PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION

July 17, 2026

Happy FEM Music Friday!

Sometimes the music world feels like one enormous pond.

You live in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York, or Chicago, where there seems to be another talented musician on every block.

You make music in a crowded genre like country, pop, folk, Christian, or singer songwriter.

You’re approaching the same venues, pitching the same playlists, and trying to reach the same listeners as thousands of other artists.

Some of them are younger. Some have teams. Some seem to create social media content before they’ve even had coffee.

It’s easy to look around that pond and wonder how you could possibly compete...

But what if you didn't need to compete at all?

In fact, what if you didn't even have to stay in the same pond?

You can get in your boat and head toward a completely different pond. One where you create the conditions, and you’re the only artist who can fully meet them.

That pond is built around your particular combination of music, lived experience, message, personality, and the way you see the world.

Maybe you’re not simply a folk singer. You create intimate concerts for women rebuilding their lives after loss.

Or you’re not just a Christian artist. Your music helps caregivers reconnect with their faith when they’re exhausted and angry.

Maybe you’re not oonly a jazz singer. You combine music, storytelling, and local history to create an experience no other performer in your city offers.

The more specific the world around your music becomes, the less useful comparison becomes.

You’re no longer trying to beat every artist in your city or your genre.

You’re creating a pond that only you were meant to swim in.

I’m talking more about this in my new private podcast series. It's five episodes you can't find on any podcast app called the Category of One Artist secret podcast series

I created this to help you build that world around your own music that makes the competition irrelevant.

➡️[Get access to the secret podcast Here]​

Always in your corner,
​<3 Bree

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ON THE PODCAST

Feeling like just another musician in a crowded market? This episode explores how to break free from competition and create a unique, standout artist brand.

• Why mature musicians often feel invisible and struggle to compete with younger, tech-savvy artists
• The exhausting cycle of content creation and competing in oversaturated genres and local gig scenes
• Introducing the "category of one artist" concept to make your music and brand truly unique
• How being a category of one simplifies talking about your music, booking gigs, and marketing
• Details about the "Category of One" secret podcast series and how to access it for deeper guidance

Bree Noble

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