Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Indie Build is a conversation series with independent musicians about what it actually takes to build a career in music. Powered by KOSIGN.
Episode 1 features Avara — an R&B and soul artist out of LA who taught herself music production from scratch and built her entire catalog independently. We get into the money, the publishing, and the royalties she almost missed entirely.
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🎤 Avara — instagram.com/avaraellorie
🎥 LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLISHING:
youtu.be/9i1F_TLUC_M
A Creative Room Production
Host: L.Dre
Executive Producer: KOSIGN
Directed & Produced by: Adil Chamakh
Director of Photography: Taylor Frontier
Camera Operator: Michael Maliwanag
1st Assistant Camera: Adam Lee
Sound: George Wymenga
Hair & Makeup: Danielle Roque
Color & Editing: Matthew Martinez
Production Assistant: Marina Hojman
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Did Money Ever Cross Your Mind?
2:28 The Artist vs. Business Spectrum
4:35 Reinvesting Every Penny Back Into the Music
5:26 When to Outsource (And When Not To)
6:58 Getting Management and Being Taken Seriously
8:35 When Did Publishing Enter Your World?
9:48 What KOSIGN Found That BMI Didn't
10:41 What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
12:11 Why Do You Actually Make Music?
15:14 Outro
The Indie Build is a conversation series with independent musicians about what it actually takes to build a career in music. Powered by KOSIGN.
Episode 1 features Avara — an R&B and soul artist out of LA who taught herself music production from scratch and built her entire catalog independently. We get into the money, the publishing, and the royalties she almost missed entirely.
🔗 KOSIGN — Collect Your Publishing Globally: form.typeform.com/to/c0pJoV2w?utm_source=ldre
🎤 Avara — instagram.com/avaraellorie
🎥 LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLISHING:
youtu.be/9i1F_TLUC_M
A Creative Room Production
Host: L.Dre
Executive Producer: KOSIGN
Directed & Produced by: Adil Chamakh
Director of Photography: Taylor Frontier
Camera Operator: Michael Maliwanag
1st Assistant Camera: Adam Lee
Sound: George Wymenga
Hair & Makeup: Danielle Roque
Color & Editing: Matthew Martinez
Production Assistant: Marina Hojman
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Did Money Ever Cross Your Mind?
2:28 The Artist vs. Business Spectrum
4:35 Reinvesting Every Penny Back Into the Music
5:26 When to Outsource (And When Not To)
6:58 Getting Management and Being Taken Seriously
8:35 When Did Publishing Enter Your World?
9:48 What KOSIGN Found That BMI Didn't
10:41 What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
12:11 Why Do You Actually Make Music?
15:14 Outro
