The New Music Business with Ari Herstand

How This Vibraphonist Became a TikTok Influencer and Hit Songwriter with Justin Vibes

Jan 19, 2022

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What's Wrong With Doing Son Request?

01:22

The Chance to Reach New Audiences on a Platform

01:10

Is Your Content In Line With Your Brand?

01:17

You Really Shouldn't Get That Song Writing Credit

05:10

Introduction

5min

What's So Cool About You and What?

4min

Is There a Journey Song?

3min

Theoyy Tube and Instagram

2min

Tiktok

4min

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

2min

The Superbol, a Video I Posted on Ticktok.

2min

What's Happenedike, When Did You Hit a Million Followers?

2min

How to Get a Million Followers on Tiktock?

5min

10.

How Do You Get Paid for Free Clothes?

3min

11.

Do You Have a Substantial Number of Followers?

4min

12.

Is There a Hard, Set Rule?

2min

13.

Are You a Paid Actor to Create a Jingle?

3min

14.

How to Make Money on Tours

2min

15.

Is Tiktok a Lottery?

2min

16.

Tiktok

2min

17.

I Was a Commercial Actor, You Know?

4min

18.

Tiktok - I Want to Be More Successful on Ticktok

2min

19.

I'm Not Going to Tell the Story, Bot

1min

20.

What's Wrong With Doing Son Request?

5min

21.

The Chance to Reach New Audiences on a Platform

3min

22.

The Evolution of Singing

3min

23.

The Innovators Are Always the Ones That Succeed

3min

24.

I Don't Use Facebook, but I Want to Post On

2min

25.

Is It Rare to Get a Placement Within the First Year?

2min

26.

Warren Chapl

3min

27.

You Really Shouldn't Get That Song Writing Credit

5min

28.

I Wore My Vake Shirt to Day for You Because I Want to Ask, Like, What Is the Next?

2min

29.

You Wear So Many Hats, and You Excel at All of Them

3min

30.

The New Music Business Book by Rhurst

4min

Justin Vibes is a multi-platinum songwriter, producer, vocalist, and vibraphonist. Over recent years, the Baltimore born and Trinidadian musician found success in Los Angeles writing songs for Eminem, Chris Brown, Tyga, and Kodak Black. With the alternative pop duo, Capital Cities, he has performed at festivals such as Coachella and Lollapalooza, as well as different world tours under his belt.

In this episode, Vibes discusses how he went viral on TikTok, the uniqueness of incorporating the vibraphone into mainstream music, his career as both a solo artist and collaborator, and much more. Welcome to season 3!

05:25 Justin’s Story

08:04 Taking Song Requests

13:18 Going Viral on TikTok (Nickelodeon and ESPN)

19:52 The Result of Going Viral

26:45 Brand Deals and Partnerships

30:09 How Much Justin Makes

35:05 Writing Jingles

36:43 Brand Deals and Partnerships (Continued)

40:53 If a Brand Video Flops

44:57 Ari’s Acting Career

46:42 Advice for Musicians on TikTok

1:00:46 Justin’s Career As a Songwriter and Producer

1:10:00 Ghost Writing and Publishing Deals

1:15:32 What’s Next for Justin

1:18:58 Final Question

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