{"id":9,"date":"2015-10-06T16:29:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T16:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theme.visualmodo.com\/essence\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2021-01-13T21:32:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T21:32:15","slug":"home-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abdullahgeels.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1483137138411{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div id=\"uvc-type-wrap-7299\"  data-ultimate-target='#uvc-type-wrap-7299'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:52px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:52px;\"}'  class=\"uvc-type-wrap  ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive  uvc-type-align-center uvc-type-no-prefix uvc-wrap-29909617776a246592e2782\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span id=\"typed-29909617776a246592e2782\" class=\"ultimate-typed-main \" style=\"color:#2d3c48; font-family:&#039;Raleway&#039;;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal; text-transform: unset;\"><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(function($){ \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$(document).ready(function(){\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( typeof jQuery(\"#typed-29909617776a246592e2782\").typed == \"function\"){\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$(\"#typed-29909617776a246592e2782\").typed({\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstrings: [\"Consultancy\",\"A&R\",\"Label Support\"],\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttypeSpeed: 50,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackSpeed: 0,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstartDelay: 200,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackDelay: 1500,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloop: true,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloopCount: false,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tshowCursor: true,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcursorChar: \"|\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tattr: null\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.uvc-wrap-29909617776a246592e2782 .typed-cursor {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor:#2d3c48;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539758857541{margin-top: 45px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 45px; font-size: 22px; color: #818b92;\">In the ever-changing digital music landscape, there are many questions you may have as an artist or label. Should I post full tracks on SoundCloud? How does YouTube monetization work? Why work with a distributor \/ label or not? With over 20 years of experience in the music industry and more than 8 years in digital labels and distribution, I am here to help you get the most out of your music and releases.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539602559637{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #f2efea !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #4c4b4a; font-size: 70px; line-height: 100px;\">My Companies<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539602512393{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background-color: #f2efea !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6594&#8243; 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font-size: 70px; line-height: 100px;\">Other Activities<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539602575826{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-mixcloud&#8221; color=&#8221;green&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fabdullahgeels%2Fuploads%2F||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539603514673{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Podcasts<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As a fanatic music listener, I often have the urge to share all the new and inspiring music I come across, for this, I record two podcasts in many different genres, you can listen to them on Mixcloud.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ult_dual_button  ult-adjust-bottom-margin to-center  \"  data-response=\"on\" id=\"ult_btn_208735745\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"dualbtn-2372\" class=\"ulitmate_dual_buttons ult-dual-btn3 ult_main_dualbtn \" data-bcolor=\"#333333\"data-bhcolor=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ult_dualbutton-wrapper btn-inline place-template bt1 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/abdullahgeels\/uploads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  class=\"ult_ivan_button round-square with-icon icon-before with-text place-template ult_dual1\" style=\";margin-right:px;;background-color:#ffffff !important;; 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