I released an album anonymously to see if anyone would care

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[@FaeDads]

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[@alexcepeda6144]

Dear Emily Hopkins Can you say me please the name of music track in beginning part of this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnK3aXlod698qdUsi=Nmd1qsaMbFJF3bwT Thanks for you wonderful music

[@maxmustsleep]

Omg Fae Dads here on Emily's channel? You're literally my two favorite artists

[@painterly_porcine262]

Jedi Master Sketchy Pedo is a " difficult " look to pull off. Maybe Z-burg personally attended to the situation and thought you were taking the piss out of him. Side note: Yoda in the Star Worz movies was a stunted crippled runt - "They" normally grow to about twelve feet tall by the age of five and by the age of seventeen they are nearly sixteen feet tall and pretty terrifying ... That Grogu guy is about to have a growth spurt and some pretty knarly massive donkey teeth.

[@LeeDodd]

The good luck goblin has paid harp lady a visit

[@jonkanpai2945]

Really digging the Dobby gimp mask. This character has staying power.

[@Diego.Mattos.]

BRB, just gonna ask Fantano why he didn't review Fae Dads.

[@treschlet]

"best of luck fellow adventurer" is the best comment I could imagine for something like this

[@zenmark42]

that was someone who listened to it closely, and really got what it was about and like, enjoyed it enough to give someone new some encouragement. we should all strive to be like that person, seeking out and actively engaging with new media and giving it a chance.

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@zenmark42 there's some real gold in those KZbin recommendations with 200 plays and names like "[genre] jam on [synth]" tbh

[@slagseed8986]

FOLLOW UP VIDEO. - Now show us the numbers of the record, after the same amount of time, after posting this video. With your followers. And show us the effect of a relatively popular web presence boosting an unknown record has. Im dying to know.

[@Usortert]

Yes!

[@PhillipRaymondGoodman]

So far it's supported by 6 people on Bandcamp

[@notreally-sf3df]

Just look at the profile. I can guess the exact number down to a thousand, first month, then i gotta see something happen second month then i can guess 2-12. I'll be very close.

[@ppprime98K]

@@notreally-sf3df At this exact moment not so much surprisingly, just a couple hundreds of views.

[@slagseed8986]

@@notreally-sf3df *im helping with ideas to make content

[@smugglersunion]

I showed up to earth anonymously to see if anyone would care

[@crapmalls]

It's a bold strategy let's see if it pays off

[@sepiarain]

I cared. 🫵🫶

[@akalightspeed]

I don't

[@LPyxel]

No one cared. 😔

[@sepiarain]

@@LPyxel you're wrong 😑

[@SalamiSupreme]

It's not that people don't care. It's that there are millions of people releasing music all the time over all platforms constantly and these platforms have algorithms that boost trends and not originality. There's going to be so much incredible music that will not be heard because it's such a flooded market

[@LIQUIDFUCKINGMERCURY]

I personally feel buried under a sea of garbage unfortunately.😢

[@prod.Salem.]

📠

[@ForestKanagawa]

100%. I believe this applies to any art or media. There's too much, and it's hard to match creator to viewer.

[@LIQUIDFUCKINGMERCURY]

@@ForestKanagawa drowning in content...

[@AMPProf]

may Be we use Mor Algorithms Like AI and create an Album Finding Robot to Deep search all tge sound fils to find it

[@Bkoded]

this is a great example of how difficult it can be survive as a musician when youre starting out or dont have the help of some sort of team

[@LIQUIDFUCKINGMERCURY]

It was brilliant from start to finish speaking as an artist. Reputation is EVERYTHING.

[@leftblank]

lets not mention gender and the loneliness epidemic

[@LIQUIDFUCKINGMERCURY]

@@Bkoded yeah it's tough out here. 😑

[@lewisbaitup6352]

​@@leftblankyour loneyness is defo at least partly self inflicted in your case

[@LiftedBlader]

For so long I've been trying to find the strength and belief in myself to become discouraged, and thanks to you, Emily, I think ive finally found it. Thank you ❤

[@Hainbach]

„do you know what that is?“ had me in stitches! Absolutely fantastic video, shows how hard it is to start from scratch even with all the experience and skill you have.

[@labtob]

what if i had no awdience

[@PaintballMask]

came here to say this

[@sony_mdr7506]

awdience

[@korg47237]

i traveled to bawstan

[@UlrichMcBeardface]

If the awdience don’t know it’s their lawss

[@sammarks9146]

@@korg47237 From Lawng Oiland

[@LucidFeelingMusic]

The 1 monthly spotify listener really hit home lmfaoo Love the video, but the goblin mask has to be in every video going forward now...its non negotiable 🤣

[@emilyharpist]

😂

[@MisterJWJ71]

​@@emilyharpist how long was the Facebook account up before getting "Zucked"? A friend of mine had his band page deleted after something like 15 years. AND they didn't give him an understandable reason! That screen shot wasn't on screen long but it seems they at least gave a reason for removing Fae Dads. Granted it's largely a BS reason when they suspend or ban people.

[@evanandrews8858]

I LOVE how much you collaborate on this channel. Hands down my favorite aspect of your content. It's always a fun adventure.

[@evanandrews8858]

I should mention if anyone else hasn't already, but this genre is called Dungeon Synth.

[@FaeDads]

@@evanandrews8858 yes dungeon synth

[@jnm92]

Ive been getting into Dungeon Synth/Comfy Synth lately.. Genres with quite decent followings.. Your album fits right in!

[@pymander12]

This is a fun and very atmospheric album. I'm playing D&D tomorrow night, and they always make me pick the music, so I am going to introduce them to Fae Dads! How exciting.

[@mattnollora9055]

I currently work at a music school, and this video should serve as a reference for those aspiring independent artists/musicians getting into releasing their first album, especially in the digital realm. Great video!

[@travisnorman]

"And I went up the hill and I saw the goblin..." Emily's first lyrics??? This MF spittin!

[@FaeDads]

hot fire

[@travisnorman]

@@FaeDads I did sub to all the shit tho because I simp for goblins 🥲

[@evanlee93]

STRAIGHT FIRE

[@gravityissues5210]

FaeDads was so much better before they sold out to this lamesteam KZbinr, man…

[@Mr.Marbles]

gawblin

[@kouleifou]

"They think I'm a gimp." is one of the funniest sentences I heard this year. Fae Dads 4ever🔥

[@emilyharpist]

😂

[@UraniumChef]

I laughed so hard my abdomen hurts x)

[@hairyneil]

A Goblimp

[@Cognosapien]

Dungeon Synth is a thriving genre! There are even sub-genres such as Dino Synth! Check out Diplodocus - Slow And Heavy

[@PhillipRaymondGoodman]

I love diplodocus! Also been getting really into foodsynth recently

[@nicholasrella6904]

I've never heard of foodsynth. I like food and I like synths. Sounds like a winning combination.

[@theelectricant98]

Thanks for the rec, excited to check it out

[@PhillipRaymondGoodman]

@@nicholasrella6904 it's kinda an offshoot of comfy synth but it tends to be faster and harder and more kinda fun, takes a lot from other electronic genres, it's very silly

[@nicholasrella6904]

@ I have no idea what comfy synth is either. I have very eclectic tastes and I love all styles of music. Synth stuff is not really my expertise. I know dungeon synth because I love dark medieval sounding music. I guess it's impossible to know about everything. Thanks for the info and recommendations. I'm about to grab an ice cold beer and check all this stuff out right now.

[@evie5287]

"dont call me Neuman" *says some real Neuman shenaniganry*

[@AnalogOdyssey]

Wow whoever did the animation on this video must be really cool and also good at guitar in our band

[@emilyharpist]

👁️ 👁️

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

1) album is absolutely hot (wall of) fire 2) release the extended EAE cut you cowards

[@FaeDads]

EXTENDED EAE CUT COMING SOON

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

@@FaeDads GOBLIN BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS

[@sixstringedthing]

This will be another good one!

[@HaydenLikeHey]

This is the funniest video I've seen from y'all in a while. Cackled out loud!

[@worrystone]

When Emily swoops into our music scene and makes a legit great Fantasy Synth / Dungeon Synth EP.

[@BonusDruthers]

i'm sampling "it's the 96 olympics from atlaaantaaa"

[@emilyharpist]

Please do and send me the results

[@MingJianYap]

don't forget the russwheeze

[@wangstar6T9]

​@MingJianYap Any Russ Wheeze is a treat. This particularly potent response that affected the camera deserves to be immortalized.

[@MeatFarmerMusic]

Just listened to Faedads on Spotify and I have to tell you I think it sounds great. Thank you so much for putting such a great deal of effort into this and I really am looking forward to listening to your music. Thanks for the hard work!

[@0xFEEDC0DE]

I was into Fae Dads before anyone. We call ourselves the "DAD LOVERS".

[@PhillipRaymondGoodman]

@@0xFEEDC0DE DILF damn i love Fae_dads

[@Pfpfpfpfpf2020]

Living for that name

[@Sten626]

I love how Emily's closet is just a portal to every pedal builder.

[@Itsrooey_]

Didn’t realize I’d want to embrace my Fae Daddy tendencies till today.

[@FaeDads]

embrace them

[@Itsrooey_]

@@FaeDads consider them tenderly and mischievously embraced. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@tacoman2147]

I wasn't expecting the EP to go this hard. actually listen to it if you haven't, it's fantastic!

[@nicholasvaultonburg9152]

Bro that ad hit me like a drunk driver blowing a red light. Amazing, 10/10, no further notes.

[@dralithi]

"Don't get discouraged, I mean, you can, if you want" 😂

[@peak_flow]

I think you may have invented the genre Dungeon Harp.

[@TannerVolz-y9e]

half my love of Emily’s vids are Russ laughing

[@LucasDias-fo6bk]

Just listened to FaeDads and its so good, got a D&D session coming up and surely we'll be listening to that there too

[@DocPop]

This was such a fun episode! It's a cool way to share the skills musicians have to learn these days (if they want to be succesful on social media), but it was really funny too. Great job, y'all!

[@evansky2783]

It do be hard out there, but this was surprisingly encouraging. Thanks for doing this experiment.

[@anonymousforensic]

My abs always hurt from the number of belly laughs I get from watching your videos.

[@ForestKanagawa]

I really appreciate this video. It's a nice reminder that it's hard to start (even if you have pre existing skill at something!). Joel Haver mentioned something similar in one of his videos. It took him a good while to finally get recognition for his videos. Once he did, everything took off. It's a bit of a shame that it happens that way. I often think of all of the people who have made amazing stuff that just didn't continue because they felt it wasn't going anywhere

[@zadtheinhaler]

Some of the best parts of your videos is when Russ laughs so hard he veers into "cackling" territory. Y'all are amazing, love from Canada! ETA - That part where you got Zucc'd was fuggin' hilarious!

[@HellbentDragon]

I clicked off mid-video to listen to it and I liked it a lot, definitely gonna add to my playlist

[@yukmsacierzorro]

I liked the album. Glad it is going to do well probably, it deserves an audience. Very good video as well

[@logand1006]

Currently Hypersleep and Beacon of Hope are my favorites of the 4 songs I love all 4 but I absolutely love those 2 songs. Thanks for the relaxing music to write and brainstorm to. Much love.

[@FaeDads]

@@logand1006 thanks so much

[@ZackarySmigel]

This was unhinged and I loved it.

[@bmo14lax]

Same lol

[@WouterWeggelaar]

As someone with KZbin as my main music source and no streaming services or insta/tiktok at all, this was super interesting!

[@CinnaMK]

I appreciate this video as someone who's put thought into this. I'd like to make music more and get it out there but there's a lot of uncertainty that comes with it. Would love to see a video of someone who does this and succeeds so there can be some nice input or guidelines. I know Ludwig did that with content creation but that's a little different. Anyway, nice video

[@djktana]

That dog is lovely, he is a marketing material by himself !!. It was a really nice video, but it's also kind of sad at the same time. A part of my work is to find new gems and music from new artists, i am listening between 200 and 400 tracks everyday for this goal. There is a lot of good content that does not have the love it should, especially when it's about experimental and non-mainstream contents.

[@PhillipRaymondGoodman]

Hundred percent needs to be dressed up as like a Goblin or something, and run around and do some adventuring to fae dads

[@chibirad]

to be quite honest "hypersleep" is a banger

[@FaeDads]

@@chibirad thanks!

[@nerdebynature]

Watching on smol screen, the first animation of the records made me actually try to find if you were selling vinyl 😅. So props to Evan for the quality work! Just bought the download on bandcamp. 🙏

[@questocd174]

I found it! Fae Dad's. Thank you everyone involved. I promise I will use it in my D&D games.

[@PhillipRaymondGoodman]

Please make more dungeon synth, this is fantastic

[@bmo14lax]

Great video, loved it and was cracking a smile the whole time

[@EngineeredNonsense]

Really enjoyed this one, very inspiring as I attempt to get my own band project off the ground. Now I’m off to listen to the album…

[@CatFish107]

Lesson I get from this is first and foremost, you gotta make music for yourself, because you want to make it, not because you think it will sell. There are many other ways to make a buck that are more certain pay for certain amounts of work. No guarantee that a creation will bring attention and payoff. The reward must come from within.

[@MeadowFox]

Thank you for making this (discouraged) musician laugh. I wish you two lived closer because you are chaotic good beans.

[@emilyharpist]

❤️ we miss u!!! Wish u were closer as well

[@MeadowFox]

@@emilyharpist ❤️❤️❤️

[@Mitchell-Zemil]

Thank you for giving me the option to get discouraged if I want to, it's good to have a fallback plan in case staying encouraged doesn't work out ~

[@AutismusMaximus1]

It would had worked better if you added some beans to the package.

[@cheqers_]

They got Zucc'd. I love how genuinely funny her partner finds her. Heartwarming. Was NOT ready for that 2019 flashback - who IS that?!

[@brunofretsnif]

Just added to my "Dungeon Synth but Good" playlist

[@danielhelderman5228]

best Ad drop in ever, it came out of nowhere. WellJob!

[@robblazik7185]

This is awesome on soooooo many levels.... You guys killed this..... Can wait for Fae Dad's to hit the road ;-)

[@jond5148]

Bought this on bandcamp immediately after watching the video

[@yukmsacierzorro]

Only 4USD 👌WORTH IT

[@dangerchris1915]

I was waiting for Bandcamp Friday before grabbing Fae Dads. I almost got it when the alert came through, but I think you get a bigger cut on Friday.

[@moonstar_connor]

Blasting this at our next dnd session

[@Hgulf]

Thank you very much for drawing my attention to your music on Spotify. That was very kind of you. 😃

[@revmutt]

I’m gonna listen to it on Bandcamp while I look for a mask like that. You guys did a good service with this one

[@FaeDads]

@@revmutt the mask is from wizard of barge !!!

[@revmutt]

@ thanks you.

[@christophervincent77]

I was doing fine up until the Newman bit. Now I can't watch these videos at work anymore and I have to visit HR to explain myself. Thanks a lot, Harpkins!

[@emilyharpist]

😂 😂

[@TheProgGuy]

As an independent artist/band releasing an album (hopefully within the next 3 weeks), the tips are super helpful! Our "fan base" currently is just friends, friends of friends, and family...and perhaps a few people we met at our shows. I've made and posted Instagram and Facebook updates as a way to garner attention and some sort of "profile" so we're not some random people dropping 40 minutes of music out of nowhere. Tiktok is definitely not our target audience, so that's helpful that I don't have to invest that sort of time into "maintaining" a profile, seeing as you had little success on the platform.

[@juan2three6]

This is my favorite video on youtube. Ive never played or really listened to a harp song btw😂

[@Spielix]

An appearance in the Nekrogoblikon podcast would have been hilarious as well.

[@ProduceGuitarPop]

"awdience"

[@highdesertbiker]

you are really cute and funny, and i love your channel, and i love the man filming / editing. also ur editing is sooooooo good fml

[@codymccormick7317]

As someone who attempted to jump into the modern music space, I feel so vindicated right now. Great album guys!

[@RustBunny]

"Hypersleep" is such a freaking awesome song. Great job, you crochet gimp suited goblin!

[@DannySapko]

I loved the Goblin balaclava sequence

[@nolanwolf1828]

Yooo! Y'all talked to Mr EAS?! I saw him and got to try his crazy fuzz at a effect and synth con, awesome dude :3

[@noyd4172]

He's also in their video on bucket brigade pedals! Super cool dude.

[@ThePdog3k]

You seem like one of the most fun and interesting persons I have encountered, you give me hope for humanity. 💫

[@ponaboy]

10/10 would play D&D to music by HARPMOM!!

[@emilyharpist]

YESSSS

[@FaeDads]

@@ponaboy 👁️ 👁️

[@Murdacat]

I'll be listening to this during my next stream!!

[@Xenthara]

Newman! Nailed it!

[@MisterTea86]

So many friends in this video!

[@Jowannabe]

Dungeon Synth for sure. It's a genre I love so much. My recommendations if you like this shit is the label Heimat Der Katastrophe, they are the top lords.

[@mr.b5069]

This video was awesome

[@silkbirdmusic]

This is so fantastic in every way 🤣👏💚🐉🧝‍♀️

[@cookerjam]

I was born to see if anyone would care

[@jedmarsillo]

"It's the 96 Olympics from Atlanta" 🤣🤣🤣 I love you guys. You crack me up.

[@ArmageddonNerd]

This video had me cackling the whole time like a little green goblin

[@entropybentwhistle]

Thank you for the dungeon wailing music, HarpGimp.

[@FaeDads]

@@entropybentwhistle Gimp Lady

[@pantheon777]

Didn't realize you had a Spotify channel. Like, duh. Will be listening while i plan a DnD session for my players

[@Josh-thixxneuron]

Westside Harpp 5:58

[@Gotheggofficial]

That crawl into your closet was peak, this is also how I travel

[@jeffwigle9154]

Show us how to build a closet like that its construction Time construction time

[@FaeDads]

@@Gotheggofficial 😂

[@jeffwigle9154]

@@FaeDads thanks she told me

[@blackmoofou6385]

I genuinely laughed out loud when you were doing the photo shoot in the green mask pulling whatever those pray moves were!

[@fredfred2363]

The moment Emily says "I need to go and talk with an expert...", you KNOW there's gonna be some great content! 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@soni2gf]

The harp comment was wild

[@emilyharpist]

Blew my mind

[@StanleyKubick1]

1:54 So I travelled to *baw* ston

[@IllusiveSwampMoose]

I'm sorry but did girl just say she found my holy grail chair ON THE STREET?!

[@emilyharpist]

That’s Brooklyn for ya

[@AlanW]

Im gonna pimp this album at my next dnd session!

[@BeniRoseMusic]

I love that you've continued to run with the idea that there's a portal in your studio closet

[@LorneMcKenMorningStar1313]

Why you gotta smell everything... it's cool... something I noticed.. you be wiffin

[@dilbyjones]

Really hilarious. I couldn’t stop laughing. Great job guys.

[@machinemademan]

it was relieving to see someone having the same experience and knowing its not just me