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TheFatRat is known to be the world’s most influential Gaming Music artist. His music ranges from euphoric progressive house to trap and melodic glitch-hop, with a heavy influence of video game music. The artist’s forward-thinking approach to lift copyright restrictions on his music has led to him having been featured in 30+ million videos from a range of different content creators-collectively accounting for over 29 billion views on YouTube.
Over the years he has become one of the most top-charting acts in dance music, having had multiple singles remain in the iTunes Top 50 for over 3 years straight. He has had his music sync-to-screen for advertising giants including Coca-Cola and popular video games like the top-grossing Dota 2, Rocket League, Rolling Sky and Game For Peace and he has planted himself as the go-to-artist for Esports brands like ESL and Dreamhack.
00:00 – Welcome
00:57 – Ari’s intro
04:19 – TheFatRat’s journey from music producer to viral sensation
10:03 – TheFatRat’s experience with remixing major artists
18:39 – Growing streaming numbers through others’ YouTube videos
24:34 – Monetizing music on YouTube
31:29 – Promoting music on YouTube and social media
41:40 – Picking the right distribution platform for you
52:24 – Dealing with royalties and how TheFatRat manages his career
Edited and mixed by Mikey Evans
Music by Brassroots District
Produced by the team at Ari’s Take
