I am based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Slurpee capital of the world, woot woot!! As for music\u2026 It’s a work in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am currently at the helm of Musician Guidance, a groundbreaking venture<\/a> with a mission to empower music artists to realise their unique visions of success. Unlike traditional models, we champion the artistic freedom of every artist we collaborate with, ensuring that rights and royalties remain firmly in their hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What I do revolves around a lot of business stuff, which may be boring to others (but is the reason I get out of bed everyday). This includes meeting with executives and prominent figures to discuss opportunities to provide directly to our community, whether that be podcasts, webinars, or more exclusive projects in which our community can work with and learn directly from these distinguished figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve been lucky enough and extremely fortunate to grow a fantastic team around me, which handles more of the day to day stuff, so I can focus more on strategic partnerships, but also, allow me to still be involved with our clients, including but not limited to providing feedback on the music, and strategizing plans, whether that be a marketing or release plan, or something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well according to Spotify Wrapped, Andy Grammer & Ben Rector are the two most popular artists on my main Spotify profile. Some other artists\/bands I\u2019ve been listening to lately are the Morningsiders, Eric Hutchison and The Beatles always make it onto my playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With that being said, I also definitely listen to a lot of music from artists who are not household names yet. I think there is something inherently cool with listening to passionate up-and-coming artists that are fighting for their big break and haven\u2019t been influenced by the music business yet. It\u2019s maybe not music that could stand the test of time, but it is real to them, and that is something I really like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Instead of getting caught up in the false narrative and BS of \u201chow the industry works,\u201d focus on creating fantastic music. Focus on putting on the best live show in your town. Focus on building a team around you that truly believes in you and your music and everything else will fall into place with hard work, professionalism and persistence to achieve your dreams.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n When I was growing Musician Guidance, I was on Instagram for over 12 hours a day, listening to new \/ up and coming\/aspiring artists, many were not great\u2026 but there were definitely some gems that I\u2019ve been listening to ever since. Now, I\u2019ll always get DMs of music suggestions, usually directed from artists, which can be overwhelming, but hey\u2026 If I have the time, I\u2019m more than happy to listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most boring way, but most common way I discover new music is on my algorithmic playlists on Spotify, ie. daily mixes. If you have suggestions, DM me, I\u2019ll listen to anything and everything, I may not always like it, but I won\u2019t know until I listen! \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing beats vinyl, when it comes to pure sound quality. I have a record player, with a few classic albums, Bruce Springsteen\u2019s \u201cBorn in the U.S.A.\u201d, Pink Floyd\u2019s \u201cThe Wall\u201d some by the Stones, and The Beatles of course, just to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I do remember growing up too, having my own CD player, which I thought was the coolest thing, and then having a 6-disc CD player in my first car, (which was a really big deal then). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Apart from listening to the odd record at home though, I pretty much listen exclusively to Spotify now however. I am definitely in the market for some vinyl though, not so much CDs and I never really had any cassettes, but vinyl is a must!<\/p>\n\n\n\n “When I get links in DMs or via email, and don\u2019t recognise the URL, it\u2019s not going to get clicked by me, and I will NEVER download any file, unless it\u2019s from someone I know & trust.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The majority of time I\u2019m listening to music is while I\u2019m working, or commuting, and as a result, I am not able to get the record player going. It usually just revolves around blasting it through my car speakers or through crappy headphones while working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As crazy as it may sound, given what I do, I don\u2019t actively seek out new music at this standpoint. I\u2019m really thankful for what I do, to be part of a music artist\u2019s journey, and to be able to listen and even sometimes have an impact on the actual song, while it\u2019s being conceived, so long before it sees the light of day, I\u2019m able to hear it from demo to release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What I will say is that listening to music digitally is easy, convenient and hassle free, so as mentioned, I do it all the time. With that being said, I really only listen to music from trusted DSPs (ie. Spotify, Apple Music, etc). SoundCloud too, but when I get links in DMs or via email, and I don\u2019t recognize the URL, it\u2019s not going to get clicked by me, and I will NEVER download any file, unless it\u2019s from someone I know, trust and are aware that they are sending me music, because my oh my, there are a lot of scams out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The easiest way is adding it to playlists, but I\u2019ll share some secret sauce that I do. I make multiple accounts, on multiple platforms. The reason for that is I listen and prefer different music, based on what I\u2019m doing, or my mood. For example if I\u2019m working out, I\u2019m going to want to listen to more upbeat music, whereas if I\u2019m cooking in the kitchen\u2026 well, I\u2019ll keep that music private for now haha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In all seriousness, I\u2019m not the best at creating playlists, but by having multiple accounts, I know if I login to this one, it will be this style of music, and if I log into this one it will be another style. So sometimes, months will go by between logging into an account, but when I do, I\u2019ll remember a classic that I friggin love.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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