Basic Advice On Starting Your Career In The Music Business - Dan Shafer

[@kinhodg8064]

Im 34 and gonna do music! We live in a time that age isn't important and thanks to the internet, its not so hard to get people to listen to our music!

[@afz5355]

good luck! hope to see you killing it!

[@Akultic]

YO DO IT ! You still hella young !!

[@Akultic]

You lived 34 years, think about where will be after 2-5 years of consistency forward!

[@melissadavis224]

Totally understand his message in 2pacs voice I go blind when doing music and let the lord take control and do his thang I do always have music to me is hurt,pain,love life experience etc hope everybody on here be successful his message is POWERFUL salute

[@costak7679]

Not basic, no, this is THE BEST advice I ever received in one KZbin video. I am eternally grateful to the interviewer and Dan!!! Thank you!!!

[@DanShaferMusic]

Thank you Costai, I appreciate you!! www.DanShaferMusic.com

[@flyguy131]

The Jewel that Dan dropped towards the end was priceless. Salute Brother! 🙌🙌🙌

[@mattross9980]

Mr. Shafer, I can’t even begin to tell you how thankful I am for your advice. I needed to hear it. I spent my first year of college all about music. Writing great songs and ready to make a move. That was three years ago. I’d given up for the practical. This is what I needed to say “why not?” And go for it. Thank you so much for your advice. God bless!

[@afz5355]

Music making can get you real far! it only takes passion and drive!

[@mccraejeremy]

this guy is awesome as hell. One of the most inspiring words of advice i've heard and really resonated with me. Thanks for the video.

[@NicholeCarterMusic]

Fantastic!

[@mtvpromote3785]

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[@micmica1827]

I have a lot of respect to people who give advice and encourage others.

[@cullinan5772]

I personally realized that I'm influence by very similar artists to one another and truly you don't have to be influenced by a limited number of artists. I do also recognize how spiritual music is hence I eliminated bad influences like lethal and one sided or biased artists. Mostly I truly try to be as inique as possible. For instance, I avoid using certain popular signs which may make people perceive you as somebody that belongs to a certain culture.

[@colettechantel7366]

Probably some of the best advice I've found on here

[@TAREEBITHETERRIBLE]

holy shoot you're super hot.

[@NicholeCarterMusic]

Agreed! Blessings in your career in music!

[@Vlimpse]

Damn 7 years later this is true now than ever

[@jimcress888]

greatest advice to me as a "basement songwriter/guitar player / singer "

[@macedoniancenterinternatio8404]

Mr. Dan Shafer shares brilliant, very useful experience advises. RESPECT! TOP MASTER CLASS!

[@afz5355]

i don't know who this man is but i loved every single word that left his mouth

[@danithepen3958]

His advice is the most solid piece of advice any musician of any sort can take to heart. He just makes sense periodt!! Excellent advice...excellent video!

[@madisongrace4851]

this guy is great. he seems so genuine i really feel that and it really inspired me to choose what i end up choosing for the right reasons and let that be enough.

[@DanShaferMusic]

Thank you Madison, I appreciate you!! www.DanShaferMusic.com

[@otnasnod]

I have heard so much crap over the years that it is a pleasure to hear some one like you ,articulate the mechanics of the music buiz. You are absolutely right in your perction of how the record company will take every penny from you. As you clearly state music is the most important thing. I can be heard on my channel music for the minority. I am going to subscribe Dan THE GUITAR MASTER dDISASTER

[@itsrelativ3967]

The stereotypical musician/singer hates to read music business information and think a manager or record producer will handle it for them. I dealt with a singer who said "I just want to get paid". I told her to go sing on a street corner.

[@jomardan9924]

E-Live Da God and what did u

[@jomardan9924]

E-Live Da God what did u do

[@itsrelativ3967]

@@jomardan9924 I'm a coder/developer for apps. I've been done with trying to make a career out of music. Made money in it, but you CAN'T RETIRE FROM OR GET HEALTH INSURANCE FROM IT. What if you become very ill/sick or break a body part????

[@DennisBastian]

Truth was spoken here. Love this guy!

[@littlefroe3316]

Spoken like a true musician

[@jenniferterrell8415]

That's some fantastic and really genuine advice

[@filfyrich2831]

starting a music carrear at 30

[@alluringbliss4165]

me 36..

[@DanShaferMusic]

Starting over at 58!!! Age is just a number...

[@TheWinterShadow]

And your point? Who cares if you are 18, 30, 50 or 80. Art doesn't have a number, gender, color or nationality. Follow your passion.

[@strayhorserecords]

I’m 31, just quit my job to be a touring musician. Wish me luck 🤘🏻

[@ujjwaladiya2471]

19

[@jennycanejavlogs6811]

Thank you so much for enlightening me with your advice. Music is indeed very personal. I will continue on this journey and i will keep your advice with me anywhere i am. God speed!

[@akustickesrdce4690]

Thanks Dan for this inspiring talk. Whish you all the best, Peter

[@TIMOWHITEBUFFALO]

I love your words...The passion is the first thing to feel and express...

[@INTOLERABLETarrCraw]

I'm so happy I watched this. I really have issues sharing my music and he gave a an awesome understanding on how to make those types of moves and feel good about them. I also fell very encouraged and confident to be myself..Thank you

[@OrchestraUnderGround3000]

Dan you Rock Man !

[@robertboham9325]

Have Fun is the message, also in what your doing.Also in music if possible..Thanks..

[@rafaelatugores4821]

Thanks for your video ! OMG you are amazing :) Keep producing videos. You are really honesty when you talk

[@tulilesiyumbwa]

Thank you for the great tips 💖

[@SuperDrumsforever]

Great advice good common sense delivered with compassion and passion!

[@caseyhiscock7380]

Loved this video and the knowledge he has! Super inspiring❤️

[@theproducermicro]

great find i want to know more!

[@rikirex2162]

The locution “music industry” shouldn't be used by acknowledged, and, expert professional as this gentleman. Music belongs in Art, Art doesn't belong in industry.Industry is what brought the music down to the shit we have today.

[@DanShaferMusic]

Thank you Riki, I appreciate you!! www.DanShaferMusic.com

[@reddnewmillennium]

Man that’s facts

[@clkvlk]

I can't agree with you more! Thanks for your comment

[@thisfranklinEkom]

Dan Shafer, you've just saved my life! Thank you...

[@DanShaferMusic]

Thank you Franklin, I appreciate you!! www.DanShaferMusic.com

[@QuynhLagrone]

That was great advice thank you & God bless you sir!🌈✨

[@MoneyBooBoo]

man am I late. Feb 2020 and I finally got a few guys to play 20 songs to the end with no mistakes.

[@laluna5192]

Spirits are real, never weird

[@carolrose]

Am so happy i came across this video😪thankyou

[@halloween35242]

This guy is spot on. Great advice.

[@ARMusics09]

This was a great piece of advice Dan... Thanks

[@luiszapiola355]

Amazing video thank you

[@nabampeter1765]

BEST ADVICE SO FAR

[@motherofchaos83]

I was really focused when I started this video, but then my mind went "Hey! I have a shirt just like that!" and I lost track of what he was saying and couldn't refocus... ADD at it's finest. Better rewatch it.

[@phatato]

Thank you for posting this!

[@derekirons2615]

SOMEONE INTELLIGENT PLEASE COME FORWARD N BE OUR COLLECTIVE ARTISTS VOICE NOW! -WE NEED TO CONVINCE EVERY DAMN ARTIST KNOWN N UNKNOWN TO PULL ALL SONGS FROM EVERY STREAMING SERVICE THEY ARE ON NOW!! WE NEED TOO SHUTDOWN ALL STREAMING FOR GOOD!! WE WILL FINALLY STAND TO MAKE A GOOD LIVING BY FORCING MUSIC LOVERS TO BUY FROM US DIRECT OR THRU ITUNES AMAZON WHOM EVER- THIS IS FAR BETTER THEN A FITH OF A PENNY PER STREAM!! WE CAN DO THIS FELLOW MUSICIANS!! POWER TO THE MUSICIANS!! PASS THIS ON NOW!!

[@bennichawes7146]

This was goooooooood!!!!! Thanks a LOT. Just the best advice!! :-)

[@reddnewmillennium]

I love it

[@emteesounds]

So many gems!

[@sandrarr5434]

This is REALLY good. Wow

[@RaeZoladawn777]

thats awesome advice thank s, it s not like he is hard core he is practical;but u wont get 2 where he is talking unless u are moving around a bit and meeting ppl

[@katesampher2512]

I agree! Thank you for your advice. Great video too!

[@JasonFerguson1283]

Great advice.

[@mawaloule1831]

love his advice.. thank you

[@deniskolek5847]

Thanks a lot man! This is what I needed to hear

[@MrDanee22]

Great Advice Dude!

[@JuliaCozbyMusic]

I'm writing songs as good as or better than stuff on country radio these days. I've been performing for a few years now. In small towns there is no money for live music. I'm moving to get out of here and get my music out to more people, and to start selling some of my songs too. I agree, you have to get out and find your fans. All good advice, good stuff.

[@anand10ful]

Best advice ever..thanks a ton

[@HoomanA24]

Really good stuff. Thanks for this

[@Gwynbleidd_0]

now, lets see if we can make this work.

[@DalmaOfficial]

Best list of advice so far in such a short video! It makes a clear selection between real artists and fony ones. Where can I get more info from this guy?

[@DanShaferMusic]

[e-mail] www.DanShaferMusic.com www.Facebook.com/DanShaferMusic

[@MarionFiedlerMusic]

valuable input! Thanks for sharing!

[@wanmorgan]

Great words thanks..

[@RaeZoladawn777]

think product, perform ,lean on God , love what u do,test the waters and practice

[@daliborpetric2309]

thank you mate !

[@slicktyz4609]

Ready to cook it

[@ricardopalacios5968]

Thank you

[@SuperBarnOwl89]

Sound advice 👍

[@keremkansu4756]

this guy is awesome everything he says is really true and makes sense and everything but THOSE SİDEBURNS DOE

[@kaiyote4717]

Seriously helped me gettin on my way!!

[@wizznizz1]

great content even in 2016

[@karlthomas8281]

I want to influence music and show the 🌎 MY WORKS 💯

[@animefreaknalu4497]

Me too im 11 and i want to be a performer

[@gabriellefletcher911]

I wish both of you luck lol

[@masoodjamily]

Thank you for this video. I'm 50 and I've been doing music for a few years as a hobby, now I want to make it pro and go out of my comfort zone. Is it too late for me to hit the market and try to make it as a pro musician as a solo artist. Thank you very much

[@mtk909]

Don't think just do

[@falconman407]

Man if you market well, you can sell anything to everyone once. Don't worry about going pro, worry about serving a base and providing a product

[@richardg1878]

Nope. I'm doing it at 52!

[@ToothyMTG1]

Its gonna be harder, but try hard enough and you can! Anyway, after 2 years hows it been

[@tonyjones1560]

I'm 57 and in the same boat. All I'd suggest to you is that you ask yourself, "what does "making it" look like to you?" Define your vision of "success" but do it on your own terms. I'll use myself as an example: a steady $2000 per month generated only from music equals "success." The old house is paid for, the kids are grown and gone, so it's okay if someone sees "$2000" and LTAO...but it's *my* vision not theirs. You absolutely can "make it" if you're clear(er) about what that'll mean to you🤘🤘👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@laurencebellinger3350]

great shit

[@submoto]

Every great musician has always just said that to make it, one should just play play play. And so we do. but then we noticed, that the more often we played, the fewer people would come to the shows. If we played just a few gigs a year, more people would show up. Also many venues wouldn't even book us if we had a gig within the last three months in the same city, because they know that this is what happens with bands that play often. So I am confused. Part of me wants to play play play, but another part is tired of playing for our girlfriends, our grandma and the random friend that seem to be the only people to show up after our 56th gig in 10 months.

[@DDDDDDD34]

SUBMOTO I understand and agree with you. The key is to be strategic and work a plan to play at certain venues so many times a year but change your set, get better, change your show, try to work with another bands and work together. Dont just over saturate the market put a plan together then keep growing to other markets. Best of luck to you.

[@GuitarGuy5000000000]

Like the man said in the video, play outside of your city. Pick two or three other nearby towns and rotate between each location.

[@DanShaferMusic]

The Country is a very large place with LOTS of opportunity. Start with google search and get on the phones! My best to you!!

[@lamontbrown5637]

We need help with my music and films 🙏

[@DavidandClara]

Any advice for artists who've had a few setbacks and are kind of starting at the bottom again?

[@alluringbliss4165]

You need faith in yourself.. The independent music market is doing ok, artists can find a way to share their music with fans without the greedy labels eating their soul.

[@jennboyermusic]

"don't write 15 minute songs when the radio is playing 3 min songs"... *laughs in King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard*

[@rikirex2162]

Yes...today artist wear the nice dress without having a shower first...

[@sorenakarimi6612]

Totally useful

[@indigoclassic9894]

I cant sing in front of anyone. I..usually write song and sing also in my room.and also great voice. When i'm younger,i used to sing in front of 1000people. But what is my problem now. I know i can't play any instrument. Is it my psychological problem?? Any fear i do belong??

[@AmandaD33]

At some point after childhood we start to care what other people think but don't worry at some point during adulthood, you will start to not care at all and just share your gift whenever the times are right.

[@DavidandClara]

Can I write a song as good as Bob Dylan, the people I look up to? I don't know. I try to be poetic and I like it. But is that enough?

[@MalanShort]

You are what you believe you are. You'll be an "idea" in people's head. Create that idea. Believe in it. Die for it. And You'll have a cult following willing to do the same. They can't stop what don't stop. Keep pulling brother ✌

[@TheWinterShadow]

That is because you have been brainwashed in thinking less of yourself. People used to say and still say that Dylan sung like crap but do you think that stopped him?

[@KennyLauderdale]

Great info

[@songsalon7868]

Well these days, you can go from a Strip Poll to Main Stream. From Instagram to Pop Sensation. From Gang Banging & Slangin to Prime Time T.V. It's a different Day. A New Day.

[@StylezYung]

Are these open mics or pay to plays?

[@treasalynam8940]

DO AUDIO BOOKS SO I CAN FALL ASLEEP TO 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@genesis204]

Wish I heard the bit about money 10 years ago. Only real money I made was from focusing away from music

[@NickLAnderson]

🙏🏼

[@rikirex2162]

He said it....music is just an alcohol-selling medium. (that why I got off the road and do something else)

[@AnthonyCarrier]

There was only 100 songs to pick from when blackbird was released...there will be 100,000 songs released on Spotify that will be 100 times better than anything the Beatles ever produced...!

[@kpec3]

I hate the idea of learning the songs that influenced me, because I hear far too many artists that are copycats and don't know it.

[@mikedoyle7300]

I agree with most of what he says. I don't think the juice of touring all over hells half acre is worth the squeeze. Just my opinion.

[@christopherstearman7580]

Who the hell am I, right? No one. Seriously, no one; but I question the strategy or practice of learning ALL your influence's songs. I'm not necessarily saying he's wrong. There's a context there though, with everyone. I'm not sure he's right either. Learning songs has never been inspirational and only moderately educational for me. The biggest reason I question spending hours and hours learning other's material is this; what does it have to do with genuine, simple, inspired creativity? I'd sooner learn some weird chord voicings and experiment with ways to fit those chords into my own material. I think there's more creativity that way. For every song he's saying to learn, I'd say write your own. Again, I know nothing and have NO real success with my own very long, diligent but unsuccessful music career. My philosophy is that music is ultimately about original creativity, not memorization, unless you want to play in a symphony or play jazz standards. All I'm really saying is, I'm not sure he's right about spending so much time learning other's songs.

[@xppp3021]

so you have to learn how to sing adequately then play an instrument well enough to where you don't look like a goofball then you have to learn to write songs and then you have to come up with original songs that people will like that are catchy and then you have to learn how to engineer those song because paying somebody is too expensive and they don't do it the way that you wanted them to .....anyway and all of this takes years & years on top of all the marketing and networking and playing out live.then if you are discovered and signed to a label you don't get paid anyway it's just too much

[@spocksjohnson5594]

advice on getting in the music business...learn an instrument. well, fucking DUH!

[@jevsdisjava]

all music artist just want to make money, they just copie all songs, ,flows and replicate them, and put lyric about hoes, love, heart brooken, etc.. all those bullshit that fans want to hear. they are not creativie even, juste replicate same flows (espatially in trap music), this is how it goes know.

[@gabriellefletcher911]

Speak for yourself hombre

[@critespianotuning]

Milk that cow

[@brightbite]

Yeah... Made.No.Sense.

[@MissAndeecx16]

To u

[@cullinan5772]

I personally realized that I'm influence by very similar artists to one another and truly you don't have to be influenced by a limited number of artists. I do also recognize how spiritual music is hence I eliminated bad influences like lethal and one sided or biased artists. Mostly I truly try to be as inique as possible. For instance, I avoid using certain popular signs which may make people perceive you as somebody that belongs to a certain culture.