5 May 2023
I wanted to share an update with my inner circle as it’s been a month since my album dropped. There have been so many blessings - from scoring my first music review, several playlist inclusions, and reaching the 10,000 streams on Spotify milestone 🙏
What’s up legends? I wanted to share an update with my inner circle as it’s been a month since my album dropped. There have been so many blessings - from scoring my first music review, several playlist inclusions, and reaching the 10,000 streams on Spotify milestone 🙏
However - there’s one story I’ve kept to myself that I want to share with you today.
A day after the album dropped, I was out on a walk. I got a phone call from a filmmaker who had heard the entire album and loved it. He wanted me to compose music for four of his films, and offered great timelines & pay. He said he’d follow up with an email, and hung up.
I stopped in my tracks. For two years I actively said no to freelance work, as I wanted to unlock the music inside me. My intuition said that if I worked on building my personal brand now - I could unlock a new league of paid work later. This phone call made me feel like my leap of faith had paid off.
I completed the first track - and the director was thrilled! Last night, I collected my first ever paycheck from creating music. What a feeling!
The catch? It’s traditional Indian music...with a subtle tribal house twist! I didn’t think I had it in me but I surprised myself. Here it is for my inner circle only.
It's Bandcamp Friday!
I want to shout out these 6 legends for buying my album on Bandcamp.
I’m currently setting up my first series of ads to help my album reach new ears. This costs a lot of money, but will now cost me $150 less because of you.
To the uninitiated, Bandcamp is an artist-centric platform that allows me to sell my music and keep 85% of the proceeds. On Bandcamp Fridays (aka today May 5th) - artists like me get to keep 100% of the proceeds!
Do you want to buy my album too?
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Hope you're all flying 🙏
Your boy Divi