DJ Flair and Storm Trooperz hit the hip-hop charts

Artist advisor DJ Flair has been working to put Jersey hip-hop on the map since old school was new. From his early days of hustling mix tapes, Flair built a name for himself and his acts by representing both online and off. As a fellow GB member, Flair took his success on the GB charts and ran with it, pushing his music career forward.

"We used the GarageBand awards for Track of the Day for two of our songs in our press kit," explained Flair. "With that, we were able to land a showcase spot for a music conference in Atlanta."

What followed was a blitz of networking opportunities and industry attention. Flair then used feedback from the GB community to choose a single for his Jersey comrades Storm Trooperz. That single -- "Rain's Fallin" -- began climbing the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart and eventually peaked at #5.

Flair said, "GarageBand gave us an avenue on where to market our music and the motivation to complete our projects, because the feedback let us know someone was listening and liked our sound."

He also dropped some knowledge on how to replicate his chart-scaling success.

"Keep using GarageBand to make sure you have a good product. Read all the comments and remarks, make your changes and market your music in the regions where you got good feedback. Look for conferences or music gatherings where other musicians are going to be and just network until you have a formula that works."