We’re back! In this episode we take a deep dive into the highs and lows of making and releasing an album as an independent artist. Timely stuff, since Jonatan just dropped his latest collection, ”<3 på svenska.” We talk about how to find joy in self promotion (spoiler alert - it’s a nightmare) and how we can define success on our own terms. Charlie shares a tale from his early days as a pro songwriter, riding the mechanical bull of excitement and disappointment while trying to master the fine art of letting go.

Check out Jonatan's new album "<3 på svenska"

https://open.spotify.com/album/6yz0PQwE2tY21qlHfEFbIV?si=O1X_a-9aRfW64zyvMUeQDw

Welcome to the first ever episode of "You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here... But It Helps". We’re delving into things that affect us as full time creatives, how to hack creativity and productivity, what a great day in the studio feels like, and how to be OK with the very real possibility that most of our songs will end up gathering dust in a dropbox folder.

We talk about different ways of approaching songwriting that have worked for us and helped to bust our brains out of bad habits, and as mental health is a big topic for the podcast we do a round of: What brings you joy and drives you mad - real talk about the roller coaster ride that is a life in music!

Here's some songs we've made:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1da7L0gXDY4cfi3Q6QdNLJ?si=5f6b00f6a3ca4813&pt=d23591e2482fb387ac10dabc17637747

Find us on Instagram:

Jonatan: https://www.instagram.com/jonatanbackelie/

Charlie: https://www.instagram.com/charlieltgrantmusic/

Our artist projects:

Jonatan: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aMXfEoZ4JiURTg8XNsfaz?si=DBcv9yBXQSiiivajv81e8w

Charlie: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1A6CZx7bZ5M0E1y65KsKc7?si=ctRwAhu0TP61zq25U0d50g

Artwork by Martin Kelly.

All music by Charlie and Jonatan.