Creative Advice

You have likely seen the announcement: starting this Saturday, our brand-new podcast The Professional Fan is going live. But before we press play, we wanted to ask the obvious question: what does being a professional fan actually mean? To many people, being a fan and being professional do not mix. The word “fan” still gets treated like something unserious, emotional, embarrassing, or childish. But how true is that really? I think it depends entirely on a person’s perception o

Being a fan has started to feel expensive. Every album rollout comes with multiple vinyl variants, signed CDs, deluxe editions, exclusive merch drops, VIP packages, presales, travel costs, friendship bracelets, fan projects, listening parties, streaming campaigns, and the quiet pressure of seeing everyone else online doing more. More shows. More merch. More posts. More proof. But fandom was never meant to be a receipt. At its heart, being a fan is about connection. It is abou