You hear it all the time:"There isn't a better time than today to become an independent artist."Everything you need to produce and promote your music is within arm's reach - thanks to modern technology and the internet.You are no longer at the mercy of the industry to get your music out into the world - and to the ears (and hearts) of your future fans.The power has shifted from the record labels to the artists.That's you.But being able to do everything yourself brings its own set of challenges.Before I go on -Do any of these points sound familiar to you?

• You are pouring countless hours (and dollars) into making your music, only for it to get a couple thousand (or worse, hundred) streams when you finally upload it.• You feel like your music is better than most of what's out there, but you struggle to get new fans (outside of your friends and family).• You don't have a reliable way to promote your music, and feel overwhelmed by the number of options there are to try out.• You get annoyed by all the little steps you have to take each time you release a new song.• You don't know how to make yourself stand out as the artist you are, in the ocean of creators.• You know that you need to make content for your music, but you don't know what to make (without being hacky or cringe-worthy) and you can't stay consistent.• You fail to make original, eye-catching, good-looking visuals that are true to your music.• You wish you wish you had more time and energy on what you love to do most: make great music.

Did one of these strike a chord with you?Fear not.You and I will solve all of these problems over the next 42 days.

I started out like everyone else.I had

My name's Jade, and my journey in music started like any artist's should:In an old, dusty shed with a bunch of high school friends making loud noises with our instruments.What started out as chaos and tomfoolery slowly turned into a dedicated effort to write and play music.While we might not have been virtuosos, we worked hard at writing, recording and producing our music.But as we worked on our craft, a question slowly crept up in the back of my mind...What if nobody hears this?The question haunted me.The more effort we put into our work, the larger it loomed in my mind.This music became a project I truly believed in - I couldn't afford to cross my fingers and simply hope that thousands of people would miraculously stumble into it.Not with over 40,000 songs being uploaded to Spotify every single day.It was decided.I had to take promotion into my own hands.I took it upon myself to spend hundreds of hours (and dollars) absorbing whatever I could get my hands on:Music business, branding, marketing, design... the list goes on.This led me to trying out all sorts of methods:Boosted Instagram posts. Cringe-worthy TikToks. Confusing Facebook Ads. Professionally-made music videos. Paid playlist promotions. Full-fledged, record-label style rollouts...Much of what I tried fell flat on its face.But to my delight, some things ended up working out great!Despite starting with zero fans (outside of friends and family), we were able to gain over 20,000 streams.Then, I did it again, beating the record with 30,000 streams.Better yet,

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