For our season 3 finale we have a conversation between Bianca Rose and Jake Isaac about the process of Jake producing Bianca's latest album, 'If You Knew, Would You Care?'  It holds some great insight from both artist and producer perspective and as the relationship worked so well for this project we thought perhaps there is some useful tips for you as independent artists within this conversation.   We are now taking a short break while we put all our efforts into finishing off something very exciting that we have been working on for some time and we hope to let you in on that early Autumn time.  In the meantime, keep on keeping on.  We see you independent artists, we appreciate you, we champion you and we're here for you. Follow Jake Isaac on Instagram @iamjakeisaac Follow Bianca Rose on Instagram @itsthatbiancarose Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists Subscribe for a free 10-day guide: www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

I Am Independent - For Independent Music Artists

S3, EP20 - Producing an album with Bianca Rose and Jake Isaac

This week Bianca has a chat with the creative director for her recent album campaign for 'If You Knew, Would You Care?'.  Cat Couture from Amoroso Films is a creative through and through. There is not much she can't do creatively and she's also an independent artist herself.  Cat was such a key part of Bianca's creative process for her album campaign that we thought we'd share with you a really insightful conversation they had where you'll learn about how to prepare to approach a videographer/director, what is your responsibility and what is theirs, how to communicate your ideas, how to work creatively on a small budget and much more. Follow Cat Couture on Instagram @iamcatcouture Follow Amoroso Films on Instagram @amorosofilms Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists Subscribe for a free 10-day guide: www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP19 - Creating great visuals and music videos with Cat Couture

This week is part 2 of our chat about what we learned through the creation to release process of Bianca Rose's latest album 'If You Knew, Would You Care?' In this part we cover working with Label Services, working with a PR company, collaborating with other artists and producers, budgeting and levelling up.  It can be a difficult and emotional process creating and putting out a body of artistic work but with each cycle you can learn something to improve for next time.  We hope this chat gives you some tips and advice with your own releases as we've been really pleased with the results of this campaign. Follow Bianca Rose on Instagram @itsthatbiancarose Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists Subscribe for a free 10-day guide: www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP 18 - The Journey of an Album with Bianca & Loretta - Part 2

Followers of I Am Independent may have noticed that as well as running IAI, Bianca and Loretta have been in full-on album campaign mode for Bianca Rose's new album release 'If You Knew, Would You Care?' for the past few months.  It's been an incredible, year long journey from conception to delivery.  As we near the end of the campaign we thought it could be helpful for us to do a 'deep-dive' into everything we've been working on and feedback on what we learned, what went well, what we'd do differently and whether our initial plans and dreams turned into a reality for this project. This is part one of the chat so do check back next week for part 2.  In this episode we talk about having a good plan and planning well in advance, using funding wisely and creating a realistic budget, finding a creative partner to help bring your vision to life and bringing your best so that others can do their best.  We hope this chat is helpful and by the way, the album is amazing so do go and give it a listen! Follow Bianca Rose on Instagram @itsthatbiancarose Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists Subscribe for a free 10-day guide: www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP 17 - The Journey of an Album with Bianca & Loretta - Part 1

Many artists choose to be independent these days and we are all about supporting that.  However, we are not against record labels and being signed it's just that sometimes these deals don't serve the artist as well as they could do.  A fantastic in-between option that we have had a really positive experience with is 'Label Services'.  Label Services often offer fair deals to artists where they can retain ownership of their masters, benefit from the expertise of their team and their contacts, and sometimes offer financial support too.  In this episode we chat to the lovely Hannah Celnikier from The Orchard.  Hannah breaks down what label service do, what they look for in independent artists and why it might be a good option for you.  It's a really insightful episode and really takes the mystery out of label services and how to access them. Follow The Orchard on Instagram @The_Orchard_ Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists Subscribe for a free 10-day guide: www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP16 - Label Services for Independent Artists with Hannah Celnikier from The Orchard

It's Mental Health Awareness Week so we're really pleased to be able to bring you this amazing chat with Ian Hurst from We Are Hummingbird.  They are a non-profit who makes mental health as important as physical health, through the power of music.  Ian offers some valuable insight from his own personal mental health struggles to practical tips for musicians and artists as well as for those around them.  Musicians and artists often face unique mental health pressures due to the nature of the industry so it's really important to check in with yourself and get help early if you are struggling.  Do check out the WAH website for some great resources and have a listen to their fantastic podcast. Follow We Are Hummingbird on Instagram @wearehummingbird For some free mental health resources click here Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists Subscribe for a free 10-day guide: www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP15 - Mental Health and Music Artists with Ian Hurst from We Are Hummingbird

Most artists understand that image is important but, do you understand why and how much have you really invested in getting it right?  We had a great chat with brand image stylist, Alex Agboke about all things style from identity, wearing your music, why image is more than just finding clothes that suit you to how to create a strong brand through your image. As an ex-singer and performer herself, Alex offers coaching and advice to artists and creatives as well as business professionals. Follow Alex on Instagram @thebrandimagestylist Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists Subscribe for a free 10-day guide: www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP14 - Image, Branding and Styling with Alex Agboke

Digital marketing is probably the most important and accessible promotional tool available to Independent artists.  However, unless you're particularly technically minded, they can seem complicated and overwhelming. This week we have a chat to Tom Chaplin who not only is a music manager at The Collective but, also has a digital marketing business called Tribal Marketing.  Tom specialises in Digital marketing for artists and has a real passion to help them having been one himself and managing his own roster.  If you haven't got your head around digital marketing and understood how important and helpful it can be, we hope this episode sets you on the right track.  And if you're still stuck you could reach out to Tom! Follow Tom on Instagram @t.s.chaplin Follow The Collective on Instagram @thecollectivemotion Find your tribe with TRIBAL Marketing www.londontribal.com Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists Subscribe for a free 10-day guide: www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP 13 - Digital Marketing with Tom Chaplin

Paul Bonham leads the Accelerator program for Music Managers, a joint initiative between the MMF (Music Managers Forum), Arts Council and YouTube.  Prior to this role Paul worked for the Arts Council England and was also a Music Manager himself.  Paul is a fountain of knowledge and in this episode offers some great insight, advice and tips on both management and funding for independent artists. Follow Paul on Instagram @paulbonham Follow the MMF on Instagram @mmf_uk Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP 12 - Management and Funding for Independent artists with Paul Bonham

Publishing can be confusing for independent artists or perhaps you feel it's only relevant for signed artists.  However, a publishing administrator such as Songtrust can be very useful for independent artists who don't have a publishing deal to make sure your royalties are collected internationally and that you're earning all the money that is due to you.  We had a really illuminating conversation with Lara Baker from Songtrust to give you a simple guide to publishing and to tell you how Songtrust can benefit you and provide you with some valuable resources too. Follow Songtrust on Instagram @songtrust Sign up for their music publishing crash course here And contact Lara at lbaker@songtrust.com  Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP 11 - Publishing for Independent Artists with Lara Baker from Songtrust

We always seek to give you real and honest stories and experiences from Independent artists that will hopefully in turn help you with your journey.  Today we talk about a real-time situation for us as Manager and Artist where over the last 12 months Bianca Rose has been on a journey from feeling like giving up to beginning to see some breakthrough and real areas of growth (despite the pandemic).  It was therapeutic for us to have this chat and see how far we've come but also we hope it will offer you some insight and inspiration if you are looking to take your career to the next level but have felt a bit stuck. You can check our Bianca's new music here. Follow Bianca on Instagram @itsthatbiancarose Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP 10 - Levelling up with Bianca Rose

Some artists have found themselves to be super productive and inspired over the last year in the pandemic and that's great.  However, others have had plans destroyed, frustrating delays, discouragement and disillusionment. We're big fans of Tina Boonstra an incredible Independent artist who has built her career up starting off on the open-mic scene.  Like many artists, 2020 was due to be a big year for Tina with lots of exciting things planned that disappeared, or were made impossible, overnight.  Tina talks about how she processed the disappointment, what she learned was important and how she adapted her plans for her artist journey.  Again, it's an incredibly inspiring and insightful chat this week and if you've found 2020/2021 hard as an artist we hope this episode makes you feel seen but also offers you some hope. Follow Tina on Instagram @tinaboonstra Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP 9 - Adjusting expectations and adapting plans in a pandemic with Tina Boonstra

They say overnight successes take years to create and Marie Bashiru seemed to burst on to the scene last year despite having been creating music for many years.  She says the difference was learning from past mistakes, working with a strong team that believed in her and not giving up.  As we've said many times it is a hard and sometimes lonely road being an Independent artist.  Marie talks about her journey and what has worked as well as what has not worked.  It's an illuminating and insightful chat that we think you'll find useful and inspiring.   Marie releases a live EP this Friday.  Check it out here. Follow Marie on Instagram: @mariebashiru Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP 8 - Levelling up and building a team with Marie Bashiru

Rwandan singer, songwriter, Jennifer Kamikazi has an amazing story of not being aware of her talents and discovering one day that she could sing!  She has an incredible, unique voice and is a talented songwriter and has learned a lot in the few years she has been pursuing her artist journey.  Jennifer has in particular been great at teaching herself any skills she needs to further her journey from playing guitar to editing music videos.  She has also learned a lot about executing a campaign and shares many tips that have worked for her along the way. It's a great chat and Jennifer is definitely one to watch. Follow Jennifer on Instagram: @jennifer_kamikazi and listen to her new single, 'Lebanon Mountains' here Let us know your experiences on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, EP7 - Upskilling and being a self-taught artist with Jennifer Kamikazi

We are big fans of Rebekah Fitch.  Rebekah is an amazing, talented, alternative-pop artist from Belfast who has carved an incredible path for herself as an Independent artist.  With no gigs coming her way and no industry experience, Rebekah took it upon herself to create her own opportunities and learn the industry and network to start her career:  From putting on her own headline gigs, to becoming a multi-instrumentalist, to designing marketing campaigns including designing Video games and short films, Rebekah has gone from strength to strength.  In this episode Rebekah gives some great tips and advice and displays a truly inspirational 'can-do' attitude. Follow Rebekah Fitch on Instagram @rebekahfitch and listen to Rebekah's new single, Loose Ends here Let us know your experiences of live-streaming on our Instagram or Facebook pages or send us a voice message. Instagram @weareindependentartists  Facebook @weareindependentartists www.IamIndependent.co.uk  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i-am-independent/message

S3, E6 - Creating your own opportunities with Rebekah Fitch

Stories, advice and discussions to resource, encourage and support Independent Music Artists