Meet Brit S. (c_quin)

We were lucky to catch up with Brit S. (c_quin) recently and have shared our conversation below.

Brit S., we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?

I think mainly stubbornness lol, I don’t really care what people think of me. I have a lot of respect for the people I’ve been able to work with and I am extremely consistent in my work ethic.

I’ve taken lots of cues from people I admire who lead by example. There’s an anonymous quote I’ve always really liked that says “The fool tells you what he will do, the boaster what he has done. The wise man simply does it and says nothing” – I think there’s a lot that can come from self-sacrifice in work.

I think people are always in a state of flux with their potential. And sometimes people are blind to what their potential is until it’s revealed to them – whether that be they watched an encouraging seminar, a word from a mentor, or (maybe) got encouraged by us highlighting them as an artist. I’d like to be one of those people.

It’s important to know that we are all equal as humans, and everyone feels imposter syndrome. I believe everyone should have an opportunity to show their uniqueness. There’s a quote from Björk that I really like:

“Most people pretend they’re only one thing—like : “cool” or “intelligent” or “stupid” or “caring”. But I think everyone are all of these things, including me.”

Knowing this helps me take the judgment away from my process; towards both myself and others.

I can have quite a narrow focus due to being on the spectrum. I think by incorporating a variety of things that are also interesting to me help me to switch from one thing to the other. For example, I’m currently growing my YouTube channel, but I also am working on articles for ANR for audio plugins, while discovering new artists via Slaps.com and highlighting them on our social media channels.

When things get tough where there’s a creative block, it requires a switch – making sure you have variety baked in to what you’re already doing can help prevent creative block. Sometimes it’s just having something practical to work on so that when you come back to the creativity part, you have raw material. it’s important that I narrow my focus.

If there’s too much to choose from, nothing is really a choice. But if I have a select few things I’m doing, it keeps me in my lane making the right decisions.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I’ve been working as a social media manager and music producer since 2020, and as a writer and editor since 2017. I started my brand, 3rdPersonProductions around when the pandemic hit and have been developing it since that time. This year, I’m really pushing to develop my YouTube channel, where I test audio plugins that are covered on the music publication I write for, AudioNewsRoom (ANR).

Me and my partner (Knowme on streaming platforms) have been using Instagram to promote our music and other artists since 2022. In that time, we’ve gained 330 followers (a growth rate of about 100 followers a year!). We’ve also each produced two albums since that time. It’s been hugely humbling, encouraging and rewarding. It pushes me to continue to develop as a producer myself seeing all the artists on our feed releasing their own music and trying new things.

As for the content we post, I give myself a pipeline of artists that stand out on the social media music platform Slaps (which is sort of like SoundCloud), where anyone can post their music. I learn so much just from sorting through all the artists and finding the ones that stand out. Then, from there I take the saved songs from that platform and add it to our Spotify Artist Pick Playlist, where we then listen to their discography and write a highlight article for them – there’s a huge feeling of fulfillment that comes from understanding the artist through that process, writing about their work, and then posting the highlight article on Instagram.

We’ve been doing this every Thursday since 2023, and it’s been very nice hearing the messages back from some of these artists saying that they appreciate it and feel seen. Every day I am checking the feed of artists we follow from the playlists for new releases or updates to share to our Stories. For me, it’s something I would want to experience as an artist. I think it’s important for artists to feel recognized.

As for the YouTube journey we’re on, I really want to use this platform to help others learn that making music is an enjoyable, accessible experience. Especially in this celebrity-driven culture, I think sometimes we get lost in the pursuit of success to the detriment of our enjoyment and individuality. I think it’s important to look within to understand why you, as an individual, want to make music.

We got a copy of Logic Pro in 2023, and it’s been a hugely rewarding experience learning how it works. I started on an iPad using Cubasis, which was a much more streamlined process; but producing music on an actual MacBook has been another challenge that I’m still learning and growing from! I want to use this knowledge to help others when they obtain a new piece of equipment or software – that it’s a marathon, not a sprint to put these pieces together. And it can be extremely rewarding!

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

The promise of reward is powerful. I’ve experienced the rewards of discipline in the past, so it encourages me to keep throwing stuff at the wall. Every time I throw something at the wall, I know that even if the progress is incremental, it’s still progress.

Another thing is narrowing down on what my niche and focus is. For me it took a lot of time, but I think that it’s very important to understand that the things you do actually matter, even if it doesn’t produce results right away. That’s why it’s important to give yourself that serotonin when you check off the daily list of things to do, even if it may be mundane, you understand it’s leading somewhere.

Being on the Autism Spectrum, I’ve always excelled in communication, but I had to hone that skill; it didn’t just develop overnight. As a teenager, I would sit and watch movies with a notebook and write down my thoughts on what was happening and why – I think that helped me to develop my methods of reasoning and why I think the way I do, even before I went to college. That’s where I learned that when I really buckle down and apply myself to something, I excel.

What’s been one of your main areas of growth this year?

I think for me it’s been beginning this YouTube journey and knowing that it’s the long game that I’m aiming for. I’ve been spending a lot of my time this year working to build a freelance writing business and understanding how YouTube really works. The rewards come from comitting myself to what I am doing and knowing that it won’t be immediate. Even some people who go viral don’t feel the same satfaction as people who have built their buisness over years.

Putting myself out there has been somewhat challenging for me, but very rewarding. I think that knowing that people like me who are on the spectrum can do what I’m doing and find success & encourage others to do the same – that’s why I do it.

Sharing my thoughts via voiceover or being on camera is my next challenge and I feel highly motivated to share my ideas on YouTube, because it’s another form of betting on myself. I’m betting on myself that I won’t stay the same, I am a dynamic human who can change and grow. And I hope that notion encourages others.

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