Three years ago, Cap Carter thought his music career was over. The Manila-born, western Sydney-raised R&B artist had released an EP through a major label but was told he wasn’t recouping profits fast enough. His label gave him two options: another EP on a shoestring budget, or to part ways.
Carter chose the latter, splitting with his manager at the same time. “That was scary,” he recalls. “After that major label, big-budget life, you’re literally left thinking ‘that’s probably the end of my music career now’. It just feels like this big X on your name.”
