I feel honored to have had the chance to speak with Michel’Le Baptiste. Not only is she incredibly talented, she’s also managed to play with industry heavy hitters like Beyonce and Fifth Harmony. Yeah… she’s already played with some of the biggest acts in the music industry and she’s only getting started.

Rotem is a very talented guitarist who’s taking the Jazz scene by storm. His latest album “Antidote” has seen tremendous success and continues to rise. He’s also developed a strong online presence with over 30,000 followers on Instagram alone. Though he’s achieved much success, Rotem faced many challenges early in his career. In our conversation we dive into how he overcame gigantic obstacles to pursue his ultimate passion.

Siros is one of my favorite drummers on Instagram. He started the “Fill of the Day Movement” which propelled him to the top of the drumming world. In less than 3 years he has accomplished feats that take most drummers decades to achieve. One of these achievements is receive an endorsement deal from Meinl Cymbals, which is ridiculously hard to obtain. His story is inspiring and can’t wait to share our conversation with you!

Hannah Murphy is a very talented classical guitarist who’s known for her creative videos on Instagram. In less than 2 years she amassed a fan base of over 80,000 people. Classical musicians are not known for being heavily involved with social media. Hannah was one of the first classical musicians to take advantage of social media and it’s paying off. Her music is reaching thousands of people every day and is inspiring other classical musicians to do the same.

Todd Pritchard is a very talented guitarist who’s known for his unique style. Even though he grew up in Jersey, Todd quickly found himself moving to Philadelphia. I found this interesting seeing as how most musicians choose to move to New York.  I was amazed to learn about Philadelphia’s exciting music scene and how many world class musicians live there. Being in this environment, surrounded by so many talented musicians served as a way for Todd to continuously challenge himself and improve.

Taylor Robinson is a very talented drummer who’s done everything from touring with BIG artists, producing his own album to even running his own start up. However, I was surprised to discover that Taylor faced challenges from an early age, and I mean BIG challenges. I was amazed at how he dealt with those issues, using them for good rather than letting them bring him down. So I knew I had to sit down with Taylor and pick his brain on the matter.

Bianca Richardson is a very talented drummer who’s not afraid of going after her dreams. It’s this attitude that scored her an amazing gig playing with the legendary Marcus Miller and other well known artists. For being relatively young, she’s already achieved more than most musicians twice her age. She’s not afraid to take risks and is a force to be reckoned with!

Emily Elbert is a very talented singer songwriter who’s traveled all over making great music. She’s so talented that Eseperanza Spalding personally asked her to join her on tour. You heard me right, THE Esperanza Spalding. She’s absolutely brilliant and fearless. She takes risks with music, using it to talk about issues that she’s passionate about. I learned a lot from Emily and I can’t wait to share this conversation with you guys!

Horace Bray is a well known guitarist who overcame a terrible setback that nearly destroyed his music career in college. This set back was so bad that he was even beginning to train as an architect. However Horace did not give up and discovered a new way to play music. He was reborn as a better musician which has led to his success. This is THE EPISODE that every musician needs to hear. I guarantee you that you’ll feel inspired to push past all your obstacles after hearing his story.

Sam Blakelock is an amazing guitarist based out of New York and brilliant when it comes to social media marketing. Using marketing skills that he learned on his own, Sam quickly grew his Instagram page pickupjazz from 0 to over 240,000 followers in very little time. If that wasn’t impressive enough, he also consults various companies on social media marketing. He is absolutely BRILLIANT and wanted to learn more about his strategies, thought process and work ethic.