Dame Ritter is best known as the co-founder of the successful
Indie Hip-Hop label Funk Volume (Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Jerren
Benton). After the dissolution of the label, Dame founded the
Music Entrepreneur Club, a music business educational platform.
Dame also continues to work with a select group of artists,
including Dizzy Wright and their Still Movin' Movement.
After all of his accomplishments, Dame continues to keep
striving for more success, and both his persistence and business
acumen are on display throughout the interview. This is a great
episode for anyone interested in building their own label, brand,
or business. Take notes.
5:07 Funk Volume focused on the fans
5:51 You don’t have to take huge risks
7:15 Put out content and tell your story before you waste
money putting out an album
8:50 Focus on visuals
10:01 You might have to become your own team until you can
attract a team
17:52 The transition from Funk Volume to the Music
Entrepreneur Club
22:00 How Dame got into music education
23:45 Dame's side hustles while building Funk Volume
included substitute teaching
26:27 How to be a true leader
28:14 Dame finds out about the dopest artists from the fans,
not directly from the artist
30:32 Early conversations with Russ
33:05 Sometimes artists overlook the uniqueness of their own
talent when they give advice to others
34:22 Your branding has to be consistent
35:06 Giving back to your community
40:52 Starting the day with small wins
43:32 Building the Music Entrepreneur Club
48:56 At some point you’ve got to jump!
53:49 Figure out what your passion is before you can follow
it
58:35 Donald Passman’s book All You Need to Know About the
Music Business is only relevant for artists who have
achieved at least limited success