My Worst Decisions As A Producer (Don't Make The Same Mistakes)
Summary
TLDRThe video focuses on a music producer's six-year journey, highlighting both costly mistakes and valuable lessons. One major regret was paying for a BeatStars subscription for years without using it, wasting $700. Another error was lacking a consistent brand sound, which hindered career growth. On the positive side, the producer shares three smart decisions: starting a type beat channel, investing in premium email marketing via MailChimp, and buying high-quality plugins, which boosted creativity and success. The video aims to help viewers avoid similar pitfalls and level up their music careers.
Takeaways
- 💸 Avoid unnecessary expenses by canceling subscriptions to services like BeatStars when not actively using them to prevent wasting money.
- 🎵 Focus on mastering a specific sound or genre to establish a strong brand identity and attract a consistent audience.
- 📈 Start a type beat channel to generate income and opportunities in music production, as it can lead to collaborations with artists and producers.
- 💌 Invest in a premium MailChimp account for email marketing to reach a larger audience and enhance business growth.
- 🔌 Spend money on quality plugins that can boost creativity and improve the production quality, as they are often worth the investment.
- 📝 Learn from the mistakes of others to save time and resources in your music production journey.
- 🚫 Do not try to mimic every trending album or artist immediately, as it can dilute your personal brand and make it hard for people to identify your unique sound.
- 🔄 Regularly send out loops and work on their quality to create opportunities and get noticed by other producers in your niche.
- 📈 The decision to start a type beat channel marked a new chapter in the creator's career, shifting the channel's focus to more personal content.
- ⏰ Timing is crucial; starting to focus on loop creation and quality late in the career was identified as a missed opportunity for earlier growth and networking.
Q & A
How long has the speaker been producing music?
-The speaker has been producing music for over 6 years.
What was one of the costly mistakes the speaker made in their music career?
-One costly mistake was paying for a beatstars subscription for almost 3 years without posting any beats, which cost them around $700.
Why did the speaker consider their beatstars subscription a bad decision?
-The speaker considered it a bad decision because they were not utilizing the service by posting any content on beatstars during that period.
What is the importance of having a specific sound when building a music producer's brand?
-Having a specific sound is crucial for building a brand as it helps producers become known for a particular style, making it easier for other artists to seek them out for collaborations.
What was the impact of the speaker not having a consistent sound on their YouTube channel?
-The lack of a consistent sound led to viewers not returning to the channel for similar content, as they were not known for a specific type of music production.
What is the significance of starting a type channel for a music producer?
-Starting a type channel is significant because it can provide a platform for producers to sell their beats, gain exposure, and potentially work with artists and other producers.
Why did the speaker decide to switch the concept of their YouTube channel?
-The speaker switched the concept of their channel to focus more on personal content, which they found more enjoyable than just posting tutorials.
What benefits did the speaker experience from investing in a premium MailChimp account?
-Investing in a premium MailChimp account allowed the speaker to send out an unlimited number of emails to a growing list, which can significantly enhance email marketing efforts for their business.
How does the speaker feel about spending money on plugins?
-The speaker feels that spending money on plugins gives them a creative boost and leads to increased productivity in making music.
What advice does the speaker give regarding the selection of plugins for music production?
-The speaker advises that it's beneficial to invest in popular, high-quality plugins, as they are widely recognized and appreciated in the industry.
Why did the speaker consider their late start in sending out loops and focusing on loop quality a bad decision?
-The speaker considers it a bad decision because mastering loops and sending them out frequently is an effective way to create opportunities and get noticed in the music production industry.
Outlines
💸 Learning from Financial Mistakes in Music Production
The speaker reflects on their 6-year journey in music production, highlighting costly mistakes that impacted their career's progress. They recount a significant financial error where they paid a $700 subscription for a service they didn't use for nearly three years. This service was for posting beats on a platform where they ceased activity for a long period. The speaker emphasizes the importance of canceling unused subscriptions to avoid unnecessary expenses. They also discuss the detrimental effects of not maintaining a consistent brand identity by frequently switching between music styles, which confused their audience and hindered their growth. The speaker concludes by inviting viewers to share their own costly mistakes and to subscribe for more insights.
🚀 Maximizing Productivity and Creativity in Music Production
The speaker shares their positive experiences with strategic investments that boosted their music production career. They discuss the benefits of a premium MailChimp account for email marketing, which allowed them to reach a broader audience and enhance their business capabilities. They also talk about the creative boost they received from investing in high-quality plugins, which not only improved their music production but also motivated them to experiment and create more. The speaker advocates for using well-known plugins, arguing that their popularity is a testament to their quality. They conclude by emphasizing the importance of mastering one sound and creating high-quality loops as a means to establish a niche and create opportunities in the music industry.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Type Channel
💡BeatStars
💡Niche
💡Loops
💡Email Marketing
💡Plugins
💡Brand
💡Consistency
💡Sound Kits
💡Creative Boost
Highlights
The speaker has been producing music for over 6 years and has made costly mistakes that have impacted their career progress.
One major mistake was the unnecessary expenditure of $700 due to a single poor decision.
The speaker initially posted type beats on their main YouTube channel before switching to tutorials and cookups.
Despite not posting beats for an extended period, the speaker continued to pay for a beatStars subscription, leading to wasted money.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of canceling unused subscriptions to avoid unnecessary costs.
The speaker discusses the negative impact of not having a consistent sound, which hindered their brand and skill development.
Focusing on one specific sound and mastering it can create more opportunities in music production.
The speaker shares that they started a type channel, which has been a significant positive decision for their career.
A type channel can provide financial benefits and opportunities to work with artists and other producers.
The speaker recommends starting a type channel as a way to make money and gain exposure as a producer.
Investing in a premium MailChimp account for email marketing has been beneficial for the speaker's business.
The speaker suggests that spending money on plugins can provide a creative boost and improve music production.
The speaker advises against overthinking the popularity of plugins, arguing that their fame often indicates quality.
The speaker regrets not starting to send out loops and focusing on their quality earlier in their career.
Mastering one sound and creating loops in that niche is recommended for new producers to create opportunities.
The speaker invites viewers to share their most costly or regrettable decisions in their music production careers.
The speaker encourages viewers to subscribe to their channel for more insights and advice.
Transcripts
I've been producing for over 6 years now
and I've made some really bad decisions
those decisions did not only cost me a
lot of money but also slow down the
overall progress of my music career one
of those mistakes that I've made cost me
about $700 with one bad decision I want
you to save all the time and money and
don't make the same mistakes that's why
in this video I will not only tell you
my worst decisions over those last years
but also let you know three of my best
decisions that I've made which were
life-changing for my producer career and
which can level up yours as well well
let's start with one of the worst
decisions that I've made which until
this day I can't believe that I was that
freaking dumb I've always told you guys
that the type Channel that I started at
the beginning of this year was my first
type Channel and that is technically not
correct cuz when I started this channel
my main YouTube channel where I'm
posting content now I posted type beats
for around 3 months before I started to
switch to tutorials and cookups and I
also created a beat Stars account at
that time and I started to post like
around three or four beats per week on
my YouTube channel and on my beat Star
account for the span of those 3 months
or whatever span it was after I switched
to posting tutorials and cookups I
literally posted no beats on YouTube
anymore but I still uploaded a couple of
Beats here and there on my beatsource
account for maybe a year or something
but it's important to keep in mind that
I'm producing for over 6 years now and
this was right at the beginning when I
started like after 6 to 12 months I
wasn't sending out Loops at that time
either so I was getting no collapse hes
too and here comes the bad decision that
I've made during a span of 4 years where
I was not doing sound kits not posting
beats not sending out Loops I didn't
cancel my beat Star subscription so I
paid the $18 subscription per month for
a span for almost 3 years where I was
posting nothing on beatstars and wasted
around $700 without selling a beat
selling a sound kit or whatever
businesses love when you pay for their
service but never use it the best gym
member from a gym owner perspective is
one who never shows up to the gym and
that's what I did if you see like you
don't use an arcade for 2 months I will
cancel it and sign up for it again if I
need it before I will tell you about the
next stupid decision that I've made let
me know which decision that you have
made cost you the most money or was the
most stupid decision that you have made
during your producer career if you
haven't subscribed to my channel yet I
know which decision it is and I hit that
subscribe button now another super bad
decision that I've made didn't cost me
money directly but it's one that slowed
down my overall progress with my brand
and my skills cuz when I posted
tutorials I tried to write every wave
when a new Future album came out I was
doing a future cook up tutorial for that
album once a new ye album dropped I was
doing a ye type bead tutorial when
doniver dropped I was doing a doniver
type beat video and so on I was doing
mainly dark trap Beats at that time when
I didn't post a video but you couldn't
tell based on my YouTube channel and
there was the problem people didn't know
me for a specific sound which is one of
the most important aspects when it comes
to building a brand as a producer and
and I'm heavily into that I think
placing yourself in one Niche and one
aspect getting a master at one sound
like one specific sound creates so much
more opportunities for you cuz once
another producer needs that specific
sound and you have crazy Loops they will
come to you get those loops and you will
get the opportunities that come with it
even though my tutorials got a decent
amount of views at that time people
didn't come back to watch another one
which makes sense if you want to see a
video on how to make beats for yeat then
you are probably less interested in how
to make pop P pun Beats for MGK once I
started to just focus on one sound and
getting better at one specific sound
once I did that I got way better with my
own music and it was also way easier to
make good connections before I get into
the last bad decision that I've made
which is an absolute Game Changer let's
get over the good decisions that I've
made the first one is a pretty obvious
one it's that I started a type Channel
at the beginning of the year I think a
typy channel is the perfect way to get
started with making money as the
producer since if you're good at it and
you're sound is good you will
automatically get sales and make your
first money as a producer and it's one
of the best decisions that I've made for
many reasons as I told you some obvious
ones are the money but also and that's
the main cool thing about it the
opportunities that you can get through a
typ b Channel working with cool artists
working with cool producers those are
the things that I think are on the
upside of creating a type Channel and
the money is just the Sherry on top but
the main reason for me personally why it
was one of the best decisions is cuz I
started a new chapter on this channel
cuz with the type channel series on my
channel where I documented the whole
process of growing the channel I started
to switch up the whole concept of my
channel and more personal content which
is more fun to me than posting tutorials
another good decision was signing up for
premium MailChimp account email
marketing can bring your business to a
whole another level I've decided to make
the investment into a premium MailChimp
account a couple months ago and I don't
regret it at all cuz if you have one of
these free accounts you can just send
out a limited amount of emails to a
limited amount of people and I want to
send out as many emails as I want to cuz
I do not only send out emails to artists
I also send out emails to producers and
my email list is getting bigger and
bigger and I need that extra capacities
the last good investment that I've made
was spending money on plugins I don't
know if you know the feeling but
spending money on a new plug-in somehow
gives me a creative boost that I want to
do something with it and experiment with
it and all of a sudden I make more be
that I would usually make I don't have
many plugins but I have never bought a
plugin that I regret some of the best
plugins that I've bought are keyscape
contact of course especially the
electric Sunburst Deluxe Bank Vintage
verb then I've got some guitar AMS some
tape simulation effect plugins sound
toise plugins I've got no secret plugins
that you have never heard of and that I
could gatekeep now but I always think we
are doing such a niche thing if a
plug-in is famous is famous for a reason
another good good example to maybe
describe it a little bit better is books
the vast majority of people don't read
books so if you start reading books you
don't need to look for books that nobody
has ever heard of or nobody has ever
read you can go with the ones that are
famous already and the same goes for
plugins I think producing is such a
niche thing the plugins that are popular
are the good ones I think that your
friends that don't have anything to do
with music could never tell the
difference between a keys Gap piano and
a contact Alisha Keys piano as long as
you have high quality plugins it doesn't
really matter if they are overused by
producers that's also a part where
overthinking starts if you struggle with
that feel free to check out my last
video where I talked about that exact
topic but let's get into the last bad
decision that I've made I've started to
send out Loops frequently and work on
the quality of my Loops very late in my
producer career and even though I've
always knew that making loops and
getting good at Loops is the easiest way
to get your foot into the door and to
create opportunities for yourself I
started pretty late with and as I said
at the beginning I recommend to Master
One sound get good at it create dope
Loops in that Niche and send them out
every week to produces in your Niche and
getting good at Loops is one of the most
important skills but if you say hey I
want to start with the typy channel
since you spring you said typy channel
is a good idea it is if you want to know
what mistakes you should avoid and what
ruins your typy channel then check out
this video
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