Event Summary Modern Musician (Speaker A) and Aaron (Speaker B) discussed launching weekly Street Team tutorial sessions, prioritizing core onboarding/automation topics (dashboard + Journeys), and troubleshooting a merch checkout and Printful workflow. They also covered custom-song fulfillment using AI tools, the importance of follow-up (SMS), and broader thoughts on shifting social/ads platforms and AI’s impact on creators.
Topics Street Team tutorial program planning Dashboard and menu walkthroughs (content, media, store, journeys, pipelines) Community engagement strategy and weekly operations Custom song funnel and follow-up process +7 more
Modern Musician tells Aaron he’s prepping Street Team tutorial recordings and plans to start filming the first one on Wednesday. Aaron asks about an email initiative regarding placing music in ads/film/TV; Modern Musician suspects it’s affiliate-driven and suggests not focusing on it. They identify the main hang-up in the custom-song system as lack of text/SMS follow-up; Aaron confirms he already set up Twilio SMS. Modern Musician outlines tutorial format: a full dashboard walkthrough, then broken-down videos by menu item for quick reference. Aaron requests strategy-focused guidance: what Street Team can do and what actions to take weekly for effective revenue generation. Modern Musician explains the weekly trainings/request channel was just approved; users can submit tutorial topics there. Modern Musician explains Journeys was developed by Street Team to combine multiple software capabilities; mentions order bumps/upsells reducing checkout friction. They confirm fast checkout options (Apple Pay/Google Pay/PayPal) appear in the checkout flow; Aaron discusses a merch ad concept with one-click buying. Modern Musician warns against bulk printing merch before validating sales; recommends drop shipping first to avoid unsold inventory. Modern Musician describes the upcoming weekly tutorial schedule (Wednesdays 2pm ET; next week 3pm) and the plan to deep dive each system section. Modern Musician uses the internal 'Radioactive Michael' bot to check status of video DM onboarding to fans and requests default-on behavior. They discuss AI in custom songs: fast Suno-based production vs higher-priced recorded songs; Aaron shares a workflow using Suno backing tracks with his own vocals. Conversation shifts to platform changes: TikTok reach/monetization drop, Meta vs TikTok ad performance, and potential strength of YouTube for music fans. Modern Musician describes future in-app AI support agent capability (diagnose issues, contact support) similar to the internal bot. Live Printful walkthrough: create Quick Store, navigate product setup, and identify need for transparent PNG assets per shirt placement. Modern Musician instructs Aaron to use ChatGPT to generate transparent PNGs for front/back/sleeves one at a time, then test by ordering a sample. 