The industry doesnāt hand out blueprints. We do.
Most creators waste years trying to figure out how the industry works.
Staying ahead is how I was able to get through the mess/noise others created.. or I "allowed" because I was not informed... So I had this mindset to get the right insights before everyone else.
Thatās what this is.
Starting this week, weāre dropping something new inside the community:
Iāll be dropping weekly reports inside this community that give you an inside look at whatās actually working in visual media music right now, straight from the
--- šŗ The PTN Insider Report. ---
Real case studies. Real projects. Real strategy.
These arenāt hypotheticals.
Each report gives you a direct look into how the music business actually functions for creators in visual media, covering deal structures, scoring workflows, licensing frameworks, publishing and rights management, creative career pathways, industry shifts, and simplified breakdowns of complex legal or business models that impact how creators earn, grow, and sustain momentum. - This is just the framework that these will touch on, to at least bring you, creators, the "awareness" lens.
Each report follows a set rhythm -not just whatās happening, but how to interpret it. Thatās why we built a full report skeleton to give structure.
Hereās what to expect each week:
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Every Weekly- PTN INSIDER REPORT - follows this Exact process:
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⢠š CONTEXT / INDUSTRY SHIFT - Whatās changing right now and why it matters to you
⢠š CASE FOCUS / BREAKDOWNā We focus on something in the industry and break it down
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TAKEAWAYS / ACTION STEPS - What you should be doing now to grow and position yourself
⢠š¬ PTN Lens - How we at PTN interpret this shift (simple, visual, or editorial POV)
⢠š FINAL REFLECTION / CREATOR LENS - What this means for creators like us/ the mindset
⢠š SOURCE SIGNALS - We give you the "sources" to verify and read on yourselves.
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This isnāt recycled Reddit advice.
Itās built from real-world experience - bootstrapping in the industry, working client pipelines, and the academic lens Iāve developed through Berkleeās graduate program.
Itās a mix of field-tested strategy and hard-earned scars.
Some of you are still finding your voice. Some of you have it, but donāt have the structure. These reports are meant to give you both, or at least hand you a new "lens" to build from.
Each PTN Insider Report isnāt just information; itās a training tool if you choose to use it that way. For those still in the building or growth phase, these reports offer more than insight. They help teach you how to see the industry differently.
So....we donāt just tell you whatās happening. We break down how to read it for yourself.
First report drops this Friday. But Iāll be posting a soft drop of one later today to set the tone.
If youāve ever felt like the industry wasnāt built for people like usā¦This is the thread where we flip that.
š«” Stay tuned
-Gil