Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On this episode of The Indie Build we have Adam Korbesmeyer — a producer, songwriter, and engineer out of LA who has never had a job that wasn't music. We get into engineering as a survival strategy, the publishing deal he never signed, and the $10K in publishing money that was just sitting there waiting to be collected.
🔗 KOSIGN — Collect Your Publishing Globally:
form.typeform.com/to/c0pJoV2w?utm_source=ldre
🎤 Adam Korbesmeyer — instagram.com/adamkorbesmeyer
🎥 LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLISHING: youtu.be/9i1F_TLUC_M
A Creative Room Production
Host: L.Dre
Executive Producer: KOSIGN
Directed & Produced by: Adil Chamakh
Director of Photography: Taylor Frontier
Camera Operator: Michael Maliwanag
1st Assistant Camera: Adam Lee
Sound: George Wymenga
Hair & Makeup: Danielle Roque
Color & Editing: Matthew Martinez
Production Assistant: Marina Hojman
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Do You Remember Your First Paycheck?
3:20 Engineering as the Hustle
4:47 Dealing With the Inconsistency
6:19 Engineering Funded the Dream
7:19 When Did Publishing Enter Your World?
8:43 How Do You Collect Without a Manager?
9:26 The Publishing Deal He Never Signed
10:27 $10K Sitting There on Day One
11:11 What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
12:01 How to Find a Great Attorney
13:53 Outro
On this episode of The Indie Build we have Adam Korbesmeyer — a producer, songwriter, and engineer out of LA who has never had a job that wasn't music. We get into engineering as a survival strategy, the publishing deal he never signed, and the $10K in publishing money that was just sitting there waiting to be collected.
🔗 KOSIGN — Collect Your Publishing Globally:
form.typeform.com/to/c0pJoV2w?utm_source=ldre
🎤 Adam Korbesmeyer — instagram.com/adamkorbesmeyer
🎥 LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLISHING: youtu.be/9i1F_TLUC_M
A Creative Room Production
Host: L.Dre
Executive Producer: KOSIGN
Directed & Produced by: Adil Chamakh
Director of Photography: Taylor Frontier
Camera Operator: Michael Maliwanag
1st Assistant Camera: Adam Lee
Sound: George Wymenga
Hair & Makeup: Danielle Roque
Color & Editing: Matthew Martinez
Production Assistant: Marina Hojman
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Do You Remember Your First Paycheck?
3:20 Engineering as the Hustle
4:47 Dealing With the Inconsistency
6:19 Engineering Funded the Dream
7:19 When Did Publishing Enter Your World?
8:43 How Do You Collect Without a Manager?
9:26 The Publishing Deal He Never Signed
10:27 $10K Sitting There on Day One
11:11 What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
12:01 How to Find a Great Attorney
13:53 Outro
