The Musician's 12 Rules For Life

Being a musician can be overwhelming, it can be difficult and it's a world of uncertainty. These are my 12 Rules for life to help you navigate the music industry and life. Hope this helps :)

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THE INFO:
📲 Instagram: @damiankeyes1
📲 TikTok: @damiankeyes

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👇 ABOUT ME:
Hey! I'm Damian Keyes and I've worked with musicians every day of my life for the past 20 years. The internet is deeply untrusting understandably and here is my background so you can have the full picture.

When I was 18, I was signed to a major label (dropped 6 months later) and at 23 I co-founded a Music University in Europe called BIMM (valued at $300M). I’m also a bass player, I’ve played for a number of artists including Eric Clapton, Alanis Morrisette and Billy Cobham. I initially retired at 30, but realised that life gets boring if you’re not building!

I have always been in-between the music industry and education which is how I ended up building my YouTube channel - I’ve been teaching artists how to release music long before it was a ‘niche’! I now educate artists around the world with my Academy, YouTube channel and I work directly with labels internationally alongside owning a live agency and management company.

It’s great to meet you and looking forward to working together on your music!

[jordy_beats]

1. It’s your responsibility
2. Learning is only effective when it’s leveraged
3. Go where the treasure is
4. Cash flow is king
5. Leverage wins every battle
6. Routine builds success
7. Place yourself around successful people
8. Walls are built one brick at a time
9. The best marketing is always the product
10. Study & practice assertiveness daily
11. Decision making is a tool you can sharpen
12. Looking for that 1%

This is the tldr version. Watch the whole video where he elaborates on each point! Lots of info you won’t get from just the list alone.

[minstinct]

Brilliant! Also, I'd add:
1. Persevere your ass off
2. Beware of dishonest, treacherous people on the biz side of things, & always use a lawyer!
3. Boot toxic, envious types out of your life
4. Leave your ego at the door so you can be objective
5. If you're a decent singer but can't write or produce strong songs, look for people who can. Not even 1% of people can do everything.
6. The higher the level of success you want, the bigger the price you will have to pay
7. Every real deal, successful musician I know is spiritual. Cultivate your be like the wind in your sails and the rudder that guides through treacherous waters. Good luck y'all!

[LiLMaximiliano]

Without you I would of never started trying or started posting my music on Spotify
Thank you for everything you teach

[Klangphonics]

Hi Damian, Just wanted to say thank you. Have been following your content for a while, and focusing on many of these points has changed everything for us. A year ago we had about 3000 followers on social media, now its around 200, 000. Your content definitely played a big part in this, as it made us focus more on what we were doing and how to change our approach to certain things. So thank you! - Maxl

[connormcgovern]

Damo X Jordo is something I can get behind

[AlisaMarie]

I love JP and 12 rules for life! I'm only part way through the video but I defo agree with investing back into your music!

[deelnoorahmed]

Wow!!! You are a blessing!! I have already seen 4 videos and I love them all!!! Your videos are GOLD!!! thank you so much

[sawceejack]

Glad to hear you finally say the quality of your music matters!

[phobsdsr]

One of the most helpful men on the planet. The information is so strong, it doesn’t just apply to music, it’s just most fitting to it.
Always great and logical advice 🙌

[IB]

12.55: Nailed it about decision-making practice and turning a creative mindset so that it stops rebelling against the self. Funny self-sabotage habit that.

[TomBretonOfficial]

YESSS!! He's in Nashville you know 😉

[daxsounds]

Damian! thanks for always providing a fresh perspective. You've really been doing a great job at staying current.

[brettwood]

This might be the best clip you have made to date - thanks mate. Palm to forehead stuff but so worth listening to and having it sink in

[deliverancegm]

Cheers Damien. Watched a bunch of your content here now over a few months. Some great points made.

[gregoryyoung]

Amigo! This is very solid advice! Again...

[mugishasultan]

I like ur content a lot
U have helped millions with it in all fields it can be related 🎉

[AZODi]

Great video dude! Routine has been the foundation of everything i have done. It gets easier and it compounds!

[drumscoresessions]

Somre really important points there that are so often over looked. When I started following a routine my productivity shot up

[joeygrimaldi]

Awesome stuff man, I'm transitioning from being a side person to a solo artist and these videos have been invaluable. Learned a ton, thanks!

[DavidAsh]

Thank you again Damian. So much wisdom here. The DK academy is looking more appealing all the time...