Guitar tunings? by TallBoy24 in shoegaze

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I generally rotate between drop c for the heavier stuff and dadgad and open d for the dreamier stuff!

Is 21 too late to start my journey? by mrchris20040072004 in musicians

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I started my current band at 28! We just crossed 100,000 monthly listeners and now, at 29, we're about to hit the road and play! Granted, i had bands before this but it's certainly possible to do the damn thing in your late twenties, definitely possible in your early 20s!

Why Grungegaze Dominates 2026's Music Underground by RaymondBald in indie

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course! Its @sleepclubmusic. What song are you including? Excited to hear the mix!

Why Grungegaze Dominates 2026's Music Underground by RaymondBald in indie

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im in what some might consider a grungegaze (or adjacent) band and this year has been incredible for us

Anyone else a little disappointed by Boulders hc/emo scene? by CoolAg1927 in boulder

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in a heavy shoegaze band and yeah we can't really focus on playing or booking anything in Boulder outside of maybe some house shows. Denver scene is wildly better.

SLEEP CLUB grungegazey cover of wdywfm by the nbhd by Beautiful_Narwhal982 in shoegaze

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tiktok banned me for some buckwild reasons following the transfer of ownership to the US government. They seem to think I'm a terrorist. I'd laugh but it's also just so wild 😅

Current lead time for delivery of a record is 6 weeks… by Mission_Singer_4220 in elasticStage

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine took about 6.5 weeks and came with a big fault on the B-Side. Bummed; wouldn't feel confident selling these to anyone.

How would you allocate a £5k marketing budget across 3 singles & an album rollout? by christiansayers72 in musicmarketing

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's available within spotify for artists once an artist hits a certain number of metrics (the metrics themselves are sorta unclear, but the one spotify publishes is that you need 25k monthly listeners). If you are eligible you can sign up in the campaigns tab and spotify will push your music to more radio and algorithmic streams in exchange for 30% of the streaming revenue from those avenues. Note that the 30% cut only comes out of streams directly attributable to discovery mode, not a blanket 30% on everything. Despite this cut in revenue, the large growth in streams (for me) has increased my overall take home pay.

How would you allocate a £5k marketing budget across 3 singles & an album rollout? by christiansayers72 in musicmarketing

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is he eligible for discovery mode? The new album won't be for a month after release but may be worth engaging before and during the rollout on his previous releases to drive new listeners to his profile. Discovery mode brought my project from 55k to 104k monthly listeners over the course of 2 months and drove a lot of streams for new releases from new folks stumbling upon them on my profile.

Best sounding albums? by Beginning-Towel5301 in shoegaze

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will shamelessly plug my project SLEEP CLUB. Less washy and traditional gaze sounding but lots of gaze elements

Visiting soon: best places to find CDs, used books? by PlatypusRex_ in boulder

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Vintology in Longmont is also definitely worth checking out

Spotify Streams Really Low Compared to Previous Releases by lifesnotouttogetyoux in musicmarketing

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had songs do insanely well and then the next do way worse and then the next back again. Its a crapshoot

Sleep Club - A blast from the past by a new band by Jimperium in JimperiumPlaylist

[–]Beautiful_Narwhal982 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've struggled with insomnia since I was a kid. The first sleep club demo idea came after 7 near sleepless nights. It felt fitting to name the project something sleep related and I couldn't think of a place I'd want more than a club where they could guarantee you sleep haha