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What’s the process of an artist and their team developing a sonic identity? Once an artist reaches a stage in their career where they have a team, who, how, and what happens to turn the artist from just a person playing music, to some mythological presence? I’m talking chappel roan going down the drag route, Cameron winter separating his solo stuff with this almost Tom waits-ish persona and brand compared to the more rockstar Geese character, etc. Who in the team helps develop and put these ideas into work.

Had the folk scene naturally began to morph itself into mainstream and popular music? What did he do that was so radical and revolutionary in the folk world (before going electric).

Very curious to hear about how he created his work. Lots of obsessive rewrites for his lyrics I’m aware, but the music and chord progressions itself. Was he a sit down and play around type of guy. He obviously knew some theory knowledge with ‘the fourth the fifth, minor fall and major lift’

A couple of people from Russells (a UK music law firm) reached out to me on SoundCloud and Instagram. I have no manager or record deal, but they’ve still scheduled a call with me.
Has anyone dealt with them before? Is this a normal thing for music lawyers to do, or should I be cautious?

After they were signed by Partisan, how’d they grow fans? I know they got onto a heap of live session stuff and some talk shows. But besides that (and apart from the whole chaotic good thing) how’d they market/ get fans when Projector came out?

Aside from the songwriting, what songs/artists/albums have similar production styles?

I’m a singer songwriter. Whenever I play my songs when I’m high, it’s so much easier to connect with it all; engage with the vulnerability and emotion but also my voice totally opens up and singing feels so free and flexible. I’m thinking it’s because the little analytical part gets silenced in my head and i just let it come out, if that makes sense. When sober, how do we let ourselves (and give our brains permission to) fully engage and be in the music without that little voice.

I’m a singer songwriter. Whenever I play my songs when I’m high, it’s so much easier to connect with it all; engage with the vulnerability and emotion but also my voice totally opens up and singing feels so free and flexible. I’m thinking it’s because the little analytical part gets silenced in my head and i just let it come out, if that makes sense. When sober, how do we let ourselves (and give our brains permission to) fully engage and be in the music without that little voice.

I'm a singer-songwriter, piano is my main instrument. I'd love to be able to play some kind of strings to accompany my music and it seems Cello has the most versatile range. My aim's not to become pro but just be able to play pretty simple sections and melody's. Without 1 on 1 teaching, how achieveable is this?

Waits is a massive influence on me personally as a singer songwriter. More lyrically I’d say, though Closing Time is a big influence musicality wise. However, whenever I try to let this come through in my own work I get Cameron winter allegations. Obviously winter has been inspired by waits also, but whenever I make a song that has that old Waits + Cohen feel, it’s like that sound has been coined by Winter (in the modern era, that is). Anyone have thoughts on this?

I’ve had a few meetings with some management companies and one major record label who both asked to chat with me after some demos of mine got to them. But it’s like they only want to meet with me for the sake of saying hi incase the music gets bigger and they can then swoop in an involve themselves. I get it, they’re building the connection. But it seems like no one wants to actively support my stuff BEFORE it gains larger attention. So, how do I get this attention. My stuff is pretty solid, but I am very reluctant to spam post on socials (which seems to be the only way). It feels like if I had a connection to the industry my life would be sm easier. How can I start creating momentum that they are then comfortable amplifying?

I’m an alt indie folk artist. Thinking about releasing independently on streaming services and wondering how playlists work and how helpful they are to actually grow the traction and reception of a track. How do you get a track (especially your first single release) on one of these playlists? I feel like there’s a whole underworld of this playlisting system that I haven’t uncovered. Also, how would a label help (in terms of streaming numbers and such) compared to an independent release?