Things You Think You Want vs Things You Actually Have (Voice Note Inside)

Building the Circle vs Waiting on the Gatekeepers A few months ago, when I first started shaping the vision for this album, I was convinced that to hit the standard I wanted, I needed a couple of specific co-producers attached to it. They had big management, institutional gatekeepers, and major status. So I did what every persistent independent artist does: I spent weeks chasing. I emailed assistants, hunted down management presidents on LinkedIn, sent DMs, and followed up. Then, after work...