Justin Breit and Justin Slaven, known as Bryte and Slavo, make up the pop duo Fly By Midnight.
The pair first met at a songwriting session in New York, and instantly connected. After a few sessions working together, they decided to join forces.
They built a fan base by covering popular songs on their youtube channel, generating over a quarter million subscribers. The duo rolled out some original music and found a niche putting on energetic and engaging lives shows for their fans. They’ve built a worldwide audience for their music, which is all the more impressive seeing as they don’t have a record label to back them. That means the pair is mixing music, business and creativity every day, and doing it well.
Bryte and Slavo join us this week to talk about being independent artists, and the business of Fly By Midnight, on this episode of The Big Break
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Show Notes
1:32Meeting Justin and Slavo
2:00Justin’s side of the Fly By Midnight origin story
2:53Slavo’s side of the Fly By Midnight origin story
4:30When you were growing up did you think of music as a potential career?
7:08Starting Fly By Midnight through Youtube
8:26Justin and Slavo meet for the first time
10:50You mentioned earlier “not turning people down,” do you guys still follow that mentality?
12:20Evolving from a Youtube project to a live, performing band
15:00How do you guys approach music when you are creating?
17:01What are your respective roles within the duo?
18:51What do you guys do to get your music out there?
21:00The importance of timing
22:22How do you guys connect with artists to collaborate?
25:43After your you big tour, how did you guys approach using the money you made?
28:02Managers and the value they add
29:40Fly By Midnight’s new single “Love Me Like a Friend”
30:56Starting to release internationally
32:10Blowing up in China
34:36How do you guys view timing and making sure you release at the right time?
35:40Meeting with the head of Pop at Apple Music
39:24How did you guys land on Pop music as your genre?
41:15So what’s next after this album?
41:32Playing in NY and LA with Loote
41:51Do you guys create new music while touring?
43:54If you could go back to the beginning, what would you guys do differently?
45:05“Everything is attainable.”
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