All About Helping Podcast

What Is An EPK?  An electronic press kit will help you get MORE bookings, performances,  radio plays, blog premieres and pitch your music to labels or managers!   On my website www.allabouthelping.co.uk/podcasts I've shared a downloadable link to my own EPK as a template to customise and rebuild for yourself! 

This past week, I felt very strongly to DISAGREE in principle to some of the Bandcamp COVID-19 fundraising activities out of fear some people might abuse the system. Credit to Bandcamp themselves, they're doing a stellar job at taking ACTION to waive their revenue share for 24 hours on the first Friday of each month. But does it really work?? Let's discuss this article - https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser and more on this week's podcast episode!

Today, I want to tackle the biggest debate out there. The classic Quality vs Quantity argument.  Should you be releasing one staple, piece of pillar content every week? Or flooding the market and creating more content than anyone can pay attention to? I fully believe that you can have the best of both worlds. You can create Quality and be UNASHAMED to share it consistently. When you believe in your art and you refuse to let anyone’s negative or your imaginary projections hold you back. You can create content at scale!

Rappers and producers, in this clip we're going to build a 30 Day Content Calendar for what you can post under lockdown. You need to make me a promise, to pick up your camera or phone for 60 Mins every day!  If you can do that, I'll teach you how to release and edit weekly content to stay ahead of the game!

Rapper and singer friends, hope you guys find some value in this episode to clear up some of the hashtag strategies that might not be working for you! These mistakes are so easy to fall victim to but good news is you can quickly adjust to get back on the right track! If this helps, send me an Instagram Story of you listening to me @AyazAftabHussain !!!

Artists and producers, your lifelong dream just came true! For years if you've been praying to become a full-time musician, now is the time.  Don't waste this opportunity to create content in your home studio by doing recon to find the top corners of your apartment to take new photos / videos / IGTV and more.

In this week's podcast episode, we're diving into GHOST MODE "returning to social media from a period of absence to immediately promote your music".

Happy February guys! In this episode I talked a lot about EXPECTATIONS and assumptions that artists have when it comes to releasing music. To help you take action I broke down a few key areas: The Circle Of Trust a powerful Instagram Stories mechanic to get other artists to push your newest music on launch day Facebook & Instagram Live Chatscript - What NOT to say / how to structure your intro / which metrics matter most! Down In The DMs Strategy - the best way to direct message a friend to ask them to listen to your song. Repeat 50 x times a day, daily. If you like this episode, let me know on Instagram @AyazAftabHussain with your favourite part!

Let me break down the 17 different ways you can promote your track BEFORE/ AFTER it goes live and what to say on Launch Day.

At this time of the year, everyone is talking about New Year, New Habits & New Year's Resolutions. While most people were revisiting their highlights or achievements of the decade / year; I felt it was more important to discuss the #3 biggest lessons I learnt in 2019. Hope you enjoy the first podcast of many more to come!

Debut podcast interview with producer duo Star One; who recently created the music for the IKEA Christmas advert & released viral garage remixes of the biggest UK rap hits.

In this IGTV tutorial for artists, I want to share with you the ultimate step-by-step approach to use IGTV for musicians!  I want to breakdown everything you need to know about IGTV for producers and share a 10 minute tutorial to dive into the most simple explanation:  - WHAT to post on IGTV  - HOW to resize for your videos for IGTV  - WHAT are the IGTV thumbnail dimensions  - HOW to edit vertical IGTV content  - HOW to swipe up from Instagram Stories to IGTV  Let me know on a scale of 1-10 how much this explanation helps you??  If you head to my channel www.youtube.com/allabouthelping you'll find the video tutorial with a screen recording what I'm clicking on through this step-by-step guide! Next time you post an IGTV Swipe Up, feel free to tag me @AyazAftabHussain on Instagram!

It goes down in the DMs.... I want to share with you my workflow for handling Mentions, Notifications, Comments, Messages and Story Replies alongside a busy schedule. You're about to learn how to network on Instagram Direct Message for musicians, artists and learn the DM strategy. When you've got too much going on in your life, the last thing you need is back and forth Instagram messages every 4 seconds.

In this clip, I wanted to share some side hustle ideas for singers, rappers and musicians that I learnt in my 10 years as a DJ. The reality is it's so easy to earn a side hustle income as a musician without using your brand name and by offering a service. Let me break down 4 easy strategies to earn weekly income as a musician and how to make money as a producer online.

In this clip, I wanted to clear up some of the MYTHS and MISCONCEPTIONS about getting started as a brand new music artist. The most common questions I get asked by musicians are "How many times a week should you post?" and "What should I include in my first post on Instagram". So, I wanted to dive in and share the best tips how to grow on Instagram as a brand new music artist. ---------------------- If you enjoyed this podcast, please let me know what you think by Subscribing on Youtube: http://bit.ly/AllAboutHelpingYoutube You can follow Ayaz at:  Website: http://allabouthelping.co.uk  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayazaftabhussain Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllAboutHelpingOnSocialMedia  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AyazAHussain

In this episode, East London producer Eljay breaks down his story of signing to a label,  approaching studio sessions, networking with other collaborators and much more!

Thousands of young producers struggle to find a Manager, sign with a Booking Agent or attract big name blogs and press. Refreshing to hear @jamzsupernova tell her honest truths about the hard earned transition into BBC 1Xtra & building her @Future_Bounce record label.

One of the biggest mysteries that every young musician faces is how to upscale their streams on Spotify. After racking up over 50 Million plays on his label, Aqib Khan from Elysian Records breaks down some fire advice for pitching to playlists and building your first one million streams.