How Kodoku Got MILLIONS of Streams Without a Label | Kodoku and Nick Nash at The Pinnacle #20
In today's episode, Kodoku, Nick Nash, and Pinnacle discuss amassing a hundreds of thousands of monthly listeners, how to use TikTok to your advantage, almost joining the military and moving past your old self onto greater things. Producers serious about their craft, if you're looking for FIRE, LIMITED copy samples, look no further: https://zenith.gallery/ Guests: / kod.oku / nicknashmusic Pinnacle: / pinnacleatthetop Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Iuuuie... Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3GIP58l Timestamps: 00:00 - Kodoku and Nick Nash Intro 01:20 - How Kodoku First Started Making Music 02:20 - Making a Song With Abel Maasho Early On 03:30 - The Energy in a Session 05:30 - Nick Moving Back to North Carolina From L.A. 06:45 - Getting on Promoting Sounds 08:20 - Starting to Build on TikTok 09:00 - Minimizing Features 11:00 - First VIRAL Video on TikTok 13:00 - Reposting Videos Until They Blow Up 14:32 - Making a Viral Song Over FaceTime 15:46 - Capitalizing While The Hype is There 17:00 - Almost Joining The Military Instead of Music 19:20 - Moving on to The Next Chapter of Your Career 21:30 - Picking Up On Skills From Your Producer/Artist 22:40 - The Songwriting Process 25:00 - WALL! 26:45 - How Kodoku Levelled Up From His Initial Music 28:18 - Pulling From Your Life and Exaggerating (Songwriting) 29:36 - Documenting The Upcoming Album with Interval 34:00 - Collaborating Within Your Local Scene 35:00 - Kodoku Being Overlooked 36:40 - Making Videos Alone, and Transitioning to a Team 40:00 - Importance of Surrounding Yourself With the Right Team 44:05 - Dropping Your Ego in Studio Sessions 49:10 - Working on Country Music with Jeb 53:00 - Kodoku's Older Brother 54:00 - Shaving His Head to Discipline Himself 56:00 - Kodoku's Best Performance and Learning How To Perform 1:00:00 - Focusing on the Crowd and Getting Your First Performance 1:06:00 - Kodoku's Favourite Music 1:08:00 - The Biggest RED Flag During a Studio Session (Avoid This!) 1:14:00 - Still Using Scarlett Headphones 1:16:09 - Kodoku's MESSAGE to All Artists (Important) 1:17:00 - Nick Nash's Inspiring Message to the Producers
