I frequently get asked “How did you get into all this?,” meaning, how did I build a career as a freelance musician in Nashville. The answer to this question is surprisingly simple, and could really be broken down into 2 points: Be Really Good At What You Do, and Be Someone People Like. Of course, there’s more depth to it than that, so here are my first 5 tips on building a career as a freelance musician.
Read MoreI stumbled across this insightful (and hilariously dark) talk from Adam Fletcher about how to shrink your job, and basically rock at being a creative entrepreneur. It’s only about 20 minutes, and totally worth your time. I watched it while eating shrimp in between recording sessions today, so I know you can find time. Enjoy!
Read MoreI’ve been contemplating how to stand out from the sea of amazing Nashville musicians lately, and thought I’d share some of my thoughts with you all. Here are 5 things I’m going to try and focus on in the next few years as I develop my career:
Read MoreWe’ve all had that moment onstage when our output level jump from quiet to ear-searing for no apparent reason. There’s a lot of reasons why this could happen (I’d be happy to set up a consultation with you if you need in-depth help with this problem) but the best solution is putting a “brick-wall” limiter on your master output. Here’s how to do it:
Read MoreI recently had a great conversation with a colleague about business models and the music life. He’s old school, and he has a firm policy of not giving away anything he does for free. It’s not that he’s not generous. He just doesn’t believe giving away stuff is a good business model.
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