How Trousdale Went From 0 to 1M Listeners in 1 Year Independently

Trousdale is a pop-folk trio born out of the USC's popular music program, consisting of band members Quinn D'Andrea, Georgia Greene and Lauren Jones. In this episode of the New Music Business, we discussed what their creation process entails, self-producing their last releases, as well as how they stayed productive during the pandemic and successfully embraced TikTok.

4:00 Welcome

5:00 The story behind their single “Do Re Mi”

10:00 Self-producing their music

11:40 The creation process for arranging vocals

17:44 Engaging responses from listeners

20:35 Why no music was released before 2020

21:43 Overcoming the pandemic

28:39 The importance of self-care

32:29 Release strategy as independent artists

36:04 Creative partnership with their entire team

42:38 Navigating TikTok

56:45 TikTok trends

1:03:00 Content batching days

1:05:46 What’s next for Trousdale in 2022?

1:08:08 Final question

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Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter

Music by Brassroots District

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