Best advice for getting started with your independent artist career feat. Desperate Hauswives ​

For those who know Fiona and Celeste, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more inseparable duo. After a chance meeting at a FRENSHIP show in LA years ago, they became fast friends, roommates, and eventually, business partners. Separately, under the performance names Fiona Grey and talker, they’ve experienced success as solo music acts, opening for artists like Charli XCX and Wheatus. After the events of 2020, they decided to join forces for two new projects: Cherryland, a boutique marketing agency, and Desperate Hauswives, a punk band inspired by the hit ABC drama.

Marilyn had the opportunity to sit down with Fiona and Celeste at the historic Mint theater in downtown LA, where they discussed their music marketing philosophy, DIY expertise and candid advice for aspiring artists.

Produced by Marilyn Moser Edited by Marilyn Moser and Anna Gevorkian On-set production and recording by Marilyn Moser and Fiona Grey Filmed at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Theme music by Gloria Tells, courtesy of Epidemic Sound

The Buy My Merch Podcast is the music industry podcast you’ve been looking for. In each episode, host and HEADS on TV founder Marilyn Moser invites a new guest on to share their insight into what it takes to “make it” in the modern music industry. Whether it’s selling merch out of the trunk of a car, or playing shows to empty venues—these are the real stories behind the artists who never gave up.

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