I'm thrilled to welcome my friend Megan Lanz to this week's podcast! Megan is an award-winning soloist and chamber musician, and has commissioned several new solo works for flute. A recent winner of the American Prize, Megan is a passionate educator as well. I can't wait to catch up with Megan this week, and learn more about her exciting and varied career. Join us every Saturday at 1:00 PM PST / 4 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

I'm pleased to welcome Hannah Kuhn to this week's episode...Hannah is a labor organizer working with freelance musicians in the Bay Area of San Francisco, to win fair wages and working conditions for gigging musicians. It's easy to think that we are powerless to organize as gig workers, but is that really true? As the South Bay Organizing Committee prepares to host its first virtual panel on this on October 2nd, I'm eager to hear about their progress so far, and their plans to engage others around the country. Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

As strike summer becomes strike fall in Hollywood, I'm eager to get the perspective of writer and musician Paula Yoo on how this is affecting arts and entertainment workers. Paula is a writer, musician, and producer, who holds memberships in both the Writers Guild of America and Local 47 of the American Federation of Musicians. Her children’s/Young Adult books have won many awards, including the Boston-Globe Horn Book Award, the National Book Award Longlist and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Honor. Her TV credits range from NBC’s The West Wing to The CW’s Supergirl, and she has sold multiple TV drama pilots and a feature. When she’s not writing or walking the WGA strike picket lines, Paula is a freelance violinist, working with orchestras, and also rock bands including Love, No Doubt, and King Crimson tribute band The Great Deceivers. Please join us this Saturday! Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

What advice would you give your younger self in planning your education? What would you do differently? I've come up with 10 essential questions that young artists, and their parents, should ask as they prepare for college. If you are considering an arts career, or are the parent of a child who wants to pursue an arts degree, you won't want to miss this week's episode. Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

In the midst of "strike summer" here in the US, and human rights crises around the globe, is it possible that a transformed state of human consciousness might be our path to a more harmonious and just world? I'm thrilled to welcome back Martin Cowart to this week's podcast, to learn about his journey fostering inner harmony to manifest external positive change. Martin Cowart is the CEO and Co-Founder of Financial Heart Space, Co-Founder of Diamond Mine Academy, and a Podcast Co-host of I Am The Universe with Khaled and Martin. Martin is a spiritual teacher, mystic, and mentor to many. He encourages people to awaken to the truth of who they are, that is, the creative unconditional love energy of The Universe. Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change

I'm excited to welcome back musical ambassador Michael Fitzpatrick, for part two of our conversation on transformation through music. Michael has provided musical keynotes for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and at the United Nations, and is the recipient of the Prince Charles Award. If you missed last week's episode, catch up on it here: https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

I'm thrilled to welcome Michael Fitzpatrick to this week's podcast! Michael is devoted to transformation through music, in providing musical keynotes for HIs Holiness the Dalai Lama, and performing at the United Nations. The recipient of the Prince Charles Award, Michael lives his mission to heal the world through music. I can't wait to sit down with him! Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

I’m pleased to welcome writer, performer and labor activist Erin Zapcic to this week’s podcast. Erin and her performer colleagues fought to form a union at Medieval Times, and the fight is not over. Tune in to learn more, and how you can support their cause. Erin Zapcic is a writer and actor turned union organizer. She came to California by way of New Jersey, and if you've been to Medieval Times in the last 12 years there's a good chance you have a photo of her somewhere in your phone. She might make her living with words -- either hers or someone else's -- but her current passion is the labor movement and toppling corporate greed. Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

I'm happy to welcome my friend and labor colleague Tammy Noreyko to the podcast this week! Tammy's early passion for LA's rock and punk scene led her to discover how these musicians were exploited by the very clubs they were filling night after night. Her passion to see musicians treated fairly brought her to Local 6 (Orange County, CA) of the American Federation of Musicians, where she has devoted her career empowering musicians win fair treatment and equity. Don't miss it! Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

I'm excited to welcome Jim Neglia to this week's podcast. Jim is not only a seasoned professional musician, he currently serves as the personnel manager of the Jacksonville Symphony. In addition, he has served as a musical contractor throughout the US for countless headliners and stars. But what are these mysterious jobs, and how does one become a contractor? And more importantly for performers, how do we get hired by them? Join me for this special Memorial Day weekend podcast! Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4, on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9 and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM . Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.