The June Song of the Month for ESPN titled “Teammates” was written by Tim Gent with production and mixing by Taylor Brown and Jack Keller.īrown’s down to earth approach, dedication and unquestionable skills continue to prove effective as he finds success in making the music he wants to make. Also a couple of tracks with Chuck iNDigo.” I also helped produce eight tracks on an album dropping in June by Reaux Marquez. I have about 5 songs coming out with Nashville rapper Tim Gent. Label interest followed and discussions are ongoing.Īsked about future plans, Brown said, “I’m doing the Your Neighbors project.
Within a few months, Your Neighbors had been added to the “New Alt,” “New Noise,” and “New Rock” playlists on Spotify. “That’s so crucial.”īrown began working with Robinson soon after graduating from Dark Horse.
“What Dark Horse offers that I don’t think you’ll find anywhere else is the amount of hands-on access you get to the gear,” says Brown. It’s a house full of people that work on music helmed by one guy - Walker.”īrown, 22, who earned his audio recording certification from Dark Horse in 2017, says he chose the institute for its “family vibe” and the connections. “It’s sort of a band, but it’s sort of not. “It’s really tough to explain,” says Brown. He describes Your Neighbors as a “production collective.” He is the most consistent collaborator/producer but there are others. Taylor Brown produces the tracks and handles the drums, keys and programming. Walker Robinson is the “mastermind,” lead singer, and lyricist. I feel like our main goal is to not be put into a box. We’ve basically done none of them and had more success than a lot of our peers. “It’s weird that we’ve kind of found out all of the things they tell you to do. We just put it on Spotify and people like it,” says Brown, who adds that the group has released a total of 19 tracks to the platform. What’s their secret? It may be less about social media gimmicks and more about good, original music. This surprising success has attracted the attention of Electra Records, Atlantic, Universal Publishing and a division of Sony. They don’t even have a website.Īnd yet their top 10 cuts on Spotify have been played more than 3,000,000 times. However, the Franklin, Tennessee-based band, Your Neighbors, did none of it. Many online courses, dozens of books, and slews of YouTube videos are devoted to the subject. Marketing experts tout detailed plans to achieve this miracle. Popular trends tell us that the key to success in today’s music industry is social media engagement.
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