05 — Toolkit
30-day sprint — 12 chorus teases, 1 keeper
Everything here fits 6–8 hrs/week next to school/job. Print or save — checkboxes persist on this device.
4 weeks · 6–8h/week
W1
Bedroom stack
3 chorus acapellas (no beat), keep demo vocal, one live element (guitar) on favourite. Name imprint (SMB-style).
Bedroom stack
3 chorus acapellas (no beat), keep demo vocal, one live element (guitar) on favourite. Name imprint (SMB-style).
W2
Keeper hunt
DM 5 “Tony Berg keepers” — older collaborators who keep imperfections. 2:1 give (topline for room). Pick 1.
Keeper hunt
DM 5 “Tony Berg keepers” — older collaborators who keep imperfections. 2:1 give (topline for room). Pick 1.
W3
Tease engine
4 variants per best chorus: acapella/room/night-drive/handwrite. Post 1/day for 8 days. Measure saves & “where can I stream?”.
Tease engine
4 variants per best chorus: acapella/room/night-drive/handwrite. Post 1/day for 8 days. Measure saves & “where can I stream?”.
W4
Sequence
If one tease >3% saves: release single plan (tease → single → video → radio). If not, rewrite chorus, not mix.
Sequence
If one tease >3% saves: release single plan (tease → single → video → radio). If not, rewrite chorus, not mix.
Metric that matters: Saves + ‘where stream?’ comments + duets. Not likes. One 9.5M-size tease decides single; not your taste.
Templates — copy to Notes/DM
DM to producer/keeper/DJ (2:1 give first):
yo — got 3 loops/edits for you, no ask, use if fire. if you fw one, happy to flip 1 for you. here's my gang/imprint sheet if needed.Snippet/tease folder:
/snippets w02- / 13s-hook-a.mp4 / 13s-hook-b.mp4 / 13s-hook-c.mp4 / saves.txtNext phase
Phase 2 only when 1 chorus gets 3× >1k saves and strangers duet it blind. Until then, you are in W1–W4 loop. No album. No label shopping.