How to Build a Music Career on Your Own Terms | Lindsay Ell

Lindsay Ell joins Playback Sessions for an honest conversation about leaving her record deal, rebuilding her team, writing her most vulnerable music yet, and navigating fame and identity in the modern music industry. 🚀 Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment 👇 Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/ 📍 Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 02:00 – Writing the Scariest Thing First 04:47 – “Fence Sitter” & Not Knowing 10:00 – This Record Feels Different 13:00 – When Art vs Success Collided 14:30 – Leaving Her Record Deal 16:00 – Rebuilding Her Entire Team 20:40 – Randy Bachman Mentorship 24:50 – First Stadium Show Disaster 27:20 – Playing Lead for Shania Twain 31:00 – Vision Boards & Manifesting 34:30 – You’re Not Entitled to Outcomes 37:00 – Why Commercial Music Repeats 39:30 – AI, Copyright & The Future 45:05 – Brad Paisley, Guitar Painting & What’s Next 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast 🎥 Host: Spencer Handley 🔥 Lindsay Ell Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley #PlaybackSessions #SpencerHandley #CarterVintageGuitar #SonoraGuitarIntensive #LindsayEll #CountryMusic #IndiePop #Songwriting #ShaniaTwain #RandyBachman #MusicIndustry #GuitarLesson #WomenInMusic #FenderGuitars #NashvilleMusic