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Crushing Classical

Crushing Classical is a series of interviews with classical musicians who are forging unique paths with their talent, creating their own artistic fulfillment and financial comfort, and finding ways to thrive. I celebrate these brave people who are taking routes outside of traditional orchestral or academic employment! As always, I invite you to listen for your own sparks and breadcrumbs, and use these interviews to find the possibilities that exist in your own life.
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Now displaying: January, 2019

The Happiest Musician: Creating A Career You Love With All The Things You Love Doing

Jan 25, 2019

What you'll hear:

  • The UNIQUE programs Cory found that led him to finding his voice
  • The benefits of repeat performances - how doing something a lot transforms what you’re doing
  • The benefactor who changed Cory’s path - and led him to creating the business model he has today
  • How Cory found his true audience - the gut feeling and the actions he took to follow that knowingness
  • How the happenstance of not having a professor at grad school gave him a head-start on his future
  • The one thing musicians say that Cory strongly disagrees with

Find Cory at and his books and CDs at:

http://splatboombang.com/percussive-storytelling/ 

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUeSTBu3HOtUDNkrmZjnbPw 

I want to thank Ficks Music for sponsoring Crushing Classical. When you’re looking for high quality sheet music, look no further than  https://www.ficksmusic.com/discount/CRUSH

Jan 10, 2019

What you'll hear:

  • Coming of age with streaming - how Spotify influenced his entrepreneurial venture
  • The true mindset needed for *actual* entrepreneurship (hint: it’s likely not taught in any class)
  • The reactions from the publishing industry - this answer surprised me
  • How a digital music app can actually help the paper music publishing companies - something I hadn’t thought of
  • The most important part of partnership-based businesses - the key to creating long-term relationships
  • Dealing with rejection when raising money - Lorenzo gives the real talk about this - and the parallels to raising money for a nonprofit
  • ... And much more!

I want to thank Ficks Music for sponsoring Crushing Classical. When you’re looking for high quality sheet music, look no further than  https://www.ficksmusic.com/discount/CRUSH

Use the link above to get 10% off your order!

Mentioned on the show:

https://www.nkoda.com/

https://www.facebook.com/nkodamusic/ 

https://www.instagram.com/nkodamusic/?hl=en 

https://twitter.com/nkoda?lang=en 

https://www.modacity.co/ 

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