We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Hollis Morrissette. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Hollis below.

Hollis, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?

As an artist, I’m very happy. I wouldn’t change my life and be anything else. I’ve had a regular job before, and worked as a temp (short term). It wasn’t for me but, it was a check and I still had time to create, perfect my crafts and live my life as the artist that I am.

Hollis, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My name is Hollis Morrissette and I’m an independent multitalented artist. I sing about love and pain and as an artist, I like to be relatable.

Throughout my career, I’ve gained a fan base both domestically and internationally in over 135 countries, and music is playing on over 330+ radio stations with radio interviews following. Categorically, I sing pop, r&b, and some light rock. Currently, recording my studio EP (written/ produced myself), my recent releases have gained some pretty adequate streams on Spotify alone, reaching (over 430k total & counting).

I started singing in a small group when I was in the fourth grade and started acting around the same time, age eight. This was around the time I wrote my first song as well. It was horrible! When I turned 16, I became a Hollister model and later modeled for boutique clothing stores for a short while. I’m still in my twenties but, in my earlier twenties I began writing more songs and got on a hit television show just at the age of 20. It was a show called “Vice Principals”. Throughout my twenties I’ve been releasing music and having it and my lovely fans grow with me and reaching out to me telling me how my music has helped them in various ways. That always warms my heart. While I cannot respond to everyone, I make sure I read every message.

I’ve also had time to open my own online boutique clothing store, write and publish my children’s book named: “We Are ENOUGH Friend”. My book is about positivity and making sure children (and people of all ages) to know, they’re more than enough, loved and deserving of giving love. I’ve also built my website from the ground up and update it regularly. I’ve also been able to make my 13 year old dream come true by becoming (now former), a Mr. United States pageant titleholder. If you’re familiar with Miss USA, I’m the male version of that organization.

I’m proud of everything I’ve done but I’m most proud that I’ve chosen not to be selfish with my talents. I’m meant to share them with the world, and the love I receive back is beyond amazing and beautiful.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

Honestly, my very first agent (former) that I signed with told me that I needed to go out and build a fan base/ following. So, I networked, I followed interesting pages that aligned with me as an artist and after the show I was on, a huge wave of followers came. With my music and still networking today, that brings more of a following and I also get more followers from public interviews that I’ve done.

My advice would be, to just be authentically you. Also, when posting, search the best times and days to post on that platform, so you’ll get the bulk of views and followers. Obviously algorithm exists and it can be tricky. But with time and consistency, you’ll notice the growth. My IG doesn’t have as many posts as it once did but, that’s because during my reign as Mr. United States, I was advised to archive a chunk of my photos to make my page more appealing or engaging. Which was fine, I can always repost those. However, it did give me a breath of fresh air, to reconstruct my IG page with more of me and what I’m doing as an artist.

Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?

Yes, collaborations! Working with others is super important. Obviously you will and should do things alone but, two or more heads are better than one. This can push you further and I wish I would’ve known about this much sooner.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://hollismorrissette.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehollismorrissette/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHollisM

Image Credits
Haldane Morris Forrest Leo Diego Ruiz