The Real Struggles Foreign Artists Face in the US, & How to Overcome Them

Many consider America to be a land of opportunity, but for international artists, opportunity comes with some pretty big strings attached. The dream is to be able to pick a city, hop on a flight, and continue your musical career in the US. As an artist, however, moving to or touring America is a lot more complicated than that.

I caught up with nine musicians from around the world who have either toured extensively in America, or currently live in America – Fjer (Denmark), Luca Bertaglia (Italy), Joan Chew (Singapore), Stef Lang, (Canada), Sofia B (England), Rob Flynn of The Winter Passing (Ireland), and Mau Jimenez (Mexico), Yusuke Sato (Japan), and Dag Hanken (Norway) of Night Lights – to find out about some of the hurdles international artists face in the US, and how to overcome them.

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