Ivan Funkboy Bodley has averaged 228 gigs a year for over a decade, has played approximately 3,000 shows, including playing on Broadway shows like Rock of Ages, Headwig and the Angry Inch, and played with 50 inductees to the rock roll hall of fame. 

  His new book “Am I Famous Yet?” Is available everywhere books are sold: https://amzn.to/3CeK58t    You can find him and his new funky single “crabwalk” at www.funkboy.net    YouTube: https://linktr.ee/thebestmusicpodcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestmusicpodcast  Blog: https://blog.bestmusiccoach.com  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thebestmusicpod  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestmusicpodcast/    #IvanBodley #Funkboy #AmIfamousyet    0:00 Intro  1:45 Warm-up questions  3:34 What is a music director?  7:35 Pick up bands  9:53 Berklee back in the day  14:00 How to show up prepared  17:50 The importance of bass parts  23:00 Writing arrangments for Sting  26:45 Auditioning  29:20 The human connection  33:13 Fame  39:40 Lifestyle: Sleep Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation  40:20 Lifestyle: Exercise  43:00 Lifestyle: How do people in your life support you?  45:40 Lifestyle: How do you define yourself?  46:30 Practice: Time of day  49:30 Practice: Maximum effective duration  50:15 Being a functional bass player  58:45 Practice: Segmentation  1:00:00 Practice: Injury  1:02:00 Creativity: Burn out  1:03:55 Songwriting: Inspiration  1:07:27 Songwriting: Listen or not to listen?  1:08:44 Performance anxiety    #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musicmajors #musiceducator #musiceducators #musiceducation #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #clips #musicpodcast #singer #guitarist #guitarplayer #trombonist #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #brass #trombone #mandolin #banjo #drums #percussion #timpani #marimba #oboe #sax #saxophone #clarinet #basoon #alto #soprano #tenor #piano #keyboard #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musiceducator #musicpodcast #singersongwriter #musiceducation #singer #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #trombone #musiclife #musicmaker #musicteacher #drums #percussion #saxophone #clarinet #guitar #piano #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #musicislife #musicindustry #PandoraPodcasts    Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman  Audio and Video: Zach Ramey [email protected]  Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography