Jon Bellion just exposed the dark side of the music industry. (my reaction)

I wanted to react to this and dive deeper into what Jon is saying here. This is reflected throughout the industry and there are FEW artists/producers/etc that are in the industry and actually happy and thriving. Its sad that such a talented artist disappears for 6 years because of this. This happens more than we think. This means all of those artists that "Fell Off" might actually not be falling off! They are just stuck in bad deals and can't release more music without losing money or something similar.

As a producer/artist that lives on ramen noodles, I felt that

Shout out producers with dying fires and 1000's of crazy beats that will never see the light of day because we had to get real jobs and just make beats now as a hobby.

Artists in every field have been screwed forever. Only solution is to get legal smart before you start

This is just ridiculous. The labels are robbing both the producers and artists

I didn’t think John’s interview could become more valuable and you made this more valuable . Thanks for everything Kyle . Great music and great knowledge

please keep this video up forever.. this is sad and really eye opening and needs to be up to watch to raise awareness of how this stuff actually goes. realizing what the mainstream industry actually is, may change so many mindsets towards it.

I worked in a massive $20m studio for a while, which meant I worked pretty close with all the big labels, and always told every artist who was independent and talking like they want to sign to not ever sign to a label. I unfortunately witnessed a handful of artists who were on a fast rise get their careers wiped away just before they were really famous enough to support the growth without the resources of a label. All for one petty reason or another. You can't quit on the label, but they can drop you like nothing, and whatever that "sign on bonus" was, they're still going to be making you pay back

It’s crazy to think one of my favorite artists and one so damn influential, whose sound literally blew my mind the first time I heard it and influenced YEARS of my life (and tons of other artists) is getting chewed up like this. He’s big but he should be HUGE, labels should be kissing his feet lol.

I've been saying this for years. Independent artist is the only sustainable way forward as far as I can see.

this is a trap so many artists fall into. these companies and managers take advantage of naivete and artists current situations to lock them into some shit theyll never profit from 99% of the time. glad ur showing more in depth what these deals mean as some people still dont know how they REALLY work

As a 19 year old at Berklee trying to get this off the ground while living off the salad bar at the caf this was so eerie omg

Watched the Jon interview earlier today - was pumped to hear your input. This, for me… was probably one of the best videos I’ve watched of yours. Sincere and conversational. You’re growing man… it’s special to see you develop musically and professionally. I really appreciate your contributions to the music production space. 👊🏽 You’re a gift Kyle. God bless you.

That's why I'm gonna solely make it by myself and be not expecting help from anyone. If other people can make it, then I can make it. Wish y'all all the best, all love♥️

So sad, Jon was one of my favorite artist/producer growing up! Always felt he represented true creativity and talent. So glad to to see him speak up!

Him being done and just trusting and receiving the blessings is the ultimate outcome for him. Wish it was like that for everyone, but most people won't be so "lucky". Good for him sharing everything.

Bellion has always been straight forward. Dude is a legend. Never changes

As much as social media has it's cons, it's finally given artists a chance to succeed without labels. I'm grateful that I live in this era and that I'm able to do what I do without the need for record deal and seeing this and Jons interview has already backed up how I feel about this industry.

I remember watching a video of Russ and he was talking about getting a loan from the bank and using that for an album etc is what he tends to do and gave his reasons for it. It was a very interesting point he was making because a “deal” from the label is just fronting you money to pay back, and the banks you can get a better interest loan along with owning your music. His point definitely makes sense if your someone who has at least a little fan base. But it makes me think now doing something like taking a loan from the bank and then tapping into Direct To Consumer can pay that loan off faster than it would going thru the label. Shits very interesting and the industry is a wicked game.

Streaming is dying...DTC (Direct to Consumer) is the wave now. IYKYK