Marianne Milde

Your team doesn't have to be a traditional team. It's about bringing people on that are excited about what you're doing.

We get so caught up in our streaming numbers that we forget there are actual humans out there we should be connecting with, not algorithms. You don't build a career with numbers. You build a career with people.

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"The amateur way to put out a record is 'I can't wait for people to hear these.' The super pro way is, 'I would be devastated if people didn't hear these.'" @andygrammer

Fans expect music so much more regularly now than they did ten years ago. If you don't continue the engagement and continue to feed them musically, they will move on.

You can’t write great songs with your business cap on. You need a clear head and an open heart to write songs that are meaningful to you and will connect with an audience.

Artists are leaders. Artists help people connect with their souls. Artists not only tap into a higher consciousness but guide their followers to explore states of existence outside the daily mundane. The greatest Artists can inspire a generation into action or a couple into love.

If you depend on luck to succeed you’re going to fail. If you accept that nothing worth having comes easy and are willing to put in the work to make your dreams come true, it will happen. Maybe not exactly how you expected, but you’ll get exactly what you deserve.

This holiday season, don’t forget to create. Be the artist you are. We are so fortunate to have the ability to take struggle and pain and channel that into meaningful, beautiful, therapeutic art. I am grateful.

You need a clear head and an open heart to write songs that are meaningful to you and will connect with an audience.

"The only thing buying followers will do will make it impossible for you to get your engagement to the level it needs to be for the algorithms to pay attention to you." @HoraceBray

The mailing list remains the best way to communicate with fans. All the contacts on your email list, you own. All your followers on social platforms, you rent.

"Go and build the fire that will make [managers and agents] go, 'What's goin' on over there?'" @andygrammer

"The best art divides an audience. If you put out a record and half the people who hear it absolutely love it and half the people who hear it absolutely hate it you’ve done well. If everyone thinks 'aw that’s pretty good,' why bother making it?" @RickRubin

Fans have always craved authenticity. Stay true to your art. True to yourself.

The indie albums that do the best are the ones that are not only undeniably great, but have creative release campaigns around them. Don't just put out an album and expect people to care. They won't without a reason to listen. You need a great story.

Every somebody was once a nobody.

You need to be realistic about your goals and pursuits. Sure, there is a bit of luck that determines the speed of your success, but there’s no luck in determining whether you will succeed. The harder you work, the quicker you will reach your goals.

"One of the things that fights fear is action. Just do it." @andygrammer