During a lunch break at his day job earlier this year, Miami native Gregory Owens checked his Instagram and saw a direct message from a well-known music executive. After five years of sacrifice and hard work as an aspiring rapper, Owens was stunned.
“I said, ‘Is this time for me to quit?’” Owens, 36, told the Miami Herald.
Owens, who has spent 15 years in corporate America in HR and recruiting, tapped into his creative passion during the pandemic, recording dozens of songs under the name King Tetrus and uploading them to streaming services like SoundCloud and Spotify. As an independent musician with no industry connections to fall back on, Owens said he spent as much as $28,000 a year to advertise on Spotify and Instagram before landing his first major break.
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