The Modern Musician Show with Colin Thomson

028: Say Yes to Everything You Can with your host Colin Thomson

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Colin Thomson is a composer for media, music educator, and host of the podcast The Modern Musician Show. Colin writes music for a variety of media, including game, TV and film. He also runs the website sightreadingacademy.com, which provide music students with a steady stream of new sight-reading material, as well as innovative video exercises to help students read ahead. Colin also hosts the podcast The Modern Musician Show, where he interviews musicians as well as "outsiders" to the music industry, to find out what musicians can and should be doing to lead fulfilling and financially successful careers in music today.

Key Take Aways:
  • Hustle makes up for a lot. A lot of times, the person with the most hustle wins
  • Soft skills (speaking with people and making a good impression on them) is an essential aspect of "making it" in the music industry
  • A lot of times, what you are doing now will pay off in a few years. You just need to keep putting in the effort
  • When you persistently take actions, one built upon another, you will be amazed at where you can get over time
  • Say yes to everything that you possibly can. You never know where it will lead
  • One of the most valuable habits a musician can start is the habit of learning new things all the time
  • Be so careful about the people you choose to partner with in a band
  • Consistency will be your best tool to get where you want to go

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    Recommended Book: "Insanely Simply" by Ken Segall

     

    Learn more about me:

    SightReadingAcademy.com

    ModernMusician.co

    Twitter: @colinthomson

    Instagram

    Periscope (I 'scope' all the time): @colinthomon

    Blab.im/ColinThomson

     

     

    If you would like to be considered for featured artist, email music submissions [email protected]

     

    Shownotes: modernmusician.co/028

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    The Modern Musician Show with Colin ThomsonBy Colin Thomson interviews musicians and entertainers like Bryan Callen and Bobby Owsinski , to get advice on what musicians should be doing today. Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, and Justin Timberlake should also come on the show, as well as Taylor Swift, Justin