Toolkit #1- Foundations for DIY Creatives
A step by step free guide and resource to support emerging music creatives, artists, DJ’s, producers, songwriters and professionals on their creative journey.
The Toolkit that takes you from first idea to final master.
Starting as an emerging creative is both exciting and daunting. The creative journey requires balancing artistic vision, financial sustainability, and meaningful connections. Drawing insights from experienced creators like Jamz Supernova from our EMCAST chat and Elijah from his talks events in Sydney last year, this guide provides actionable strategies to help you plan and grow, authentically and sustainably.
Toolkit #1 covers 6 sections:
1. Define Your Identity: Trust the Process
2. Self-Sufficiency: Take Charge
3. Build Community: Connect and Grow
4. Goal Setting: Focus & Adapt
5. Embrace Feedback: Learn and Refine
6. Financial Focus: Build Gradually
At the core of the first toolkit is the Creative Development Canvas—a practical tool that enables creatives to map out goals, track progress, and strategically shape their creative path in a structured way.
Meet our Contributors
Jamz Supernova (UK)
A multi-hyphenate force in the UK’s music space, holding multiple labels which are as numerous as they are formidable. She is a label head, radio host, DJ, podcaster, and overall tastemaker with a broadcasting career in the industry spanning more than a decade.
Elijah (UK)
Multi-hyphenate Elijah (UK label founder, designer, artist manager, DJ) challenges the way we think about working in the music industry, sharing knowledge from his career with fellow creatives through his provocations globally known as the Yellow Squares
Toolkit #1 Videos
Alongside the step-by-step framework, Toolkit #1 features a series of exclusive video insights from Jamz and Elijah. These videos bring the toolkit to life, offering practical tips, creative advice, and real-world experiences directly from these successful DIY music creatives. Covering all toolkit sections, these videos give you an inside look at how leading creatives approach their DIY process—so you can apply their knowledge to your own creative journey. Check out some of the videos below.
Preview of Toolkit #1 Videos
Toolkit #1 - Foundations for DIY Music Creatives Available for Free Now
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