This 1 Rule will change your Music Production Career

[@otomleaf05]

remember: focus, simplicity, and sacrifice

[@vladlabyrinth6335]

And youtube channel

[@dam936]

Fuk simplicity make cool shit

[@dn-anonymous]

@@dam936ok, didn’t see that one coming

[@hadleymanmusic]

Sacrifice what? I already got robbed of all my professional gear

[@Zrokool123]

Friends that are into music production? That's a good one.

[@EmmaPeter-q5q]

Gat none

[@kingworthy935]

Right lol

[@i_jetlag]

True, lol.

[@skoutibeatsx]

got me there

[@hadleymanmusic]

Unheard of around me

[@krismelendres3266]

I got depressed 2023 that my Friends online stopped playing with me in a video Game so I decided to focus my energy with my Family and Make music with ableton. 11 Months now and i got signed my very First EP a Label. Everything you said is true!

[@Sensa7ion]

good to know

[@vladlabyrinth6335]

how they signed you? You sent them your music or they found you somewhere?

[@keks1kyef67]

@@vladlabyrinth6335same question, I just wanna now how all this shit works

[@xoticbeats_]

what video game

[@GabrielXDrums]

lol. W but be careful with labels, they’ll get you the quick way with the promise of a buck, funny that I have friends that all they wanna do is game, shit is wacky, gaming won’t get you anywhere in life.

[@OliCrown]

If you want it, you do your part and leave it to the Lord

[@1lyri_k]

Real talk bro🤞🏾

[@HowIsTheCraic]

Based

[@JewelzFin]

I'm 37 with a 50 thousand dollar home production/recording setup at home and have been producing since I was in high school. This was very inspiring and true. I just got out the Army and have found which avenue I'm taking my music to, as I now have the time, dream setup with all kinds of Moogs, Yamaha, Rolands, Elektrons, vintage mic clones, etc-etc... I've been hoping to gain focus and this video is definitely saved to my favorites to adhere to and come back to. Hell, I've even been wanting to document my new journey on KZbin. Just need a good enough camera to do so. Thanks.

[@Kalvinism]

You have great microphones, and a great camera in your pocket. Use your phone and show us what you're up to!

[@prodbyzer0-qh4jy]

your story sounds really interesting, i think you could do very well on short form style content!

[@Akayo_Music]

Start now. No need for a fancy camera (honestly wish I didn't have to worry about mine because it's so much work to set up, record, transfer files, etc. every single time. Just more distractions lol). Like the guy above me said you have an interesting story and I know people would really enjoy your content. Best of luck to you!

[@JewelzFin]

@@Akayo_Music Is there any way to do live videos without being in vertical mode? LOL kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGWwY4Vrfp2mZ7M&ab_channel=JulianOverton

[@rebel.oracle]

check out modern musician. It's an awesome company with a sweet music community with their own badass crm software that can help you monetize your music career. worth checking out!

[@ZeroThelastsoundbender]

Focus , simplicity and sacrifice

[@MrRADicalOfficial]

Yeah I'm totally Greg. I'm trying to mod Fallout 4, learn Blender (for my mod), make music (hobby, and for my mod), and game and edit videos. I have so many games I want to play, and so many ideas for my mod and I want to get good at making music, but I end up usually just watching videos all day because the amount of things I want to do is so overwhelming. I'm not even good at any of the stuff I do because I can't focus on learning one thing instead I work on each of things at random and not even everyday. It really does make it harder. I'm sure if I focused for one month on just one of those things I would get a lot more done but I can't because of motivation issues.

[@the0nly0n3]

same, there’s all these shows/movies i wanna watch and games i wanna play, all while wanting to make music 😅 it can be too much sometimes

[@SMEbeats]

what type of mod??

[@MrRADicalOfficial]

@@SMEbeats It is an overhaul mod. I haven't done as much work to it as I would like, and it's been a few years since I've updated it. I am still slowly working on the next update, but the list of ideas of have (a literal list) is over 30, and I plan on making a whole main questline. I want to add tons of weapons, armors, enemies, quests, and right now I am working on re-balancing the whole game to my liking. It's an incredibly ambitious mod for one person, and I'm not sure how many of my ideas will ever actually get implemented. I'm still trying to learn how to script and use Blender. It is called R.N.G - Vendors, Bosses, Loot. My Nexus profile is MisterRADical. I am trying to do this monster of a mod while wanting to make music and play a whole bunch of games and make KZbin videos. I haven't been doing a lot the past few months because my motivation is shte lol it was getting a lot better than AI blew up and that destroyed my motivation.

[@koppy82]

@@the0nly0n3 Always good to take a few days off of producing to just chill-out and game a bit. Nothing wrong with taking a break every so often.

[@ASSman864]

You described me very well so dont take offense but its not purely a motivation problem rather discipline. I do know what you mean tho compared to the days i have the drive to hyper focus on producing music almost effortless, yes some days do feel rather unmotivated but its the discipline that makes you push further. Def agree with the guy above me tho breaks are very needed. This one beat a day mindset isnt realistic if you plan to have a career spanning over 30 years like the isley brothers that would be like a 10,000 song discography lol and we all know its quality over quanity. Alot of rappers could make 10 albums and still not top biggies 2 albums

[@ImNotKriss]

I'm glad that I've been miserable for a long time my experience was so terrible I felt like my life was a waste.. now that I know that feeling everything that I want to learn I do it with passion and wisdom knowing no matter what I do theres always hardship and sacrifices

[@BigMTBrain]

Words of wisdom! My biggest issue, coming from a systems architecture background, is over-analyzing and over-complicating. Simplicity... I'm putting my efforts now into relearning that. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@ChuckNoland-p2c]

Knowing your craft is more important than anything. If you're the best or one of the best, then you don't need to work as hard as others on promotion.

[@Electrixie]

I’ve created music mostly as a hobby but it’s always been a little dream of mine to create music that people can relate to / resonate with and I’ve always wanted to one day go to a supermarket or go out somewhere / anywhere and hear one of my songs playing ☺️ Thank you for this video, it’s help me to remind myself of my little dream

[@Vytaras-dj6vl]

Good advice about socials. I was losing my mind how the hell am I supposed to post it on TikTok, IG, SoundCloud, and KZbin? As you said, you should focus on one goal. No distractions, just create your music and upload it on any platform of your choice.

[@thisguyrools2807]

30 years old giving it another try for the 3rd time. Pirated FL back in my freshman year of college I think and started off making electro house and Big Room then stopped for a while then covid happened and I picked it up again. After it was over I sort of didn’t feel inspired to make music. The past year I took up djing from a friend whose been doing it for 20 years. One day I realized I’ve mixed so many songs maybe I can give producing another try, went to the store bought a MacBook Pro M3 and redownloaded FL Studio from imagine line and serum. Signed up for sonic academy and started taking some courses. Goal right now is to finally try to release something. Wouldn’t mind starting off with an indie label and work my way up. Been making tech house, minimal and techno having the time of my life.

[@prodyoro]

I'm 13, still a middle school student and im a producer trying to become an artist. This was beautiful, thanks Akayo.

[@h-stillfresh]

Thank you so bro for this amazing speech may God bless you, everything that you said make sense at all big up to you bro.

[@AbhinavTiwariMusic]

Such a simple advice but very honest and hits you deep. Thanks mate, simplicity has super power. More power to you !

[@LilPersey]

I have school (failing a lot). Music career, I send music to distributers by myself, I gotta use all social medias to promote but sometimes I'm lazy to post everywhere. It's really tiring, I've even taken a break on new songs, I'm stressed out & just also coz I make good songs I work hard to perfect them but still, I'm underrated 💔.

[@PaulSedrak]

A lot of times awareness is more important than intelligence in this fight. I need to keep reminding myself in the day to day trenches, stay focused, stay focused, stay focused. This video has helped a lot! Thanks

[@EduardoCostaLisboa]

42 years old and I have to really really thank you for your words. Cheers

[@osirismaximus2787]

Thanks for this. I'm 33 years old and have been making music since I was 20, but always just as a hobby. I made youtube videos for a couple of years, but even that was difficult to do while working full time, having a girlfriend, and having many other hobbies and interests throughout my life. Your video helped me realize that there is nothing wrong with me. My energy has just always been divided into many directions, and if I ever wanted to make something more out of my music hobby, I could do it if I wanted to. It's just a matter of focused energy. Thanks again.

[@manuelbassi660]

Thank you bro for real! Hope you can success and achieve your dreams! Everyone spread love to this guy ❤️.

[@grantbruce4137]

This is a good structure for anything in life. Focus + Simplicity + Sacrifice = Greatness (if applied properly)

[@stansvitsa1]

Just do what you enjoy, feel free to do anything you like and have fun. Share it in some way and you’ll get the same thing while enjoying the process and being happy. (And keeping your passion, instead of making music your punishment everyday). There’s a way to force your way to success, or just be authentic and have fun. Even if you achieve something different than you imagined, it will be the best for you.

[@12vpowercord]

Straight down to the point, feels like this man is speaking straight to me

[@valyanebesniuk4566]

Wow, thank you for this video, i feel more at peace with my choice now. I've been trying to do all the things at once for two years and all i got is a sensory overload. Couldn't do any music for months after that until i finally decided that i just have to kill my ego, stop seeking approval from everyone and just do music because it's the thing which gives me the most of joy.

[@ProducingInTheBox]

Great video. Most people ignore the fact that I spent 10 years developing my producer skills before ever getting on KZbin. One of the hardest lessons I’ve ever learned is “you can do anything you want, but you can only choose one”.

[@v2mofficial521]

Honestly I am Greg 🤣🤣🤣 not because I wanna be Greg but situation put us there. I am a one man army. Gotta feed the family and also work on my career. Thanks for this message. Males a lot of sense bro. Bless

[@helpniggv]

Me too

[@romiden106]

That was my exact problem , spending energy on different things instead of big Goal , thanks 👍🏻

[@musicbysazid]

100% info and motivation, 0% BS

[@Thipe]

this vid is so true, been putting my energy in way too many spaces

[@cedleonard123]

Very straightforward. SACRIFICE. How could it be any other way? Time is the ultimate resource, yet many of us are wasting it by pulling ourselves on too many directions. How could it be any other way? It's a bloated and unrealistic use of our daily hours. Some things have to go. In other words, you can't have everything, so why not put your everything into that one important thing you want? Yet don't go too far on the road of sacrifice. Health and basic needs of life must remain in absolute security. For now I have no qualms or regrets holding an office job, doing some coding and gaming in addition to music. I love music with all of my soul but I'm okay with that, because it's a hobby. A damn good one. But I like other things too, and I'm not ready to make it a career. I just like making music I like. And slowly getting better at it. Who cares if it's not commercially viable or popular? And, I fear that the need to make money would shift my creative process into something more formulaic and being nudged into changing myself because of listeners' expectations. It's a passive, gradual and seemingly non-harmful thing, but it goes against my will. I'm of the belief that as soon as any other influence drives the process, it's not genuine artistic creation anymore. That may be narrowminded but I'd rather stay free from any undue influence.

[@djerikfox]

kid, you are so young but telling the right thing...respect!!

[@MAGOSAMX]

I agree with everything you said, focus, simplicity and sacrifice, greetings from 🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@ComplexSkepsisvehementalbeats]

too many hats. yeah man. Ive been told that many times through the years but this made it make most sense.

[@willia_music]

bro got that RPG meta

[@norakat]

When I was younger I got into the habit of buying all this stuff - like the equipment is going to make me successful. Its like thinking if you got the best paint brush and best canvas, it gonna allow you to make the best painting. Nope.. That said - you still need the right stuff as far as equipment and plugins. But most of all you need the skill and understanding and have to be a decent musician.

[@slayer_the_supernatural]

Bro i gotta say it again, lately your videos are forcing me to produce even knowing im stuck,keep going with this content bro!

[@SaltSpirits]

nah fuck the content bro should actually post music, he has literally never, the “credits” in his bio are fake, his soundcloud is dead, 0 uploads, nothing on youtube, doesn’t appear on spotify… bro knows nothing about actually growing a career. he doesn’t have one.

[@Akayo_Music]

@@SaltSpirits lol thanks

[@rawrbrz]

Took my too many years producing to figure out I was being like Greg. This guys already years ahead. Listen to u truly committed to wringing money out of music

[@kadomingtipi1006]

Thank you,,,,yes. FOCUS, SIMPLICITY, , SACRIFICE...

[@denichasinthabag]

6:05 this so true my bro, I watched hamza too and when he talked about business he said focus on 1 big goal then when you succeed and balance it you can expend. Thank you for great tutorial bro, rly helps!

[@niknaksounds]

Incredible video. I’ve been seeing this frame of thinking a lot lately and I really really need to focus. Working 14 hour days right now to get out of some credit card debt leaving me with 0 time to produce and it’s killing me. My plan is to pay off as much as I can while I’m making good money then completely switch jobs to a simple punch in punch out 8 hour job so I can go all in. Much love brother ❤

[@DavidGraceMusic]

I’m 26, just last year I discovered and started to unlock my potential in music production. Was able to put things together a little bit, I setup a small place in my room for production. I currently teach music in a school and I play and get paid in the church. But I just still feel like I wanna quit this Jobs and focus on my production.. but I really don’t know how to go about it yet. Cause I realize there’s more to producing Music.. and needs so much dedication to really speed up things

[@Zammuwu]

This actually helps a lot, been struggling to make music for almost a year until I posted a song, repeat until you ended up frustrated. It's really easy to get distracted from how other artists do it that you try to implement those methods in your own workstyle. Doesn't really help you at all as you're literally trying to learn things all at once while also juggling real life stuff. Might need to tone down my goals and slowly make my way up.

[@RetroSoulX]

Man where was this advice 4-8 years ago? I was trying to produce my own beats and rap/singjay all at once and eventually gave it up because I had too many things going on that needed my attention. I can still produce but the dream of rapping, singing and deejaying/toasting is a young man’s goal. Great video!

[@flayaplaya]

100 percent true, everyone tryna fool us telling that we need to do lots of social media stuff, but nobody telling that they do that after achieving some goals. I saw some spotify artists profiles and their bios said that they r not active or post in social medias and they still getting numbers because they can focus on music and release through labels that giving good promotion. Prioritize your goals and stay focused on most important things, dont let anyone fool you with spraying your energy on 150 sides of music career. I know there is a lot of artists who post a lot and releasing s lot but believe me these fellas doing this kinda automatically like a habbit they r not thinking too much about it

[@AikiraBeats]

I noticed once I’ve started focusing on KZbin everything started to take off. I’m not stressed out as much because I’m understanding how the process works in order to achieve the goal. Much love ❤.

[@xoticbeats_]

Good work on youtube it is a grind. Make sure you select "not for kids" when uploading videos. It will help you with the algorithm. And also I like the deals you are establishing, but I would put them in the comments and pin them. Make the titles simple with the type beat so the viewer doesnt get overstimulated. I wish you the best and success will come

[@808chetxn]

THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT NO ONE TELLS, like the focus thing, Man Iam the Greg Guy, who has many goals, and tbh I know iam doing wrong, it comes to the quote "jack of all trades, master of none" I RLY RLY GOTTA BE THE GUY B ANYHOWW you mentioned that you had multiple aliases, even I wanted to do the same Thanks G gotta get back to production.

[@theheartstringvirtuoso]

Sometimes, it's like chopping wood. The reward is fire. I appreciate your inspiration ❤ I'll make the music first, then worry about what to do with it when I'm dead

[@Black_Flame-Rise]

Well said brother. Thank you for this. Bring multi talented seems like a hinder more than an advantage at times and my perfectionism SCREAMS to express in all my forms. This put life into a more realistic perspective, thank you friend.

[@ajaxz4613]

This is what i needed in my journey thank you.

[@horzemantw7094]

Hey this is soo useful! Really really appreciate this video . I was the first producer before I watched this video Thanks man !

[@shawn9753]

Man this was great and illustrated it perfectly. I said forget trying to make whole songs for right now. Just loops and recording vocals. Then once I have enough I’ll go back and start cleaning everything up. It’s amazing what you can get done when you look at the big picture but focus on what you can do today.

[@kevinmyrick218]

one thing I sacrificed to get good at making music is video games. Most my time goes into music after the 9-5 grind, but I also need to work on some internet presence and networking more to get some placements. Right now the focus is just being able to create awesome music that artists will want, then I think I'm going to move into the networking build brand phase. It's a lot more work then I expected, its like a full force transformation, to do this music production career.

[@fairuzhussaini7301]

"Jack of all trades, master of none" - as cliche as it sounds - is a cold hard slap on the face. You (generally for those who're reading this) might not feel it now, but at a certain age in the game, you'll start to realize the importance of narrowing down your focus and energy to a solid direction. You won't be as 'energetic' as how you were a decade ago where you could stay up all night, doing multiple things at a go, as well as the mental capacity to churn out things as smooth as it used to. Being in the creative industry, you are not doing things out of routine, every day will be a different canvas for you. You don't wanna run out before you're done.

[@farfromnorth]

This is true I’ve been recording and producing music for a decade now it’s only been the past year or so I’ve been confident in what I’m doing. In my experience the best thing to do is to work really hard mastering your skills for 2-3 year and then put it all to practice as much as you can. Work with musicians and get feedback from others. The BIG game changer too is to use reference tracks listen to the volume, width, tone everything and if the song is similar to the one you’re working on then copy it. Try to get your mix to sound as close as possible and then you will start to learn how to mix and master properly. From a creative point of view just try stuff, reverse guitar parts, automate a massive reverb on a vocal for one powerful word. Work hard and experiment, don’t think too much about it and if it sounds good it sounds good. Sending love from Glasgow ❤

[@REMRAFslashTZBEATZ]

Something similar to what I’ve been trying already this year, was most productive I’ve been since I paused music when I became a dad to two wonderful girls 10 years ago. 🙏🏻❤️‍🔥🧠💪🏻

[@neeco888]

TOP TIER VIDEOS HERE G, KEEP GOING, YOU ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH RESULTS

[@lofialumnimusic]

This is legit advice, thanks. I ran into this trap and was just starting to work my way out of it, so this advice kinda validates that I am getting back on track

[@1BrokeAsf]

Bro thanks for the refocus I had some much going on in life nou I'm deciding on my music projects

[@johnnytrash2839]

Great video, especially since you used the Lower Brinstar track from Samus & Chill 👍 funny enough, that track in Super Metroid is what got me into instrumental electronic music in '94 (yeah, I'm old but still making music)

[@Manoj-en3fj]

bro i want to say thank you so much from bottom of my heart ❣❣

[@ProfessorSaibertin]

I toll agree with you bro. This video reflects my recent switch - thx man.

[@Squidrifiic]

I’m an artist and this advice is helping me fr, ty bro

[@Prod.pr33tty]

And that minecraft music in back ground haha. Thx mate it was what i needed right now.

[@dretex_chris]

This is the best video for producers I ever saw and I've seen aaa looot🔥❤️ Thx for sharing this 🙏🏼

[@mew668]

Magnifico! This was absolutely beautiful! No bs, just straight to the point. Thank you, your video got recommended at the right time in my life. I will update you on my journey if I ever go big :)

[@Sam_w_]

This videos was literally exactly what I needed

[@eroero830]

It's nice to be taught by people younger than yourself Keep up the good work, lad!

[@keydenedward2612]

really. good. video. even though I'm kind of already doing these things, it's nice to know I'm not the only one that knows the way.

[@thevulcanbeats4287]

I am 19 and I am making music from the last 3-4 years. Honestly, after coming to Australia this year, I completely lost myself as a music producer and as a writer. I Started chasing the ppl that what does ppl like to listen but in all that i completely forgot who I am. This adult life sucks but…. It is what it is. Thanks for this video mate❤ helped me alot.

[@CrashPadBeats]

Thanks bro. I been trying other ideas like you said. Spending all my energy… hit a plateau… if you can call it that lol.. gonna set one big goal. Thanks for the breathe of fresh air

[@AroundtheSunOnEarth]

Thanks for the great message! It clarifies things! If I may, I would love to share what I've been doing to achieve these things personally. On my channel I post song a day for a year (near 180 songs now). A personal challenge to dive into the music. It makes me FOCUS on music daily, it forces me to love the SIMPLICITY, and I have to SACRIFICE my time from other activities daily. I would say the production of music has been different and way more productive. Maybe these 3 things on promotion next😎

[@HeyRAZI]

I'm only at minute 2 of the video, and this is truly a gem.

[@DanielBerry-ky4np]

You've got the right stuff, my friend. You've earned a sub. Thanks for being one of the good ones!

[@ragnarstenseth7109]

I have produced music all by myself for around 6-7 years and I feel stuck right now. Nothing fun or exciting has happened through my career other than getting my production skills better. Im soooooo demotivated and I feel soo lonely atm. I feel like giving up and move on to something else, but at the same time I know this is what I really want.

[@No_One_With_1950s]

_Thanks Bro,_ I think this video going to useful for me

[@Papi.Labouche]

I lose so much focus because I try to do everything by myself I’ve asked for help but my friends won’t help they just watch my stories and continue on with life. Definitely a confidence killer.

[@j_u_m_pmedia3872]

Very great advice best advice in 2024. Focus

[@DJPastaYaY]

This is a very informative video. Thank you for this

[@javelin3105]

Bro, you are top! Thanks for this. What a noble goal to retire your parents! Love that. All the best.

[@mikloszapori-regenhart6134]

The first energy orb was literally me, thank you for the advice bro😅

[@alexalatalo1892]

Thankyou bro, I know it may sound cringe what I'm about to say but honestly, if I ever make it big I'll be thanking you for this advice.

[@R3D_F4CE]

Literally just started a music channel today, ty for the advice. ❤

[@ThePowerAnalysis]

Enjoyed this video very much bro, watched all the way.

[@itsZybn]

My issue arises when to accomplish the “1 big goal” it requires effort in many areas. There are many prerequisites to getting there, and the only way there is step by step doing all those sub-tasks. So I think it’s also important to recognize that 1 large goal is really a collection of sub-goals, like a giant pyramid. However, as long as you know how the task at hand is working its way up the pyramid, it’s still focused effort. :)

[@schmaason]

thank you so much bro, your words definitely changed something🫶

[@Veerane]

Nice expaination, sometimes we as producers go out of the main focus, small steps lead to progression..

[@jirehbochung5983]

I needed to hear that. Thank you.

[@Desert-Strike]

That energy scenario was OP man ! Great job!!! 😊. I’ve cut out even going outside on the weekends to just purely focus on producing (trance genre) …. The hours put in the faster your skills grow! 🎉

[@AC-kv9qs]

Bro, i appreciate you and this video so much. I honestly feel just like you did/do and im just trying to convert myself into the artist i know i can be. Thanks for this vid... always keep striving. I also want to retire my parents one day... we can do it💖

[@skxrbeats]

Damn bro! You really motivated me to work harder! U earned another sub dude!

[@PlusMusicOfficial]

Thanks. At first I didn’t understand, but after I listened to you for few minutes, it all made sense. So thanks again and have a great day.

[@shelovenikk]

I really appreciate this man, I don't even produce and this video still helped me a ton.

[@sundaynightcoffee]

huge advice bro and absolute good vibes🖤🔥theres a book called "essentialism" and it goes deep into the concept of saying no to all the noise that doesn't bring you the "most contribution in your life" much like what you're saying here. very similar energy diagram is literally in the book, just to prove even more the truth behind it's success. blessed to get you in my alg this am

[@e_m4n_]

This was beautiful advice man

[@Ashish-op1yx]

Bro this video hits and I noticed that when I stick to one thing in really noticed the progress but then I remind myself that I left the previous thing which I want to learn and then I'm completely lost and this happen again and again.

[@Kalvinism]

Needed to hear this before my studio session today, thank you bro

[@bourne8636]

Can I send you some samples? Tell me what you want and I can wip some up.

[@musch7153]

Thank you! 🙏🌠🌟

[@mike109374]

its like a rocket, you want to be among the stars? you gotta have the fuel direction and determination for it

[@DJGerardJones]

Thank you! FACTS 100% Much appreciated. 🙏🙌