In today's Talks with Musicians we have Pierre Leck where we dive into the hidden side of streaming success, the single-driven label economy, networking over content creation, and the tension between creative integrity and industry expectations. Pierre also talks about his deeply personal piano project named after his wife, his relationship to live performance, and how Nordic influence subtly shapes his sound.

Pierre Leck is a French multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter based in Iceland whose music has quietly accumulated more than 200 million streams across multiple projects. In this episode of the Oktaves Podcast – Talks with Musicians, Pierre opens up about his long journey through production, collaboration, labels, and the reality of building a sustainable music career without chasing visibility.

From starting out as a live musician to relocating to Berlin, then Iceland, Pierre shares how he transitioned into full-time production and songwriting. He reflects on why he prefers being heard rather than seen, how numbers affect access but not artistic quality, and what it feels like when your music ends up in TV shows without your name being widely known.

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This podcast is about chatting about and sharing with each other tips and tricks on how to succeed in the music industry as an independent musician, with an emphasis on branding and marketing, and overall management, whether your goal is to stay forever independent or get label-ready. We are very passionate about breaking the cycle of gatekeeping in the industry, so we strive towards bringing you conversations where these layers of the onion will be peeled one by one.

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