
Xenon 6
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I am a home studio owner and producer with a goal of getting songs into the Billboard Hot 100. To date I have had modest success with artists I have worked with.
Here are the raw statistics:
So if one in 3,650 songs added to Spotify get to the Billboard Hot 100 but only 10% of these songs are contenders then one in 365 well produced and stylistically suitable songs make it to the Hot 100.
In order to be a contender you need an artist to be the complete package.
Over the next 4 years I work full time, consistently with a small group of hard working artists. I produce about 100 songs per year. Hopefully producing 400 quality songs for good artists who are effectively marketing their music. I can do a batch of 3 songs in about 10 days full time. I find it most efficient to work in batches of 3 songs, especially if I need to bring session musicians.
CONCLUSION
If I have selected good artists, done my job well, kept my focus on the goal, worked both hard and smart, then at least one of my 400 songs has a reasonable chance of getting into the Billboard Hot 100.
Your thoughts? Feel free to let out your inner Troll and give me a total roasting.
Here are the raw statistics:
- There are about 10,000 songs added on Spotify every day. Source: Uploaded to Spotify daily.
- So this is a total of 3,650,000 song per year. That is a lot of music.
- There are only about 1,000 songs that get into the Billboard Hot 100 each year. Some songs will be in the chart for most of the year, others for only a week or two.
- So on the raw numbers one in 3,650 songs that Spotify adds with make the Billboard Hot 100.
- Keep in mind Max Martin will have an almost 100% strike rate and an average home producer will have a near 0% strike rate. Raw statistics have limitations.
So if one in 3,650 songs added to Spotify get to the Billboard Hot 100 but only 10% of these songs are contenders then one in 365 well produced and stylistically suitable songs make it to the Hot 100.
In order to be a contender you need an artist to be the complete package.
- Attractive, well presented artist.
- Strong and consistent social media campaign on different platforms. eg. Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
- Good mental health and emotionally robust. (Like I will find this in the music industry?)
- Some marketing budget that is well spent.
- Hopefully a live presence and an ability to build a local fan base that will generate local interest and generate interesting content to post about on social media.
- An attractive video on YouTube to promote each song.
- A willingness to do the hard yards.
- I have no doubt I need to lift my game as a composer, musician, arranger and producer. This just means putting in the hours of effective study.
- Remain up to date musically.
- Be constantly building my musical skills. Strive for excellence.
- Be a joy to work with in my studio.
- Help the artists I work with to be their best in the studio and out.
- Provide mentorship to develop the artists.
- Help the artists to develop their live acts. (I have a lot of live experience playing bass is covers bands.)
- Provide introductions to good managers, agents, web designers etc.
- Provide some protection from the snake pit of con men, sleaze and thieves that infest the music industry.
Over the next 4 years I work full time, consistently with a small group of hard working artists. I produce about 100 songs per year. Hopefully producing 400 quality songs for good artists who are effectively marketing their music. I can do a batch of 3 songs in about 10 days full time. I find it most efficient to work in batches of 3 songs, especially if I need to bring session musicians.
CONCLUSION
If I have selected good artists, done my job well, kept my focus on the goal, worked both hard and smart, then at least one of my 400 songs has a reasonable chance of getting into the Billboard Hot 100.
Your thoughts? Feel free to let out your inner Troll and give me a total roasting.
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