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  1. Jeremy Cornellier
    Jeremy Cornellier

    Producer life hack

    Found the ultimate life hack, find yourself a partner that loves gear as much as you to live your g.a.s to the fullest! Girlfriend and I just adopted a beautiful Chandler TG2 for our anniversary

    12 likes4 comments
    1. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Oct '23now this is thinking outside the box!

    2. Jamahl Augustine
      Jamahl Augustine

      Oct '23That’s goals af

    3. James Littier
      James Littier

      Oct '23😅

    4. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23Ha nice!

  2. Kendrick Jones

    My First paying Client!!

    JUST had my first official SSF call for mastering a track and a couple of mastering classes. w/ a artist signed with a indie label out of France!!

    17 likes16 comments
    1. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23Awesome! Congrats bro, big step!!

    2. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23Yessir! Congrats @Kendrick Jones - nice work!

    3. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Oct '23KJ let’s go dog!!! Get it! And get it agaaaain!!!

    4. Kendrick Jones

      Oct '23@Matt LeSueur Yesssiiirrrrr!!!! Thanks bro!

    5. Kendrick Jones

      Oct '23@Daniel Grimmett Thanks! I couldnt do it with your help and support.

    6. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Oct '23Bravo! 👏

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    1. Kendrick Jones

      Oct '23@Kensaye Russell appreciate it my man!

    2. Jason Bradford
      Jason Bradford

      Oct '23Let's go!! Congrats Kendrick!!

    3. Kendrick Jones

      Oct '23@Jason Bradford Whoop whhooop!! The Congrats mean so much Jason! Thank you so much. Its been a daily grind.

    4. Riley Corbin
      Riley Corbin

      Oct '23The first of many. Congrats!

    5. Kendrick Jones

      Oct '23@Riley Corbin I appreciate it so much for the congrats Riley!

    6. Brad Grobler
      Brad Grobler

      Oct '23Congrats, and well done! Hard work pays off!

    7. Kendrick Jones

      Oct '23@Brad Grobler I really appreciate it Brad thanks!

    8. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Oct '23Amazing man, keep it up 🤟

    9. Cerandon Emanuel
      Cerandon Emanuel

      Oct '23touché man 🔥😎

    10. Jeremy Grondahl
      Jeremy Grondahl

      Oct '23Yess!! Congrats!

  3. Lucas Marston
    Lucas Marston

    KPOP Win 👯

    Hey ya'll, I've been absent from the group for a while, sorting out my new life here in Mexico. (I've finally settled in the beautiful capital city of Guanajuato). But I had a cool win I wanted to share. Got a new placement in the KPOP world which was tons of fun to write and produce. Did this remotely with some excellent talent from across the globe. Enjoy! 3:20

    19 likes8 comments
    1. Fraser McKnight
      Fraser McKnight

      Oct '23Love this! The production and mix are on point

    2. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Oct '23What a banger, congrats Lucas!

    3. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Oct '23Nailed it - sounds great Lucas, nice one!

    4. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23@Minor Mayhem you guys should connect!

    5. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23Nice one Lucas! Super fun tune - love it!

    6. Christian Sancto
      Christian Sancto

      Oct '23Beautiful work Lucas! Love that wild triplet melisma into the last chorus 😁

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    1. Hänz Nobe
      Hänz Nobe

      Oct '23That’s dope. Congrats

    2. James Littier
      James Littier

      Oct '23Great work man! Sounds incredible, well done!

  4. Mark Eckert
    Mark Eckert

    Massive JV & Multi Million Dollar Deal closed because of dark label

    Hey guys, closed a couple massive deals and a joint venture with the 2nd largest music licensing company in the world this past week. some mega wins. Im saying this because all of the sales tactics, marketing tactics, and close skills were directly learned from dan. Thanks dan. This place rules.

    25 likes11 comments
    1. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23Also, can I borrow $20?

    2. Kevin Michel
      Kevin Michel

      Oct '23Amazing! I’m heavily involved in Sync as well, this is super inspiring!

    3. James Littier
      James Littier

      Oct '23Hell ya man!

    4. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23@Daniel Grimmett hahahaha

    5. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23Amazing man that awesome. @Daniel Grimmett any chance @Mark Eckert will be in soon for a stream?

    6. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23Thanks for sharing Mark. Dark Label OG. Our conversation inspired my post above.

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    1. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Oct '23Big congrats Mark that's awesome - thanks for sharing!

    2. Nick Warner
      Nick Warner

      Oct ' awesome! Congrats to you all!!

    3. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23@Philip Davidson I could probably arrange that!

    4. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23@Daniel Grimmett that'd be awesome

    5. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Oct '23Super inspiring!

  5. Jeremy Cornellier
    Jeremy Cornellier

    Slow but steady wins the race

    Pretty big win and appreciation moment. I started working with an artist back in 2020, doing synth sound design and vocal post production. Fast forward to today, I’m sitting on a bus on tour in china running FOH for festival stages a size I could never imagine and coming back in December for China, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. Investing in long term relationship is the goal!

    14 likes4 comments
    1. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23That's wild! Safe travels @Jeremy Cornellier and a great lesson. Thanks for sharing!

    2. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23Yo that is sick bro congrats!!!!

    3. James Littier
      James Littier

      Oct '23Damn man! That's killer. Way to stick with it. I've been finding the same thing in my own journey as well. Wild how it pays off to just stay along for the ride sometimes haha

    4. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Oct '23this is awesome dude - congrats!

  6. Philip Davidson
    Philip Davidson

    First session back

    I just had my first session back this morning with a client over zoom since I’ve been off with the baby and I was really good. Just thought I’d share. This is our first preproduction session and beforeThe break I gave her a bunch of homework to do, Recording voice demos of all the songs, write out all her lyrics, create a ref playlist, and write specific notes on each song in that playlist really taking deep into why she likes things. She said she was sceptical about doing the work but after she ... See more

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    1. Harley Campbell
      Harley Campbell

      Nov '23This is amazing! Cool to see it all out worked in a process that works and helps everyone be comfortable! This makes me really excited and it’s inspiring @Philip Davidson

    2. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23@Rowan Garmon yeah man more than welcome

    3. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23@Pete Covington yeah man. Works super well. I think the clarity and refinement of the clients vision is huge through this process. Then it just a matter of decoding that into your producer language.Another thing my wife said … by anchoring the sales process around the preproduction, and saying I am hear to create your vision and the most important thing for me to do is understand it, it puts the onus on them to figure out what it is. Basically I’m saying I will create what is inside your mind. A... See more

    4. Pete Covington
      Pete Covington

      Oct '23Good stuff man! Hear you on the production homework - I've been getting artists to do similar stuff. I love how it gets them moving straight away when they pay their deposit - no waiting around for the first session and they're already getting value out of the project.

    5. Jason Bradford
      Jason Bradford

      Oct '23@Philip Davidson this is so smart. This would've solved a lot for some past projects I've done 😅.

    6. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23@Jason Bradford yeah man. I anchor my whole sales pitch in it now. It’s great to actually see the idea actually coming together for the first time now.

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    1. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23 (edited)@Rowan Garmon re: your onboarding post. Might be a good convo to have with Phil & Pete

    2. Jason Bradford
      Jason Bradford

      Oct '23Big win, great to hear! The preproduction homework idea is smart - will definitely use this with artists going forward. Thank you for sharing.

    3. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23@Matt LeSueur thanks my guy

    4. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Oct '23I’m here for PhillyDee winsGreat seeing this, happy for you mane!

    5. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23@Jeremy Grondahl thanks bro. That’s great to hear. Trust the process, ask for help, turn up to streams. Client avatar and figuring out what I was actually selling was key, took a good three or four months to figure all that out though. Let us know how you get on and feel free to reach out if you need anything at all.

    6. Jeremy Grondahl
      Jeremy Grondahl

      Oct '23That's incredible! Great idea on giving your client homework while you're out. I'm going through the intro videos and finished my client avatar the other day. It's great to see how it's paying off. Thanks for sharing, Philip!👏

    7. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23@Isaiah English yeah man. It’s great. Less work for you. More control for them. Greater clarity in vision on both sides.

    8. Isaiah English
      Isaiah English

      Oct '23i love the preproduction homework, that's exactly how i want to do things once i hit the outreach part of the process. thanks for sharing mate

    9. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Nov '23@Harley Campbell awesome man. Very glad to hear 🙏

  7. Nick Warner
    Nick Warner

    A collection of wins

    It has been a while since I have done an update on wins. After joining DL back in March I posted shortly thereafter about a large inflow of wins using DL framework. I am pleased to announce that things have continued to go extremely well. Here is a summary of new wins in the past 6 months specifically using the DL framework: -Several new clients signed on for singles, many of them have signed on for additional songs thereafter too -Several new hourly clients -Lots of 1-off jobs, a few mixing jobs, a... See more

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    1. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Oct '23Awesome man!! Congrats 🤟

    2. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Oct '23👏 That's amazing man. Really nice to add it all up that way, you see the impact!

    3. Fred Rosa
      Fred Rosa

      Oct 'uper inspiring, congrats bro!

    4. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Oct '23Amazing bro, super happy for you, always an inspiration!

    5. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Oct '23My man!

    6. Hänz Nobe
      Hänz Nobe

      Oct '23Congrats

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    1. James Littier
      James Littier

      Oct '23Gettin after it man! So good to hear!

    2. Brad Grobler
      Brad Grobler

      Oct '23Congrats! Great to hear!

    3. Matt Cordasco
      Matt Cordasco

      Oct '23Amazing, Nick!! So happy to hear all this! Keep on killin it 💪

    4. Chris Georgiou
      Chris Georgiou

      Oct '23Huge wins man! So stoked for you 💪

    5. Stephen Levitin
      Stephen Levitin

      Oct '23Amazing!

    6. Adin Muskal
      Adin Muskal

      Oct 'ell yea dude!

    7. Kevin Shoemaker
      Kevin Shoemaker

      Oct '23congrats Nick that is so great to hear! props on the hard work you did to get there

    8. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Oct '23Yes Nick! Great work - thanks for sharing

    9. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Oct '23Amazing @Nick Warner! Thanks for sharing

    10. Christian Sancto
      Christian Sancto

      Oct '23Wonderful to hear, Nick! The momentum-model client must feel especially great to have. Inspiring stuff—thanks for sharing!

  8. Stephen Levitin
    Stephen Levitin

    Clients + Content appreciation post 🔥

    My first 2 months with Dark Label was dedicated to getting a few clients which has happened! Super grateful to @Daniel Grimmett and @James Littier for their amazing coaching. I just posted my first piece of content since joining Dark Label which was only possible with the incredible creative guidance from @Chris Georgiou. Please check out my first video and open to any suggestions as I go forward into the content creation universe. https://youtu.be/L4TSlc191B8?si=opWvNJX9bLJi4PEM 2:59

    8 likes13 comments
    1. Stephen Levitin
      Stephen Levitin

      Sep '23@James Littier thanks for the advice and encouragement!

    2. James Littier
      James Littier

      Sep '23@Stephen Levitin no problem!

    3. Chris Georgiou
      Chris Georgiou

      Sep '23Great work man!! Love the new outro adding some takeaways and motivation at the end 🔥

    4. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Sep '23Awesome @Stephen Levitin! And shout out to @Chris Georgiou! I will check this out when I return home tomorrow.

    5. Stephen Levitin
      Stephen Levitin

      Sep '23@Matt LeSueur Thank you Matt! Appreciate you checking the video out.

    6. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Sep '23@Stephen Levitin Ah... don't remind me. I need to get on it 😂

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    1. Stephen Levitin
      Stephen Levitin

      Sep '23@Kensaye Russell thank you! Look forward to seeing more of your content too. 🔥🔥🔥

    2. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Sep '23Yo @Chris Georgiou is the content king! Nice work @Stephen Levitin !!

    3. Stephen Levitin
      Stephen Levitin

      Sep '23@Chris Georgiou thanks Chris! Your advice and guidance was so needed and appreciated.

    4. Stephen Levitin
      Stephen Levitin

      Sep '23@Hänz Nobe thank you and appreciate the idea! Looking forward to making some hits with you!

    5. James Littier
      James Littier

      Sep '23Great work man! Really great story and I love the highlighted captions. Next step imo should be finding a nice backdrop and lighting setup, then moving into how you're micing your audio etc. Keep it up!! Can't wait to see more

    6. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Sep '23Solid vid!

    7. Hänz Nobe
      Hänz Nobe

      Sep '23This is really good. You could use this as an intro video to your YouTube page as well if you haven’t already

  9. Roméo Taylor

    2 Solid Sales Calls

    I started using inbound marketing last week. Had a couple inquires from that. Took my time preparing for calls and making sure I was solid in my offer. Fast forward, had two sales calls back to back today. The first one is super excited to work but needs time to raise funds. The other is looking to send over his payment this coming week. I have a call with an outbound lead tomorrow. Just a casual call but we already have a great bond , there’s def trust there as I created a track for her and also made content out of it. Hopefully we can lock something in as well. I’ll keep y’all posted.

    8 likes4 comments
    1. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Sep '23Thanks for sharing Roméo!

    2. Andrew Brandenfels

      Sep '23Great work man, keep it up! Looking forward to seeing how everything goes with these.

    3. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Sep '23Nice one man. Amazing start!

    4. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Sep '23Tell us how you “inbound marketed”!

  10. Pete Covington
    Pete Covington

    Fresh Finds playlist + appreciation

    Hi all - one of my clients had his single we co-wrote and I produced/mixed added to Fresh Finds out here in Australia today! Super stoked for him as it was the first of his songs that's been added to a playlist like this. I'm into outreach this week and have been really appreciating the knowledge and advice in the replays, dm's and classroom - THANKS EVERYONE! https://open.spotify.com/track/7KUgDyO9IXEHDBp3yDQ5p0?si=39841e40059f411e

    8 likes3 comments
    1. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Sep '23 (edited)Nice one Pete! Australia churns out some pretty killer singers!

    2. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Sep '23Congrats my G

    3. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Sep '23Nice one bro!!

  11. Chris Sutherland

    Remix Contest

    So I entered that remix contest that Seids was running and turns out I actually won! I only spent a few hours on it and definitely didn't expect to win but the top prize was $1000 so I gave it a go. You can check it out here if you want to listen: https://fadr.com/colthillmusic/64d12c6855b26aad5eb9370c Definitely a nice start to Friday!

    12 likes13 comments
    1. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Sep '23Smashed it. Remix is isck! Congrats bro

    2. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Sep '23awesome Chris!

    3. Chris Sutherland

      Sep '23@Rowan Garmon Thanks so much dude!!

    4. Rowan Garmon

      Sep '23Killer job man! Love the remix!

    5. Chris Sutherland

      Sep '23@Aaron Ferrucci Cheers Aaron!

    6. Chris Sutherland

      Sep '23@Peter Cloud Thanks man!

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    1. Peter Cloud
      Peter Cloud

      Sep '23amazing !! congrats !!!

    2. Chris Sutherland

      Sep '23@Isaiah English Thanks so much!

    3. Christian Sancto
      Christian Sancto

      Sep '23@Chris Sutherland Nice, thank you!

    4. Isaiah English
      Isaiah English

      Sep 'ude let's go! that's awesome news. congratulations for sure

    5. Chris Sutherland

      Sep '23@Christian Sancto Thanks!! I think I just knew exactly what I wanted to do with it! 😂 Not often a project is that fast but it was a remix so the vocal was there to follow haha. For actual productions I try and get a melody idea first. I find it so much easier to build around that! Have go to samples ready, can always swap them after. Also have a template for production. Just blank channels where things go etc. Serum loaded, piano loaded, guitar amp loaded. Vocal chain on a channel. Takes away all the setup faff and just delete what you don’t need!

    6. Christian Sancto
      Christian Sancto

      Sep '23Amazing! A few hours?! Workflow tips please 😅

    7. Chris Sutherland

      Sep '23@Kensaye Russell Thanks brother!

  12. Sebastian Carter
    Sebastian Carter

    Slow Lane Win

    #wins this is my first win I'm posting on here, very excited haha. I've been networking (both in person and online) for MANY months now trying to break into different scenes around LA, and it's finally starting to pay off. The other day I randomly got a dm from an artist manager that said he "heard I was the guy to work with in LA" for when he and his artist were in town from NY. The singer is a really dope hyperpop artist and is super connected to other bigger artists and managers as well. Real... See more

    23 likes18 comments
    1. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Sep '23Love it @Sebastian Carter - keep it up!

    2. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Sep '23 (edited)Heck yeah Sebs! Rooting for ya! Also, add me on WhatsApp so I can put you in the group of Dark Label producers who are in LA!

    3. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Sep '23congrats!

    4. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Sep '23Love this congrats man! Stay focussed, do your thing and it’ll happen - let’s goooo!!

    5. Kevin Shoemaker
      Kevin Shoemaker

      Sep '23awesome dude congrats! glad to hear the long game is working. would also love to hear what hyperpop stuff you've done, i do similar stuff sometimes

    6. Kevin Shoemaker
      Kevin Shoemaker

      Oct 'uld actually also be interested to know what your best strategies are for IRL networking. how have you mostly been approaching that @Sebastian Carter ?

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    1. Sebastian Carter
      Sebastian Carter

      Sep '23@Daniel Grimmett Thank you Daniel!

    2. James Littier
      James Littier

      Sep '23SO stoked for you man. That's awesome and I'm glad we got to chat about it on the stream today!

    3. Sebastian Carter
      Sebastian Carter

      Sep '23@James Littier Thanks brotha! Thanks for helping out on another amazing stream btw!

    4. Matt Cordasco
      Matt Cordasco

      Sep '23Love to hear this! That's awesome man!

    5. Sebastian Carter
      Sebastian Carter

      Sep '23@Matt Cordasco Thanks Matt!

    6. Sebastian Carter
      Sebastian Carter

      Sep '23@Wel Ribeiro Thank you Wel!

    7. Isaiah English
      Isaiah English

      Sep '23that's so sick dude! heard you mention a slow lane win on the stream yesterday. well done 🙌

    8. Sebastian Carter
      Sebastian Carter

      Sep '23@Isaiah English Thanks man Isaiah, I'm suuper stoked about this one

    9. Sebastian Carter
      Sebastian Carter

      Sep '23@Aaron Ferrucci Thank you Aaron! 📈

    10. Jillian Carapella
      Jillian Carapella

      Sep '23Congrats Sebastian, this is so exciting!!

    11. Sebastian Carter
      Sebastian Carter

      Sep '23@Jillian Carapella Thanks Jillian! :)

    12. Sebastian Carter
      Sebastian Carter

      Sep '23@Matt LeSueur Thanks! Ok, will add you in a bit!

  13. Rowan Garmon

    IRL Hangs

    Got to meet a fellow dark label-ian! Dark label-ite? More importantly, @Jesse Shirts is - great hang, makes killer music, and was kind enough to talk content over lunch. Super thankful for this group and stoked for the grind 🙏

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    1. Jesse Shirts
      Jesse Shirts

      Sep '23Man it was great hanging out!

    2. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Sep '23Where were y’all!? I know RowRow is out there, Jesse Jewels 💎, we’re you in Montana!?

    3. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Sep '23Right on!

    4. Jesse Shirts
      Jesse Shirts

      Sep '23@Matt LeSueur I'm in South Carolina

    5. James Littier
      James Littier

      Sep '23 (edited)Love to see it!

  14. Denys Rybchenko
    Denys Rybchenko

    A First New Client with new rates!

    Soo, sharing this not that longer after Philip's big client win haha!! Finally got my first great project with a new client of $1200 in total. Split into 4 payments every fortnight. 1 Full Production from scratch and 2 remakes of already existing songs! Didn't want to share this one until I receive the 1st deposit, and I just got it! Guys, I pretty much agree with every single word under Philip's post haha, so wanna join that one! Honestly, for me, it feels really great considering that back in ... See more

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    1. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Matt LeSueur Matt!! The Rose that Grew from Concrete, right?? Thank you!! 🙏❤️Need to get on another call with you whenever you can!

    2. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23And there it is. So pumped for you @Denys Rybchenko! Phenomenal job battling those demons and getting your head back in the game despite less than ideal circumstances. Inspiring to say the least!

    3. Peter Cloud
      Peter Cloud

      Aug '23Awesome man !! Congrats 🙌

    4. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Peter Cloud Peter, thank you!!

    5. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Andrew Brandenfels Andrew, thank you very much! Hopefully see you later today in 3 hours!

    6. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Aug '23Proud of you my bro.

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    1. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Kensaye Russell Thank you very much, brother 🙏

    2. Christian Sancto
      Christian Sancto

      Aug '23Nice one Denys! The first of many for sure!

    3. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Christian Sancto Christian, thank youuuuu!!

    4. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23Amazing man! Congrats, this is huge. So happy for you and you totally deserve this. You transformation over the last month has been phenomenal. Incredible work mate.

    5. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Philip Davidson Philip! It has been such a mental rollercoaster, that's for sure!, but yep man, let's see where life gets us! Appreciate it, my friend!!

    6. James Littier
      James Littier

      Aug '23Lets goooooooo!!!!! way to get after it Denys!!!!

    7. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@James Littier Thank you, James 🙏

    8. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Adam Wallin Appreciate it, Adam 🙏🙏

    9. Adam Wallin
      Adam Wallin

      Aug '23Awesome job Denys!!

    10. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Aug '23I’m so proud of you, and so happy all the crap you’ve been dealing with, inside and outside your head, you’ve come out on top. It’s really effin’ great Denys. I’m really proud of you, and this empowers me. Thanks man

    11. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Brad Grobler Thank you, Brad!

    12. Isaiah English
      Isaiah English

      Aug '23DUDE let's go! i know it's been a heck of a trip for you, i'm glad to see you get this. really speaks to your longevity and your persistence, well done man

    13. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Isaiah English Isaiah, thank you very much, I really appreciate it!!

    14. Brad Grobler
      Brad Grobler

      Aug '23Congrats, really great!! Hard work pays off. As the saying goes 'Never never never give up!'.

    15. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Denys Rybchenko you got this bro

    16. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23@Daniel Grimmett Thank you, Dan!!!

  15. Jeremy Cornellier
    Jeremy Cornellier

    Give what the artist wants

    Just wanted to come here to tell a little story that JUST happened to me yesterday. I met a really good artist last year that studied at Stargate's school in Norway and we immediately bonded. At the time he was already working with another producer and I didn't want to overstep cause i knew the guy. A couple of weeks ago I called to come and write some topelines for another project and showed him some songs i was working and he freaked out at how much he loved the production so he asked me to do... See more

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    1. Jeremy Cornellier
      Jeremy Cornellier

      Aug '23@Isaiah English Totally!

    2. James Littier
      James Littier

      Aug '23So so so good

    3. Jamie Beard
      Jamie Beard

      Aug '23Thanks mate!!

    4. Isaiah English
      Isaiah English

      Aug '23understanding is where it starts man! artists need somebody to truly get theirs and their vision, and if you can do that, they'll stick with you

    5. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23Love this story Jeremy thanks for sharing!

  16. Jesse Shirts
    Jesse Shirts

    #wins

    Recently locked in a local artist for a full song production at my full rate (doing a payment plan that worked for her), just landed a finishing production + mix and master client for more than I've ever charged for that service, have a client scheduled to start at the beginning of next month and locked in a client that I make beats for on a monthly retainer (testing that model out for this particular client). Also moving into my first ever commercial studio space very soon (as soon as the contr... See more

    20 likes9 comments
    1. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23lol @ the contractor comment. Nice job man - excited for the new spot!

    2. James Littier
      James Littier

      Sep '23Nice work!!!

    3. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Sep '23On it my broooo! well done!

    4. Fraser McKnight
      Fraser McKnight

      Aug '23Congrats man! Excited to hear about the new space as well.

    5. Jesse Shirts
      Jesse Shirts

      Aug '23@Imad Salhi righttttt 😂

    6. Isaiah English
      Isaiah English

      Aug '23congratulations dude! that's awesome. glad to see you moving up

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    1. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23nice one mate!

    2. Jesse Shirts
      Jesse Shirts

      Aug '23@Daniel Grimmett Yeah man I'm hyped about it

    3. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Aug '23Nice work Jesse!

  17. Rowan Garmon

    First Full Length Album

    Got my first full-length album starting in January! We just finished his first single and are doing two more singles before the year is up. Still in a bit of a lull right now, but the momentum is building!

    18 likes12 comments
    1. Konner Scott

      Aug '23Beautiful! Job well done!!

    2. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23Phenomenal, bro!!

    3. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Aug '23There we go

    4. Rowan Garmon

      Aug '23@Philip Davidson thanks homie 🙏

    5. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23Mad mate, that’s sick! Congrats 👏

    6. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Rowan Garmon “willing to fail until I found a pattern that works” - that’s everything right there

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    1. Rowan Garmon

      Aug '23Honestly, about 3 weeks ago I hit a bit breaking point because I had been juggling too much between the day job, incoming clients, and content. I took a week off. Then I jumped back on and did the bare minimum. Then a week later, another client signed up. @Daniel Grimmett 's post about constancy really stuck with me and I knew I just needed to keep showing up.I also think @James Littier is a low-key wizard. When I messaged him about why some of my Instagram DMs weren't working I realized I was b... See more

    2. Rowan Garmon

      Aug '23@Daniel Grimmett agreed! I have another artists single wrapping and he already wants more. And based on sales calls I should have two new clients starting in September! It's a slow game but it's coming!

    3. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23That's amazing @Rowan Garmon! Nice one. Sounds like a great long term client - those are the best :)

    4. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23@Rowan Garmon There he is!

    5. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23If ya get a chance... Share some of your take-a-ways / lessons from the process for the others :)

    6. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23@Rowan Garmon Thanks for sharing! @James Littier is 100% a wizard lol

  18. Philip Davidson
    Philip Davidson

    Wins

    So it’s taken about four months of learning and personal development, but I’m happy to say that within the last week I’ve managed to secure not only my first client, but a second one too! Both four track EP projects, £4800 a piece, splitting payments over a monthly basis. I’ve worked in music all my life, though the act of sustainability being paid for production has always remained elusive. I'd built up the ideal of what I knew I was capable of doing, but with no tangible way or plan of getting ... See more

    28 likes31 comments
    1. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Kamil Zajac thanks mate

    2. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@James Littier thanks mate! It’s certainly been a journey

    3. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23 (edited)Proud of ya @Philip Davidson! Knew this moment was going to be here any day now. You are proof that just sticking to the process and seeing it through works. Despite having a hectic schedule, a child on the way, and working big 12-14 hour shifts at your other gig you... 1) Squeeze in focus work when you can 2) Track your metrics 3) Show up to calls to ask questions and 4) Lean into other DL producers for peer support. This is how this community was designed to work and thanks for proving that. Y... See more

    4. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Adam Wallin thanks mate

    5. Adam Wallin
      Adam Wallin

      Aug '23Congrats Phil and thanks for the inspiration! Well earned! :)

    6. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Jamie Beard my pleasure bro, felt like it warranted more than just the win, cos I think it’s so much more of journey for most of us and we’re all dealing with a lot of the same hurdles. And thanks mate much appreciated

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    1. Jamie Beard
      Jamie Beard

      Aug '23Amazing Phil, thanks for writing it up so well too! Congrats to all 3 of you :)

    2. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Denys Rybchenko thanks so much man, I couldn’t agree more, just showing up to meetings and talking to other makes a huge difference. Keep us informed, you’ve got this bro.

    3. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Konner Scott thanks mate

    4. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Isaiah English 100% once you break that wall and "get it", you get it! You've got this bro

    5. Isaiah English
      Isaiah English

      Aug '23congratulations dude! you're living proof for us that haven't reached it yet that it's not only possible, it's just a matter of time. i'm glad to see you get this

    6. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Kensaye Russell yes! Thanks mate

    7. Kensaye Russell
      Kensaye Russell

      Aug '23Amazing Phil. So inspiring.. Congrats. Let the thriving commence.

    8. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Kevin Shoemaker thanks bro!

    9. Kevin Shoemaker
      Kevin Shoemaker

      Aug '23that's awesome philip!! congrats bro

    10. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Rowan Garmon yeah! Thanks mate

    11. Jesse Shirts
      Jesse Shirts

      Aug '23Heck yeah bro! Congrats 🔥

    12. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Jesse Shirts Thanks bro!

    13. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Aug '23This makes me really happy homie

    14. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Matt LeSueur awwwww thanks bro

    15. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Andrew Brandenfels yes! Thanks mate

    16. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Aug '23@Daniel Grimmett the best kind of comment one can get from BDG.Celebrating your success Philly Dee!! Cheers 🍻!!!

    17. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Daniel Grimmett Yes! It’s been a journey, but honestly having a wealth of people and knowledge here has been indispensable. I can save weeks of talking to someone here for 10 minutes. You’ve created something great, that is not only value to us all as clients but in turn our clients too. Thank you.

    18. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Aaron Ferrucci thanks bro!

    19. Christian Sancto
      Christian Sancto

      Aug '23Congratulations, Phil—this is great to hear! I've learned a lot from listening to your experiences so far, and it's been encouraging. Excited to hear about what other opportunities will be coming your way!

    20. Denys Rybchenko
      Denys Rybchenko

      Aug '23Philip!! This is so freaking dope, man!! Congratulations on this win and this is SUPER inspiring! I love our discussions on the streams and appreciate you being around! The most valuable thing I've noticed is that being here in Dark Label among all of the people here is making SO MUCH change to my mindset, I can't really express it! It is quite a slow but consistent change and I'm honestly happy to be here and to see people winning! Hopefully, about to close my first deal as well, but don't wann... See more

    21. Aaron Ferrucci
      Aaron Ferrucci

      Aug '23This is awesome to hear Phil, nice work mate!

    22. Philip Davidson
      Philip Davidson

      Aug '23@Christian Sancto you’ve got this bro. Can’t remember if you’re at the outreach stage yet, but once you are, commit to what you feasibly can achieve and you might find you really enjoy it. It’s actually been good to having other life stuff going on through the whole learning outreach/sales process. It’s meant that the time I put aside to spend on my business has been predominantly time implementing everything we learn here, rather than spending time learning more about the music side of thing li... See more

    23. Christian Sancto
      Christian Sancto

      Aug '23@Philip Davidson Thanks so much for this—such a good way of looking at it! I'll be outreaching soon, hopefully—a little nervous but looking forward to it.

    24. Jason Bradford
      Jason Bradford

      Aug '23Amazing, congratulations!! I’m stoked for you, and motivated to keep going. 🙌🏼

    25. James Littier
      James Littier

      Aug '23So good Phil!!! Way to get after it. So impressed with the way you've just stuck with it and found the ways that make sense for you to approach things. It's only up from here🙏

  19. Matt LeSueur
    Matt LeSueur

    4 casuals in the next 5 days, WDYD?

    It went well enough in the DMs for four singers to each agree to a casual call. So, the next step is to get em wanting a proof session. If this was you, What Do You Do in these upcoming conversations to get them wanting and comfortable for a proof session???

    8 likes3 comments
    1. Jesse Shirts
      Jesse Shirts

      Aug '23What I've done in the past (not that I'm an expert in proof sessions, as I rarely do them) is I just straight up ask them. I would say something like "Hey I really love what you got going on. I would love to work on something with you. I can't produce a full song for you, as this is my full time job. However I'd love to do a writing session (or send loops, start an idea ect.) for free with you just to get something started."

    2. Daniel Grimmett
      Daniel Grimmett

      Aug '23Nice job so far Matt!

    3. Nat James
      Nat James

      Aug '23Nice one !I would take part of your sales framework that you most naturally enjoy talking about and add it to these calls.Some other ideas-Tell stories that build trust (show heart & vulnerability)Tell a success story of a previous client or a cool collab, or your proudest producer momentFind what excites themFind why it excites themSpeak creativelyVisualise a common dream togetherDo what @Jesse Shirts said!All of this through the lens that naturally shows your uniqueness & personality!Have fun bro

  20. Daniel Grimmett
    Daniel Grimmett

    #win

    Sharing an interview we did with the wonderful @John Caviness about his experience here at Dark Label so far. Hope you find some inspiration and lessons from John's story! 27:33

    13 likes2 comments
    1. Matt LeSueur
      Matt LeSueur

      Aug '23Good stuff @John Caviness !

    2. John Caviness
      John Caviness

      Aug '23@Raoul MacCamley Hey Raoul! Figuring out a routine that worked for me was an absolute game-changer. Early on, I struggled to organize my weekly tasks (sessions, meetings, outreach, production, mixing, etc.) and it really slowed me down. Meetings/sessions were scheduled too close together, production sessions were constantly being interrupted by phone calls, emails took days to answer etc.I solved that problem by breaking my week down into dedicated "focus days" which allow me to give my full att... See more

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