Part 1 with Alex Pyatetsky (The DJ Hookup)

Part 2 with Gopi Sangha (CUSP Agency, @gopisangha)

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Featured Links



Immediate Financial Assistance

Music COVID Relief – A streamlined guide of government programs, grants & programs from professional organizations available to musicians & performers. A resource from the RIAA.



Online Education

Digital DJ Tips – The leading creator of online courses for DJs. (Disclosure: we’re a proud partner of DDJT).

Class Central (Music/Entertainment Business Category) – A directory of free and paid online courses from major universities.



Live Streaming Solutions

Simple & Quick Moment House – Enables paid content. Super simple. Instant setup. Keep 80% of revenues. SatsHi – Super simple. Instant setup. Keep 100% of revenue. Bitcoin only. ManyCam – User friendly. Fully content creation & distribution workflow in 1 place.

Video Calls/Groups/Private Events Zoom – Free Options. 100 Users. 40 minute time limit Google Hangouts – Free Options. 100+ Users, Wide Distribution

The Big Dogs YouTube – Free. Largest viewer base. Build subscribers. Advertising revenue share. Promotional tools. Merchandise + fundraising functionality. Chat features. Twitch – Free. Huge and rapidly growing (Amazon owned). Streaming-first platform. Rolling out music-focussed functionality. Build subscriber base. Great monetization tools. Advertising revenue share. Tipping / Bits. Promotional features. Leading audience interaction features. Facebook Live – Free. Big audience. Chat feature. Patreon – Not a streaming platform, but the go-to way for your supporters (aka. patrons) to financially subscribe to you as a creator.

Encoding/Broadcasting aka. turning your stream into something that can be distributed across multiple platforms, not bound to one platform. OBS Project – Free/open source. Enterprise grade desktop software. Stream Labs – $12/month. Encoding, editing, full service, streaming. Default all-in-one recommendation for most individual creators + Yellow Duck for Instagram (see below). XSplit – Free & premium options. Robust broadcasting functionality.

Rebroadcasting Solutions Restream – Free tiers. Leading solution. Stream to 30-platforms at once. Youstreamer – Currently free. In Beta. Castr – Paid only.

Rebroadcasting – Instagram Live, Specifically Yellow Duck – Free. Requires broadcasting software (see above). Mac & Windows friendly. Loola – $10 month. Full service distribution & broadcasting functionality. #2 all-in-one streaming recommendation for individual creators.





Ecommerce & Merch

Selling Platforms Bandcamp – Currently free. Deep, longstanding dedication to music community. Allows all types of merch. Keep 80-90% of all revenues. Shopify (Lite) – The leading ecommerce platform. $108/year + 2.9% of all transactions. Maximum customization, efficiency. Tons of plugins and native tools, as needed. Squarespace – Leading website builder with optional ecommerce functionality. $312/year, no transaction fees.

No Cost Merchandising Bonfire – You upload shirt designs. They print & mail. You get paid 40-55%. Teespring – Wide variety of on-demand products – shirts, hats, backpacks, duffles, etc. You keep 50-60% of revenue. Amazon Merch – Invite only/requires approval. Primarily shirts. You keep 40-50% of gross.

Booking & Scheduling Square Appointments – Let people book you for live & digital events, manage your schedule, pricing, deposits, communication etc.







Talk to Us

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Let’s get through this together.