Justin Breit and Justin Slaven, known as Bryte and Slavo, make up the pop duo Fly By Midnight.
The pair first met at a songwriting session in New York, and instantly connected. After a few sessions working together, they decided to join forces.
They built a fan base by covering popular songs on their youtube channel, generating over a quarter million subscribers. The duo rolled out some original music and found a niche putting on energetic and engaging lives shows for their fans. They’ve built a worldwide audience for their music, which is all the more impressive seeing as they don’t have a record label to back them. That means the pair is mixing music, business and creativity every day, and doing it well.
Bryte and Slavo join us this week to talk about being independent artists, and the business of Fly By Midnight, on this episode of The Big Break
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Show Notes
1:32\t\tMeeting Justin and Slavo
2:00\t\tJustin’s side of the Fly By Midnight origin story
2:53\t\tSlavo’s side of the Fly By Midnight origin story
4:30\t\tWhen you were growing up did you think of music as a potential career?
7:08\t\tStarting Fly By Midnight through Youtube
8:26\t\tJustin and Slavo meet for the first time
10:50\tYou mentioned earlier “not turning people down,” do you guys still follow that mentality?
12:20\tEvolving from a Youtube project to a live, performing band
15:00\tHow do you guys approach music when you are creating?
17:01\tWhat are your respective roles within the duo?
18:51\tWhat do you guys do to get your music out there?
21:00\tThe importance of timing
22:22\tHow do you guys connect with artists to collaborate?
25:43\tAfter your you big tour, how did you guys approach using the money you made?
28:02\tManagers and the value they add
29:40\tFly By Midnight’s new single “Love Me Like a Friend”
30:56\tStarting to release internationally
32:10\tBlowing up in China
34:36\tHow do you guys view timing and making sure you release at the right time?
35:40\tMeeting with the head of Pop at Apple Music
39:24\tHow did you guys land on Pop music as your genre?
41:15\tSo what’s next after this album?
41:32\tPlaying in NY and LA with Loote
41:51\tDo you guys create new music while touring?
43:54\tIf you could go back to the beginning, what would you guys do differently?
45:05\t“Everything is attainable.”
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