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Hey Brian Brain, This is really cool. Congrats on your debut. I went to Spotify and listened. Sounds like you have arrived, in kind of an f...... up way, with all those f......up songs, and f.....up lyrics. KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really man, congrats to you. 
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B.D.,
Congratulations on the release of your album.
I listened to "Fight For Your Rights" again, and it's a very pop song.
Actually, all of your songs have pop melodies.
I hope you can gain many followers.
By the way, I'm writing songs for Whiskey.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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BDT, I am a fan of all your productions. Good luck with the project. It’s tough to make any money these days unless you play live but don’t let that stop you from being creative. Ignore the naysayers who bring the negativity and keep to your own road. You are touching lives and making a difference. Your post had me laughing out loud. So thanks for that we all need that, Tom Thank you, Tom, for your kind and encouraging words. Touching lives is the greatest thing you can achieve with music or art in general. That's what I want to achieve one day.
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B.D....I really enjoy listening to your productions...they are always innovative and interesting...really cool stuff...congratulations on the album...it's fun to produce them...I went to your Goldmania Bella homepage and it is very, very well done (I would not expect any less from you)....how you get people to listen is a mystery to me...I just stick to one source mainly "small fish in a incredibly large pond"...so good luck...you have a good product!
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B.D.
Congratulations!
Listening through as I type...
I always enjoy your music. Pop Rock. Ear Candy.
Cool.
fj Thanks Floyd ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) When I joined here, I NEVER thought I would ever finish a full album. But it's people like you and all the others who inspire me. I try to learn something from every song I comment on.
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You now have one more follower! The album sounds good. The production on all the songs sound cohesive in dynamics. Spotify is always going to use their algorithms to raise and lower the gain to their liking. But as alluded to maintaining the dynamics is a sign of excellent mixing. Income? 10,000 streaming plays has earned us a whopping $38. Well done! J&B
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos
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Hey B.D., Congratulations on the album. Our music is different, but I sure love your productions. I've listened to almost everyone of the songs on your album so far, and you've got a great sound. I wish you the best on it.
Brad Thank you, Brad, for your encouraging words. Yep, our music is different, but it still connects us. That's what it's all about.
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Congrats on you new album. I hope it does well for you on Spotify. Love your tunes
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Good luck on your album.
Don't forget us when you become rich and famous.
Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"!
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Hey Brian Brain, This is really cool. Congrats on your debut. I went to Spotify and listened. Sounds like you have arrived, in kind of an f...... up way, with all those f......up songs, and f.....up lyrics. KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really man, congrats to you. Thank you for your comment, David. Much appreciated. And, BTW, most of my songs don't have explicit lyrics. Not yet 
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B.D.,
Congratulations on the release of your album.
I listened to "Fight For Your Rights" again, and it's a very pop song.
Actually, all of your songs have pop melodies.
I hope you can gain many followers.
By the way, I'm writing songs for Whiskey.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thank you for your comment and your words of encouragement, Shigeki Adachi. If you're talking about Scottish single malt whiskey, I'm in
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Hi Brian,
Good show on the album! I have a Spotify account and added you to the list of artists I follow. I haven't listened to your album yet, but I saved it and will listen later.
If your friend is earning enough to buy a beer a day he is doing pretty good! I've found we do *way* better on YouTube than we do on Spotify as far as listens go, no idea why.
Best of luck!
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B.D....I really enjoy listening to your productions...they are always innovative and interesting...really cool stuff...congratulations on the album...it's fun to produce them...I went to your Goldmania Bella homepage and it is very, very well done (I would not expect any less from you)....how you get people to listen is a mystery to me...I just stick to one source mainly "small fish in a incredibly large pond"...so good luck...you have a good product! Thanks Dan! Yes, we're all incredibly small fish in an incredibly big pond. Nevertheless, creating music (or art in general) is one of the most satisfying things for me.
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You now have one more follower! Thank you so much Janice/Bud, I really appreciate it. I am now also a follower of Janice. However, I have not found Bud there. The album sounds good.
The production on all the songs sound cohesive in dynamics.
Spotify is always going to use their algorithms to raise and lower the gain to their liking.
But as alluded to maintaining the dynamics is a sign of excellent mixing. Double thanks for the feedback on the album as a whole. The album (and the individual songs) are not mastered, but of course I always try to have a similar sound (...if the songs are in a similar genre, of course), so it's good to hear that I didn't mess it up. Income? 10,000 streaming plays has earned us a whopping $38. One beer a month is better than no beer a month
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Congrats on you new album. I hope it does well for you on Spotify. Love your tunes Thanks Scott for your kind words. Much appreciated!
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Good luck on your album.
Don't forget us when you become rich and famous. Thanks Mario. I'll mention you guys in my Grammy acceptance speech
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Hi Brian,
Good show on the album! I have a Spotify account and added you to the list of artists I follow. I haven't listened to your album yet, but I saved it and will listen later.
If your friend is earning enough to buy a beer a day he is doing pretty good! I've found we do *way* better on YouTube than we do on Spotify as far as listens go, no idea why.
Best of luck! Thanks, Dave. I think on Spotify, if(!) you end up in a good playlist, you'll get a few listens, but without that, there's literally nothing. On YouTube, your newly uploaded video will be suggested to other users for a while, and even if you're an unknown, you'll get some exposure to potential fans. And a good video supporting the song doesn't hurt either.
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Hi Brain,
You must know by now that I love the songs you make. I mostly respond on YouTube to you.
As I know, I've also subscribed to your site and listened to a lot of your songs. They are great, in every aspect..
And I also a wine lover (and sometimes a small rum). But snobery?
But now that I think about it... you haven't subscribed to my Birchwood page.
And did you do that to Marty? He has only a few after all these years.
How can we become famous when things go this slow...
But I'm happy you have a great album. And please, continue making those intriquing songs...
Hans
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Hi Brain,
You must know by now that I love the songs you make. I mostly respond on YouTube to you.
As I know, I've also subscribed to your site and listened to a lot of your songs. They are great, in every aspect..
And I also a wine lover (and sometimes a small rum). But snobery?
But now that I think about it... you haven't subscribed to my Birchwood page.
And did you do that to Marty? He has only a few after all these years.
How can we become famous when things go this slow...
But I'm happy you have a great album. And please, continue making those intriquing songs...
Hans Thank you Hans for your kind comment and feedback. I've been subscribed to your YouTube page for about a year (along with Marty, Blue Attitude, Bud, and anyone else I could find), but I keep my subscriptions private so you can't see who's subscribed. But, when I think about it, I could also subscribe with my newly formed band and THAT would be visible to you. And then you get twice as much money from YouTube
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