The Producer Scam That Destroyed My Life

[NavieD]

Don't feel bad for me. I am a happy lad now :)
If you also have any embarrassing stories of getting scammed, feel free to share them!

[Juxta.Producer]

Its strangely refreshing to hear real life vulnerable stories in this polished social media world... ♥️

[NavieD]

Don't feel bad for me, I am a happy lad now :)
If you have any embarrassing stories like this, feel free to share!

[VandalXXI]

Ugh. As a fellow producer, this story pisses me off SO MUCH. Don't blame yourself, dude. Sure, you missed the signs, but almost anyone put in that position would have. Blame the shitty person/people who chose to scam you. Everyone always wants the shortcut in life, and it's really frustrating to see how many people they're willing to step on to get there. People suck.

[ZelindraArkathius]

Thank you for telling us this story. I appreciate the vulnerability and applaud your bravery (to me it's bravery). I hope I'll have the strength to overcome that bs if it happens to me.

[jrobbin]

The world is full of scammers, but there is only one Navie D brother thank you for sharing and warning others

[itsarqum]

Man, it's hard not to feel bad for you for the experience but as someone who is very new to the production game and music industry, this was a very inspiring but more importantly educational video. A pretty good heads-up for people to avoid scams. Thankyou for this video and for letting out an embarrasing experience! It'l serve as a good lesson for your viewers.

[artkitectbeats]

Dude, you have no idea how many producers you just helped by putting this story out there. Now if we ever find ourselves in a similar situation, this story will pop up in the back of our mind and we will be skeptical thanks to you. Appreciate you brother. Peace.

[dmitrymarcy]

Navie D... I am still blown away by your work on "My Friend Pedro." You are gifted. Thank you for all the music you gave the world!

[cardwarsking]

This video will DEFINETLY save many people's lives, thank you so much

[akselbentsen]

Man hip hop production is a jungle! Everyone is trying to cut corners and scam and scheme to get ahead. Idk why but that fact is oddly motivating.

[malbtown]

HEY NAV, you are one of my favorite people on YouTube I tune in every Tuesday to catch your videos the reason I feel more of a connection with your platform is because of your genuine nature it connects and resonates with people like me. That story of you being scammed out of your whole life savings is the reason I love your channel and content you aren’t afraid to tell it how it is and I love that about you. Thank you for your story every up and coming beat maker or producer needed to hear that. Keep being genuine and honest and your story will connect with more people like myself. Peace and love

[AllSeeingThai]

Sadly, we’re sometimes the guinea pig that’s put through an unfavorable experience in order for others to learn. But to put things into perspective, just know that your story alone could be saving hundreds of thousands of producers and music artists around the world. I needed this video, thank you Navie

[deepeyton]

I’m going to take this as confirmation. I’ve been on this journey for 3 years and I’m finally coming out of my shell and putting my beats out there. A few have gotten a little attention but mainly from scammers. I had this one dude say he was working on an album with Benny The Butcher and Dave East. He wanted me to make the melodies and he’d make the drums. But I had to send him $150 dollars and the loops to get though. I asked him when was the deadline because I at least know they have deadlines. He said just send all that when I can. I never sent anything and that was a month ago. I haven’t heard from him since then. 😂

[gcvhertz]

Thank you for coming back family !!! You have been a tremendous help to all of us !!! Thank you.

[francisguyman]

Man, I can definitely relate to this. I got a placement on a Cole Bennett video when I was 19 back in 2017, and I had a ton of fake "managers" hit me up trying to scam me out of beats and money. Thankfully my beats were ass and I was already broke, so I just kept my head down and kept grinding. It sucked at first, laying low for so long, but I would have been played like a damn fiddle at that age, and now I'm 25, more aware of my choices, and my production is 100x better I'm thinking I'm ready to jump back in the game. More producers need to share stories like this because it drove us away from the game for so long.

[shayanaslani]

Navie is one of the most sympathic and calm youtubers i know❤

What a Story...i couldnt believe what that feels like

[alvinkasule]

Thank you so much for sharing this story with us.Its shows you have humility want to make other producer's aware of the scams in the industry.Much respect and appreciation 🙏💯

[ivano]

I'm not a producer, but I am studying graphic design (so within the creative realm). One thing a couple of my teachers have brought up is the importance of contracts, and knowing how to charge for our work. There are actually a few books that can help and even provide templates. One is: The 11 contracts that every artist, songwriter and producer should know. Another thing my teachers suggested was taking a business class, which I did. I know as creatives all we want to do is create cool stuff and not worry about all the paperwork lol but it's good to know. Anyway, I hope this helps somebody.

[jakewinter]

It's even worse when real producers scam you and just walk away not caring that you'll tell everyone