What’s Your Forte returns after a one-week break! This week’s guest is  Sarah Hagan, a music industry consultant and artists relations expert  with 20 years of experience. She talks about her career, the joy of live  music returning and gives advice on how to break into the industry. Sarah started drumming at ten years old and began teaching drum lessons  at the age of sixteen, continuing over the years as a way to fund her  way through college. She completed a double-major in English and  Criminal Justice, and was on her way to law school for an Entertainment  Law degree when she was offered her first job in the music business.  Sarah spent sixteen years at the Zildjian Company in the Artist  Relations department, and also on the R&D team and product  development teams, ending her time there as Director of Artist Relations  for Zildjian and Vic Firth. Currently, Sarah hosts a music industry podcast called Sarah Hagan  Backstage, holds the position of First Vice President and Treasurer for  the Percussive Arts Society Executive Board, and is on the Board of  Directors for Hit Like A Girl. Through her business, Sarah Hagan Media  and Consulting, she provides marketing and artist relations consulting  for multiple music industry brands including Gruv-X Percussion and  Musora Media, who own Drumeo and Pianote.