talented of artists can’t do it all alone. They need support and guidance to cultivate their gifts, and a support system that lets them focus on doing what they do best. That includes needing help managing their finances, something that many independent artists struggle with as they progress in their careers.
Jade, a singer-songwriter who made a splash as a finalist on the Voice, got started even earlier, singing in the church choir that her mother directed before getting her father’s reluctant support to attend a performing arts school near Washington, D.C. “It was in a rough area, like you opened the door and you could almost hear sirens in the background,” Jade said. “My dad looked at me and said, ‘This is where you wanna go?’ And I got wide eyed and said, ‘Yes, this is where I need to be.