 Hey what's up everybody it's Tuko from Music IDTV and this is Use the News. So being an independent artist definitely comes with its own set of challenges. Sometimes the challenges could seem like there's so much that we don't even want to take it on. It can just cause you to kind of sit around to contemplate on all the things you have to do and causing the lack of motivation to accomplish that. But Hypebot actually did an article breaking down the top three challenges that independent musicians face. I'm very curious to get you guys opinion on this. And I'm also curious to see how much of this will allow you to understand what skills you need to build up if you see that you're lacking in any of these fields. So let's get into it. Number one, technology. Technology including graphic design, web design, foul sharing, social media, the extent of using technology to advance your career has grown immensely. You yourself need to know how to do these things now. In doing your social media, having to come up with content on a daily basis is something that it's going to be hard for you to probably afford. So it would be nice if you can overcome whatever technology disabilities you feel like you might have to be a better artist, especially an independent artist who doesn't have the resources to have these things taken care of for them. Number two, apathy, lack of interest. People lack of interest in you. They are normally probably preoccupied with something else they're already interested in or something designed specifically to gain their interest. And if your music isn't doing any of those things, that's one of your biggest challenges. Now, once you get people's attention, you've got to really figure out how to keep their attention. But getting their attention in the first place can be one of the biggest challenges that a musician can face, especially being independent. Number three, mindset. Being the mindset, being patient, being persistent, being determined, those things are going to be what actually propels you to your goal. Every single thing you try to pursue will have its up and down cycles and you need to be able to adjust to that, not let it overwhelm you and discourage you and have the type of mindset that can help you get past these hurdles to even be able to accomplish your goal in the overall end. So mindset will help you overcome the other two obstacles because you have to put it in perspective and realize, is it me or is it my strategy? If you think it's you, if you're perceiving it in the wrong ways, you'll find the wrong solutions and you won't get anywhere. So make sure you got the right mindset to get your goals. So that was a little deep. I didn't expect them to actually kind of break down these things. I thought it was going to be a little bit more of, oh, your marketing was going to be a issue or, oh, finding a publicist or, oh, paying for your social media assistance or content. I thought that was going to be the challenges. And I would definitely say these are very clear, specific and kind of umbrella challenges, you know what I mean? So if you can kind of get down to whatever it is that you might be facing when it comes to these three areas, make sure you can overcome that because I honestly would have to say based off of this, if you can't get past these things, you don't really stand a chance of having an independent music career. So let us know your thoughts in the comment section below. Do you think that these challenges are actually accurate or do you think that there's other challenges that people need to be more concerned about? And once again, I am Tuko. You can follow me on Instagram at TukoIM. And if you would like to see more videos like this, be sure to share with a friend, like and subscribe. And I will catch you in the next video.