Two real playlists. Monthly listeners up 342%.

The setup

JOG, a new artist with a distinctive, melancholy sound, wanted to grow his streams organically. The playlist economy made that dangerous: the internet is full of placement sites running bot playlists that inflate numbers and teach the algorithm nothing. He needed real playlists with real listeners who would connect with the mood of his music.

The play

He ran Symphony's curated playlist playbook, which works only with vetted, user-generated playlists and industry professionals guiding the pitching process. He targeted playlists with at least thirty thousand followers and wrote a pitch that leaned into what the song actually is: melancholic, chill, built for moody listeners.

Not every pitch landed. A few curators passed. The ones who said yes were the right rooms.

The results

The song was accepted into two playlists with a combined following of 42,300, clearing his target. Monthly listeners rose 342%, driven by real people who chose to keep listening. No bots, no purge risk, just placement where the sound belonged.