Cassettes are back? From its meteoric rise in 1963, surpassing the popularity and portability of vinyl, to its eventual demise at the hands of the mighty CD, the little audio cassette has had an interesting and historical impact on the music industry. Suddenly, after all these years, there's a steady and undeniable resurgence in popularity of this once great listening format. Believe it or not, cassettes are back! What sort of impact will they have again for the independent musician just like you? Let's find out!

This episode features singer and recording artist Dennise Nichole Dittman talking about her musical journey from a young girl singing in churches to a 16-year career as an opera singer to her current work as a Christian musician. Along the way, she discusses how performing music has changed over the years and how she finally found fulfillment after leaving secular music for a Christian music ministry with her husband in 2010. Dennise also offers advice to independent musicians on marketing their music and how to be more creative with their content.

Technology has truly leveled the playing field for the independent artist. What used to be costly, time-consuming, and difficult (recording your own music) is now largely accessible to the masses. But if you've spent time, energy, and money on recording, producing, mixing, mastering, and distributing your music and still feel like you're not getting the results, or the response, you had hoped for, it might be your lack of marketing. Love it or hate it, marketing and promoting yourself as a musician is paramount nowadays, especially for the independent artist. Let's talk about some of the roadblocks you might be facing, how to overcome them, and how to go about promoting yourself in today's saturated artist pool.