A Brother Making Millions on Youtube

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Building up a reputation for the quality of his work, he would film up-and-coming rappers and singers, while also targeting more established stars outside nightclubs, hotels and dance music radio station Kiss 100.
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I have crashed and burned about three times over the years because I was just working, working, working. Now I'm more planned, more organised”

Jamal Edwards

As word of mouth spread, his videos on YouTube, put up under the name SBTV (the SB stands for SmokeyBarz, Jamal's own rapping nickname) started to get hundreds of thousands of hits, predominantly from 13- to 30-year-olds.

And so Jamal contacted YouTube to see if he was eligible for a share of advertising revenues.

YouTube, owned by internet search engine giant, Google, turned him down three times, but Jamal persisted. YouTube ultimately agreed after he was able to prove that all the videos he was uploading were original content that he had made himself.

"My first YouTube cheque was for a couple of hundred pounds. So I said, 'Look mum, I have earned money from YouTube.'

"But my parents were like, 'That's not sustainable income, that's not steady.' But the cheques have just got bigger and bigger. The more effort I put in, the more views the videos get, and the more advertising revenues I get back."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24801980
 
cool story. keep getting that money. This should open doors for other things he wants to do.
 
I dont understand. What is he doing exactly? Filming what???

http://sbtv.co.uk/

SBTV is built on 3 core services which in their own stand as strong professional offerings.

Broadcasting
SBTV started off as and will always continue to broadcast video whether for music, freestyle, acoustic, interviews or any other categories within youth culture. All of our content is hosted on our YouTube channel which boasts millions of views but continues to grow over time.

Our content is always SBTV produced so as to continue the trusted style of our shoots and unbiased opinions which we feel is important to our viewers.

SBTV also have a large social networking presence which we use to inform our audience of new blog articles, relevant news and the life of SBTV!

Production
Starting from scratch all those years ago we naturally produce content and have grown and developed industry techniques to help compliment our production. SBTV are used to shooting in fast and agile situations making the best of all locations and opportunities. Alongside we also shoot, produce, direct and develop music videos, documentaries and event material.

Editorial
With editorial experience from various printed urban publications, SBTV’s blog team work day to day to provide news on the latest releases, films, music videos, artists and more
 
good deal...... dats a smart brother...... persistence always overcomes resistance.....
 
Jamal Edwards, music entrepreneur and YouTube star, dies aged 31
He was the founder of SBTV, an online urban music platform that helped artists like Dave, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J come to prominence.

Jamal Edwards, music entrepreneur and Youtube star, dies aged 31

 
31? What the fuck? :confused:

One of the articles states that his cause of death hass not been released. What thet have said is that he was booked o DJ at an event on Sauturday night and was annnounced dead on Sunday morning.
I hope that he did not die as a result of knife crime which is rife in the UK.

"He attended the Brit Awards earlier this month and reportedly performed as a DJ at a gig in north London on Saturday night.
A representative said he died on Sunday morning but no other details have been released."

 
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