Day 4 of music production J term

 Today, we worked on our individual songs while preparing for a producer to come and visit the school. 






He then talked to us about how the music industry is and the way to navigate through it. He explains through social media and building on your own brand. He shows there is a harder way to be completely independent from the big music companies. It was a very interesting talk and very useful for future striving independent artists.

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