#20: How Kodoku Got MILLIONS of Streams Without a Label | Kodoku & Nick Nash
Description
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.
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Guests: https://www.instagram.com/kod.oku
https://instagram.com/nicknashmusic
Pinnacle: https://www.instagram.com/pinnacleatthetop/
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




