10 JUN 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #012: Networking In The Music Industry and Booking Agencies ⚡️ This week we’re talking about networking in the music industry and how you should handle your bookings. 1:34 Artsea: What do you think the next biggest platforms are for artist promotion and networking? 4:54 Wepro: How should I approach the big Soundcloud/Youtube channels asking for a repost? Also, what’s the difference between asking for a repost or releasing the track directly on their channel? 7:34 James: How do you start relationships without looking like you’re only being friendly for self-gain? 10:38 Hyroglyphy: What is the potentially foolproof formula for guaranteed response/interaction when trying to get someone to listen to or potentially post your music? 11:43 Mike: When you get to the point when you’re getting booked for shows how do you know how much to charge? What should the booking process look like? And when is it okay to increase your rate? 15:17 Eline: I’m an independent manager. A booking agency is interested in booking one of my artists on a regular basis. How do we arrange the booking fee and who gets what? ⚡️ LIGHTS - Slow Down (WRLD Remix) ⚡️ soundcloud.com/thewrld/lights-slow-down-wrld ⚡️ The Deep Work Challenge ⚡️ www.budivoogt.com/deep-work/ ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ If you have any burning questions you want to ask me, please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc Dooqu - To Be Heard heroic.link/tobeheard-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic

2 JUN 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #011: The Deep Work Challenge ⚡️ Recently I had a talk with my good friend Sam Matla from EDMProd. During our conversation we started talking about the book Deep Work by Cal Newport, which we recently discussed in Budi’s Thoughts 007. We came to the conclusion that we both wanted to do more of this in our daily lives. So we decided to kick off the Deep Work Challenge. Are you in? ⚡️ Question Of The Week ⚡️ What would you like to do more deep work of? ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ If you have any burning questions you want to ask me, please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc Dooqu - To Be Heard heroic.link/tobeheard-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic

26 MAY 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #010: Remix Permission & Influencers and Copyright ⚡️ It’s the 10th episode already! Thanks for all the love over the last couple of weeks

19 MAY 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #009: Staying Focused, Improving Your Sleep & Music Videos ⚡️ Since the productivity episode received so much good feedback, we decided to continue in that realm this week. We’re starting off with some productivity related questions, before getting back into the more music oriented ones. 0:38 Ivo: How do you keep track of your daily tasks while making sure that you’re still working towards a longterm vision/goal? 5:56 Alex: What are some of your personal favorite sources for maintaining a productive mind? 9:19 Ivo: How do you handle sleep and “relaxing” time? 13:02 Nic: What should aspiring tastemakers focus on in order to create a following for themselves and others? 17:43 Restless Modern: How do you handle a vocal top-lining deal and what are the differences between Artist ft. Vocalist, Artist only and Vocalist only? 20:52 Restless Modern: What is the value of a professionally done music video? ⚡️ Question Of The Week ⚡️ What’s your #1 productivity tip? And what’s your biggest productivity struggle? ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ If you have any burning questions you want to ask me, please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Sources ⚡️ Tim Ferris: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2013/11/03/productivity-hacks/ Trello: https://trello.com/ Xccello: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xccello-app-for-trello/id785109225?mt=12 James Clear: http://jamesclear.com/physics-productivity The Tim Ferriss Show: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show/id863897795?mt=2 Jocko Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jocko-podcast/id1070322219?mt=2 #ASKGARYVEE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-askgaryvee-show/id928159684?mt=2 The School Of Greatness: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/school-greatness-lewis-howes/id596047499?mt=2 Tim Ferris - Four Hour Work Week: http://fourhourworkweek.com/ Vilfredo Pareto - Pareto Principle: http://www.forbes.com/sites/davelavinsky/2014/01/20/pareto-principle-how-to-use-it-to-dramatically-grow-your-business/#5d54c6d91259 Greg McKeown - Essentialism: http://gregmckeown.com/ ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc Dooqu - To Be Heard heroic.link/tobeheard-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic

12 MAY 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #008: Brand Names, Rolling Out A Release & Do Social Stats Matter? ⚡️ It was super nice to see how much you guys enjoyed the last episode. We’re definitely going to do more of these topics in the future! If you have any ideas on how we can fill these episodes in, please shoot us a message. This week we decided to take my thoughts outdoors for some much needed fresh air after we’ve locked ourselves in the office the entire week. So without further ado, let’s jump back into the questions! 0:55 Mart: Do you have any tips on starting a booking agency/artist management company? 3:18 Abhi: How important is a brand or business name? 5:28 Harmony Music: Did you find it difficult to manage/sign artists without having an audience right away? 7:28 Zyro: I’d love to see you dissect how you roll out a heroic release. 9:36 Samuel: How and when should I make the jump from targeting my friends to targeting a broader public? 10:17 James: How would you go about offering your music as an exclusive to blogs? 11:42 Vegafall: Do labels still look at Facebook follower numbers to determine the social proof of an artist? And if so, do have any strategies to grow in this space nowadays? ⚡️ Question Of The Week ⚡️ Have you ever released music exclusively on 1 promo channel? How did it work out and what kind of deal did you make? ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ Because the last episode was so succesful we want to know if you have any questions about productivity. Please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc Dooqu - To Be Heard heroic.link/tobeheard-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic

4 MAY 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #007: How To Maximise Your Greatest Potential ⚡️ We decided to take the series into a little different direction this week, because we don't want to fall into repetition too much. While we were discussing what we wanted to do, Budi mentioned a book he was reading and how it has been really insightful in what he could apply on his own life. Combined with methods he's already using, this really takes things to the next level and can help you as well to maximise your greatest potential. Cal Newport - Deep Work: http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/ Robert Greene - Mastery: http://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X Sunrise Calendar: https://calendar.sunrise.am/ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow: http://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061339202/ref=la_B000AQ1KVM_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462375303&sr=1-1 Facebook Kill News Feed: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kill-news-feed/hjobfcedfgohjkaieocljfcppjbkglfd?hl=en ⚡️ Question Of The Week ⚡️ What have you been doing that has increased your productivity significantly? ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ If you have any burning questions you want to ask me, please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic

28 APR 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #006: Good Artist Management, Record Label Deals & How To Find Artists ⚡️ My trip to the USA is almost done, but we still have time for 1 more overseas episode. Today we talk about things like what makes an artist manager worthwhile, what are the differences between an indie-label record deal and a major-label record deal and where you should look when you’re a record label in search of new artists. Also, next week we’ll be giving the show a fresh new spin. This allows us to cover more diverse topics aside from just the music business. If you have any ideas on what kind topics you’d like to see please let us know! It can be anything along the lines of productivity, books, entrepreneurship etc. 1:47 Mathieu: As a French guy, do you think it’s better to do a marketing strategy in French language, only English or both? 3:39 Michael: After seeing the countries that listeners are from, how do I figure out why there following me? 5:02 Restless Modern: In your mind, what does it mean to be an artist manager? What should a great manager offer that is worth 15-20%of the artists share? 9:18 Restless Modern: What does a typical indie-label deal look like and how does this compare to a major-label deal structure? 11:30 Restless Modern: Where does the majority of musical income originate from? Is it actually downloads or is a lot of it from merchandise/streaming/licensing etc.? 13:59 Kyle: What is the best way for labels to find artists that will release under them? ⚡️ Question Of The Week ⚡️ Have you pitched your music to a label? If so, how have you gotten through to them? ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ If you have any burning questions you want to ask me, please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc Dooqu - To Be Heard heroic.link/tobeheard-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic

21 APR 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #005: Starting a Record Label & Time Management Between Music and Marketing ⚡️ Let's walk & talk through the streets of San Francisco! We'll be talking about how I got started in the music industry, how I started the record label Heroic and how I think musicians should manage their time between making great music and getting that music to the crowd by marketing it. 1:34 EDM Prod: How can artists leverage email marketing and what's the easiest way to get started with it? 4:25 Oliver: How did you start the label Heroic? 8:24 Marcus: What steps would you recommend for a newer artist manager/label owner to take in order begin building clout within their genre? 10:02 Alex: How do we make sure our songs fit the quality standards? 11:23 Phssl: Vine vs. Snapchat for fan interaction? 12:24 hundredmillionthousand: Should new artist start with releasing singles or EP's and how should they spend their time between making music and marketing it? ⚡️ Question Of The Week ⚡️ On a weekly basis, how much time do you spend on making music and on marketing yourself? ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ If you have any burning questions you want to ask me, please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc Dooqu - To Be Heard heroic.link/tobeheard-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic

14 APR 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #004: The Value of Emails, Common Mistakes & Collecting Royalties ⚡️ On this episode I'll be talking about the value of having an email list, what I think are the most common mistakes by new artists and how you can collect royalties when your music is being played anywhere in the world. 0:35 Ambiguu: Is there a way to gather back your audience after being absent for some time or should you start off fresh? 1:47 Brad: What is the best way to showcase your music now? 2:23 Tommy: How would you build an email list? 4:28 Elleodin: Is working with record labels still necessary to make it? Or can bands/artists completely produce and distribute their own music? 6:41 Bluen: These days you can make it with just good marketing and sucky music and that is weird and not right. Or is it? 8:12 Abhi: What is biggest mistake you see aspiring artists commit these days? 10:04 Thomas: Should an artist join a P.R.O. like SABAM and are the royalties being payed out by both Spotify and the P.R.O.? ⚡️ Question Of The Week ⚡️ Are you signed up to a P.R.O.? If you are which one and if not, why not? ⚡️ More on Publishing & Copyright ⚡️ https://www.budivoogt.com/indie-guide-music-copyright-publishing/ ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ If you have any burning questions you want to ask me, please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc Dooqu - To Be Heard heroic.link/tobeheard-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic

6 APR 2016 · ⚡️ Budi's Thoughts #003: Creating A Fanbase, Advertising In The Music Industry & Commercial Music ⚡️ Straight outta LA, Budi’s Thoughts Episode #003. This week I'll share my thoughts on why it's so important to go out in the open, set up meetings and allow for serendipity to happen. Of course we're also kicking off with the weekly Q&A session: 00:53 Zorax: We're looking for our big break, but to get there we need to establish a following. Where do we find actual followers and how can we increase them over time? 01:58 Zemi: I'm about to enter grad school this fall and thought of the possibility in utilizing Google AdWords as a way to promote myself. Would you see any potential roadblocks in trying to use this tactic? 04:35 TSAS: If you had to choose, which portal do you think is most important for showing your releases to a new record label, agency or manager? 07:12 Dylan: What are your short term and long term goals for yourself and Heroic? 09:30 John: Should we try to be commercially viable? Or should we try to build our own scene? ⚡️ Question Of The Week ⚡️ What is the best thing you've recently done for serendipity to happen? ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️ If you have any burning questions you want to ask me, please drop them in the comments or use the hashtag #budisthoughts on Twitter. Excited to see what you’ll come up with! ⚡️ Music ⚡️ Froogle - Shutdown ft. Yung Fusion: heroic.link/shutdown-sc Dooqu - To Be Heard heroic.link/tobeheard-sc soupandreas - Odyssey: heroic.link/odyssey-soundcloud ⚡️ Sign up for my free video lectures: academy.budivoogt.com ⚡️ The Soundcloud Bible: www.budivoogt.com/soundcloudbible ⚡️ Budi Voogt ⚡️ Blog - www.budivoogt.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/budivoogtofficial Twitter - www.twitter.com/budivoogt SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/budivoogt.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/budivoogt ⚡️ Heroic ⚡️ Website - www.heroicrecordings.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/heroicrecordings Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/heroicrecordings Twitter - www.twitter.com/heroicrec Youtube - www.youtube.com/heroicrecordings Instagram - www.instagram.com/heroic