2023-02-11 - Registration for the call has closed, thanks for your support! 2023-02-08 - Registration closes Friday. See the latest here. 2023-02-04 - Thank you for the response! See the update here. 2023-02-02 - This is so positively dope i had to post tonight. Registrations and payment for the meeting close at the end of next Friday, February 10. Do you want to get even more value out of this space? Are you ready to focus and accelerate toward the trajectory you are taking things as an artist? Are you still determining what you're aiming at, or perhaps calibrating your approach? Are you trying to eventually work with good folks in the industry like the brothers and sisters here? Do you really want to know what it's like to work with a professional, so that when you receive the invite, or better yet, seek the invite, you can communicate how both yall will win? I've got the secret. I'll tell you at the end, so you can go down there. Or, take your time, trust the process, feel free to read on. Tonight i had the opportunity to speak with @Jacorey Barkley and @Jocelyn Calvillo after I emailed them yesterday night when posting my Out Of Office message. They are excited about what’s going on in this space, and encouraged me and @K.p. Bolden to continue our efforts to provide what we have been learning from them to you. Sometimes it’s just right place, right time. Who you know and how you flow. You’re in the right place. Now is the right time. Here’s your invitation. If you are interested in a forthcoming artist development coach course, please reply below and someone on our team will be in touch. If you want to get more details, we will be holding a call on Wednesday, February 15 at your choice of (1) 7:00pm GMT/2:00pm ET/11:00am PT or (2) 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT/12:00am GMT. Registrations for this meeting can be made by sending $30 via CashApp 'To' $thisisharoldrushing and including your email address in the 'For' section.

Not many people know this but becoming a music marketer and building this amazing community was never something that I planned. It was more of a fantasy that was just never realistic as I shared the thought that I’m sure many of you do… “there’s no money to be made in music.” Before I elaborate more on the money that YOU could be making, let me take you back. I was a freshman in college, making music with my friends all the time doing whatever I could to just be around music, I just had to be around it. So whether it was going to shows, helping friends that have creative events for their music, being in their music videos, scouting locations for their photo shoots, or being a character in some of their projects, it was all fun. I just loved to soak up that creative energy. Nothing felt even close to what I felt when doing this and that's what I did all throughout college — even though I was majoring in computer science and computer information systems... But after college, I just did what my family wanted. I didn't go into music at all. I got my computer information systems degree, got a job, and started making money. Everything was all good until I began to feel stuck. In my free time, I started figuring out how to be around music again and started helping out my friends who are artists and DJs market themselves, get attention, build their audience, sell merch, set up house parties, and do real-life pop-ups in the middle of the street with my friend, interviewing people on the streets. I had to keep my creative juices going. But at the same time, I kept working my 9-5 job. I wanted to work in music but I just had no idea where the money would come from. It just seemed like those people never made money and I didn't grow up with money — so a career not making money wasn't an option for me. But boy I loved what I was doing. Every time my friends came to me needing my help it was always “I need more people to listen to my music, more people to show up to my event more people to buy my merch more people to follow me on Instagram or YouTube”. These folks needed marketing. And for some reason, for me, once I was able to put it together like that, I realized, oh, there's a legitimate opportunity here…

Just out of curiosity, if you could only listen to 1 album forever which would it be?

Give me examples on how to communicate to a fan to go stream my music Here are a few examples of how you might communicate with a fan to encourage them to stream your music: "Hey [fan's name], I just wanted to thank you for being a fan of my music. If you're enjoying my songs, I would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to stream them on [platform] - it really helps me out and gets my music in front of more people. Thanks in advance for your support!" "Hey [fan's name], I hope you're doing well. I just wanted to let you know that I have some new music out that I think you'll really enjoy. If you have a chance, please consider streaming it on [platform] - it really helps me out and allows me to keep creating new music for you. Thanks so much for your support!" "Hello [fan's name], I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you for being a fan of my music. If you haven't had a chance to check out my latest releases, I would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to stream them on [platform]. Every stream helps me reach new listeners and allows me to continue making music that I hope you'll enjoy. Thanks again for your support!" It's important to be respectful and grateful when communicating with fans and to clearly explain why streaming your music is important and how it can help you.

What's your favorite platform to consolidate and share your links with others? Is it link tree or another?