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Amateur to Pro Music

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26 contributions to Amateur to Pro Music
Welcome to Our Newest Members
Wanted to take a moment to give a proper welcome to everyone who has joined the APM community this week. We have some incredible people coming in and I want to make sure you all feel seen and know that there is a real community here ready to support your journey. 🎸 @Jaime Shooster - dreamy riffs and songs about the polarities of life 🎤 @Salters Davis - welcome to the team 🎨 @Naomi Allen - multi-medium artist finding new ways to create 🌟 @Raeford Mitchell - Sir Ac3, upcoming musical superstar 🎵 @Lisa Lavender - glad you found us 👋 @G W - glad you made it 🤘 @Aaron Robinson - Hollywood Independent Music Award winner, Blood of Angels 🎶 @Tracy Webb - music as a second chance and a gift 📖 @Joseph Hall - meaningful music with a story behind it If you have not yet dropped your intro in the Introductions post, head there now and tell us who you are and what you are building. We want to hear from you. And to everyone who has been here a while, go show these new members some love in the comments. That is what this community is about.
Welcome to Our Newest Members
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Welcome
🚨Welcome to Amateur to Pro Music (START HERE)
What’s up! Welcome to the community. This community exists for one reason: to give independent artists a real operating system for their music career. Not guesswork. Not hype. A system that actually works. Here is exactly where to start: Step 1️⃣: Watch the orientation video in the Classroom and get oriented to the community Step 2️⃣: Introduce yourself to the community in the Introductions post Step 3️⃣: Complete the APM Artist Operating System in the Classroom Step 4️⃣: Subscribe to the APM YouTube channel and drop a topic you want covered Step 5️⃣: Book your Free Artist Strategy Call with me. Bonus: Follow the Eistibvs band journey as we apply the APM framework to a real music career live inside this community. WHAT TO DO CONSISTENTLY: 🔥 Post your music and get feedback 🤝 Connect and collaborate with other artists 💬 Ask questions and share wins 📈 Apply what you’re learning and stay active RULES: No spamming links or promo in random threads ❌ No negative energy or ego ❌ Respect everyone’s craft and growth ❌ We’re building something real here. Lock in, stay active, and let’s level up together.
🚨Welcome to Amateur to Pro Music (START HERE)
1 like • Dec '25
OK, here goes... Name: Blake Carpenter Artist Name: GIO Blake makes all kinds of music, from folk to rock to pop, synthwave and prog rock.... GIO is a tradition Goth artist. His music blends atmospheric guitars, cold pulsing rhythms, and apocalyptic desert imagery with the weight of forgotten faiths and romantic despair. I am an underachiever (wink wink) Just to have a few more people hear my music is all I want. Community...that is what I want from this... People who can talk about music and the music biz (instead of anything else). To meet new peeps, make connections, possible colabs. Learn a few things that I may have missed in my almost 40 years in the biz...and all the new stuff about the biz that I have struggled to ignore!
1 like • 16d
Welcome, welcome all you new comers!!!
No Coffee Hour This Week
Unfortunately, I had a couple of events pop up that conflict with this week's coffee hour. We'll catch up next week.
No Coffee Hour This Week
1 like • Apr 13
OK, see you next week!
VOTE NOW - Community Levels
Howdy, I'm wanting to put specific titles to each level members can achieve within the community and I've come up with two options. Option A - Level 1: The Dreamer -- talented but still waiting for something to happen - Level 2: The Awakened -- just realized talent alone isn't enough - Level 3: The Student -- actively learning the business side for the first time - Level 4: The Strategist -- starting to apply frameworks to their career - Level 5: The Builder -- putting real systems and income streams in place - Level 6: The Operator -- running their music career like an actual business - Level 7: The Pro -- earning consistently and thinking long term - Level 8: The Authority -- known in their niche, sought after, not chasing - Level 9: The Sovereign (or Architect) -- fully independent, multiple income streams, on their own terms Option B - Level 1: The Unsigned -- raw talent, no direction, waiting to be discovered - Level 2: The Awakened -- just realized the old model doesn't work - Level 3: The Indie -- taking ownership, learning to operate independently - Level 4: The Session Player -- showing up consistently, building their craft and business together - Level 5: The Headliner -- stepping into a leadership role in their own career - Level 6: The Label -- thinking like a business, not just an artist - Level 7: The Crossover -- breaking through into real professional territory - Level 8: The Executive -- running their music career with authority and strategy - Level 9: The Icon -- fully realized, independent, and on their own terms Let me know what you think by voting in the poll.
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VOTE NOW - Community Levels
1 like • Mar 26
@Thomas Crawford We are always learning and growing until we are no longer. As for me being on my way to being a strategist lol.. I am pretty darn strategic about how I run everything... I have everything planned out through January of next year 🤪
1 like • Mar 26
@Thomas Crawford I get what you are trying to do here and I don't think you should not do it, just know that some people might take offense and walk.
🔥We're Live!!!🔥
Ready to turn your music pro? Jump in now. This will change everything. https://meet.google.com/mth-ovbi-vsa
🔥We're Live!!!🔥
1 like • Mar 20
Da funk, I never got a notification, been sitting in front of this computer all day...
1 like • Mar 20
I know why now... I have all notifications turned off at 7:15... I need some peace and quiet lol
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Blake Carpenter
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@blake-carpenter-9761
Singer/Songwriter/Musician Owner of Retromatic Studios (Web, Video and Music Production)

Active 11h ago
Joined Nov 22, 2025
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