Deonte Brantley

Here is the tenth Tough Love Tuesday video! Topic: Leave college...at college!! It's time for the real world! Also, a response to "my manager stopped giving me feedback." Real. Raw. Authentic. Just me at my desk telling you things you need to hear (not want to hear.) This series is for #students, #recentgrads, or those who are just starting out in their careers. Also, #news, #journalism, #massmedia, #communication #professors and #teachers, feel free to share these videos in your classrooms! The overall goal here is to help young professionals achieve their dreams and become successful!

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Consistency Tips: Overcoming Distractions in Your Music Career Struggling to stay consistent in your music career? Learn practical tips to eliminate distractions and stay focused on your goals. Identify your biggest distractions and find ways to minimize or eliminate them for more clarity and consistency. #ConsistencyTips #MusicCareerAdvice #StayFocused #EliminateDistractions #StayConsistent #GoalSetting #ProductivityHacks #MusicIndustryInsights #FocusOnYourGoals #MusicianLife

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Mastering Your Vowels: Singing Tips for Clear and Powerful Voice Performance In this video, learn how to master your vowels for clear and powerful singing. Discover the secrets to shaping your mouth and throat to deliver each vowel sound with precision. Improve your stage presence and connect with your audience through perfect vowel pronunciation. #SingingTips #VocalExercises #ClearVoice #PowerfulPerformance #StagePresence #VowelPronunciation #MusicTips #VoiceTraining #SingingTechniques #VocalPerformance

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Many music professionals have degrees in other industries (myself included and I still want to go back to get my masters)💯👩🏾‍🎓 The practical skills we learned through higher education can still be applied to the music industry. Some examples include: 📊 presentation skills 👩🏽‍💻group projects 📇 administrative skills 🌎social interaction And many more! Life in itself is a learning experience so NOTHING we’ve been through ia wasted 💜😇 #musicprofessionals #higherlearning #musicindustry #musicexecutives #musicbusiness #peachysweet #peachyspointers

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Producers: What your DAW says about you. Which one is you? 🤔 Producers & engineers - This is what your DAW says about you. 🧵 Pro Tools: You are the audio purist. You believe “industry standard” means you can charge more. You’ve yelled at least once, “It’s not a bug, it’s a feature!” while wrestling with a software crash. Studio One: The efficiency expert. You love drag-and-drop functionality and boast about your streamlined workflow. You’ve converted more than one friend with the line, “Trust me, it’s better than what you’re using.” Logic Pro: Always searching for that perfect sound. The perfectionist who spends more time choosing the right plugin than making actual music. 💀 You have an organized workspace and color-coded tracks… because chaos is not an option. Reason: The mad scientist of music production. You love virtual racks and cables, even if you don’t know what half of them do. Your studio looks like a control center for a spaceship, and you secretly enjoy the confusion on your friends’ faces when they see it. 🤣🤣 Does this sound accurate? #synclicensing #musiclicensing #productionmusic #tvplacements

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The Unexpected Truth About Music Managers Discover the shocking reality behind music managers and their influence on artists. Learn how some managers manipulate contracts and the importance of leveraging power for success. #MusicIndustrySecrets #ArtistManagement #UnveilingTruth #ContractManipulation #LeveragingPower #IndustryInsights #MusicManagementRevealed #ArtistSuccess #BehindTheScenes #MusicIndustryExposed

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Our AI Video generator just keeps getting better! It’s so cool to see this tech improve. Check out MAIVE. Uncensored videos of any length. If you import audio it automatically matches its duration. 💪🦄 https://bit.ly/MAIVE #ai #aivideo #aimusic

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Do you have music that could fit these new sync opportunities this week? Currently, we have 90+ active briefs worth more than $295k in sync fees. Here are four new placement opportunities available this week... ● Animated Comedy Series Needs Jazz ($3800 sync fee) ● Mobile Puzzle Game Needs Alt Pop Track ($3400 sync fee) ● Podcast Needs Classic 8-bit Music ($2200 sync fee) ● Fashion Brand Needs 90s R&B ($6500 sync fee) To read the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 for these briefs and submit your music that best match, follow the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Why join? It's only $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 and $𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗣𝗿𝗼.  This keeps placement opportunities more exclusive to members. It also helps support the work required to get new placement details for you each week, review all the submissions, send the client potential music to consider then finally connect you directly with the client if / when your music has been selected. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of your music to each brief. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆. You will have access to multiple new placement opportunities each week. Our goal is to add 10 or more new opportunities every week. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀. If your music is selected for a placement you keep all the rights you own and the sync fee available for that opportunity. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Submitting your music to any opportunity or joining the Sync Opps. Patreon channel does not guarantee a placement for your music. *Link in the comments to join! #music #placement #sync

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There is a process to everything.

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Mastering Diction: The Key to Winning at Singing Performances Join vocal coach Curtis Jordan as he shares three quick adjustments to improve your diction while singing. Learn the importance of articulation and how it impacts genre-specific music, ensuring your audience can hear and understand your words clearly. Elevate your singing game with these invaluable tips! #VocalCoach #DictionMatters #ArticulationTips #SingingPerformance #MusicGenre #ClearCommunication #ImproveSinging #MusicTips #ArtisticExpression #SingWithClarity

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The audio terms stems and tracks are frequently mixed up but they have distinctly different meanings and uses. https://ow.ly/G92Q50RiG73

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Producers: What your DAW says about you: Part 2 Which one is you? 🤔 Producers & engineers - This is what your DAW says about you. 🧵 🎯FL Studio: The beatmaker. You started with hip hop, but now you produce every genre known to man. You defend your DAW against all haters with, “Hey, it’s not just for beginners!” 🎯Reaper: The DIY enthusiast. You love customization and freeware, and you scoff at the idea of paying for unnecessary plugins. Your setup is a labyrinth of scripts and extensions that only you can navigate. 🎯Ableton Live: The live performer. You can’t decide if you’re a DJ or a producer, so you just do both. You have more controller devices than actual musical instruments, and you’re proud of it. 🎯Cakewalk: The classic rocker. You’ve been using Cakewalk since the days of floppy disks. You refuse to switch DAWs because, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” #synclicensing #musiclicensing #productionmusic #tvplacements

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Here are the effects of networking in real-time. I received this pic early last week from partywatcher, who is one of my clients that lives in Chicago.This photo was taken at some point during the - Chicago es Chingon Cinco de Mayo event - where he performed. Standing next to him is Emily Espinoza, who I connected with at the virtual Getting the Gig event where I was a table host. Emily came into my virtual room interested in working behind the scenes for more live music events. It seemed she hadn't had a lot of luck landing roles with many of the companies operating in the city. I suggested that as she continues her search, she should try to connect with more local artists performing live around the city to see if she could work in the same type of roles that she was already looking for. The very next day I had the realization that I could connect her with partywatcher, who is always planning his next live show in and around the city. I spoke to both of them to gauge interest, and then I connected them via an intro email. It was only a couple of weeks or so later I got the news that Emily was working as support at this show, with plans to already work with him at his next show at Midsommarfest in June. I share this because it's important to celebrate the wins along the path, but also to highlight the importance of looking for alternative ways of staying active with the skills that you'd like to continue to develop. In this case, it may not be Emily's last stop with live music events, but it serves as a two-prong approach. First, she is building up her experience, which strengthens her resume for landing an opportunity with a more established company. Second, she is also building up her own client base and network, which makes her more resilient in times when she is in between bigger gigs, or for if/when she decides to go out and build something on her own. There is always a solution, it just may not look the way you're currently envisioning it in your mind. Sometimes it just takes a different perspective to uncover other valuable opportunities that are not being exploited. I appreciate them both for keeping me updated and allowing me to share this wonderful update with all of you.

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My pet duck, Adam. Book Musical Memes Live for your event! Brandon plays the piano in front of a projection screen, turning memes into music and music into memes. Click link in bio. #MusicalMemes #EventEntertainment #LiveEntertainment #Piano #Musical #Comedy

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