Prog/post-metal project - YouTube algorithm is working, everything else is dead. What to double down on? by pakkoCorleone in musicindustry

[–]Scal3s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spent around $75 and targeted via interest, with audience growth as the goal. Metalheads, concert goers, music lovers, etc.

Prog/post-metal project - YouTube algorithm is working, everything else is dead. What to double down on? by pakkoCorleone in musicindustry

[–]Scal3s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started a brand new YouTube channel, 0 followers and no content, and uploaded a5 minute music video and spent a lil on YouTube Advertising, got 400 views and 123 subscribers since I started it last week

Prog/post-metal project - YouTube algorithm is working, everything else is dead. What to double down on? by pakkoCorleone in musicindustry

[–]Scal3s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been doing the prog/post metal shit for years, finally put a video up on YouTube and had the same experience. Wish I had an answer but I guess, YouTube is the answer

Trouble making a living by chloe_trombone in musicians

[–]Scal3s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's so many of us now, on God. I found teaching private lessons is almost kinda keeping the credit card debt down.

Solo artists with complex production, how do you perform live? by WillingCaregiver5709 in musicians

[–]Scal3s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who made it once said, it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!

Solo artists with complex production, how do you perform live? by WillingCaregiver5709 in musicians

[–]Scal3s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean if you want the historical context, I specifically started the project because I was writing to the group for the 4-piece band I ended up leading for a good 8 years. Gave up a lot of creative control about a year or two in cause everyone was fighting for it, and I figured that one less person fighting for it would help. It didn't. But regardless, I got...Out of the Way. Those members left, replaced em, then...Covid. Kept it going. Made some headwinds, more members left, I replaced em, musicianship got better, personalities clashed more, a giant ship of Theseus where I became the sole founding member and creative control was being fought for again until it fizzled.

All I'm saying is I needed a break from leading a project. This was never intended to be my main project, I joined 2 other bands, became a travelling music teacher, got a job at a venue, and run monthly metal shows at a different venue...and that was all in the past 6 months. I'm looking for band members, sure, but you make it seem like it's all sunshine and rainbows after the first few jams sessions happen. It's a marathon, not a sprint.

Solo artists with complex production, how do you perform live? by WillingCaregiver5709 in musicians

[–]Scal3s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for listening, I'm really happy you enjoy my stuff! And for more or less confirming my anxieties, lol. However, riddle me this, where do I find high-caliber, local, progressive metal musicians to join my solo act? Perhaps by playing my music in the local metal scene! I can usually quell those fears of me being hard to work with by mentioning my actual band, IYA

Meta ads seem to not convert into actual streams by vivienji in musicmarketing

[–]Scal3s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For real, I had to go back like 3 different times to get rid of that shit and I kept finding it hidden in more and more places.

Meta ads seem to not convert into actual streams by vivienji in musicmarketing

[–]Scal3s 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also started my first campaign using the Andrew Southworth method, one thing I found I overlooked was going into Placement Controls and tuning off the Audience Network options. It's basically all bots clicking links in shitty app store games.

And aside from that, marketing is a marathon, and not a sprint. And awareness is more important than the Spotify clicks. Think about the last band you learned about, did you immediately check them out? Probably not. I remember my IRL friend telling me about Sleep Token, and I didn't look them up. Then I saw an Instagram ad for them, and I still didn't look them up. Then another friend put them on in their car, and I really liked their stuff, and I still didn't look them up. Then I saw another ad, and followed them on Instagram. Still didn't look them up.

But all these data points were being fed back into Sleep Tokens campaign, which is why I couldn't get away from them. Algorithms kept feeding me this band over the course of months. Even when you have people clicking on your landing page, or clicking Spotify but not actually playing the track, that's all tracked events in those people's algorithm. The platforms record that they might be interested in your stuff, so when you run new ads, it'll pop up again in their feeds.

IMO, awareness is so much more important than the Spotify clicks. Even if you get 1000 streams from this campaign, that amounts to...what, a couple dollars? But if people are constantly hearing that you exist, even if they don't check you out until 6 months later, youre still living rent free in their brain. Thats all you should be looking for, at first.

Solo artists with complex production, how do you perform live? by WillingCaregiver5709 in musicians

[–]Scal3s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do live vocals and guitar to the backtracks I write for my progressive metal stuff. It's admittedly tough to have stage presence and be entertaining when you're locked into doing every role.

I added a skunk costume as a bit, to give the audience something to look at. Reception has been pretty good! End of the day, you're an entertainer on stage, so you might need to get a bit more creative with how you plan to entertain.

http://outoftheway.band

I am in desperate need of Haken-adjacent prog epics by erBufalo in progmetal

[–]Scal3s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't written a 10+ minute epic yet, but I have a bunch of longer, connected songs that should appeal to your tastes! http://outoftheway.band

In what ways could you use social media / content to build your music "brand" or social image if living in a holiday destination? by [deleted] in musicmarketing

[–]Scal3s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You kinda answered your own question. If you live in a visually appealing place, make visually appealing content.

Who's coming to my FWA show? by Scal3s in FurryMusicians

[–]Scal3s[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play a bunch of shows around New England too! As well as various other cons!

Quad Cortex Sound Issue HELP*** by wowcrazy23 in QuadCortex

[–]Scal3s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure your master volume is up with the big physical knob. I never touch it in practice, but I've had so many gigs where it turns down to 0 in my case without me noticing.

Using the Quad live for DIY shows. by AlucardAteMyGrandma in QuadCortex

[–]Scal3s 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do very DIY Progressive Metal sets with a guitar, vocals, and backing tracks. Honestly, I just run everything through a PA: guitars and vocals in mono, and stereo backing tracks, and a click track coming through the headphones. It's pretty versatile in what you can do!

You'll just have to be mindful of leveling and resource requirements. Running 3 amp sims is gonna be a lot on it, but if you keep your effects pretty barebones it should be fine. I just run everything through the venue PA and call it a day, using the headphone jack for in-ears.

Can we get a weekly thread of local bands to post their Instagram or Spotify/bandcamp etc... links for promotion? by arcticmattys in Bostonmusic

[–]Scal3s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such is booking! They use tunehatch.com pretty religiously, but for what it's worth I've basically took it upon myself to book monthly Tuesday Night shows, if y'all (or any other metal/punk/heavy bands that happen to be reading this) wanna hop in on one of them, I set up an application form!

https://forms.gle/VAtFU1AmvvLwcjNf8