If No One Is Listening To Your Music (Watch This)

If you're an artist who's ever wondered, "Why isn't anyone listening to my music?", a musician trying to make a name for themselves or an unsigned artist struggling to gain traction, then this video is for you. I understand just how frustrating it is to put your heart and soul into your music, for no one to then acknowledge it.

In this video I breakdown what success actually looks like - spoiler alert, not knowing your why is the main reason artists give up on their career. If you're not getting heard, this 10 minutes will bring you what you need to turn it around and start seeing green instead of red.

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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 de ply 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 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 Social Agency.

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

[DamianKeyes]

I want to know, what do you feel is holding you back? I'll reply personally in the comments and let's work together on getting you the results you need.

[anythingspossiblemusic]

I think most people should be proud for just giving it a go. If you don't buy a ticket, you won't win the raffle.

[GTSongwriter]

Who here listens to their own music over and over again until you make your next song and then you repeat?

[shaneharrington]

Success for me looks like paying my bills with music. No lavish lifestyle, just living within my means but being able to switch the day job for the music, full time. I know there are stepping stones between here and there. I just did a 30 date tour of the US this summer. A lifelong goal. That was a stepping stone. It takes a lot of hard work and I might never get there but damn am I excited to be trying. Thanks for the great vid as usual Damien.

[CyrusShameliOfficial]

I feel like no one is listening to my music but hey, at least my music is on there.

[burntfeetify]

These videos are so on point!
Fear of rejection was holding me back. We're all putting heartfelt meaningful tracks together and making it public means it could all be tossed aside like a used hanky.

I've just 'released' my first song after 20+ years of being too scared- first I was pleased that several (less than 50) people listened to it and gave positive feedback, but then one person commented that it really resonated with them - I literally jumped for joy and felt validated! That's success for me right now and I'll build on it. Pretty sad, but very genuine! 😂
The other thing holding me back was not feeling like my music was 'real music'.

Thank you so much Damian for the squillions of excellent videos - it was the Kaiber AI suggestion that meant I could put my music alongside images and not feel so self-conscious. You also have me thinking about strategies rather than being aimless. I look forward to trying more of the brilliant ideas in these videos...

Excited & inspired 😊

[im_avg_joe]

The problem with some artists is they have microwave expectations when the reality is building a brand/fan base is done at oven speed

[SeanTWright]

I'm old but addicted to your video content, Damian. You are such a positive, open guy from a business that is and has always been filled with closed shark-like guru types who don't deliver, or only deliver to their chosen few. Refreshing to watch on repeat!

[afrosensei]

Success for me would be being able to attain and maintain a full-time career as an independent artist on a level that is equivalent to a successful mid-sized business. That would include headlining small to medium-sized festivals, being the opening act for larger artists and headlining/co-headlining club and theater tours. It'd also include producing and writing for other artists. A synch license every once in a while would be nice but more than likely an added bonus

[reliablechild]

As an artist, I recently wrote 'find my why' in a journal. The 'why' is definitely intrinsic. My why: I picked up a guitar about 4 years ago - and said that I wanted to get better at song-writing and recording .. the best 'I' can be .. the rewards (i.e. opportunity to grow, collaborate, etc.) follows my why. 😌

[ZenEmmRap]

This was one of my favourite videos of yours. Success for me looks like being able to connect to people through my music and build a community with the hope that my music can empower them connect to themselves and their emotions in ways that weren’t available before

[officialWWM]

Success looks like simply generating a reliable income to me. I don’t care about selling out stadiums, I care about buying a house!

[Cresce_Music]

You are the most encouraging on Youtube when it comes to music marketing, I love the depth and how you go a bit deeper than everybody else

[statuesoflove]

I have wanted to make music all my life.
Success for me is seeing a song get completed and appear on the streaming platforms.
I have circa 40 followers on my first release and am heading for 200 streams.Not a lot compared to others but I am delighted.
The making of the music is success for me and I can make the music I like and don’t need to worry about trying to please others.

[hnah_music]

Love this video! For me, success is finishing and releasing songs & playing for people live on a more or less regular basis and - most importantly - noticing improvements in my skills: I always thought song/lyric writing skills were impossible to measure and assess... but recently, all my new song ideas have been NOTICEABLY better compared to all my song ideas from the last couple of years and it makes me so happy!

Like... when you learn how to ride a bike, you eventually get to a point at which you are clearly able to ride a bike. When you learn to write songs/lyrics, it's a lot harder to tell if you are making progress or if you have mastered it (...idek if there's such a thing as mastery in art...) so whenever i DO notice that my songwriting (or production) skills got better - that's what success is to me! 🥰

[NCIWorship]

Love the videos Damian! I watch them repeatedly! You have helped us grow and we are excited by what's happening!

[Fablebox]

“Build the Fanbase to build opportunities”. That says it all.

[JulioImeri]

Dude! Your shirt game is on point! I love them 🫡

[theRuudDuud]

This is beautifully said! Thank you for the energy you put out. Success to me has completely transformed. It used to be very dependent on others and their response, but it has become much more product driven; less about the results and more about the creation itself and the new skills learned and practiced with it. This has brought so much more joy and genuiness to what I make. ty again for a great needed message.

[feliceofficialmusic]

Thank you for this video Damian! This was very encouraging, especially when you said to focus on your overall accomplishments. Although I have to say that, because of the change of the algorithm, I personally find it way more difficult to get views/likes/followers now, than I have one year ago. This can feel very discouraging at times since it feels like going backwards… But I guess it’s all about the journey!