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Advice for bands – Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, and more


I got a question recently from when my

I got a question recently from when my youtube viewers love you guys gyro cello

youtube viewers love you guys gyro cello

youtube viewers love you guys gyro cello to ask what do you know about the music

to ask what do you know about the music

to ask what do you know about the music business you have any advice for bands

business you have any advice for bands

business you have any advice for bands who are trying to make it and don’t know

who are trying to make it and don’t know

who are trying to make it and don’t know how to market themselves so great

how to market themselves so great

how to market themselves so great question thanks for writing in here’s

question thanks for writing in here’s

question thanks for writing in here’s what i would say for people who are

what i would say for people who are

what i would say for people who are trying to start a band and trying to

trying to start a band and trying to

trying to start a band and trying to make it successful okay three things the

make it successful okay three things the

make it successful okay three things the first one is you gotta practice you got

first one is you gotta practice you got

first one is you gotta practice you got to get better this is a really

to get better this is a really

to get better this is a really competitive market you’re getting into

competitive market you’re getting into

competitive market you’re getting into okay people are really really really

okay people are really really really

okay people are really really really good and not making a big wave or big

good and not making a big wave or big

good and not making a big wave or big name for themselves you have to get

name for themselves you have to get

name for themselves you have to get better you’ve got to treat this like a

better you’ve got to treat this like a

better you’ve got to treat this like a business every day you need to be

business every day you need to be

business every day you need to be practicing this isn’t let’s come over

practicing this isn’t let’s come over

practicing this isn’t let’s come over Thursday night we’ll have a jam session

Thursday night we’ll have a jam session

Thursday night we’ll have a jam session in our garage okay I’m talking like if

in our garage okay I’m talking like if

in our garage okay I’m talking like if you really want to build the bank you

you really want to build the bank you

you really want to build the bank you have to be committed to this if this is

have to be committed to this if this is

have to be committed to this if this is your passion you’ve got to own this and

your passion you’ve got to own this and

your passion you’ve got to own this and every day take action and get better

every day take action and get better

every day take action and get better because most bands right now you’re just

because most bands right now you’re just

because most bands right now you’re just not good enough yeah it’s not that you

not good enough yeah it’s not that you

not good enough yeah it’s not that you can’t get there it’s just right now your

can’t get there it’s just right now your

can’t get there it’s just right now your quality is not good enough you’ve got to

quality is not good enough you’ve got to

quality is not good enough you’ve got to practice to get better and this isn’t

practice to get better and this isn’t

practice to get better and this isn’t just forbearance is for for anybody

just forbearance is for for anybody

just forbearance is for for anybody who’s trying to develop a skill i look

who’s trying to develop a skill i look

who’s trying to develop a skill i look at public speakers i look at even myself

at public speakers i look at even myself

at public speakers i look at even myself and how I’ve grown a look at the videos

and how I’ve grown a look at the videos

and how I’ve grown a look at the videos that I’ve done you look at my videos now

that I’ve done you look at my videos now

that I’ve done you look at my videos now you can / than how I was before and this

you can / than how I was before and this

you can / than how I was before and this is like a thousand videos later a

is like a thousand videos later a

is like a thousand videos later a thousand videos that’s crazy I put in

thousand videos that’s crazy I put in

thousand videos that’s crazy I put in crazy amounts of time preparing for

crazy amounts of time preparing for

crazy amounts of time preparing for these videos and making them the best

these videos and making them the best

these videos and making them the best video i think i can make at the moment

video i think i can make at the moment

video i think i can make at the moment you got to get better you need to

you got to get better you need to

you got to get better you need to practice I’ve been watching a couple

practice I’ve been watching a couple

practice I’ve been watching a couple videos on unwrapped history getting into

videos on unwrapped history getting into

videos on unwrapped history getting into that a little bit and watching

that a little bit and watching

that a little bit and watching interviews with little Wayne and he says

interviews with little Wayne and he says

interviews with little Wayne and he says he tries not to sleep because he’s just

he tries not to sleep because he’s just

he tries not to sleep because he’s just so focused on getting his workout I

so focused on getting his workout I

so focused on getting his workout I watched the west coast customs show

watched the west coast customs show

watched the west coast customs show where they were doing Snoop Dogg’s car

where they were doing Snoop Dogg’s car

where they were doing Snoop Dogg’s car and he wanted to have a station a lab in

and he wanted to have a station a lab in

and he wanted to have a station a lab in inside his car so even when he’s

inside his car so even when he’s

inside his car so even when he’s traveling he can work these guys are

traveling he can work these guys are

traveling he can work these guys are workers they’re constantly trying to get

workers they’re constantly trying to get

workers they’re constantly trying to get better even though

better even though

better even though they’re at the top of their game they’re

they’re at the top of their game they’re

they’re at the top of their game they’re still working to practice and get better

still working to practice and get better

still working to practice and get better that’s got to be your mindset that has

that’s got to be your mindset that has

that’s got to be your mindset that has to be your attitude so you have to

to be your attitude so you have to

to be your attitude so you have to produce better stuff and your band has

produce better stuff and your band has

produce better stuff and your band has to be on board if you’re the only one

to be on board if you’re the only one

to be on board if you’re the only one who’s we’ve got to really get better

who’s we’ve got to really get better

who’s we’ve got to really get better guys we got to practice and maybe

guys we got to practice and maybe

guys we got to practice and maybe there’s a problem here does everybody in

there’s a problem here does everybody in

there’s a problem here does everybody in your band want this as badly because I

your band want this as badly because I

your band want this as badly because I guarantee you you look at any of your

guarantee you you look at any of your

guarantee you you look at any of your your favorite bands whatever genre

your favorite bands whatever genre

your favorite bands whatever genre you’re in look at the top bands and you

you’re in look at the top bands and you

you’re in look at the top bands and you look up to the most there’s a lot of

look up to the most there’s a lot of

look up to the most there’s a lot of hard work and passion I went into making

hard work and passion I went into making

hard work and passion I went into making those songs they work on their skills

those songs they work on their skills

those songs they work on their skills every day to get better and that’s what

every day to get better and that’s what

every day to get better and that’s what you need to do that’s that’s the first

you need to do that’s that’s the first

you need to do that’s that’s the first thing that’s where a lot of people fall

thing that’s where a lot of people fall

thing that’s where a lot of people fall down because if you have great marketing

down because if you have great marketing

down because if you have great marketing it’s not going to help you if you’re not

it’s not going to help you if you’re not

it’s not going to help you if you’re not really good and what you’re doing second

really good and what you’re doing second

really good and what you’re doing second thing expose yourself okay what I want

thing expose yourself okay what I want

thing expose yourself okay what I want you to do is film yourself on a regular

you to do is film yourself on a regular

you to do is film yourself on a regular basis let people know about you you’re

basis let people know about you you’re

basis let people know about you you’re in a very visual medium right you have

in a very visual medium right you have

in a very visual medium right you have you have a band going you have songs

you have a band going you have songs

you have a band going you have songs you’re creating if you’re just covering

you’re creating if you’re just covering

you’re creating if you’re just covering other people are doing your own stuff

other people are doing your own stuff

other people are doing your own stuff create a youtube channel and post do it

create a youtube channel and post do it

create a youtube channel and post do it consistently I’m talking a couple of

consistently I’m talking a couple of

consistently I’m talking a couple of times per week that’s what I want you

times per week that’s what I want you

times per week that’s what I want you creating and it’s maybe it’s maybe songs

creating and it’s maybe it’s maybe songs

creating and it’s maybe it’s maybe songs that you’ve created maybe it’s a jam

that you’ve created maybe it’s a jam

that you’ve created maybe it’s a jam session clips from a jam session maybe

session clips from a jam session maybe

session clips from a jam session maybe it’s just a personal message from you or

it’s just a personal message from you or

it’s just a personal message from you or somebody else in the band but regular

somebody else in the band but regular

somebody else in the band but regular content going to your YouTube channel so

content going to your YouTube channel so

content going to your YouTube channel so you can start getting exposure what I

you can start getting exposure what I

you can start getting exposure what I want you to do is get a following get

want you to do is get a following get

want you to do is get a following get people subscribing to you right if the

people subscribing to you right if the

people subscribing to you right if the stuff that you’re putting out as crap

stuff that you’re putting out as crap

stuff that you’re putting out as crap because you haven’t practiced enough

because you haven’t practiced enough

because you haven’t practiced enough nobody’s going to subscribe so it still

nobody’s going to subscribe so it still

nobody’s going to subscribe so it still depends on you practicing and getting

depends on you practicing and getting

depends on you practicing and getting better what you do but if you do that

better what you do but if you do that

better what you do but if you do that you’re producing regular great quality

you’re producing regular great quality

you’re producing regular great quality footage and content for your channel

footage and content for your channel

footage and content for your channel people will start to subscribe I look at

people will start to subscribe I look at

people will start to subscribe I look at my channel here a lot of people

my channel here a lot of people

my channel here a lot of people subscribe and then every time I launched

subscribe and then every time I launched

subscribe and then every time I launched a new video people start watching it

a new video people start watching it

a new video people start watching it right away because they subscribe to it

right away because they subscribe to it

right away because they subscribe to it and so that’s what you want to do you

and so that’s what you want to do you

and so that’s what you want to do you want to start building an audience a fan

want to start building an audience a fan

want to start building an audience a fan base so that you have some leverage and

base so that you have some leverage and

base so that you have some leverage and power when you get to go to hopefully

power when you get to go to hopefully

power when you get to go to hopefully get a major recording deal for yourself

get a major recording deal for yourself

get a major recording deal for yourself and then the third thing and this is a

and then the third thing and this is a

and then the third thing and this is a against a creative little marketing

against a creative little marketing

against a creative little marketing technique I would try to cover popular

technique I would try to cover popular

technique I would try to cover popular songs and make it your own style so I

songs and make it your own style so I

songs and make it your own style so I don’t know what

don’t know what

don’t know what style you have but it doesn’t really

style you have but it doesn’t really

style you have but it doesn’t really matter you could take any song and make

matter you could take any song and make

matter you could take any song and make it your style so you can take a popular

it your style so you can take a popular

it your style so you can take a popular rihanna song or a popular jay-z song or

rihanna song or a popular jay-z song or

rihanna song or a popular jay-z song or popular even an old-school particular

popular even an old-school particular

popular even an old-school particular take a boys to men sound take a Beatles

take a boys to men sound take a Beatles

take a boys to men sound take a Beatles song anything and even if it’s totally

song anything and even if it’s totally

song anything and even if it’s totally outs like if you are death metal band

outs like if you are death metal band

outs like if you are death metal band take a boys to men song and make it your

take a boys to men song and make it your

take a boys to men song and make it your own because people are searching for

own because people are searching for

own because people are searching for those covers and you’ll get discovered

those covers and you’ll get discovered

those covers and you’ll get discovered on YouTube and they’ll say yeah that’s I

on YouTube and they’ll say yeah that’s I

on YouTube and they’ll say yeah that’s I love those guy I love the sound I love

love those guy I love the sound I love

love those guy I love the sound I love what they did with that song and they’re

what they did with that song and they’re

what they did with that song and they’re gonna want to watch all the other stuff

gonna want to watch all the other stuff

gonna want to watch all the other stuff that you’re doing and you’re getting to

that you’re doing and you’re getting to

that you’re doing and you’re getting to subscribe and you’ll build momentum and

subscribe and you’ll build momentum and

subscribe and you’ll build momentum and you’ll get people contacting you saying

you’ll get people contacting you saying

you’ll get people contacting you saying can you play it our gig can you sign

can you play it our gig can you sign

can you play it our gig can you sign this deal you want to do some kind of

this deal you want to do some kind of

this deal you want to do some kind of endorsement deal with us but you gotta

endorsement deal with us but you gotta

endorsement deal with us but you gotta build up momentum so one practice

build up momentum so one practice

build up momentum so one practice everyday practice get better you’re not

everyday practice get better you’re not

everyday practice get better you’re not good enough yet get better to record

good enough yet get better to record

good enough yet get better to record everything a couple times per week a new

everything a couple times per week a new

everything a couple times per week a new video coming to your channel if it’s a

video coming to your channel if it’s a

video coming to your channel if it’s a new song a cover behind the scenes a jam

new song a cover behind the scenes a jam

new song a cover behind the scenes a jam session a message from the band

session a message from the band

session a message from the band something keep your fans happy and

something keep your fans happy and

something keep your fans happy and number three start doing covers of

number three start doing covers of

number three start doing covers of popular songs and make them your own

popular songs and make them your own

popular songs and make them your own style make them amazing so you can start

style make them amazing so you can start

style make them amazing so you can start building some attraction that’s my

building some attraction that’s my

building some attraction that’s my advice or bands good luck believe for

advice or bands good luck believe for

advice or bands good luck believe for those you’re watching you liked the

those you’re watching you liked the

those you’re watching you liked the video give it a thumbs up let me don’t

video give it a thumbs up let me don’t

video give it a thumbs up let me don’t you think leave a comment below you have

you think leave a comment below you have

you think leave a comment below you have a question for me leave it in the

a question for me leave it in the

a question for me leave it in the comments section I’m a good video

comments section I’m a good video

comments section I’m a good video response just like this one and

response just like this one and

response just like this one and subscribe to the channel if you want to

subscribe to the channel if you want to

subscribe to the channel if you want to see more videos just like this thank you

see more videos just like this thank you

see more videos just like this thank you so much and I’ll see you see

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