HOW I GOT 1 MILLION MONTHLY LISTENERS ON SPOTIFY!! [MAKING A LIVING OFF STREAMS]

[@LDreTheGiant]

This is a long vid but hope at least 1 person gets inspired by this and starts GRINDING! Like if that person is you 💯

[@ferojack4861]

Keep it up bro! inspire by you ☺️

[@milrisasmusic]

Yo perfect time to watch this video, I just started my on Spotity page Lofi music. Search me "Love Last Forever".

[@JACKSONPRYORBENNETT]

it me

[@Kaotonix]

your transparency and authenticity has been key to me continuing to click on your vids. Thanks for all you do for the community! The volume game is so important. I'm releasing a new song every week this year in 2021, 52 songs and creating content around it. Hopefully it turns into something. I've had songs hit the 3 and 4 million mark on soundcloud and youtube but have never been consistent, so those plays never turned into followers. This year is the year!

[@TheFreshSoundsFlorida]

Count me as one of the many that is inspired by this video.

[@ServidaMusic]

What a goat

[@LDreTheGiant]

No you

[@demykb]

For real!!!

[@hanishthakur5719]

@Dance Yoga Wellness greatest of all time😃

[@omitobeats]

This is super inspiring bro. I've always thought that the only way to blow up is to get into editorial playlists but now I see the value of the algorithmic playlists. Thanks for sharing man!!!

[@LDreTheGiant]

No problem 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@zaagomusic]

And proper personal branding.

[@alexroma159]

OMITO!! Legends supporting legends. Can we make a dope The 1975/The Japanese House type track? We’d smash it

[@BombedNevada]

The KZbinrs with 100k to 1m subscribers is where the gold is these days.

[@RealTDragon]

The can’t stop won’t stop until you make it “trait” is what I got from this video. Get it really glad to see you succeed!

[@kcynerbt741]

Yup exactly do you and make those beatsssss

[@MADEMONEYSWAGG]

Bro you still in Atlanta doing movies/tv?? Its been awhile since we kicked it. Stay up fam

[@RealTDragon]

@@MADEMONEYSWAGG I am thank you brotha hope you are well!

[@WillHatton]

L.Dre, thank you for always being so transparent! Biggup brother!

[@LDreTheGiant]

I got you 🙏🏾

[@badmilkdirtypeaches]

Your openness to talk about your grind and successes as well as your transparency has helped me a ton! Honestly I went from not being able to get anybody to hear my music.. I’m up to 16-20,000 monthly listeners on the regular. I really appreciate it! You’ve helped so many small time artists!

[@LDreTheGiant]

That’s amazing!!! Keep it up 💯

[@kirkybeats]

The 5 to 10 year grind before you hot big is what people either forget about or just don't want to acknowledge. I know I get that way sometimes so it's nice to be brought back to reality.

[@issavibebeats]

Facts 💯 4 years for me now ✊🏽

[@ChrisPunsalanTV]

It’s a good day when L. Dre uploads 😌

[@annastayziaa]

3:35 thank you so fucking much for being honest about the process before you blew up. I literally feel the same way. we develop skills and a catalog of content over time and when the moment comes, we're fucking ready to squeeze the fuck out of it. thank you so much L.Dre! you're an inspiration to me.

[@Abundanc3beats]

Been on KZbin over a year now, and it's still slow. For all those in my boat or just starting: just keep grinding. You'll succeed. We got this. 💪

[@prodbystk]

Congrats on the 1M. Thanks for the helpful vid. Bless up

[@LDreTheGiant]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@bardyofficial4992]

what i take from this video: even if shit does not look good now i can't force it. i just have to keep up my grind, give it time and be consistent and someday it WILL work. thanku bro 4 beein💞

[@aryy]

this is so inspiring!! your vibe is so good too

[@hoivila]

Você... Oi moça...

[@therobbdrew]

Dope. Thanks for sharing bro. I am having similar success with Spotify (not as big as you) but my numbers have shot up as soon as I started making it into the algorithmic playlists. Now in a year I have over a million streams and still have yet to be placed on an editorial playlist. Keep creating.

[@micahjey]

You are so lovely to listen to, needed this positive push! Big love

[@vinnywisdom]

It's hard to make it as a producer without an artist. Much respect to L.Dre helping producers out

[@7tupac7biggie7]

Dude, you've inspired me to finally jump into making lofi hiphop. I'm not that good or anything right now but I'm trying and that's better than not trying and regretting to have never tried at all.

[@ivohe]

just wanna say i love you straight off the bat. like your vibe, the way you explain everything, so down to earth and authentic. i've never heard your music before but this was in my recommended. there is so much I am taking away from this video and lots of things you are saying which are confirming what I believe will lead to a successful career - hoping to get there with my music soon as well. Now off to listening to your stuff on spotify

[@LDreTheGiant]

Yo that's amazing thank you, I wish you nothing but success !!

[@LeeSonBryce]

Yo, I have been watching your videos for a good minute now, and I gotta say, the journey has been real. This is amazing, got me hella motivated. Seriously happy to see your success 🔥

[@anndynegative]

I really appreciate that you say that this came from a long time of just working on your craft and releasing stuff to slowly build. Not like, just spend a bunch of money on FB ads and that's all you gotta do! Super rad to see your progress!

[@8thLife]

Motivation acquired 🙏 Thank you for being so transparent. Dope seeing you get these well deserved looks & playlist placements!

[@therealmatt8041]

thank u for making this video and its insperational as well bro. i found u through yt and i really like ur lo-fi bro i does really help me relax and get my work done so thank u bro and plz dont stop creating

[@therealmatt8041]

also can u plz do like a victourious or icarly lo-fi remix bc icarly just got onto netflix

[@prod.crater6547]

ur growth has been nuts bro i remember when u were just at 400k listeners months ago

[@LDreTheGiant]

Life gets crazy fast haha

[@lukas_432hz]

@@LDreTheGiant Ldre overtaking Drake in 2022

[@prod.miggsz6385]

You’re a great inspiration , trying to come and take your crown 🔥💯💪

[@LDreTheGiant]

I'll see you at the top

[@prod.miggsz6385]

@@LDreTheGiant will do bro , thank you for giving back to the community and teaching us how to grow with you 💯

[@kaaru_1]

damn i can remember how you were just about to reach 400k listeners...now a few months later ur at 1,2mio damnnn congrats!

[@chrisgalactic]

L.Dre always dropping gems. Much love!

[@LDreTheGiant]

🙏🏾😂

[@thestonyallenspeaks]

Appreciate the transparency, as always. I have been enjoying your content for a while. Now in a place where I'm looking to get over the hump and pour more energy into my music. Keep grindin' is what I takeaway from this video. Have a clear strategy. No shortcuts. Let's goooo!!

[@SIKKYBEATS]

Hearing the come up is super inspiring. You did the work before the work👏👏👏

[@LDreTheGiant]

🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@phosphene3642]

Thank you ! Saw your video awhile ago wasn’t sure about how to get onto Spotify. I got my first song out on Spotify thanks to a video I watched on your channel gave me a spark of hope thank you!

[@owens.]

Thank you for your input L.Dre! I’m currently in the process of making new music and building my brand. I’ve only been making music for 2 years now and I only started releasing stuff at the last leg of 2020. To now know how important it is to prepare for the *BIG* moment, this video is a great reminder!

[@lovecocomonroe]

Thank-you! It's so refreshing to see a humble honest person giving sound advice. Credit to you! ❤️🙌

[@youngorangee]

so dope

[@GRAVYBEATS]

Great stuff bro, really inspiring 💯 Keep grinding 💯

[@UCaDkeJwSGEuWxdC6e2dCDbA]

yo

[@julilolmo19]

I love your music my man It comes straight from the heart

[@LDreTheGiant]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@tvbuu]

Aye thank you bro for this. I am now able to make a living from music and I want to make sure I can grow this even further.

[@ecorduna]

That graph looks like Gamestop stock.

[@LDreTheGiant]

😂😂

[@GothDaddyMusic]

Awesome video. I've had consistent growth and started getting on playlists and spotify radio. Everything you said resonated and showed me to just keep doing what I am doing.

[@bigman4758]

most humble producer in the game fr❤️

[@damiantaylor896]

Amazing video. Biggups LDre!

[@zaagomusic]

Bro you honestly have one of the best music producer/content creator career models in 2020/2021! This is amazing. Whenever someone tells me “you can’t expect to make money on streams”, I’ll show them this video. 👌

[@RappingManualYT]

Always awesome info, plus your vibe is so chill, it’s a pleasure to be in your presence, regardless of what you’re talking about

[@gooddayexplorer-onlinemusi2120]

Best part was just understanding the entire breakdown! Love your focus (on chill beats) but also your tenacity of leveraging the different platforms to drive everyone to Spotify. Cray-zee!

[@vancenichols9490]

I'm inspired and appreciate the consistent words of wisdom across all of your marketing videos: that the most important thing is getting the viewers to go to your songs on Spotify! Thanks bro!!!

[@xavierlanejones]

Shoutout L. Dre man for putting us on game. watching you the past week I’ve uploaded a beat tape and two singles. Sending blessing and positivity my guy🙏🏽💪🏽

[@RealOwenWest]

I didn't know about you till today , all the way from South Africa Pretoria 🇿🇦

[@orbitingdecay6797]

Real fan of your work ever since I thought one day Marries Life would male a good lofi track and boom there it was. Got you on Spotify a lot. Thanks man.

[@mainaccount2306]

This is very helpful and inspiring thank you. Also the video was uploaded one day before my birthday, wow.

[@_slushy_7700]

Bro every time a watch ur videos it feels like a vibe

[@seanward]

I was doing the classic thing of holding onto my material to wait for when the magic moment to put an album out comes. I built an enormous success on KZbin (4M subs + the #10 video on the whole platform) but didn't push the music because the videos were doing so good. But with all this material just sitting there, I rethought the whole thing and now I have singles planned all the way to next July. This video was great for me for making success in streaming music come more into focus.

[@torch2424]

There is some great life lessons and advice in this. Thank you so much for being so transparent. Especially stressing how long you been doing this, and how not every song needs to get millions of streams. Thanks dude! 😀🎉

[@Sybyr]

Great video, great information, thank you!

[@CrackaLackTV]

My dude. Great video. Keep droppin 🔥

[@LDreTheGiant]

Thanks G 🙏🏾

[@xaviernathans9269]

Needed this man thank you for posting this and being so transparent

[@williamcoode7923]

Dre back at it with the KZbin bangers

[@nateclover17]

Appreciate the advice and the inspiration bro, ima work hard to be as big and happy as you!!

[@lofihiphopbeatsplaylist8182]

Thanks so much for this video. Being a small producer i hope to reach or come close to growing to 1million streams. We all just want to be heard!

[@ronduremusic5972]

your songs are nice and relaxing. I think you have a nice tone and your music is very suitable for a lot of listeners out there. I make dark techno and vaporwave and I find it hard to find my options to get those two different styles on Spotify playlists. One day at a time and will try to put into practice some of tips in your vid :)

[@deanalioness]

That's really cool. Thanks for breaking this down!

[@TheFreshSoundsFlorida]

You, Chris Punsalan, Servida, Andrew Huang and many of the new music producers of this era have really been showing many of us the possibility of making a living as music producer without having to rely on placements. Thank you.

[@TheeAgris]

Inteesting to see such a different perspective, maybe soon Ill not be afraid to show my face on social media too ✌️😅 #lofigang

[@crosbyadams1541]

listened to your episode with kyle beats podcast today and then got home and see this! straight gems

[@steep9695]

Dude im loving the studio🔥❤️

[@LDreTheGiant]

Tour coming soon 🙏🏾

[@dreamplug]

Great educational and inspiring video! No clickbait, just your honest and believable experience. I started making beats on Twitch last year and am planning to launch my KZbin now. I've made music over 20 years and people like you give me faith in my capabilities in doing a total leap of faith into music production! The way you broke it down and showed how everything connects to everything and the importance of utilising several platforms was my favorite part!

[@Joelie-72553]

YOU INSPIRED ME, 0:44 was were i was at, started the journey 2 weeks ago, Thank you man 🖤

[@showdivine]

Congratulations brother. 🙏🏽

[@YungVinsk]

Yes sir!!! hard work pays off 🔥

[@Brxvs]

I've honestly been making beats for the last 5-6 years myself. But I never truly started posting and using social media till now. Your videos have always been a huge help to me and I will definitely be using these tips and tricks. I also make LoFi music (smaller artist), but I have been using your previous tips from other videos, and I can say they have been working. I have been getting added to smaller to large LoFi Spotify playlists and I have a few collaborations in the works with other artists from around the globe. Thank you for being my biggest inspiration L. Dre. Much love man!!

[@MUHREECE]

we out here struggling but thanks so much for the tips homie

[@michellevogelmusic]

What a great video! So helpful and insightful. You have a really chill way of explaining everything clearly, like I'm four years old, which I appreciate 🤣New subscriber here! Thanks for sharing your success, and a BIG ol' CONGRATULATIONS on all your hard work 👍

[@JACKSONPRYORBENNETT]

Thanks for this L. Dre! Got me thinking a little about things. I have a viral KZbin video that's getting between 55-80 thousand views every month the past few months and it just keeps on going. It's awesome and is getting me subscribers but I won't earn a cent from it. Maybe I should try doing a remix of that song and then I can post the instrumental on Spotify?

[@JohnHBeats]

Thank you so much for making this video! So interesting and inspiring to learn about your musical journey! 👍

[@nathandoughty9213]

$0.00437 dollars per stream coming in clutch! Thanks for the transparency man. One question... how about the new feature where you can take like half the money to get your song pushed to more people? Good or bad? Would love some input!

[@jsb-lifevision9]

Your voice conveys humility, respect and the desire to share. You'll go further. Thank you for your video. 15:06

[@Shoparomusic]

Honestly, this whole video was a vibe and I took a lot from it. However, if I had to choose one part that meant the world to me it was when you went behind the streams and laid it all out for us. Saying "not every song is going to be the 1mil song" was super important for me to hear. By taking that and putting it into my own numbers it really gave me some perspective! I originally found you through my journey of remaking my LoFi (ish) Zelda EP and thought "Man I gotta take notes from this guy". Since then I've gotten so many ideas and it makes me even more excited every day to make my own KZbin videos and journey. Thank you for always being transparent and honest I appreciate you L'dre

[@ellxsound]

You are such a genuine person :)

[@solluntary]

Your videos are always relaxing and encouraging.

[@ani_tiaas]

I was just listening your music when the video came up. So glad that you blew up!

[@gasshomusic7813]

so inspiring bro!! Fyaah 🔥

[@ChandlerKryst]

You made it a habit, stayed consistent and struck while the iron was hot. Thanks for the vid man, I love chill beats so you got another fan

[@EdificeofEchoes]

i think maybe the most important part for me was just to hear someone make it with hard work and to keep grinding. I'll be honest it sucks working and not seeing results

[@DonTheking]

For real

[@yungchelsea]

found u randomly on spotify a couple weeks ago. love ur beats bro. thank u for the knowledge

[@Eleusis]

Big inspiration L. Dre see you on the moon :D

[@taiyassa]

I love that you go into detail on this, your videos help me everyday! Thanks for the help and the inspiration. :)

Congratulations ✨🚀🙌

[@martolee]

U r such a nice guy... Continue teaching us all these staff

[@Cynmiah]

Thanks for transparency, suscribed already

[@Atreidai.]

Ayo, been following you for about 4 years. Always loved your music. Started producing recently and you've been an inspiration for me. Thanks bro. Keep it up 👍

[@ondaexpansiva1862]

I loved this video, very illustrative, you explain everything very well, I was able to do it to the letter. Thanks my friend!

[@brianmichaelhinds]

Amazing content !!!!

[@emmanuelmorales98]

Been following you for a minute! Its crazy to see how far you’ve came! Much love fam! Keep it up! 🙌🏽

[@prodbychoco]

Mans always be givin out the sauce !! Yall better tune in!

[@LDreTheGiant]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@t3rm116]

Thanks for this video L.Dre it's refreshing to hear the pathway to success, you inspire me to keep going and continue chasing the dream of turning my craft into my career.

[@ZeroMusicArt]

Congratulations 🎉 And thanks for this video. I really like when you said: “Is this a lot? No. Is this enough for me? Yes”. It’s really awesome you think like that. That’s why you are successful

[@chrisarmstrong4854]

this is just pure inspiration honestly

[@YolandaWatson]

I'm a singer/songwriter and I just started releasing music in 2020. I started off by performing at open mics in 2019. The streaming/internet world of music is a whole other beast. I often feel like I'm behind in all of this so I'm extremely grateful for videos like this one. Thanks so much for the insight and encouragement.

[@hirubalasuriya3161]

So dope bro! Appreciate the transparency! Congratulations on all your success!!!

[@cloudly.6222]

Thanks for all the help and advice from your channel. Ey yo Dre you honestly should start a beat-making academy. Maybe with a discord server and courses. I would join :D Keep up the good work.

[@shq1723]

Dude this is an awesome in depth video and great for other producers. Keep up the great work and cheers for sharing!

[@saiyah1152]

L.DRE, your videos get me inspired on the daily! thanks for the inspiration 🙏🏽