How To Make It In The Music Business Ousala Aleem (Prestley Snipes)

I was fortunate to go multi-platinum in 2014, with the help of Drake and my first artist iLoveMakonnen, who I signed and managed between 2011-2015. Last year I had a conversation with Ether Da Connect on Skype. Ether is an artist and songwriter from my hometown Brooklyn, NY, who has a song called "WAKA" that's been buzzing for a while. Waka Flocka Flame recently got on the remix of Ether Da Connect's hit song "WAKA", so we share a similar story.

In this video, I show you how to calculate Spotify streaming revenue, which will give you an idea of how much money, some of your favorite artists are generating. I mention several artist in this video such as Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Justin Bieber, Drake, Tones and I, Roddie Ricch, Ed Sheeran, J Balvin and more.

In this episode, I discuss the pros and cons of starting a limited liability company and whether it's necessary or not, to establish an LLC, when starting a record label or music project.

My book is highly rated by the viewers, and it rarely gets negative reviews. The other day, I noticed that someone left a bad review about my book/audiobook. In this video, I will be responding to the negative review that was left on my book's Audible page. If you have purchased my book, please leave a review and your thoughts on the book, and feel free to reach out to me, if you have any questions about anything from the book.

Will spending money on paid promotion turn you into a star? Will dropping thousands of dollars promoting your latest song, music video or other content, help you build a fanbase and a large following? How much money would it cost to get a million followers? How much money would it cost for your latest video to get a million REAL views?

I explain why Walmart is the number one brick and mortar retailer in the whole World. We also discuss why independent artists should create cover songs for free promotional purposes while they build their obscure brands. This is a clip from a consultation session that I had last week with a talented producer / artist manager / record label executive.