Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Stelle Amor. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Alright, Stelle thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.
I’ve learned most through my failures and working/watching with other people. It’s one of the big reasons why I moved to Nashville; I figured the fastest way to grow is to be surrounded by people who were better than me.
If I could go back to speed up my career I would have taken my middle school band and choir classes a little more seriously. Not fully understanding the basics really gave me a headache in the start of my career when trying to communicate with my bandmates and producers.
The most essential skill in being an artist is making people feel and you can’t really teach that; thats the magic of it. Another essential skill is being able to communicate well through chaos… the music business IS chaos so you really have to be okay with a rollercoaster of a life and be able to adapt quickly to changes. In these modern times it’s essential as an independent artist that you’re able to wear A LOT of hats. You have to be your own marketing team(building and running websites/social media platforms, down to running around town posting show flyers in coffee shop windows.) You also have to learn how to style (makeup, hair, and wardrobe cost a lot of money unless you learn to do it yourself.) Also learning how to act, produce, direct, film, and edit music videos is HUGE if you’re independent. Then it comes down to the more obvious skills; singing, writing songs, playing instruments, recording, producing, engineering, mixing.
Apart from just the difficulty of the lifestyle of being an independent artist the biggest obstacle has always been
my own ego. I feel like I’ve had my biggest successes when I took the chance and dove in even when I was uncomfortable or felt inadequate.
Stelle, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Stelle Amor; Soulternative siren settled in East Nashville with my musical love Dr. Dave and our little Pitty Luci Loo. I’m an independent music artist who has serenaded millions around the world. I have music released on all major digital platforms and have more set to release in 2023! I’m currently very eager to share my next single, “Fentanyl Fight” produced by London legend Ian Barter. A lot of my songs are social commentaries, just me trying to understand life through a melody and hoping to connect to other hurt yet hopeful souls. One topic that keeps coming up is the opiate crisis; I’ve just seen so many beautiful souls die and it is only getting worse. I feel the need to express the pain that addiction’s lingering shadow carries, and it’s my wish to provide a sense of relief for my listeners that they aren’t alone in this crazy cycle… we’ve all been caught in the wheel. I choose to write about such hard topics with the desire to get people talking… fueling the growth of our understanding of these issues which could in-turn fuel our love for one another and ourselves. My moto is to “grow beauty out of the darkness.”
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
Kris Bradleys “Produce Like a Boss” online courses and podcast have changed my life. I was lucky to learn a lot in person from Kris working with her on our trip-pop record “SideTripp” back in 2017, but since then she’s started her online production courses and its been booming! I’ve taken her “Voice Memo 2 Demo” and “Beat making for songwriters” courses and went from barely being able to record to being able to fully produce and mix and songs myself! She also gets real with it uncovering the harsh truths of the ever evolving wild west that is the music business.
What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?
Its getting easier and harder all at the same time for artist to make money. I think our biggest issue right now is getting society’s norms to change to fit the current musical ecosystem. Artist used to be able to make a living playing live shows and selling records… well the internet killed that, which is why more than ever artists need support directly from their fans… If you love an artist, don’t just stream their music for 3/100th of a penny. Go buy their merch or just simply tip them (most have an online tip jar at this point so its just normalizing people actually throwing some love in there!)
Contact Info:
- Website: https://stelleamor.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stelleamor/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stelleamor
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/stelle_amor
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/stelleamor
- Other: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/StelleAmor?locale_x=en_US
Image Credits
Stelle Amor and Dave Yarema