Signs Carter as manager
Stirling signs Carter as her manager. Carter first discovers Stirling through Atom Factory’s Stiklorius, who encourages her boss to check out Stirling’s YouTube channel. He flies to Orlando, FL., to check out one of her gigs, and is impressed by her ability to sell out a 1,200-seat venue without any mainstream radio support. Stirling has more than 2 million YouTube subscribers, a sold-out European tour and has sold 108,000 copies of her self-titled, self-released album. Carter:
By looking at the numbers, automatically you could see this girl knew how to move the needle and understood YouTube was a venue to engage fans both online and offline.
Several companies had approached Stirling about representation:
After every other meeting I remember feeling so confused. But with Atom Factory, they were up to date on current things and trying new stuff all the time, and I felt so creatively alive when I met with them.
Ice Bucket Challenge: Lindsey Stirling
Stirling accepts the ALS challenge and nominates Chrissy Teigen, John Legend and Josh Groven.
Ice Bucket Challenge: Troy Carter
Carter takes the Ice Bucket Challenge in aid of ALS research. He nominates Daniel Ek of Spotify and John Legend. He says because of the drought that he will only douse himself with a glass of water. However, he is surprised by Stirling, who throws water on him from the roof of the building.
I was just gonna donate but now I feel the peer pressure.
Roundtable Rival performance
Stirling performs Roundtable Rival on The Today Show, from her album Shatter Me.
Take Flight
Stirling releases the video for Take Flight from from her album, Shatter Me, at YouTube Music Awards. The video shows Stirling walking through surreal scenes looking for a flower. The video is produced by Everdream.
It’s here! I had so much fun making this Take Flight video