An Interview With Jacqueline & Augustus of The Galaxy Electric (Elite Students) - SMS080

We have all types of musical genres represented in our Elite students at the Savvy Musician Academy, and some of these genres are so unique that you can assume there’s no audience for them. Not true, and our special guests in this episode are proof of that!

Jacqueline and Augustus of The Galaxy Electric are a fun musical duo whose niche “cosmic tape music” has a dedicated following of like-minded fans who celebrate both the music and the culture that surrounds it. And it’s this understanding that’s empowering The Galaxy Electric to carve out their place in the new music industry. You’re going to love this discussion!

Key Points From This Episode:

• The biggest hurdle for an independent artist.
• The importance of digging into your audience and culture.
• How they found their sound.
• How things changed when they joined Elite.
• No creative limits to any niche.
• The importance of knowing your strengths.
• Changing the way you see social media.
• Getting past the fear of rejection.
• Maximizing Facebook Groups.

Tweetables:

“I would say the biggest hurdle is figuring out exactly who you are as an artist.” — The Galaxy Electric [0:04:36]

“We connected deeply with a very small group of people who encouraged us kind of to keep going.” — The Galaxy Electric [0:11:55]

“We haven’t been talking to people, we’ve been talking at people. That is not how you build a relationship.” — The Galaxy Electric [0:20:02]

“Staying on the app and having conversations and that's ultimately what Facebook wants.” — @metalmotivation [0:25:20]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

The Inner Circle Membership — https://savvymusicianacademy.com/innercircle

The Galaxy Electric — https://www.facebook.com/thegalaxyelectric/