We recently connected with Brittany Pfantz and have shared our conversation below.
Brittany, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What’s the best or worst investment you’ve made (either in terms of time or money)? (Note, these responses are only intended as entertainment and shouldn’t be construed as investment advice)
The best investment was definitely the $1k I spent on Cathy Heller’s online course on the sync industry.
I have found that when I invest in myself/career typically I see a huge turn around. Long as I put the time in as well.
This course catapulted my career in a huge way. It was not long after the course that I got my first huge sync placement. The trailer for Jim Carey’s “I’m Dying Up Here” series.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I didn’t find out I could sing until I was in my senior of college. I was an Exercise Science major because I had done sports my whole life. I randomly got a ukulele to impress a guy and now here we are- 10 years later still singing.
I decided to fully pursue singing/music pretty much right away- which seemed crazy because it was very unrealistic. I had a lot of catching up to do in the craft .
I traveled right out of college, did a ministry school which lead me to move to Brazil for a year.
In Brazil I really dove into music. The Brazilians are crazy for blues, soul, and bossa nova. I am from Louisiana so it was perfect. I feel like I stayed true to my roots while learning music there.
I didn’t speak the language at first so I spent a lot of time just playing guitar and learning to communicate through songwriting.
A lot happened in between Brazil and now. A huge one was my parents jumping on board with the vision finally and now them seeing this call on my life fully.
I have made a career doing sync music, and now my husband and I are doing music in a band together called “Masterson.”
Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?
My biggest goal is to share music that inspires people and brings hope and light. Even a sad song can share the message that you are alone in this.
I also love that I’m doing music as a mom. I have turned down a few label deals and one label guy told me- “don’t get married or have kids”
I think doing music as a family is amazing and inspirational in and of itself. I love sharing the message of love as a family and hopefully it encourages other women that you can do both. Being a mom doesn’t take you out of the game from pursuing your dreams.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
A think the biggest lesson I had to unlearn was that the goal is to get a record deal.
The goal is to make the music that sets your soul on fire. And the audience will come around that if you keep building.
I am not saying a record deal is bad- it’s just not the ultimate goal anymore.
Also a label deal doesn’t determine my worth as an artist.
I would rather build a loyal audience slowly than dish out money for fair weather fans.
I also don’t think signing away your assets as an artist is the smartest thing to do.
In some cases it makes sense and to each their own. I have just been extremely cautious in this regard.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittanypfantz?igsh=MW50cTNraDJuaXgzNQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/mJxVGdfHpfaQYehZ/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@brittanypfantz4396?si=li4bHhTIEWrGyjM2
Image Credits
Zach Whitmore