In Episode 6 of the Pay The Creators Podcast, BeatStars Founder & CEO Abe Batshon travels to the Amsterdam Dance Event & sits down with Belgium producer Chuki Beats, as well as Netherlands producers Accent Beats, Sekko, & Freek Van Workum. The guys talk about their respective journeys in the music industry; discussing how they got into music, how the internet has changed their careers, producer stereotypes, & much more. Learn about how each of our guests have made a worldwide impact through music, how they’ve leveraged platforms like BeatStars & YouTube to create their own independent businesses, & what they think is next for the music industry.
FOLLOW CHUKI BEATS:
Chuki Beats’ YT: bit.ly/42txDhY
Chuki Beats’ IG: bit.ly/3lm3Ebr
Personal Website: bit.ly/3lsNE7n
FOLLOW ACCENT BEATS:
Accent Beats’ YT: bit.ly/400J4fF
Accent Beats’ IG: bit.ly/3FCviYr
Personal Website: bit.ly/3Z13m7s
FOLLOW FREEK VAN WORKUM:
Freek Van Workum’s YT: bit.ly/3FEZWjP
Freek Van Workum’s IG: bit.ly/3Z6d3kW
Personal Website: bit.ly/42s79NT
FOLLOW SEKKO:
Sekko’s YT: bit.ly/3Z3TKJd
Sekko’s IG: bit.ly/3FBNOjA
Personal Website: bit.ly/3lrjLEm
FOLLOW US:
PTC IG – bit.ly/3GSC39w
PTC Website – bit.ly/3imkPbk
JOIN BEATSTARS:
BeatStars Website – bit.ly/3Wd1Z4l
BeatStars IG – bit.ly/3CBCeDI
FOLLOW ABE:
Abe’s IG – bit.ly/3GQBTPT
Abe’s BS – bit.ly/3QreEPG
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
3:20 Freek Background
4:43 Sekko Background
6:08 Accent Background
6:52 Chuki Background
9:11 Chuki & Accent First Beat Sales
10:56 Impact From Beat Sales
12:50 Connecting w/ Customers
15:25 Staying Disciplined
18:52 Studio Etiquette & Social Awkwardness
25:11 Where IS The Industry Heading?
27:44 Producer Labels
29:41 Outside Investments
32:47 Beats w/ Hooks
39:51 Lying Loopmakers
42:48 Working w/ Loopmakers
45:56 Producer Work Flow
47:50 Collaboration Styles
50:54 BeatStars Placements
53:49 Working With Smaller Artists
56:47 Bad Marketing Tactics
1:01:13 Hearing The Noise
01:02:47 Producers Are The Worst Judges
01:10:22 Audiences/Engagement
01:14:26 Cultural Sounds/Notable Placements
01:22:10 Outro
