Today, we have an awesome guest, someone who whose been working very closely with us on the podcast since we launched. 

He is the lead drummer of the UK’s No.1 album band right now, You Me at Six, Dan Flint. 

Dan explains how we first began playing the drums after hearing his neighbour play them, so he started playing in his Mum’s kitchen!! He went on to college and met the rest of the guys in the band. 

They began gaining fans from myspace when social media was just starting and asking small time promoters to let them play at any show in the country. They would play to anyone, anywhere just to get themselves out there. 

It allowed them to gain a 3 album deal with EMI, but Dan realises none of that would have been possible without the fans from the very start. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

“Even after 15 years in, with the successes we’ve had, there’s still no guarantees for us here. You’re making music you like, but who knows if anyone else is going to like it.” 

“It’s adapting to that social media lifestyle, which we’ve had to do, to promote this record.”

“People are streaming music more, people are far more active on social media. It’s just about us trying to put together enough pieces of content.”

(Social media) “Now you see the reaction of the fans and you get to talk to them and it’s actually been a hell of a lot of fun. It gives people something to look forward to.”

“10 million streams only equated to 1,500 sales. That correlation doesn’t work so much if you’re trying to get into the charts. So that’s where the vinyls, CD’s and cassettes that we did, we’re trying to create a product that people want to buy into.”
BEST MOMENTS

“It’s about creating something that’s an extension of your art.”

“Streaming services are amazing for getting you out there and getting on these playlists really promote you worldwide, but the problem is it doesn’t pay you enough to actually live and sustain a business.”

“Gone are the days where you sold CD’s and musicians were all millionaires.”

“It’s good that the publics eyes have been opened a little bit to what revenue it brings in and how unsustainable it will be if it carries on that way.”
ABOUT THE GUEST

Dan Flint is the lead singer of the UK’s No.1 album band right now, You Me at Six.

He has been with the band since 2007 and the band have toured with the likes of Paramore, Parkway Drive and We the Kings. 

Links

Twitter: @DanMEATSIX

Instagram: @welcometoflinttown

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Chris Taylor is a Social Media Expert, Trainer & Consultant with a history of building 2 x multi six figures businesses in just 18 months before he turned 24. Chris has over 33k followers on Instagram and has been able to leverage the platform to help generate over 1.3m leads & £850k in sales for himself and his customers. Jack Wicks is a Property Entrepreneur who has made a name for himself for being open and honest. He openly documents the good, the bad and the ugly of his entrepreneurial journey so far and understood really quickly the importance of getting his face out there to the world. Jack now runs multiple businesses in a number of different industries and leverages his personal brand to drive hundreds of leads a month into his businesses. “Be Visible, Being Consistent & Most Importantly Being YOU”.