Once upon a time, I did everything by myself. Then I had a team. Then I got dropped from the deal that gave me a team. Then I did everything by myself again.

*Disclaimer: For my last 2 projects, I outsourced the creation of my cover art. I reached my limit and I believe in paying real artists.

From the very moment I decide to share my art with the world, I’m virtually on my own. I have to complete the songs, name them and sequence them if it’s an album or EP. I have to mix them. I have to fumble my way…

There’s more than one path to success. You can buy that dudes course and do exactly as they did but it will not guarantee success. Often times, artists like me who are DIY-ing our way around the industry, do a lot of experimenting when it comes to branding and marketing ourselves. Trying out all kinds of approaches hoping we land on “it”. It being the right thing to do. The right caption, the right camera angle, the right time to post, the right story.

Personally I don’t think there is such thing as the righ…