baɪ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, mˈaɪnɚ hæd mˈuːvd tə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ænd wʌz sˈaɪnd tʊ ɐ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪð wˈɜːd ɹˈɛkɚdz, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐ kˈoʊpˈʌblɪʃɪŋ slˈæʃ dɪvˈɛləpmənt dˈiːl wɪð sˈoʊni mjˈuːzɪk pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ.
By 21, Miner had moved to Los Angeles and was signed to a recording contract with Word Records, which included a co-publishing/development deal with Sony Music Publishing.