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Kelby Cannick

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Husband and father of 4. Obsessed with Urban Culture, Technology, Philosophy and Business. Founder of @makinit4indies & @themimbership

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Top 8 A&Rs · 09.27.26

1. @heyitsjustkim
2. Vanessa
3. @kiiwiibabe
4. @Ktek29
5. @_iamtcee_
6. Demonstr8
7. @Ps_da_messiah
8. @whatkelbysaid

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Do the people who help build your career deserve to be paid and if so, when? But if not, why?

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Top 8 A&Rs · 09.10.26

1. @whatkelbysaid
2. @djshuttlenyc
3. @Ktek29
4. Vanessa
5. @dorasmith1571
6. LahLah
7. @kiiwiibabe
8. Demonstr8

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#ARMeeting #MakinIt #NewMusic #UnsignedArtists

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🧎🏼‍♂️‍➡️🧎🏼‍♀️‍➡️🧎🏽‍➡️📖🌍🕉️👁️🪬✝️☦️🛐🤲🏽📿💡THE 🕋Kaaba,🕋Islam’s most sacred shrine. 🇮🇶🇦🇪🇯🇴 🇵🇸 🇮🇱🇦🇱🇹🇷🇽🇰🇧🇦🇲🇽🇪🇬🇮🇩🇮🇷🇸🇦🇰🇮🇨🇳🇷🇺🇵🇷🇩🇴🇦🇫🇿🇦🇨🇫🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🧠

💡🕋🗽⚖️What is the Kaaba?

💡🕋🔔* Structure: The Kaaba is a cuboid building made of granite and marble, standing about 50 feet (15 meters) high.

💡🕋🔔* Covering: It is draped in a black silk cloth called the kiswa, which features gold-embroidered Quranic calligraphy and is replaced every year

💡🕋🔔* Location: It sits at the center of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

💡🔔🕋Religious Significance

💡🕋🔔* The Qibla: Muslims worldwide face toward the Kaaba during their five daily prayers.

💡🕋🔔* The Hajj: During the annual pilgrimage, or Hajj, millions of Muslims walk counterclockwise around the Kaaba seven times in a ritual called tawaf.

💡🕋🔔* The Black Stone: Embedded in its eastern corner is the sacred Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad), which pilgrims try to touch or kiss during their circumambulation

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@makinit4indies @makinitmag @whatkelbysaid
Connected To The Streets interview out now

"AvoidingScammers" "Rats and Snakes"

#ConnectedToTheStreets #MakinItMag #WhatKelbySaid

Platform for artist to help grow they network

www.makinitmag.com

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@makinit4indies @makinitmag @whatkelbysaid
Connected To The Streets interview out now

"Paying the Djs Or Not Paying Them"

#connectedtothestreets #MakinItMag #WhatKelbySaid

www.makinitmag.com

Platform to help artist grow they network

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@makinit4indies @makinitmag @whatkelbysaid

"Do You Really Need A Team"

#TeamVsSupport

#connectedtothestreets #MakinItMag #WhatKelbySaid

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@makinit4indies @makinitmag @whatkelbysaid
Connected To The Streets interview out now

"MAKIN IT MAGAZINE"

CHECK OIT THE WEBSITE
SIGN UP NOW

PLATFORM FOR ARTIST TO GROW THEY NETWORK

www.makinitmag.com

#connectedtothestreets #WhatKelbySaid #MakinItMag

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Universal is suing DistroKid — but the real story is bigger than copyright infringement.

The question is: how much responsibility does a platform have when it knows infringing activity keeps happening through its system?

Think about it like a parking lot.

If somebody gets robbed once, the business didn’t commit the robbery.

But if it keeps happening, people eventually start asking:

Where are the lights?
Where are the cameras?
Where’s security?

That’s essentially the argument here — except the property being protected is intellectual property.

Universal is challenging whether DistroKid can simply say, “We didn’t upload it. Our users did,” when allegedly infringing music keeps moving through its platform.

For independent artists, this could eventually affect how distributors verify ownership, clear uploads, and decide what gets through the gate.

Same case. Different face.

Read the full feature at Link in our bio

#MakinItMagazine #DistroKid #MusicBusiness #IndependentArtists #Copyright #MusicIndustry

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20 years. And we’re just getting started.

In 2027, Makin’ It celebrates two decades of creating opportunities, building connections, and helping independent artists make bigger moves.

And this March… we’re taking the celebration back to Austin.

The Makin’ It Compound returns for a special 20th Anniversary Edition.

More stages. More connections. More opportunities.

Same mission. Bigger moves.

📍 Austin, Texas
🗓 March 2027

Details coming soon.
#MakinIt20 #MakinItCompound #Austin2027 #IndependentArtists Promotional teaser for Makin’ It Magazine’s 20th anniversary featuring a dramatic gold and purple city skyline, concert crowd silhouettes, and vintage-inspired branding. Large gold text reads “20 Years,” with “The Makin’ It Compound,” “Austin, Texas,” and “March 2027.” The flyer announces the 20th Anniversary Edition with details coming soon.

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THE VITAL MOVEMENT IS MOVING. 🎤

Beginning in September, we’re changing the rhythm — and building something deeper.

TVM at Bookstore Gallery is moving to 1st + 3rd Wednesdays, giving artists more time between sessions to write, rehearse, develop and come back ready to get those reps in. It’s really only the 1st and 3rd Wednesday in Sept, then it shifts and morphs and changes as the months progress through April until it’s finally back to the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ….

But as I always say:
“The devil’s in the details, God is in the mess”

And we’re building beyond the room. We’re building beyond the chaos. We’re building beyond the noise.

For $25/month, Vitality Members get more than admission. We’re creating access to feedback, artist development, recordings, opportunities, community and 1-on-1 access to the knowledge I’ve accumulated through years of making music and navigating this business.

And from here forward, Patreon is becoming TVM headquarters.

📍 Upcoming dates
🎤 Event information
⭐ Featured artists
🎧 Member benefits
📣 Opportunities + announcements
🧠 Artist development

Instagram is where we’ll show you what happened.
Patreon is where you’ll find out what’s happening.

Our next session is Wednesday, September 2 at 7PM.

🔗 Tap the link in bio and join The Vital Movement on Patreon.

Get ya reps in.

#TheVitalMovement #GetYaRepsIn #AtlantaArtists #AtlantaOpenMic #IndependentArtist

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Nobody says “Where’s his publicist?” When they get nominated for best new artist or Man of the Year… Just when it’s some BS on your timeline 😂😂😂 @WhatKelbySaid #publicist #publicity #music101 #makinit #musicindustry

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