What's one thing you wish someone had told you earlier about the music business?

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.

What does your artist mission statement say right now? Drop it below. If you don't have one yet, that's okay, too. Tell us what your music is about in one sentence.

Hey APM Community, I wanted to pop in with a quick update and some good news. First, the good news. I just opened up the full APM Artist Operating System course to all members. If you have been here for a while and have not dug into it yet, now is a great time to start. Head to the Classroom and you will find it waiting for you. Second, I want to be upfront about what is coming over the next few weeks. I have been doing a lot of thinking about this community and how to make it genuinely valuable for every artist who joins. That thinking has led to a full rebuild of the APM experience. Here is what you can expect: A brand new Start Here course that will properly orient new members, introduce the community, and get everyone earning points and connecting with each other from day one. A redesigned APM Artist Operating System with new content, live demonstrations using one of my own bands so you can watch the framework applied to a real music career in real time, and downloadable templates for every module. A gamification system that rewards you for engaging with the community and unlocks bonus courses as you level up. New live events, monthly challenges, and a lot more. None of this happens overnight but I wanted you to know it is coming and that this community is being built with real intention. In the meantime, jump into the APM Artist Operating System, introduce yourself if you have not yet, and let me know what kind of music you make. I read every post. More updates coming soon. Thomas

One of the things I believe most strongly about the APM Artist Operating System is that it works. Not in theory. In practice. So I am going to prove it. I am going to apply the full APM framework to one of my own bands, EISTIBVS, live inside this community. You will be able to watch every step of the process in real time, from the mission and vision work all the way through quarterly OKRs, weekly reviews, and results tracking. Here is where Eistibvs stands right now: Total fans across platforms: 196 - Bandsintown followers: 95 - Instagram followers: 92 - YouTube subscribers: 5 - Spotify followers: 3 - Amazon followers: 1