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Artist Jasmine Sandler: 5 Ways A Female Indie Musician Blends Their Music with Their Careers

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JazzRock / photo courtesy of Jasmine Sandler

“Making music and focusing on it as a business is never easy. But when you are driven to do so, you will find a way.”
― Jasmine Sandler / JazzRock

From time to time, we have guest writers who are indie women artists, share their experiences to inspire other women artists to move their careers forward.

In this issue, our guest writer is Jasmine Sandler, a.k.a. JazzRock of Silent Fury Band, an indie artist, and successful business owner. In her article, she presents 5 ways indie music women artists can successfully join together their music and their careers.

 

5 Must Reads for Musicians

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Photo by Allie on Unsplash

A musician friend recently asked me…

Have you seen any inventive ways artists are doing releases during this quarantine?

I have and it has been with their music videos.

These indie women artists showed their inventiveness to reach out to their fans and friends.

They showed their vulnerability, their hearts, and passion.

The results are nothing short of inspiring.

“Katherine Hannan: to her nurses”  Written by Angela Sclafani, it’s performed by Hannah Corneau in honor of National Nurses Week. The video is part of the Passion Project: Love Songs from Women to Their Work. 

Ellen McNeill –  “To All My Friends”
Ellen wrote a song about missing everything in quarantine. Over the month of April, she and her brother created a music video project with family and friends. The end result was 131 people from across 7 continents coming together in a 4-minute zoom video call.  

Stephanie Ryann-  “For A Reason”
Stephanie shot the video on her own with her iPhone and used a few video editing apps. The result is a beautiful location, with a simple but moving concept, and it looks professionally shot. 

London musician and producer Rookes created a YouTube series called Pop Not Pop. She discusses in under 10-minute videos, the tracks of her new forthcoming album. Rookes is refreshingly honest and funny as she dissects the songs.

What inventive ways have you come up with to share your music with the world?

Now on to this week’s 5 must-reads…

5 Must Reads for Musicians

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Photo: Kat Yukawa on Unsplash

 

Yes, I know how you’re feeling.

We’ve become Bill Murray in the classic movie, Groundhog Day…

You’re reliving the same day over and over again ad nausea.

You’re singing “I want to break free” while waiting for someone to yank you out of your hibernation.

Then you suddenly realize you can do it yourself…if you’re willing to make a change.

And what is that change?

Simply viewing your situation in a completely different way.

Making that change can be seeing opportunities and possibilities.

Exploring new ideas for your music or your career; connecting with fans; reading an inspiring book, learning something new, and more.

Ultimately, only you can discover what it is that changes the ending to your groundhog day.

Now let’s get to this issue’s must-reads…

 

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