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05 — Toolkit

30-day sprint — 4 edits, 2 borrowed crowds

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
Funded basement
Lock 20–30h job as studio grant. Math 9-month quit threshold. Not quitting this month.
W2
Borrowed crowds
Offer to open 2 Top 40 nights, 15-min house closer. Bring 10 friends who dance to house.
W3
Bootleg ladder
2 edits of known songs (SoundCloud + DM to Defected-type). 1 original in same key/energy.
W4
Own the night
Book one 100-cap night, 60-min Experts Only-style radio/mix premiere. Track DJ reposts, not likes. Write your crowd call ↓
Metric that matters: DJs playing your edit > views. Residency asks > follower count. Night profit > merch flex.
W4 add-on · own the night

Write your crowd call

Champaign, how the f— we feeling, baby?

  • The town goes first. The room hears its own name before anything else.
  • One question. Something a crowd can only answer by screaming.
  • A tag that's yours. Same word every night until it's the brand.

His, at the State Farm Center, Oct 1, 2026 (The Daily Illini). Don't borrow it. Write yours.

Chicago, are we ready, people?

Pre-post checklist (7/7 before you hit post)

Reset week Saves locally

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.txt

Next phase

Phase 2 only when 2 DJs play your edit and one bar asks you to close. Until then, you are in W1–W4 loop. No album. No label shopping.

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