Welcome to Cloud Machine, a weekly music business video podcast hosted by Mat Landry and industry insiders. In this first episode, Mat & Nate Day discuss the anatomy of a live set, finding your identity & sound as a session musician, and do's and don'ts of touring, and more. They wrap up by talking about touring stories from their work with ELIO & opening for Charli XCX.

Resources mentioned:

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull (Pixar) - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/216369/creativity-inc-by-ed-catmull-with-amy-wallace/

The Touring Musician's Handbook by Bob Owsinski - https://bobbyowsinski.com/touring-musicians-handbook-2/

Cloud Machine is produced by Eights Creative - https://www.eightscreative.com/

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:16 - Nate's Favourite Live Show Experiences

00:04:35 - Music vs. The Music Business

00:11:57 - The Anatomy Of A Live Show

00:23:25 - Serving The Artist & Iconic Session Musicians

00:25:06 - MYTHconception: Creative Freedom & Avril Lavigne

00:36:13 - Do's Of Touring

00:52:05 - Don'ts Of Touring

01:02:43 - Touring Stories: ELIO

01:10:45 - Touring Stories: Charli XCX

01:16:38 - What Is Eights? What Do You We Do?

01:17:48 - Conclusion