Episode 1: How do I prepare for a career in music?

Featured Artist: Angela Amarualik

Have you ever wanted to become an artist? If so, then this video will help you discover ways to prepare for a career in music.

Watch the full English video here: https://youtu.be/v6Ha5k1S2Zw

Find additional information about this episode here!

You’re doing a great thing for yourself by watching this video. You’re getting prepared. Remember that “success is when preparation meets opportunity”, so make sure you’re ready for the moment when your big chance arrives!

ᑕᑯᓇᒐᖅ 1: ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ?

ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᐊᒪᕈᐊᓕᒃ

ᐃᙱᖅᑎᙳᕈᒪᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᐱᑦ? ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍ.

ᐅᕙᖓ ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᐊᒪᕈᐊᓕᒃ, ᐃᙱᖅᑎ, ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓕᐅᖅᑎ. ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖖᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᐅᔪᖓ.
ᐃᙱᖅᑎᙳᕈᒪᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᐱᑦ? ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍ.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒡᓗᒍ ᐅᕘᓇ: https://youtu.be/2svsmbyQ-EA

ᐅᓇ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑲᕕᐅᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᖖᓄᑦ. ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕋᕕᑦ. ᐳᐃᒍᖅᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ "ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ" ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᓯᒪᕙᒡᓗᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ!

Episode 2: How do I make a living as an artist?

Featured Artist: Brenda Montana

At both Alianait and Hitmakerz, we strongly believe that it’s possible to make a stable income as an artist and have a career doing what you love!

The ways that an artist can make money has changed a lot in the past 20 years, and it’s become important to have several different ways, or “revenue streams” to earn money.

Watch the full English video here: https://youtu.be/7YG2iQfVor8

Find additional information about this episode here!

The only real limit to how artists can make money is their imagination. 

Always remember to treat your music like a business. It’s fun, but if it’s also your main source of income, you have to be professional and make that money!

ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᓂᖓ 2: ᖃᓄᕐᓕ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᖓ?

ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᓇᐸᔪᖅ

ᐊᑐᓂ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ, Hitmakerzᑯᑎᒍᓪᓗ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔨᕗᖓ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒡᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᕐᒥᖕᓂ!

ᐊᕙᑎᓂᒃ (20) ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᙳᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ “revenue streams” ᑕᒪᐅᓇ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒡᓗᒍ ᐅᕘᓇ: https://youtu.be/yUcSSd3XVek

Episode 3: Why do I need to ask permission to do covers and what do I do if someone wants to use my music?

Featured Artist: Joey Nowyuk

In this episode, we’ll talk about why you need to ask permission to do covers and what do I do if someone wants to use your music.

Before we start, remember that this video is made from an artist’s perspective, since I’m not a lawyer. Please always talk to a trusted advisor or entertainment lawyer if you have any specific questions about legal contracts. 

Watch the full English video here: https://youtu.be/QLVvOenrr_0

Find additional information about this episode here!

There are many local resources you can ask for help, including Alianait, Qaggiavuut, your local Economic development officers, or local record labels, like Hitmakerz.

ᑕᑯᓇᒐᖅ 3: ᓱᒻᒪ ᐊᐱᕆᒋᐊᖃᖁᖓ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕈᒪᒍᒪ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᖏᑕᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᒐᔭᖁᒐ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᕋ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓐᓂ?

ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᔫᐃ ᓇᐅᔪᒃ

ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍ ᓱᒻᒪ ᐊᐱᕆᒋᐊᖃᒻᒪᖔ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᔪᒪᓐᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᓯᒪᖏᑕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᒍᓐᓇᒪᖔᑉᐱ ᐃᖏᐅᓰᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᑉᐸᑦ.

ᐅᖃᖄᓗᖓ ᐅᓇ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑎᐊᕆᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓪᓗᑎᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓂ  ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᓴᖃᕈᕕᑦ.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒡᓗᒍ ᐅᕘᓇ: https://youtu.be/UbNvQykuPd4

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑭᑭᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᖃᐅᒪᓗᑎ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐱᕆᒍᓐᓇᒥᔪᑎ ᐃᑲᔪᑕᐅᒍᒪᓗᑎᑦ, ᐃᓚᖏ ᐅᕝᕙᐅᕗᑦ, ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ (Alianait), ᖃᒡᒋᐊᕘᑦ (Qaggiavuut), ᐊᓪᓚᑏᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑯᓐᓂ (EDO) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕕᐅᓲᓂᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ Hitmakerz.

Episode 4: How do I make sure I’m collecting all my royalties?

Featured Artist: Shauna Seeteenak

If you’re an artist, collecting royalties might be overwhelming. It can easily get very complicated, so let’s try to simplify it here in this video.

First off, what are music royalties?

Basically, a music royalty is a tiny amount of money that is generated when someone listens to your song, either at concerts, on Spotify, on the radio, or in tv shows and films.

The amount is very small, but as people begin playing your song a lot, the royalties start to add up. They’re automatic, too, so you don’t need to do anything to continue making money through your songs after they're registered.

Watch the full English video here: https://youtu.be/c154dXxpU-o

Find additional information about this episode here!

The songs can continue to make money for you forever, as long as they continue to be played, and as you write more songs and become more successful, the money you make from royalties will only grow.

ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᖅ 4: ᖃᓄᖅ ᖃᐅᔾᓂᐊᖁᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᒃᑲ?

ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᔫᐃ ᓇᐅᔪᒃ

ᐃᖏᖅᑎᐅᒍᕕᑦ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓲᖑᓗᑎᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᒡᒐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ. ᓇᓗᓇᕈᓐᓇᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᑏ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᕿᑎᐊᕋᓱᓪᓚᕗᑦ.

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᖏᐅᓰᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᕙᑉᐸᑦ?

ᐃᒫᖑᕗᖅ..ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᓄᐊᐸᓪᓕᐊᒐᓛᐸᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᖏᒐᐃᑦ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᒐᐃᒐᒥ Spotify-ᑯᑦ, ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ, TV-ᑯᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓗ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᓴᒃᑯᑦ. ᖃᑦᑏᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᑐᑎ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᖃᑕ ᐃᖏᒐᑎᑦ ᓄᐊᑉᐸᓕᐊᒍᓐᓇᑦᑐ. ᓱᒋᐊᑐᖏᓚᑎ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᑎᑦ ᐋᕿᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖃᑕ.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒡᓗᒍ ᐅᕘᓇ: https://youtu.be/6MiEIpMqI-Q

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗ, ᐃᖏᐅᓰᑦ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᑐᐊᐸᑕ.

ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᕈᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᓗᑎᓗ ᓄᐊᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᖏᓪᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓇᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ.

Episode 5: How to Market Your Music

Featured Artist: Joey Nowyuk

This video is about marketing, which is basically getting people to pay attention to what you have to say. It is almost as important as the music itself, because, even if you have the best song in the world, it won’t be worth much if no one hears it.

Watch the full English video here: https://youtu.be/vOSSewIs2Sw

Find additional information about this episode here!

There are many different ways to market your music, so feel free to get creative! If you have a budget available, look into paid ways to advertise, and marketing specialists or record labels that can help you.

Keep in mind that the world of marketing is very big and things are changing quickly, so there are no guaranteed results. The best thing you can do is focus on creating good music and content, and create a marketing plan that works for you and your budget.

ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᖅ 5: ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᖏᒐᑎᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᕙᓕᐊᒍᓇᖃᑦ

ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᔫᐃ ᓇᐅᔪᒃ

ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓂᐊᑐᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᑲᓐᓂᕈᓇᒪᖔᐱ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑲᓐᓂᕈᓇᒻᒪᖔᐱ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒥᒪᑕᐅ ᑕᐃᒫ ᐃᖏᒐᑎᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒥᒪᑕ. ᐊᓪᓛ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᑐᒥᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐃᖏᒐᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖏᑯᕕᑦ ᑐᓴᑕᐅᔮᖏᒪᑦ.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒡᓗᒍ ᐅᕘᓇ: https://youtu.be/aFpMMSXbzK8

ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑐᓂ ᐊᑐᓪᓗᑎ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᓇᑐᑎ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᑕᖃᖃ ᐊᑭᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᓗᑎ ᓴᕿᑎᑎᕙᓕᐊᒍᓇᒥᔾᑎ ᐅᑉᐱᕈᓱᑲᑦᑕ ᐃᖏᖃᑕᓂᒥ ᐱᒍᓇᑎᐊᕋᕕ. ᐃᑲᔾᑐᓴᐅᕋᑖᖁ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᓇᕋᑖᑕᓯ ᖁᔭᓇᒦ ᑕᑯᓇᕋᑖᕋᔅᓯ ᐊᐱᖁᑎᓴᖃᕈᓯ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇ www.hitmakerz.com/alianait ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᕈᓐᓇᑕᓯ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦ

Episode 6: How to Deal with Your Music Money and Taxes

Featured Artist: Angela Amarualik

Before we begin, please note that this video was only created to provide overall guidance, not personal advice. If you have any specific questions, please contact a professional bookkeeper, accountant, or tax consultant.

Watch the full English video here: https://youtu.be/zrPUT427jpg

Find additional information about this episode here!

For many artists, “financial management” may seem boring, unimportant, confusing, and even frustrating. However, dealing with money is extremely important for professional artists. Today we’re going to simplify this topic and share some tips to get you started on the road to financial success.

We’ll talk about bookkeeping, accounting, and taxes, and show you the best ways for artists to deal with each one in everyday life.

ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᖅ 6: ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᖅ,ᑖᒃᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᓗ.

ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᐊᒪᕈᐊᓕᒃ

ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᑦ ᐅᓇ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᐱᖁᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ.

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒡᓗᒍ ᐅᕘᓇ: https://youtu.be/q292E-6BzAc

ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐃᕿᐊᒋᔭᐅᓲᖅ, ᓇᓗᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᓂᙵᖖᓇᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ

ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓗᑎᓪᓗ.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᓇᓕᖅᑲᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᖅ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᓛᖑᖖᒪᖔᕐᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓗᒍ.