Brent Faiyaz's manager Ty Baisden has done a masterful job at guiding Brent's career and helping him become one of the biggest independent artists in the world. Ty's interviews really resonate with me and are full of wisdom. Here are 4 of my favorite takeaways:

@RansomPLS @gothamhiphop Don't play with us Ransom we need that!

RT @heymike: Artists & producers: this is some of the best advice I’ve ever heard on finding a manager! It’s not just about experience or…

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When is the last time an artist was able to create & sustain this much growth post-release?? Well deserved, major congrats to Doechii and her incredible team.

Over the last few weeks I’ve been seeing more and more people use AI to launch startups in minutes or days…it’s no longer taking years. Technology is really advancing at lightning speed. People are making $5k MRR in minutes with no coding or engineering background!

This is fascinating - Google just introduced a new technology called "Ask for me" that uses AI to call businesses on your behalf instead of you calling. It's starting with nail salons + auto repair shops before expanding to other types of services. I think about this all the time...how helpful it would be to: Have someone call a doctor's office for me and deal with their wait time. OR Call restaurants to make reservations. As the service expands it can literally be used for anything. Imagine an artist looking to buy recording equipment from a store and wanting to save time on gathering all of the information. You can enter your questions as a prompt and have AI call the store, ask your questions, record the transcript, and summarize the answers for you. Creators could do the same thing with their own equipment, booking locations to shoot content, etc. People will definitely continue to become more antisocial as the need to talk to real people decreases (lol) but all in exchange for time and efficiency. The future is really here...

I'd love to get your take... If an artist has a song that's picking up steam, do you... 1) Hold off on releasing new music, instead just focusing on that one song OR 2) Continue releasing music and keep your foot on the gas while promoting the other song No right answer!

One of the most liberating feelings in the world is when you realize that no one actually cares about the small things you think are a big deal. Most people won't even realize the small things you're obsessing over that might be preventing you from releasing that song or piece of content. That small drum that sounds off in the mix... That small volume change in the song master... That small tweak in the song artwork... It's okay to want to make things great but don't let that hold you back! If you try hard enough you can find something wrong in almost everything. People are making music & shooting content on their phones and figuring it out. Don't let "perfection" hold you back.

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