No Labels Necessary

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Diddy Exposes How Corporations Exploits Creators & Artists (Sues Diageo / Ciroc: Full Breakdown ) Oct 04, 2023

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Special bonus episode covering Diddy exposing how corporations exploit creators & artists!

No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

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#99 | Artist Exposed Record Labels Secret Songwriting Formula ( And It WORKED! ) Oct 03, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Get Your Tickets to The 90 Day Blueprint Live in Washington DC:

http://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/dc

Topics Covered:

00:00 Intro
00:13 KillBoy: Using Exec's Hit Formula to Create Viral Song
04:27 Rance1500 - Write a Song With Less than 40 Words
09:46 John Mayer - Make Music You Dont Like
21:10 Breaking Down The Secret Formula
29:43 Joe Budden - Mike Caren's Formula

#98 | Grammy Winning Coach Explains Why Artists BURNOUT FAST ft. Wendy Parr Sep 28, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Exposing the Lies Keeping You From Monetizing Your Fanbase:

https://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/monetizenow?el=nlnep90

Topics Covered:

00:00 Intro
01:05 Strategies to Make Money Off Music Without DSPS
03:37 Merch Releases for Emerging Artists Trying to Build a Long-Term Brand
07:33 Getting Booked for College Shows
11:57 How Many Superfans do you need before Organizing a Live Show

#97 | Making Money Early in Your Music Career Without Spotify - Q&A Sep 26, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Exposing the Lies Keeping You From Monetizing Your Fanbase:

https://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/monetizenow?el=nlnep90

Topics Covered:

00:00 Intro
01:05 Strategies to Make Money Off Music Without DSPS
03:37 Merch Releases for Emerging Artists Trying to Build a Long Term Brand
07:33 Getting Booked for College Shows
11:57 How Many Superfans do you need before Organizing a Live Show

#96 | Female Rap: The Troubles of Getting Respect in Hip-Hop + More ft. Nilla Allin Sep 21, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Exposing the Lies Keeping You From Monetizing Your Fanbase:

https://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/monetizenow?el=nlnep90

Topics Covered:

00:00 Intro
01:50 Leaving Engineering to Become an Artist
04:59 Making my Music Career Full-Time
06:29 My Viral Content Formula
11:02 Skits Vs Music Content
12:50 Creating Ideas from Scratch
16:45 Why Didn't You Repeat Your Viral Content Strategy
20:27 Marketing Your Music in ATL vs LA
24:53 Growing My Audience in Africa
35:05 Transitioning from Influencer to Artist
38:21 Marketing as a Female Artist in Hip-Hop
42:35 What does Nilla Allin Mean?

#95 | They Made $18K a Month on Spotify Without Making Music Sep 19, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Exposing the Lies Keeping You From Monetizing Your Fanbase:

https://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/monetizenow?el=nlnep90

Topics Covered:

00:00 Intro
0:27 Making $18K on Spotify Without Scamming
17:31 Lil Boosie Doing Podcast for $40K
21:01 Spotify Wants You To Pay For Lyrics
21:42 Are The Labels Behind The Drake A.I Song Consideration

#94 | R&B Artist's Biggest Secret: The Route to a Chart Topping Song ft. Adrian Milanio Sep 17, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Exposing the Lies Keeping You From Monetizing Your Fanbase:

https://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/monetizenow?el=nlnep90

Topics Covered:

00:30 Intro
02:01 Making Music My Career
07:57 The Early Problems of Finding the Right R&B Sound
11:11 A Million Streams: Marketing "Lucky" for 2 Years
16:35 Getting on Spotify Editorials Organically
18:49 The Result of Ads: Song Credits and Top 50 Charts
20:10 The Thailand Grammy's: Writing on an Album of The Year
20:42 Fitting R&B Music in Southeast Asia Culture
23:53 R&B Artists Southeast Asia Strategy
25:42 Grassroots Local Music Strategy
34:24 Starting Cheap Music Influencer Cover Campaigns
40:38 Credit Card Stacking: Funding His Music Marketing Budget
47:12 Adrians Blueprint: Music Distributions, Managers, Record Deals
50:03 The Reality of Getting Record Deals and Offers

#93 | 7x Grammy Artist: Make Music You Don't Like, 2 Million Followers and BROKE + Ghostwriting Sep 12, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Exposing the Lies Keeping You From Monetizing Your Fanbase:

https://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/monetizenow?el=nlnep90

Topics Covered:

00:00 Intro
01:23 John Mayer: Write Music You Dont Like
14:27 2 Million Followers and Broke
34:45 Quentin Miller: Ghostwriting Frowned Upon in Hip Hop
40:22 Chris Brown: "I Got Hella Ghostwriters"
45:43 Disney Finessing Deals

#92 | Retail Worker Turned Rapper: JID and Smino Tour, Brent Faiyaz Touring Blueprint ft. Chris Patrick Sep 07, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Exposing the Lies Keeping You From Monetizing Your Fanbase:

https://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/monetizenow?el=nlnep90

Topics Covered:

00:00 Intro
03:37 Going from Working at Best Buy to Becoming an Independent Artist
06:29 Community Building in 2023
08:59 The Moment I Realized I Broke into The Industry
10:58 My Fans Perception after I went Viral
12:32 Following Brent Faiyaz's Touring Blueprint
14:30 Working with Dende & CXR
18:35 The Best Way To Get Features and Collabs
21:50 Every Artist needs Patience
26:14 Creating Day One Fans
27:56 Not Owing Anyone Anything But Still Having The Responsibility
31:49 How do you manage opportunities
33:51 Hip Hop is not Dead
43:59 What Does No Labels mean to you

#91 | How We Sold Out Our FIRST EVENT in 2 Weeks (Our Content Strategy) Sep 05, 2023

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No Labels Necessary is a Weekly Podcast hosted by Sean "BrandMan" Taylor and Jacorey "Kohrey" Barkley, unveiling the world of marketing from Indie Artists to Major Labels.

Exposing the Lies Keeping You From Monetizing Your Fanbase:

https://www.nolabelsnecessary.com/monetizenow?el=nlnep90

Topics Covered:

00:00 Intro
01:23 Selling out in 2 Weeks
02:26 Become Omnipresent on Social Media
05:28 Content Strategy for Promoting an Event
10:16 Set a sellout goal
13:42 Create Bundle Offers at Your Events
19:41 Why it's important to have a host at your event
22:06 Capture The Crowds Journey
22:06 Have the Crowd Create Content For You
24:23 You Need Post-Event Marketing
26:52 Have a Story for Your Event

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