Hey, friends.
Big news today! We just finished recording the very first episode of the upcoming#entrylevelboss PODCAST. I'm thrilled to tell you that we're doing a podcast--and more awesomely, that it really is a "we" these days. I'll be co-hosting the ELB podcast with the truly brilliant, equally pragmatic, warm-hearted, glorious Hanna Lisa Haferkamp.
Among other things, Hanna Lisa was the COO of a 60-employee marketplace startup here in Berlin by the time she was 26--and I cannot think of someone more well-suited to cohost the #entrylevelboss podcast than she.
And it's good timing. Because today is--can you believe it?--the first birthday of #entrylevelboss. I sent out the first version of newsletter to a few close friends, mentors, and family members exactly 365 days ago (back when it was still going to be a YouTube show!), and now there are literally hundreds of you who read this thing every week.
Hot damn, friends. Hot damn.
And now the thing is complete
Hey, friends.
Hot tamale, it's been a busy start to March. A lot up of plates twirling and balls up in the air, but nothing to be too alarmed about. Most notably, the album is now OUT!! I released it to my Kickstarter backers last week and I've been slowly but surely making the rounds to start telling everyone I know.
It's pretty exciting stuff, and especially surreal when I hear that people have actually listened to it the whole way through. More than once, even. That they actually, really, truly like it.
The name of the game is ship it
Hey, friends.
Check me out, eh?! Mama's got herself an album cover. I should total print some vinyl.
So, the album is about to go live--but the process has been very stop-and-start and is not nearly as fancy is it may appear. As a small artist, you have to use all these funny third-party platforms to get your music up on Spotify and iTunes. And I got all excited about this new platform that I was going to use in order to do that, and then they sent out this crazy email this morning about them outsourcing that process and--you know what, this probably isn't very interesting to read.
Short summary: I am doing everything in my power to (hopefully legally) get this album into your earbuds as soon as possible. Naturally, you'll be updated along the way.
Which brings me the theme of the week: Just f*cking ship it.
Here's how those recruiters meetings went this week
Hey, friends.
Digging my swaggy new logo? I had it designed by this awesome woman I found on Instagram and it's perfect for the vibe of the new album. And quite pleased with how turned out, too! Really feeling like I've got all the pieces together these days, I'm telling you.
On a related note, does ANYONE know where I can get business cards made on embossed velvet? Err, asking for a friend.
So, I'm back in Berlin finally--and while it's already Friday evening here, I couldn't leave you guys hanging with how all the recruiter stuff went this week.
Cliff notes version: I completely botched the first one, and I completely rocked the second.
Just released my NEW music video!
Hey, friends.
Hope your Tuesday is off to a cracking start. I'm curled up in a tucked-away corner of a rooftop bar in London, working my way through projects and and emails... and launching today's music video.
This is a special one for me. I discovered this song in my teens and I'd go so far as to say I think it's one of the best songs ever written. So, when it got suggested for my album, I was beside myself with enthusiasm.