When most people think about the music business the big names and commercial successes come to mind. But that’s just a small fraction of those that make a living playing music, and an even smaller percentage of those that try to enter the industry but come up short.

In this episode called “Encore,” we interview Pat McGee, a popular musician who attended Longwood in the late 90’s. Pat describes getting started and getting a chance to play for President Clinton.

Hear from Geoff Bakel, a drummer who quit his job as a financial analyst to tour with his rock band for four years, and from Joel Wofford ‘17 as he plans his path to music success after college.