Lindsey Stirling is now a true symbol of DIY success going from industry rejection to DIY self-marketing on YouTube to that next level with Troy Carter. She’s shared quite a bit in her interviews and a recent one for The Washington Post includes much about the power of going DIY and finding success on YouTube after being turned away by music industry pros. She’s definitely a unique case but, as she notes, it’s her difference that got her to where she is today.
Long before she debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, Lindsey Stirling was a symbol of DIY success built using YouTube (and Pandora as it turns out).
Yes, she had visibility due to an appearance on America’s Got Talent but it was a disastrous experience and things didn’t take off until she found YouTube.
Now that Stirling’s much more visible, she continues to attribute much of her success to YouTube (via @ashwolfmusic) and to share her positive perspective on moving forward in the face of “No.”
With YouTube: “I can be the kind of artist I want to be”
“I’m very grateful to YouTube. I was told “no” by every other platform — I auditioned for talent agencies; I went to agents — and no one could capture the vision I saw in my head.”
“Thankfully, I found YouTube. And I thought, ‘Wow, I can do this myself on this platform.’ I can be the kind of artist I want to be.”
Turning Away From the Old Music Industry
“I’d been told “no” by so many people, and I was reading books on how to make it in the music industry. I remember at one point being so discouraged by hearing that it’s likely going to take several hundred thousands of dollars, if not …read more
Source: Hypebot.com
