by plv music

Insights Of An Artist's Journey

Hi Reader 👋🏻

Welcome to another issue of Insights Of An Artist's Journey!

Every Tuesday, I send you resources and bits of insights that I find useful to help you speed up your music production journey 🚀

Here are today's topics:

• 🚀 MusiCreator Introduction ($0)
• 🎁 Kaskade Songwriting Competition
• 🔗 The new link in bio I use
• 🖥 If you need accountability...
• 🎶 Lauren Daigle - You Say

Let's jump in!

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🚀 MusiCreator Introduction ($0)​

You read that right!

Back in November 2023, I did a 2-hour MusiCreator introduction masterclass. Until now, I had never released it to anyone.

But I decided to make it available for everyone 😉

It is broken down in 2 episodes:

• Part 1 is about growing your fanbase and building your audience online (along with some mindset shifts to succeed in this job).
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• Part 2 is about monetization & marketing strategies. We'll cover how you can attract the right clients/customers, how to make your first sales, different promotion techniques and some business basics.

I hope it helps you get started on your music creator journey!

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🎁 Kaskade Songwriting Competition​

The DJ and Grammy-nominated producer Kaskade is organizing a songwriting/production competition with Soundful.

He worked with Soundful to train an AI that can output songs that sounds like him!

How does it work?

→ Create a Soundful account and sign up for Pro subscription using promo code #KASKADEAI to get the first month for $1

→ Use Soundful to create a track in the style of Kaskade (using their AI)

→ Download all the stems (chords, bass, drums etc.) and remix them, make it your own, turn it into your original.

→ Upload your finished track to Soundcloud using this submission link!

P.S: You don't need to add vocals if you don't want to but if you do, make sure that you own the rights!

A few more info:

• Deadline: August 12th (short deadline, but you don't start from nothing, you start with a full track!)
• Prizes: 2 winners with prizes including co-release with Kaskade, opportunity to perform w/Kaskade and $1,000 in cash prize
• Entry requirements: Make sure to read all the info in the main info page here​

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✅ Last but not least:

Anyone in my audience will receive an additional 6 months on their Business Tier 1 membership by just entering the competition!

Send a screenshot of your entry confirmation or share your track IDs with allison@soundful.com after submission to receive extended Soundul membership for free.

So basically, you have nothing to lose! 😉

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🔗 The new link in bio I use

Recently, I discovered a new "link in bio" called Zaap.

I decided to change because it has a better layout and organization that most other link in bio out there.

Its horizontal group layout allows you to add more links while not overwhelming your potential clients and customers.

Try it on mobile, you'll see what I mean! 😉

If you want to redirect people from your Instagram or TikTok to your Spotify, Beatstars, portfolio, website and other links, then I highly recommend you use some type of link in bio feature.

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🖥 If you need accountability...

Since COVID, the world has moved to a more nomad and digital world.

→ If you now work remote, you don't engage with your colleagues anymore.

→ If you chose to make a living from your music, you probably live alone in your studio all-day.

All this can feel extremely lonely after a while...

One of my MusiCreator students, Robin, suggested that I try FLOWN, an online co-working space.

I tried it last week and I loved it! 🥰

It helped me:

✅ To gain focus faster
✅ To get more things done​
✅ To connect with other like-minded people

Alice Boyd, a full-time music composer, shares her experience using FLOWN for the last couple years and how it helps her make more progress towards her music projects for her clients.

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P.S: The Cohort 2 of MusiCreator will include 2 Deep Work Sessions like these so you can keep each other accountable and put in action what you learn during class.

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🎶 Lauren Daigle - You Say

A music production client of mine sent me this song as reference:

You Say Lauren Daigle PREVIEW   ​

You probably heard it before, it was very popular at some point. But since I heard it again, I can't stop listening to it again.

The songwriting, the powerful vocals and the amazing instrumentation makes it a perfect inspiration song ✨

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💌 That's it for today! If you have any questions about anything, don't hesitate to reply to this email and I will do my best to help you out!

Keep learning,

Aurelie Couble / PLV Music

Find me on YouTube, Instagram​
or Book a 1:1 call​

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👋🏻 Looking for more? Whenever you're ready, here are 4 ways I can help you: ​ 1. Join the waitlist for MusiCreator Cohort 2: A Live Cohort based course that will transform your music skills into a profitable online business. (Begins August 12th. 25 past students, rated 5/5 stars)​ ​ 2. The Producer Dashboard: The last Notion template you'll ever need to run and sustain your music career or business. ​ 3. The Producer Social Media Kit: Everything you need to know to grow on social media as a music producer. ​ 4. The 12 Months Plan: A month-by-month plan to learn music production at home.