Music Startup Advice

Dubseed

Hi Everyone!
Really excited to be a part of the Startup Nation Community. I have been creating weekly vlogs explaining my journey of growing a music startup called Dubseed in New York city. I would really appreciate your feedback on the vlog as well as on the concept of the company:

Episode 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6TDOfpAaho

Cheers,

Rob from Dubseed

Ryan O'Bleness

Welcome to the StartupNation community, Rob!

I love the idea of the vlog, but can you tell me a little bit more about the company? After watching the video, I still am somewhat curious what Dubseed actually does and what its mission is.


Your next step is to market the hell out of your vlog. If you're interested, I can point you toward some great articles to read from StartupNation.

Best,

sinGN

Hi,
welcome to the forum, nice work.

bharat.nimblechapps

vlog is very nice idea for those people who relate with music industry.

Dubseed

RyanOBleness wrote:

Welcome to the StartupNation community, Rob!

I love the idea of the vlog, but can you tell me a little bit more about the company? After watching the video, I still am somewhat curious what Dubseed actually does and what its mission is.


Your next step is to market the hell out of your vlog. If you're interested, I can point you toward some great articles to read from StartupNation.

Best,

Sure thing Ryan nice to hear from you. So the concept of Dubseed is explained in a bit more detail through further blogs and im currently working on a youtube channel trailer that is also an "elevator pitch" so to speak.

Essentially Dubseed is a marketplace for a new audio file format called the .Stem file. On the surface this file looks like a regular .MP4, however the main difference is that embedded within the file are 4 musical elements/instruments that make up that song (Called Stems) . For example a Stem file could consist of Vocals, Drums, Bass, and Leads that when played simultaneously make up the original track. The Stem file provides an amazing opportunity for DJs, Producers, and even Music Enthusiasts to mix and explore music in a way that was not as accessible beforehand.

Episode two of the vlog explains this more in depth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-XK4g_m-hg

I submit my Vlogs to the Entrepreneurial Story competition as I feel Dubseed has an interesting story to tell (both current, future, and past). Looking fwd to hearing your thoughts!

I would love to take you up on your offer to get some of that reading material that you think may be helpful to me. Thanks Ryan I appreciate it!

Cheers,

Rob

Dubseed

bharat.nimblechapps wrote:

vlog is very nice idea for those people who relate with music industry.

Thanks mate I appreciate it!

Ryan O'Bleness

Thanks for clearing that up, Rob. That is an interesting concept. I take it this is popular for remixing songs and beats?

Your product is kind of on its own, and is quite unique. But the following articles provide a couple of marketing concepts and strategies to employ, as well as to avoid. Of course, marketing is never a "one size fits all approach," but these are concepts every entrepreneur should consider. So, that means you will have to figure out what works best for your product.

Marketing mistakes to avoid:

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Essential online marketing tools:

https://startupnation.com/grow-your-business/8-essential-online-marketing-tools/?utm_source=community&utm_campaign=existingtopic&utm_medium=12182

Ways to create demand for your unknown startup:

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Our blog side of the site provides content on just about everything you could think of regarding small business and entrepreneurship. Be sure to peruse it.

Hope this helps!

rampse

all the best