"UGH, I'LL NEVER BE YOUTUBE FAMOUS!"

Let's face it: every musician, singer or artist dreams about uploading that one music video they made that would go viral and get them the attention they want. Nowadays, however, it takes a lot more than dumb luck to become recognized, and for someone who aspires to make a living out of this, it can be quite a downer.

If you’re one of these people, then don’t give up that dream just yet. If there's one thing I've learned as an amateur music artist, it’s that I needed to get a lot of work done before someone could actually retain my name. Pro bono work, so to speak. Trust me, you’ll be doing a lot of that before anyone out there recognizes you.

But hey, that doesn’t mean your strife is a hopeless one. What you need is a strategy.

Take me, for example. I'm passionate about animations, TV shows, books, movies, cartoons and video games. People would immediately label me as a “geek”, which up to this day still has a negative connotation to it, ranging from laziness to lack of originality or productivity.

But for those who follow me, they would say quite the opposite.

If you look at my channel, you’ll find that there’s a lot of productivity going on, and while it’s not as known as other channels out there, my channel is growing. A lot of my works and projects pertain to specific niches in a demographic: children, teenagers, video gamers, other musicians and cartoon fanatics. This is essential to know, because then you’ll be able to understand how you can get better results, and whether or not you should invest a lot of time into it.

For example, I wrote a 30 second theme song for a cartoon show called “Sonic Boom”, a comedic animated show that had begun airing on TV only recently. It’s become popular enough for people to start looking up anything related to it. With the help of twitter, facebook and any other social media platform, my video had gained 10’000 views within 3 weeks’ time and nearly 50 subscribers.

When you try to make a name for yourself as a music artist, it’s not something that happens all in one go, but something that builds up like a career. You need to know who you’re reaching out to and understand your audience. If you can find something that would help you establish that connection between you and the audience, then you’re off to a great start.

If you're also trying to work your way up or have had similar experiences, share your thoughts in the comments section down below!

Keep on rockin',

~Jayhan~

Unto the world of blogging!

Hello everybody!

The name's Jayhan, and you may know me as the girl who sang and arranged multiple cartoon/tv series songs, such as The Alternative Sonic Boom Opening Theme, Supernatural's/Kansas' Carry on my Wayward Son ~Flute Lullaby~, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's HEAVENS DIVIDE COVER, and of course, Transformers: age of Extinction's Battle Cry Cover. I'm a musician/singer/composer, a passionate writer, but also a huge geek who appreciates the creativity invested in TV series, cartoons, movies and video games, especially projects and works that are made by fans.

Because that's what I am, after all. A fan.

As such, I've decided to create a blog where I post regular updates on current and future projects. I've had a couple of followers tell me how they're interested in seeing how I get my work done and what makes me tick. Since I've reached 600 subscribers on Youtube last week, I feel like I should provide as much content as possible if not through videos, then through a blog like this one.

Therefore, from time to time, I'll be sharing some pictures in relation to my works, updates on the progress on some of my songs and tracklists, and announce future projects here and there.

Also, I'll be doing "Video Highlights", where I'll be talking about a origins, source of inspiration and other things about my past works. That way, people can see that beneath all those layers of geekism, litterature and musicality, I'm just human who likes to think beyond.

I'm really excited to start this blog, and I hope you are, too!

Dream on!

 
Courtesy of Joy Corthésy and Paola Henao

~Jayhan~