Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:45 - Intro 00:01:50 - New tape “Ethergrams” dropped 00:03:00 - How prepared should an artist be before they drop/understanding your goals for an album 00:07:00 - How Brain got playlisted with help from his distributor and the importance of playlisting 00:09:20 - The benefit of being your own producer and engineer as an artist 00:12:30 - Mount Rushmore of rapper/producers 00:14:40 - How Brain got connected with Alchemist and their friendship 00:19:20 - Alchemist’s inspiration on the business side of music for artists 00:20:00 - How Brain first started making money off of his music with cassette tapes and utilizing Band Camp 00:25:20 - The power of responding to your fans 00:28:15 - How Brain was able to do a tour overseas and how he even got the idea 00:34:45 - Creating a Patreon for fans and the power of being able to give exclusive content to your biggest fans 00:41:15 - The power of creating a newsletter and importance of collecting emails 00:44:30 - Our favorite albums of 2025 and what we’re most looking forward to