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Devon Braxton

@devonbraxton

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musician who sings more than he talks

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should i make this a thing? by @devonbraxton

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when lemons give u life make lifeaid or whatever stfu by @devonbraxton

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damn u julia wolf now im depressed at noon by @devonbraxton

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This sounded way less concerning in my head by @devonbraxton

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How to fake it til u make it final part
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My album launch didn’t just give me songs to post — it gave me live videos. Real ones. Enough to cut a proper demo reel and send it to booking agencies like, “Hey, this is what I sound like and this is why you should probably answer me.”

Out of about 100 agencies, one responded. One became interviews, then a roster spot, then college showcases. After that I started getting booked for college shows, and I still reached out to bars and clubs myself because a roster doesn’t mean you stop doing the work. It just means somebody finally opened the door a little.

This is why I always say your rollout should make more than content. It should make proof. Proof you can perform, proof you can build attention, proof you’re not just another person with a song and a dream.

That’s it for this series. Should I do another? by @devonbraxton

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and she’s always gone too long by @devonbraxton

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siri whats a masochist by @devonbraxton

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how depression made me even sexier part 3
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For my last album, I didn’t want to just upload songs and disappear like nothing happened. The project was about my mental health, so I built every song out into its own experience: a live performance, a long story about how it came to be, a short scripted therapy scene, the original demo, the instrumental, and any other version that made sense.

I wanted people to actually feel the record before they ever pressed play. Because when you’re making something that personal, “here’s the link” is lazy as hell. I wanted context, receipts, and a reason to stay.

Then I took the album cover — which came from an emotion wheel pillow I bought in my therapist’s office — and turned that into merch. Pillows, sweaters, stress balls. I made the whole thing myself. No factory fairy tale, just me turning my brain problems into a weird little ecosystem.

That’s the move: don’t just drop music. Build a world around it.

If you’re making deeply personal music, save this. Part 4 is where I used the live videos from this rollout to get a booking agency and start booking college shows. by @devonbraxton

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not a beatboxer but hear me out… by @devonbraxton

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Another epiphany on the roof by @devonbraxton

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is justin bieber partially a black man by @devonbraxton

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