Ep. 103: 44phantom Interview | Writing Meaningful Music and Making It Out of a Small Town

44phantom is an artist that I am so inspired and impressed by! He's already signed to Columbia Records at the age of 19 and has such a good understanding of the music industry and what it takes to be a successful artist.

We talk about putting out meaningful music, the importance of a good live show, and how he grew up studying other artists online and applied those lessons to his own project to ultimately get out of his small hometown.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:40 - Signing to Columbia Records // How Major Labels Work

4:30 - Growing up in a small town, playing sports, then releasing one song and it changing his life

7:30 - What artists 44phantom is most inspired by

10:45 - How 44phantom writes his music

13:20 - How 44phantom used the internet to learn from and understand his favorite artists

17:10 - The difference between inspiration and originality

18:33 - Being an artist before anything else like an influencer or a TikToker

20:14 - Maintaining personal values and integrity over anything else

24:30 - What will live 44phantom shows and concerts be like?

26:43 - The responsibility to bring an amazing live show to your fans

31:48 - Making music outside of genres

33:45 - What advice would you give to a past version of yourself?

44phantom:

Instagram: @44phantom

Spotify: HERE

Andrew Cramb:

Instagram: @andrew_ftw

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