1. Name of Interviewee
2. The reason you chose the Interviewee
3. Summary of their responses – Include quotes, photos, feelings, stories and more.
4. Insight (Reflection) to their responses
5. New things you learned about your problem space

Interview 1:

1. Olu
2. Independent Artist/Producer
3. Olu seems to have a more optimistic perception when it comes to independent music artists and being able to gain momentum and fan outreach.
4. I was a bit surprised by his viewpoint because a lot of independent artists feel different. It made me realize that some independent artists may actually be content with how everything is being operated and may not look as it being unfair then being more so how “business” is supposed to go.
5. I learned that there are two sides of every coin. And just because you notice a problem in a certain space doesn’t mean everyone else notices the problem because they may not may directly be affected by it.

1. Ku-Laid
2. Independent Artist
3. Ku-laid believes that a lot of the responsibility of fan outreach and gaining momentum falls on the artist. But, he does acknowledge the fact that it is more challenging for an independent artist to do so than a major label artist. Even stating the fact that networking, collaborating, and creating are that are the most essential to one’s music career, yet, as a major label artist it only takes a phone call and a paycheck while independent artists have to put in their all just to get each of those things done. And when you do have platforms catering more to major label artists, it makes it that much harder.
4. Ku-Laid is an artist who is very consistent when it comes to his work and promoting himself. Hearing this opinion from him is more than valid on how a lot of independent artists feel, especially more successful ones. He uses platforms like Soundcloud, Spotify, and Instagram to promote himself heavily and so he knows exactly how it is to grind and how the curve is out there for artists like him.
5. What I learned from his interview is artists are aware of the inequality between major label artists and independent artists. And even though they may not be content about it like Olu was they may not see to many ways to finesse the system other than being dedicated, consistent, persistent, and creative in the ways they promote themselves and their music.