On episode fifty of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with the up and coming artist, XOLEX!

Lex is a country artist from a small town in Iowa, who made the jump to Nashville to pursuit a career in music. It hasn't been easy and she talks about the things she's learned over her few years here and her stint in Atlanta.

Lex talked about living in Atlanta and not necessarily having a team around her that wanted the best for her and her career, to surrounding herself with a team she loves and are all on the same page with her current vision here in Nashville.

We talked about the roll out of her new EP, "Girls Like Me" and how she planned everything for how she wanted to promote her new music.

With that comes making PLENTY of content and posting that, which isn't easy for everyone to do even if you know it's a necessity. Being a female especially and posting on socials there is sometimes more hate that you have to worry about dealing with.

Lex gives her thoughts on her creative process when writing songs and how she would handle giving up a song that she wrote for herself and another artist wanted.

I asked Lex if she's pushing her music out to DJs...and she said no! We talk about the possible disconnect between artists and DJs and how they could be missing a huge opportunity to connect with new fans by getting their music out to DJs, especially in a city like Nashville where bars/clubs have DJs almost all day, every day.

Lastly, Lex says who she wants to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow XOLEX below!

Follow XOLEX: https://www.instagram.com/xolexofficial/

Stream XOLEX on Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xolex/1609465005

Stream XOLEX on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0KY3tpbVniKEJHmU2jHLhx?si=ns7kRGU2S1-2eWnHZSWN-A

Check out who XOLEX "Put on a Platform" this week!

Brandy Neely: https://www.instagram.com/brandyneelly/

The Blend: https://www.instagram.com/theblendnashville/

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