Creditz Music Group
Building Access in the Music Business
🎵🎥: Show your Work
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Surround yourself with a tribe of people that share similar dreams and ambitions but also the determination to make them a reality.
Music producers are the backbone for music creation, so they should get more recognition for their contributions.
Take a listen to Jae5 talk about why he uses tags in order to be credited for his work.
The Creditz Director Of The Week goes to Chris Chuky for the amazing 'Bernie Mac' visual. Enny and Odeal, this song = *chefs kiss*
Chris worked with an incredible group of creatives to bring the vision to life. It's only right we highlight them below.
Director: .chuky
Executive Producer:
Product:
Production Manager:
Creative Director:
Director Rep:
Director PA:
2nd AD:
Camera Trainee: .brannan
Stylist:
Stylist Assistant:
MUA:
GAFFER: .garajszki
Lightning Trainee:
Editor:
Colourist: .crossfield
Art Director:
Production Runner:
Our waiting list is now open!
Creditz is an online space created to empower music creatives.
Take control of how the world sees your musical contributions.
Build a community full of talented people and collaborate for more growth.
We’re excited to provide a platform for all types of music creatives!
Creditz Music is a platform built for artist to & . With Creditz Music you no longer have to attend countless networking events, and force small talk in hopes you might find someone you could work with. Creditz Music makes finding the person who shares your , holds the credentials your looking for, and has the role you need, as easy as finding a on tinder.
But before we post about the product we thought it’s only right we formal introduce our Co-founders:
: Has spent years in the tech industries working with mobile, crypto and blockchain with a passion for music like no other.
: Has years of experience in tech & music under his belt. Working with companies like Spotify and media like the BBC.
: Has spent his career in music. Working with companies like Warner, live nation, co founding the ends festival and managing artists.
At the head of every music video is a director: the experienced professional who supervises the production team, oversees filming and editing, and, in some cases, provides a guiding creative vision.
Music video directors walk a fine line between expressing their artistic vision and satisfying clients, which requires a nuanced blend of conviction and adaptability.
Our Director of the week goes to .locke for he’s work on:
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He’s ex*****on in finding the perfect concept, location, lighting, coverage/inserts, dancers, and an engaging edit helped breathe life into an amazing hit record.
Collaboration can occur at various stages of the creative process. It's one of the most significant creative forces driving music today. It can help develop your musical knowledge, expand your fanbase, boost exposure, open opportunities, and advance your career in the music industry.
Take a listen to talk about how technology has made collaboration easier.
Creditz Music is a platform we’re musicians can , & . It is home to talented that have played a part in some of today’s biggest hits.
We would like to let the general public in on some of the we have using our platform. Each week we will realise a Creditz of The Week that celebrate the top credit added to the platform.
This week’s Creditz of The Week belongs to Big J for he’s astonishing production on Not3s - Aladdin. He’s truly brings the song to life & enhances the overall listener experience.
Whether you’re a solo or a , it’s vital to ensure you have the right gear/equipment for live gigs. There are a few ‘standard’ things to have in your bag at all times, as this positions one to be prepared for a variety of different scenarios. Here are some of them
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. To succeed, work hard, never give up and above all, cherish a magnificent obsession. Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.
Life of a producer.
Writer’s block is something every writer struggles with. It's inevitable. You feel like you don't have a creative bone left in your body, and you want to throw in the towel.
Take a listen to who has written songs with & talk about dealing with writer’s block.
Music producers play a critical role in the musical entertainment industry. They oversee the entire process of making music, and without them quality recordings would not get made.
P2J a Nigerian, London-based producer has been the genus behind some of the biggest songs dominating the charts. Because of that we won’t to nominate him as Creditz Producer Of The Week.
For he’s work on:
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Most people are dying to know but afraid to find out. Don’t be scared to take the first step and learn by failing.
The is responsible for combining all of the different sonic elements of a recorded piece of into a final version and balancing the distinct parts to achieve a desired effect.
Take a listen to talk about working with 808’s in a mix
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For most people, listening to is a passive experience. We turn music on but then engage in another primary activity.Rather than using music as the background for another activity, try listening without doing anything else. Truly listening to learn.
Take a listen to talk about studying music
Mastering engineers use technical expertise and superb ears to make the final adjustments to a piece of recorded music before it's released, heightening its impact and ensuring that it will translate well to the variety of playback systems in use today.
Take a listen to talk about mastering for
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
This week and Bayo discuss Sony Music Entertainments aggressive spending on acquisitions over the past 12 months and their CEO's plan for the future. Universal Music Group's parent company Vivendi, looking to sell a further 10% stake in the company as well as the impending IPO is also debated in addition to the incredible amount raised in a seed round by OneOf, which is the NFT music platform backed by Quincy Jones.
Who is an extremely talented musician that you think has not lived up to their potential?
You have to make , love what you do, and stick to your guns. Because how do you adapt to an ever-changing industry that doesn’t sleep? Why do we push ourselves to find “it” in a world that continuously tries to spell “it” out for us?
Take a listen to talk about making music for yourself.
“If You Want To Be Great At Something, Do It Every Day”. This is a time-tested saying, and there’s a reason: it’s true. If you want to not just learn something, but be truly great at it, you need to do it every day. It doesn’t matter if it’s , , playing an or penning —it’s the consistency that will keep you on track to becoming the best possible.
Take a listen to talk about continually
As an your focus needs to be on the . You need to be able to dig down into yourself deep enough to incubate and find that fresh perspective. To stop the noise long enough to find you under the layers. To create music that will make an impact.
Take a listen to talk about needing to focus on the music and leaving the to focus on the marketing.
“Music is the tool to express life – and all that makes a difference.” – Herbie Hancock
Charlie and Bayo discuss Believe Music making the steps to float on the public market, potential motivations behind it as well as the wider independent music market.
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An unbelievable amount of new gets uploaded to streaming platforms each day, and most of the time, what determines whether new will connect with an audience or not depends on how they’re marketed.
Investing in digital marketing is a must in today’s .
As an you want to generate something that's cutting-edge and different from the static of the million other acts trying to make it.
Take a listen to talk about how it feels to be the first to make a new sound.
is about expressing your emotions or thoughts - things that affect you or things that you would like to affect others. Because of that you need to find the that works for you and gets the most out of you.
Take a listen to talk about the creative process
As an it’s important to be an effective business person, capable of “selling yourself,” being an entrepreneur, and understanding all the administrative and marketing tasks that go along with not having a label behind.
Take a listen to talk about being proactive with the business side of your
90% of all the struggles deal with could be fixed by setting clear boundaries and expectations with our clients.
When you set boundaries with your clients, you create the headspace to do your best work.
We are back with the second episode of ‘The Art of It’ podcast.
This week we try to simplify everything that is going on with the new platforms as well as explaining what is the and
and have finalised their deal and so and give their thoughts on that
Check out this podcast episode on all platforms now. Link in bio!
Behind every successful woman is herself.
Striving to make that listeners genuinely connect with should be the goal, regardless of the financial gain. Fans can hear the difference.
Take a listen to talk about keeping the creative process separate to the business.
Listening to different kinds of and styles can help aspiring expand their horizons and discover new things about their sound. Every musical style can show you different lessons about , & the use of
Take a listen to talk about the importance of listening to different
Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities
Happy to now announce the launch of our new podcast series, ‘The Art of It’, by the Co-hosts
This series, we are going to dive into the key moves being made in the business of Music and Tech. With all the new things being launched, bought and merged we want to talk about what that could mean and inviting guests to fill in the gaps too.
Link in bio to subscribe and we look forward to releasing later episodes
Confidence is a very necessary skill to have if you want to succeed in an industry that sometimes can be a so ruthless. It is important that you overcome any self-doubts and feelings of insecurity in the face of challenges.
Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.
All the most unique artists have one thing in common - their music is distinguishable as being ‘their’ music and not generic or or . You know it’s their because it has a distinctive flavour about it.
Take a listen to talk about the importance of staying true to your
Any experienced knows that a good musical arrangement should leave a 'natural' spot for the lead vocal, where it will be supported at the right moments by other instruments, but getting a vocal to sit perfectly all the way through a mix can require some 'heavy lifting'.
Take a listen to talk about how she mastered fitting vocals into a mix.