Ayaz Aftab Hussain is a music marketing strategist and founder of HitmakerOS — an AI Song Release Coach helping independent artists plan, create, and launch content for social media.
HitmakerOS was built to solve a problem Ayaz saw across every campaign — artists with great music but no social media system behind it. The platform gives independent artists a structured, AI-powered release process covering content planning, social media strategy, and campaign execution, completely free.
Over the last decade he has consulted for SB:TV, GRM Daily, Amazon Music +44, TuneCore UK, Relentless Records, Black Butter Records, and Downtown Holdings Co. To date, he has generated 100M+ streams across campaigns for Anastacia, Marvin Humes, LaRoux, Yemi Alade, Kelli-Leigh, and hundreds of R&B and UK rap artists.
His podcast, All About Helping Musicians, has become one of the go-to resources for independent artists navigating the business side of music. Ayaz has interviewed music marketers, software CEOs, music lawyers, sync agents, playlist curators, and label executives — pulling practical, actionable insight from across the industry and making it accessible to artists at every level.
In 2024, his Amazon-published book ‘Zero To 10,000 Plays In 60 Days’ cemented his reputation as one of the leading educators on paid advertising for musicians.
Information for mentees:
- Please arrive 5 minutes early to check in for your mentor session. Late arrivals (anyone not present at the start of their booked session) may lose their slot to a walk-up attendee.
- If a session is fully booked, you’re welcome to try as a walk-up in case a booked attendee doesn’t attend.
- We would recommend preparing a brief introduction about yourself, along with any specific questions or areas you’d like guidance on from your mentor.