This morning Dylan is interviewing Fabian Mazur, an EDM DJ/Producer/Vocalist from Copenhagen, Denmark known for atmospheric trap, chillwave, and hip-hop influenced tracks. He released several well received EPs and singles with major EDM labels. Fabian is also the creator of “Elixir” sample packs on Splice and has reached over 500,000 downloads. In this interview we talked about the BEST ways producers can sell sample packs and release music, how Spotify playlists and Youtube channels can blow you up, how to leverage equity in your music career early on, Logic music production gems and more.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:11 Episode Overview: EDM producer Fabian Mazur
04:31 Fabian Mazur Spotify and background
06:43 Fabian joins the stream
07:30 Fabian shares his background: being born in Denmark, growing up in Denmark, finding success in Denmark first
10:25 Fabian’s manager being a big part of him blowing up
12:57 What Fabians career was looking like before having a manager
14:35 How Fabian got his music on channels like Trap Nation
16:41 What it’s like releasing music with playlist’s and Youtube channels turned labels
19:48 Fabian’s shares his come up strategy and current release strategy, sacrificing equity to grow audience
23:09 How Fabian got connected with editorial playlists on Spotify
25:29 Fabian shares his thoughts on Artists selling catalogue and long term thinking
27:32 Fabian share’s his release and roll out strategy
31:47 Fabian share’s his advice for producers with a small following on social media
36:11 Fabian share’s his career timeline, producing for 5 years seriously before it paying off
37:18 What drew Fabian to Logic
40:54 Fabian going platinum organically, EDM song releases having multiple remixes, EDM scene
45:44 What’s in the future for Fabian
47:21 Fabian talks about his sample packs on Splice and working with Splice, Elixir label
51:35 Fabian’s goal of earning more from sample packs than streaming revenue
53:33 Best advice for producers struggling, EDM producers looking down on using sample loops, Logic gang tools to utilize, OTT, Clipping
01:01:29 Q&A with Meek: Flipping loops, Sampling, EDM workflow, Fabian getting into producing records for Artists, what keeps Fabian in the EDM genre
01:10:10 Q&A with Evan Towns: Best platform to release sample packs on as a producer
01:14:06 Q&A with Fabient: Placement with Lil Keed, advice for building a brand and growing social media, digital marketing
01:19:34 Q&A with OnlyDaFunk: Creative process to approaching starting a beat, What’s the one thing that Fabian loves about music
01:24:36 Outro
