Shotty's Hip Hop Blog

  Building a Community With Shotty Mills By: Shotty Mills When building a music community, it can be a daunting task to many involved. But the benefit of building a music community pays dividends in the long run. When asking Shotty Mills about how his upcoming release has helped him establish building a community. He says that, "Syndrome, depicts the idea of how we struggle within a community. But a valuable part of building a music community requires one to know to connect and network with others accordingly. The community that we build around our music movement can create more space for more opportunities to present themselves. We are either with the music community and we use it to our mechanical advantage. On the contrary, you can be forced upon the opposing force, where your music community works against you. But as an artist, musician you have to know how to connect with your community. To build yourself from the ground up, and this would be a big asset in growing and develo...

 Syndrome by Shotty Mills  Post Release By: Shotty Mills Shotty Mills track Syndrome has made waves since it's release date on January 27th. This song is be labelled as Shotty's more sought after release. Since the beginning of Shotty's emerging rap career that continues to rise up from the ashes. Shotty has caught the Syndrome already. The question is: have you caught the Syndrome yet?  Rap fans: what are the symptoms of your Syndrome? The syndrome circulates around us like an oscillating fan. We all have our own Syndrome within all of us. In Shotty's Mills new track Syndrome he expresses on a profoundly level the agonizing experiences that he encountered.  When you think about it. Our Syndrome is like labelled as our experiences that we must overcome, in order to overcome the sickness within all of us.  When asking Shotty Mills himself about how he feels about the newly released track. He himself says that he his hyped about the release and what it brings to t...

 Shotty Mills New Single Syndrome Releasing on January 27th!! By: Shotty Mills Brought to you Shotty Mills and Exposure Music Marketing Shotty Mills the upcoming and emerging hip hop and rap artist out of Drayton Valley, Alberta is dropping his new single Syndrome on Spotify, Apple Music and all music platforms. This new single has a profound storytelling vibe behind it, which will entice the ears of many of it's listeners.  What story does your Syndrome tell and what does it speak to you? The truth is there's a sickness that circumnavigates within all of us. If there's a Syndrome within all us. What is your Syndrome and how do you cope with it?  We are our enemies sometimes as they say, and Syndrome that circulates can be your greatest sickness. This hard hitting hip hop track from the one and only Shotty Mills will inspire the likes of other upcoming storytelling rappers. It will be highly influential, and the lead the way for Shotty to share the creative juices that Sh...

 Are You Ready to Catch the Syndrome? By: Shotty Mills We are approaching the upcoming release of Shotty's new track Syndrome. There is two weeks away before the highly touted and anticipated release. The question is: are you ready to drown within your Symptoms? What are your symptoms rap fans? And how do you cope within the sickness of your syndrome.  In Shotty's new and hot track releasing on January 27th/22. You will see the impact of the syndrome. Can you handle this Syndrome that is throw directly at you? We all have symptoms that circulate through and our system.  We all have a story within us #catchthesyndrome. For anyone that shares Shotty's upcoming single utilize the hashtag #catchthesyndrome and tag Shotty Mills directly within that post. It would be greatly appreciated. Every "Syndrome" carries a symptom. Can you bear witness this to rap fans with Shotty's upcoming single release Syndrome? Put yourself in shoes of your own sickness and come to term...

  Are You Ready to Catch the Syndrome? By: Shotty Mills What is a syndrome and why are you dropping it? A Syndrome is characterized, as a disease or particular type of sickness that you catch. And the truth sometimes, you get tired and fed up of the syndrome that you catch. The syndrome can be found right where you left it, but the sickness circulates around you like wrapped barb wire. It’s a desire fed with ambition and full rounds of ammunition. I have the caught the Syndrome once, and I nearly overdose on the Syndrome that caught. It left me out bleeding on my bed with open wounds and multiple stab wounds. I am the Syndrome. Now, what are you? I am the Syndrome that is born inside made up in your heart and soul. For you are about to catch the sickness and become a victim of your own sickness that you carry. Now, as you bury, where do you carry it. Our symptoms made up within all of us vary from person to person, and each of us carries a sickness. And in which that ma...

 New Single from Shotty Mills "Syndrome" Overview By:Shotty Mills With Shotty's upcoming release "Syndrome" it has a unique storyline behind it. It will entice an audience, as it carries a sickness for any hip hop listener to catch. And once you catch it, you better count your symptoms. This new single from the hometown artist out of Drayton Valley will exhibit the idea of how we all carry a sickness within in us. But it's up to you how you manage those symptoms and utilize it to fuel your engine. This song carries a more melodic flow and tone to it that will draw in listeners on a global scale. With a plethora of influences from Shotty Mills. This one is inspired by his idol Eminem, J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar and his 2 Pac. The original storyline behind this will give a listeners only a small sample of what is to come firing at you from Shotty Mills in 2022. Recently, Shotty dropped numerous singles in this past year. Despite, the pandemic occurring.  Shotty Mi...

 When is the Right Time to Release New Music? By: Shotty Mills The timely manner of releasing new music is valuable when it comes to releasing new music. With the drastic amount of music being released each day on stream platforms. It would be labelled as vital to know the timely manner of releasing new music. The world has music playing everywhere, and if you can get the music in front of the right audience. Then you will be more likely to gain a wider audience to share or listen to your music. As music artist we all want to know when the right time would be to release new music. But this answer would vary amongst a wide range of people. As new music is being created on a daily basis. It's important that one must understand the just of releasing music.    As artists sometimes we get too caught up in the creative process of releasing music. It's almost that we forget the appropriate time to release music that would be beneficial for the growth of the artist. This is somet...

 Targeting your Audience as a Brand By: Shotty Mills As you aim to target your audience as a brand. It's important that you understand the concept behind targeting your audience as an overall brand. As a brand there are numerous ways for you to target your specific audience, but targeting your audience accordingly can pose more of a challenge. Some ways that you can target your audience as an artist is to aim at understanding the demographics behind your audience firstly. Your audience is what you truly do chose to invest into your audience. When you are a brand like Shotty Mills himself, you will know that you yourself are marketing yourself as a business. Therefore, this further stresses the importance of targeting an audience in that marketing yourself as business creates more traction and generates more overall leads.  The moment that you understand who you are audience is and how you are going to target this audience. The more likely you as an audience will find your path...

 How to Write a Song with Shotty Mills By: Shotty Mills Writing a song requires you to understand of logistics behind music. You will have to learn how different drum patterns like a snare drum that dictates flow within a musical piece. Shotty Mills himself who has wrote multiple pieces of music himself. From this he has learned to write songs that relate to a wide range of people. When Shotty himself feels like he relates to people on a higher level. He connects with them on a much higher and profound level. As Shotty gets more into the grain of writing songs he realizes that writing songs that relate to people help tell a story to people. Shotty knows himself that writing a song that resonates with a lot of people requires that you write music like you were in their shoes. Writing takes a while to a hone, but once you get the hang of it. You are truly off the races to making your mark as a lyricist.  If you want to start writing a song, you can start out where you want. Like...

 Preparing for your First Show/Gig By: Shotty Mills When it comes to preparing for your first upcoming show. You have to keep numerous things in mind in order to have a successful set. Just remember that you are performing in front of the crowd. In all honesty the best technique, I would recommend coming into your first show full aware of the setting of the performance. It's important that you are mentally prepared for your first upcoming show. To be honest there's a huge difference between performing on stage and recording in the booth. When you are recording in the booth, I just feel that there's a lot less pressure held on your shoulders. But performing on a stage requires you expend a lot more of your energy in order to elicit more of a particular feeling to a crowd. In other words, the crowd will perceive you based on how express that feeling towards them. And sometimes it's not all just cut and cry. Sometimes it will even feel like it's cut to the chase.  I re...

  Ascend Music Festival Blog By: Shotty Mills On Saturday July 24th Shotty Mills will be performing at first show in company of an array of talented artists. Shotty has always dreamed of performing in front of a crowd. And for him to perform at Ascend Music Festival sends jitters and nerves to his every fiber. This music festival will be a huge turnout with a wide range of artists from up and coming bands. As well as other hip hop artists within the Alberta hip hop industry. This highly touted music festival, includes another hip hop artist from Drayton known as Chad L.E McGhie. As a host of this up and coming music festival in Wimborne, Alberta. Recently, Chad L.E McGhie released his "Problem Smoking" album. Chad, brings a diverse background in music by edging bars with catchy rhymes and catchy hooks.  And now Shotty Mills an up and coming hip hop artists out of Drayton Valley has been gifted the opportunity to perform. The venue that this concert will be held at is called B...

 Targeting an Audience-Exposure Music Marketing By:Shotty Mills The importance of targeting an audience runs deep within the roots of a marketing strategy. Strategically speaking when you target an audience and place ads on it. You are growing and amplifying that business. At Exposure Music marketing we aim to target an audience through multiple multi-media platforms. Our mandate is to share our knowledge and expertise on how to grow a brand for a greater cause. In order to target a much larger audience one must understand the way of growing a brand. When you target an audience, you know that you are getting in touch with more potential future leads for business.   As you target an audience within a competitive industry. You come to realize the importance of targeting an audience. The truth is: when you know who you target audience is. You can then shift your attention to other factors that are involved when targeting an audience. When you focus on targeting an audience. ...

Podcasting and Music with Shotty Mills By: Shotty Mills What I enjoy most about podcasting? It seems like a rhetorical question. But it is definitely a question that has been raised by many. Podcast brings a diverse background to me, and I just love the aspect of learning and listening. When I listen I learn just as much as if I'm watching. And through this, I ultimately gain valuable insight, and this way. I can place more emphasis on what's truly important. And within the musical landscape for promoting podcasting is a powerful tool. And in the future, I do plan on utilizing my podcast to draw a wider audience, and create more overall value for people. My podcast that I currently run is called "Shoot for the Stars with Shotty Mills". In this podcast, I discuss about my musical journey, personal development and other topics as well.  I have had some guest speakers on my podcast already. I had one of my friends on my podcast who released a book this past year that be...

 Recording Equipment for Home Studio .                     By: Shotty Mills.                                                                    Some may say that you need to have an array of equipment for a home studio. But just starting out, you could just be working with a laptop and in a built microphone. But after these stages, you can work your way up the corporate ladder. It’s not easy climb, but staring your recording home studio. It’s an accomplishment in itself, in that. You are aiming to advance yourself and your brand wholeheartedly. In other words, you are working towards being able to deliver your content at your convenience and your pace. The question that may be raised amongst a crowd of people is: what do you need for a home studio?     ...