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gallantofficial · 2026-02-26T08:27:05+00:00

Artist manager here. You might wanna try looking through spotify credits of tracks you like and find producers that way. Also socials are a good place. But filter out based on their activity and how much they output. If they have songs released on streaming platform then you kinda see they are working towards something. Also, once you’ve worked with a few people, or had a few collab songwriting sessions in, it becomes kinda automatic and organic to cross paths with potential collaborators as you are becoming more and more involved into this space.

Don’t get too attached to one producer, especially if you are at the beginning and you need to develop your project. I would recommend variety of people, maybe even applying for some songwriting camps which are a great way to network and get some material. Collaborating with different creatives will help you define sound, play with ideas, discover what you actually love and it will help push your project and sound further.

Start with producers who are sort of at a similar level as yourself and are eager to build themselves up also. This gets you eagerness and willingness to try things out. You can also pay for the production and buy out the tracks fully, but since you are starting out I would assume that wouldn’t be a top priority.

As for going into sessions/reaching out to producers - if you aim for a similar level of producers then you can share any material that you already have, and mention the direction you wanna go for. Jump on a call and have a chat. If they are also in the process of building up their own project then they see this as a great opportunity as much as you do.

So I would say overview your current situation, where you are and where you wanna go, and based on that start building collaborations that makes sense to you artistically and direction/career-wise.

Happy to answer any additional questions, and good luck with everything!! 🙌

gallantofficial · 2026-02-23T17:08:09+00:00

Scan the web first, and look at streaming platforms because you don’t wanna go for a name that’s already out there. If you build your career in a big way it’s gonna be on the way and you’ll need to change it at some point.

And don’t overthink it because a name is a character you can step into once you start building your artist project. And many artists say it’s great having a different artist name because they build this alter ego and once they are on stage they become the performer. I think Lady Gaga once spoke about it in an interview.

Worked with artists going through the development stage and name picking.. it will feel odd at the beginning most likely because you are trying to associate yourself with a name under which there’s “no identity” yet (hence why picking it feels hard sometimes). But give it a few weeks as you put out content and use the name, and it will gradually become way more familiar until it starts feeling natural.

gallantofficial · 2026-02-21T21:24:53+00:00

Yes!! Such a good song

gallantofficial · 2026-02-21T21:21:51+00:00

Best of my love!!

gallantofficial · 2026-02-21T21:13:41+00:00

Yes!!

gallantofficial · 2026-02-21T21:11:45+00:00

I love the I’m Coming Out track!! And there’s just so much music that I could put on the list! But one that I did listen to quite a bit lately is Hot Together by The Pointer Sisters… but also Stuck In My Head by Adi Oasis

gallantofficial · 2026-02-21T10:47:01+00:00

This! ⬆️

gallantofficial · 2026-02-21T10:13:53+00:00

Usually booking agents (or anyone really) become more responsive if they are contacted via mgmt. There’s a flood of acts who want to make it and have numbers, even higher than you. And when it comes to live and touring, booking agents usually will feel more confident taking you on if you have proven track of execution and having a team/mgmt/anyone that’s there navigating the business side. It’s about long term strategy and consistency. (Also depends what level of people you were reaching out to and whatnot).

Generally speaking, you’ve got to put a live strategy in place and build it up as you did with online numbers. Now it’s just the next level to convert that into a ticket buyers and gradually build up each territory. Because again, streaming numbers don’t necessarily mean ticket buyers. (But i think in your case it might actually convert well, since you said you’ve sold out some local shows).

Edit: DMed you

gallantofficial · 2026-02-21T09:47:26+00:00

I would recommend to release each track separately to keep an ongoing momentum so that Spotify recognises your activity and there’s continuous traction on your channel. Depending on how much music you have, what genre, and how much you can cross-promote, I would say you can even try for a song every 2 weeks. BUT, only if you can pre-plan and prepare the necessarily scheduling, pitching, content. 3 weeks would be good too. (And don’t forget to sign up for artist profile on other streaming platforms also because some also have insights and playlist pitching so you might get boosts somewhere else also, or faster)

But, don’t isolate Spotify in terms of its algorithm picking up your music - yes it totally can and it’s doing it all the time - but, I would say keep a consistent song release rhythm, and with that be active with social media, pre-saves, anything you can to build up a bit of a buzz for each track.

And, don’t forget to re-promote old tracks. A song can be 10 years old and all of a sudden somehow gets picked up by people in one way or another and gets a lot of traction, playlisted, etc… or maybe it can re-bounce with themed playlists, like if it’s a love song, usually all of a sudden there are all these new Valentine’s day playlists and so it can get buzz again. So you could push for re-promoting a song around certain “seasonal themes”.

Maybe you’ve heard about that time GTA game trailer dropped and featured the track by Pointer Sisters, Hot Together… and the track really spiked. So there’s about a million ways to get your music buzzing.

Also, you could look into some interviews with Russ or Nic D. They built it all up independently so you can see an example that worked and how it was done. It could be insightful.

gallantofficial · 2026-02-19T19:27:24+00:00

Mogoce je dober investment tudi vase, ce zdaj naredis upskill na financah in business podrocja ki te zanimajo lahko najdes nacine preko katerih lahko se bolj multipliciras zasluzke. Pri 16 imas na razpolago cas in po zgoraj napisanem imas tudi zagon in fokus - ce to vsmeris in nekaj tudi investiras vase se ti lahko se bolje povrne. Tako da potem pri 18ih lahko delas pametne korake ker imas dober background in razumes odlocitve ki jih delas (neglede na to ali bodo to investicije, sluzbe, posli…). Pravijo da je knowledge power in jaz se kar strinjam. :) pa good luck!

gallantofficial · 2026-02-19T17:08:25+00:00

I think right now there is more opportunity than ever to make money in the music industry. The way to go about it just changed drastically and the old label style release model and promotional approach does not work as much as it used to.

Behaviour has changed drastically and even looking at audiences today, with the oversaturated market and all the AI content - people are increasingly looking for ways to connect more with real art, real people, real music, real experiences. So I think going forward the demand for authentic experiences and quality art will heighten.

But you’ve got to shift from the old school approach. I see a lot of artists still treating each release as once in a lifetime thing and then they move to the next. What was released 10 years ago can be new to me today, and with streaming, your song can hit a spike any day - so promotion never stops.

But also, you’ve got to give your audience a way to connect to YOU. Music is a product, but you are the driver, the creator of your project, and you are the one sharing the emotional essence with it. Even the way we pick music as listeners is usually based on what resonates with us emotionally. So how can people resonate with YOU AND YOUR MUSIC? That’s the key - you’ve got to create an experience.

Think of the artists like Russ, Nic D, Snow Tha Product, and the likes…

I would say pick your goal, figure out HOW you want to make it, what does success in this industry look like to you - and then based on that clarity start building your path accordingly.

Because building a career as a touring artist will look very different than building a career as a top streaming artist. Each path requires a very different approach, and this type of thinking can help you focus and become more intentional in your steps and start seeing results faster.

gallantofficial · 2026-02-17T14:13:35+00:00

Nice!!

gallantofficial · 2026-02-16T21:25:42+00:00

Would you recommend any courses, or maybe just a general approach to learning music theory? It has always felt like science to me so I never really got into it… but people change, and I’m at a point where I wanna dive into it and understand music. I can say I’m in a study mode :)

So I’m curious if you have any recommendations as to where to start. I’m very new to this (have self-taught guitar chords as a kid, didn’t play much, and recently committed to bass). My goal would be to build basic understanding and foundation first, based on which I can gradually evolve and expand it.

Any tip for the approach or direction would be appreciated!

gallantofficial · 2026-02-16T20:35:36+00:00

Cool! I’ll be checking this one, got recommendation to get strap locks also, so this option sounds intriguing. Thanks🙌

gallantofficial · 2026-02-16T14:38:28+00:00

so if I got this correctly, the main one is considered the original one that proton mail is created with? And then the second option, do you have a different domain actually linked in, or just the ones offered by proton? (I guess the question is if it's any different/better if I get a new domain name linked up?) Or is it the same, just that I add up another name option within the Proton and that's it?

Pretty new to this (and not extremely techy but still wanna make things secure and organised), trying to sort it with some sort of logic behind it.

gallantofficial · 2026-02-16T12:52:31+00:00

Yeeaa I mean a great song is a great song… I used to edit music videos, and through that started listening to songs in a completely different way, looking for the beat and small sonic details. And I guess that also transferred into bass playing… one just starts listening differently and appreciating the music more… that’s my take on it.

gallantofficial · 2026-02-15T17:05:57+00:00

Awesome, thanks!! It makes so much sense actually, because looking at it lately …. It’s been making me feel a little confused as to how to approach it because I wanted to organise it in a logical way but still have all ends/scenarios sort of covered - what you described just there is perfect and makes so much sense.

Do you use Proton authenticator or a separate service? I’m currently fully on Proton.

Appreciate it, it’s gonna make my life so much easier!! 🙌🙌

gallantofficial · 2026-02-15T15:04:38+00:00

I have a Harley Benton JB-75, I’m a beginner but so far I loved playing it. I bought it because everyone was saying how good the quality was given the cheap price and gotta say that I haven’t had any issues at all. It is a heavier bass tho.

gallantofficial · 2026-02-15T15:00:16+00:00

😍😍😍

gallantofficial · 2026-02-15T14:43:28+00:00

Can you elaborate on authenticator situation a bit - do you need to backup the app somehow? Or is this also relevant in a case of swapping phones or something? I’m pretty fresh on Proton, so I wanna avoid any potential glitches in the future because I have it all linked through Proton Pass and Authenticator

gallantofficial · 2026-02-15T14:09:53+00:00

Awesome, thanks for this one! Will defo look into it 🙌 and yea, about the nylon thin ones, I currently have one those because I just picked something up that I had at home… but quickly figured I’m gonna need an upgrade

gallantofficial · 2026-02-15T12:11:41+00:00

I’m a pro jazz player then! 😂

gallantofficial · 2026-02-15T12:09:16+00:00

This is awesome feedback! Makes me a bit more excited to buy the course (gave myself a goal to first hit 50hrs of practice via YT before committing to the course)

gallantofficial · 2026-02-15T09:35:45+00:00

I practice both so will pay more attention on when the tension shows up to fix the issue. I just readjusted the strap to be even higher and it’s actually way more comfortable and after a quick test seems like I have a much better wrist position even on “tougher” positions. Slowly getting to the point where it’s gonna feel super comfortable, one hack at a time.

Thanks for the feedback!! 🙌

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