This episode was previously published on the Profitable Musician Show.
The author shares their origin story as a singer, songwriter, and artist who began as an Indie artist in the early 1980s. They were obsessed with vocal training and coaching, and found their way into vocal coaching while performing full-time. They experienced exhaustion during a solo show and were surprised by a young girl who loved their performance more than their first act.
The author fell in love with vocal coaching and became popular in the recording industry in New York, LA, and Nashville due to their contemporary music obsession. They trained with opera trainers and musical theater people but are not an opera person or musical theater person. They enjoy pop punk, emo, hip-hop, metal, and country, and believe that artists who sing hard and weird deserve healthy voices without altering their signature sound.
Through their work, they started having conversations with labels, managers, producers, songwriters, and experts. They believed that young artists today don’t understand the importance of artist development and that they think they’re ready before they’re ready. However, they realized that they have access to these conversations and that they are out there.
With the birth of Spotify, streaming, and social media, the author wondered what young artists would do to market themselves, build a following, tour independently, pay for it, and find what makes them special, unique, and authentic. They also realized that they needed to work on their musically and artistically.
In conclusion, the author shares their origin story and the challenges young artists face in the music industry. They emphasize the importance of understanding and working with professionals to help them succeed in their careers.