The Pinnacle31 Jan 2023

#20: How Kodoku Got MILLIONS of Streams Without a Label | Kodoku & Nick Nash

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

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