊
@yena-coco Ай бұрын
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
@LillianFrances 3 ай бұрын
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!
@RealSSTELLA 2 ай бұрын
batching content major 🔑
@emmomartins5383 5 ай бұрын
your so good at what you re doingl man ;) cheers from sao paulo!
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thats so much 🙂🙂
@gonzaloeyzaguirre3538 4 ай бұрын
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 !
@EcPrince1 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
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! 🙂🙂
@hugeschieme4244 2 ай бұрын
Thank God for this word!
@MusicTubeMarketing 2 ай бұрын
I’m helping a few artists launch new music this summer and I really appreciate your tips on playlists. Thank you! 41:06
@DamianKeyes Ай бұрын
Appreciate that thank you. Good luck and I’m here to help if I can 😊😊
@BJCMusiq 2 ай бұрын
This was really great! i really needed this!
@DamianKeyes 2 ай бұрын
Really appreciate that, thank you so much 🙂🙂
@Catciy Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@beunmin6 2 ай бұрын
I can't belive this is free. Thank you!
@DamianKeyes 2 ай бұрын
🙏
@KTEEmusic 4 ай бұрын
thanks Damian, got some nice new input and ideas!
@JoshPozziArtist 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
Haha I’ve found you! You got this!
@TheO.O. 5 ай бұрын
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 KZfaq 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 4 ай бұрын
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 KZfaq 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. 4 ай бұрын
@@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 KZfaq 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 4 ай бұрын
@@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. 4 ай бұрын
@@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!
@iamjamieblack 5 ай бұрын
Let's goooooooo 🙌🙌🙌
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Thanks Jamie 😊😊😊
@SireNobleThrone 5 ай бұрын
always find your content very helpful thankyou
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you, I hope you enjoy the video Im working on more big ones for the next few weeks! 🙂🙂
@SireNobleThrone 5 ай бұрын
i enjoyed it very much and took a got from it thankyou @@DamianKeyes
@JoeySlackMusic 5 ай бұрын
Bob on as usual mate. Might actually bother my arse to crack on with it for once. Legend ❤ Joey x
@MattLeFaitMusic 5 ай бұрын
Excited about this video!
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Matt 🙂🙂
@MattLeFaitMusic 5 ай бұрын
@@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 4 ай бұрын
@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
@jacobbeckwith 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
2024, you still got no money? 😭
@jacobbeckwith 5 ай бұрын
@@jazzampa I do often blow all my cash but in fair I did write this when I was 20 so that’s my excuse
@michaldeangelo 3 ай бұрын
Your videos have been transforming my music marketing for years 🎉
@DamianKeyes 3 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you so much! 🙂🙂
@InfinityDsbm 4 ай бұрын
Amazing advise thanks 😊
@arctwolf5885 2 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
Amazing, thank you VERY MUCH for this! ☺
@DamianKeyes 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
@@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 😊
@Mapilion 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thats one very helpful video but i have a question. Should i do all those things if i am just putting out instrumentals on youtube?
@AfterKai48 5 ай бұрын
i love this guy
@davidetorti9070 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
@@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 KZfaq 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!
@jmillermusic8215 4 ай бұрын
Hey Damian! I would love your thoughts on this - Have you come across the "waterfall method" release strategy? Essentially releasing an album or EP one single at a time weeks apart and each consecutive release contains the previously released songs until the project is complete. My band is considering this method as we have 4 songs ready to go, but we don't get to the studio but every 4 years or so and want to get the most longevity out of this next batch as possible. Does this sound like hogwash to you or do you think it might actually be a good idea? Very appreciative of your knowledge and channel!
@facu.cavallero 21 күн бұрын
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!
@thesuncollective1475 5 ай бұрын
Great gems as ever. (You know the best way to get new members is do a "Results Video" jus' saying!)
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
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 KZfaq 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 🙂🙂
@jawvees2585 4 ай бұрын
Top Tier Stuff Right Here🎉
@enswert 4 ай бұрын
What should our folder of assets for the single include? I know everyone’s situation is different but can we get a near comprehensive list?
@Meekhamusic 4 ай бұрын
For content creation day- how important is it to have different looks (clothing, hair, props, etc.) and if so how many do you suggest?
@freakuensea 4 ай бұрын
We are trying to follow through with this but have jumbled up the tasks and days. We did the pitching from Spotify for Artists on Day 3, and auditing on Day 5, posting has been going on since Day 1, we didn't post between Day 3-5 but stories have been up there everyday. We still haven't done manual pitching through emails like playlist & radio pluggers, music journos, etc. Do you think that makes a big difference? It should not fuck up the plan right?
@youngxpresley 5 ай бұрын
Thank you Damian! Love this 20 day plan, so much condensed 🙌🏽 Do you have any other video on how long to promote after the 10 days if you see your content or song hasn’t done well? Like when do you move on to the next single? I’ve promoted a song for 45 days straight, posting 3 times a day and only got 500 streams for it. So trying to understand the best method of when to give up on the song and move on to the next?
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
I can start working on a YT video about bringing a song back to life or building a song that hasn't moved the needle.. Leave it with me and I will start working on this with a few others over the next few weeks. Appreciate you 🙂🙂
@youngxpresley 5 ай бұрын
@@DamianKeyes awesome thank you Damian! I appreciate you as well and all that you give to the world and us artists🙏🏽 you are the best! will be looking forward to seeing that video in the future 🙌🏽
@ShauryaAMehta 5 ай бұрын
@@DamianKeyesthat would be great! Thanks Damian
@youngrobss 5 ай бұрын
You never fail us ⭐
@DamianKeyes 5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that, thank you much 😊😊
@HaptixHQ 3 ай бұрын
You didn't come up with the SMART acronym! 😂