Music Producers or anyone with music marketing knowledge!

[Energy0091]

So after you producers have finished editing and mastering a recording, what methods
do you use to get your productions to the masses?
Anyone who has an idea can give a reply too.

My bad, so here's a sample of one of my hip hop tracks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

[Rooki3]

flush it

[shogun]

Depends on the genre. It's not a one size fits all.

Calypso: Live performance is really the bread and butter. Try the tents and calypso-friendly radio stations, (if they're any left.)

Soca: Shop to the stations, (pass $) and hope for the best.

Rock/non local: (like me) ...suck salt.

[skylinechild]

create a channel on youtube...post link here....go to radio stations...try it...who knows

[shogun]

^
F'real.

[Rooki3]

yup, dais how justin beiber, soulja boi etc made it

[skylinechild]

btw what genre of music is it??
the kind of garbage the blind masses listen to is astounding.....singing about digging out somebody pum pum...or who went to cut the grass for the neighbor to pass....or better the hero of all the coconut oil laden Raj-es with drop low cars an big crims in penal...Ravi B....

[shogun]

lol.

Yeah the "music" of the masses, world wide is on life support, right now. It's not just here.

[Energy0091]

It's mainly dancehall and hip hop. Also dancehall/pop crossovers.
I didn't really study that different genres have different ways of being effective when being marketed.
Makes sense.

[Rooki3]

spam ppl's fb

[Energy0091]

spam ppl's fb

That's one method I believe gets you blocked over heard. Lol

[rfari]

Do.a music vid and have pretty, half nekkid birds in it

[Rory Phoulorie]

Do.a music vid and have pretty, half nekkid birds in it

Then post it on 3NE2NR.

[rfari]

Do.a music vid and have pretty, half nekkid birds in it

Then post it on 3NE2NR.

Correct!

[Hook]

do the usual - youtube channel, soundcloud, itunes, reverbnation...create a buzz, do some small but impressive shows....get a media package together and approach the press, features writers, men's magazines, Scorch etc.

live shows are where it's at, get a good production together and play the clubs and lounges...get some big acts on the bill as well, see if u could open for Chromatics, Nebula etc.

but your timing couldn't be worse though... 'tis soca season since carnival is the 2nd week of Feb...that's less than 2mths away...the non-soca shows are gonna be few and far between.

I suggest you use the time to plan and hit them hard from the first week after carnival when all the "warm-down" and "cool-off" shows are over

[maj. tom]

call up the pack juice/ maxi team for advice.

[Energy0091]

:lol: do the usual - youtube channel, soundcloud, itunes, reverbnation...create a buzz, do some small but impressive shows....get a media package together and approach the press, features writers, men's magazines, Scorch etc.

live shows are where it's at, get a good production together and play the clubs and lounges...get some big acts on the bill as well, see if u could open for Chromatics, Nebula etc.

but your timing couldn't be worse though... 'tis soca season since carnival is the 2nd week of Feb...that's less than 2mths away...the non-soca shows are gonna be few and far between.

I suggest you use the time to plan and hit them hard from the first week after carnival when all the "warm-down" and "cool-off" shows are over

That's some hard hitting tips there man. The end of carnival is the initial aim. I'm not a performer/artiste though. I'm a dj/producer.

[SmokeyGTi]

well first thing i'd do is scrap teh project then follow these steps:

1. find a real old bollywood tune (black and white movie bizness)
2. scout a pop dance tune (lmfao, pitbull, nicki minaj etc.) that is popular
3. sing it over using chorus from pop tune and lyrics from bollywood tune. Make sure you listen to it over and over to make sure it sounds like complete sh!t. this step is very important.
4. pass it on to any indian radio station.
5. instant hit!

[Hook]

^^^ can't go wrong with that

[gt4tified]

if its a soca chune, call Machel, pass money and yuh een de game.

if its a chutney/bollylumber chune, call RaviB, pass some puncheon, make a pass @ Nisha and yuh een de game.

if its a pop/rock chune, call Orange Sky, buy some W33d and yuh een de game.

[skylinechild]

It's mainly dancehall and hip hop. Also dancehall/pop crossovers.
I didn't really study that different genres have different ways of being effective when being marketed.
Makes sense.

does your song contain sexual lyrical content about someones "pum pum" or involve "digging" or "doing it"....does it contain only the word "GOLD" in it being sung over and over...???

does it contain the words "alcohol" "rum" "puncheon" "more fyah" "2 ploi" or even "bodow"....

if your song doesnt contain any of these elements the blind masses wont follow and you will be a failure...... on a real though your song is it for style or substance....???

[ruffneck_12]

If it's rock, Lockdown is a good concert to try to play at

[SmokeyGTi]

so op yuh make de chatanee yet boi?

[Les Bain]

Post a lil sumting for we to know yuh skills nah OP.

[OffshoreMarketing]

offer up yuh services free for the first time do a few free shows...and by show i mean like 30 mins

[shogun]

Post a lil sumting for we to know yuh skills nah OP.

[Energy0091]

Post a lil sumting for we to know yuh skills nah OP.

It's up.

[Hook]

Rhythm not bad. I wasn't expecting an instrumental tho. Are you working with any artistes/vocalists?
If not, I can put u on to a buddy of mine who goes by the name "Breezy". He's young and really new to the game, but he might be more up your alley than most.
He does the whole party music/cruising vibe, but Trini style. He has some tracks he's been working on in FL9.
PM me ur contact info if you're willing to try it out.

[Energy0091]

Rhythm not bad. I wasn't expecting an instrumental tho. Are you working with any artistes/vocalists?
If not, I can put u on to a buddy of mine who goes by the name "Breezy". He's young and really new to the game, but he might be more up your alley than most.
He does the whole party music/cruising vibe, but Trini style. He has some tracks he's been working on in FL9.
PM me ur contact info if you're willing to try it out.

I'm not working with any artiste/vocalist right now. I'm at that stage now though where, I'll be looking for artistes and ideas to work on the beats I put out. I want to catch that open time right after carnival. So yeah I'm up for meeting new talent:
mustbeentertainment@gmail.com
dj_slide@live.com

[gt4tified]

So after you producers have finished editing and mastering a recording, what methods
do you use to get your productions to the masses?
Anyone who has an idea can give a reply too.

My bad, so here's a sample of one of my hip hop tracks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

I like it....simple and clean. PM sent.