#316 - INTERVIEW: Talking Spotify Strategy with Cenji

Cenji is a singer, songwriter, and producer from San Diego, California.  He got his start singing cover songs in his college dorm room and has gone on to collaborate with acts such as Pure 100% on his remix of “Shelter” by Porter Robinson and Madeon. His collaboration with Konac titled “Flutter” has garnered support from channels such as Tasty Music, Hyper Potions, and Zekk. Now Cenji is working on creating more original music while working fulltime as a Software Engineer. He refuses to follow trends and strives to improve with every release in the hopes of one day achieving his dreams of becoming a full time musician. Check out his newest release, "Be Myself" here. Cenji & Konac can be found:  Konac: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XoPTqzeS9Y6YhHCnSH5bQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/konac SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/konac Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konacmusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/konac_ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/itskonac Cenji: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sQnHi9rmXwqRmwZ8UjrBq YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CenjiMusic SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/cenjimusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cenjimusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CenjiMusic FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/CenjiMusic/ Resources: Distrokid (distribute your music) Spotify for Artists How to Submit to Spotify Playlists Producer Oak Felder's guide to producing a viral song: Gear we discussed: MIDI Keyboard: Akai MK Mini (25 key, USB) Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M50X Studio Monitor Headphones Mic: Rode NT1-A microphone

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