On My Own Dime

Today I’m back with part 2 of the world of academia in music with my friend Sean Harold. Join us as we continue to discuss the illusion of meritocracy. I find it fascinating that both my most recent guests were graduate students and they both seemed to latch onto that idea. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. If you thought my outlook was too optimistic - you were kind of right. But seriously - does anybody really know what is best for the ecosystem of creators?

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This week the conversation continues with Brooklyn Based music producer Chris Camilleri. We are discussing the effect of growing up in a time when pensions were a foundational part of how people planned their life and careers. Particularly, how it influenced the way many freelancers operated in their formative years. We explore the idea of stewardship on social media and Chris shows us that to have an optimistic outlook about the development of social media and the modern internet we need to be good stewards of other people. Other subjects in this episode:

Links to Chris:

https://new.chris-camilleri.com

https://www.instagram.com/chriscamilleri/

Today I’m speaking with Brooklyn based Music Producer Chris Camilleri. This will be a 3 part interview discussing Chris’s career, some specific projects, and of course lessons learned over his long career in music. We get into his early trajectory in academics and graduating from the music technology masters program at NYU. Chris shares how things progressed differently than he expected and shares his view on how music technology is shaping the music we listen to. Other topics in this episode:

Links to Chris: 

https://new.chris-camilleri.com

https://www.instagram.com/chriscamilleri/ 

We are back with Rachel Harrison talking about some of the characters and inspirations behind her book “The Return”. Rachel talks about pitching the book to a competition called pit dark on social media. We also discuss how taking feedback is part of being an artist and why it is difficult to accept that without taking it personally.

Rachel Harrison: https://www.rachel-harrison.com/

Sculptor Javier Perez: https://javierperez.es

John Darnielle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Darnielle

Today I’m speaking with Author Rachel Harrison about life, getting published and her debut horror novel “The Return”. I want to preface this episode with some context around artistic integrity and financial stability.

Providing a safe home and a financial foundation to live on is an afterthought for a lot of young creators. It’s common for us to live at or below the poverty line for years before acting. Recently, I’ve noticed some have built separate earning careers from their creative work, alleviating the burden of financial stress that sometimes comes with retaining artistic integrity. I once believed artistic integrity and financial stability were mutually exclusive things, but they are not. It’s okay to want a future, and a safe home, and be an artist, writer, musician, designer.

Rachel is going to tell us what it looks like to recognize the tipping point that drives many creators away from their work. She demonstrates why it is important to be open to opportunities that could build a better foundation to work from.

Come back next week as we continue the conversation about some of the characters & inspirations for Rachel’s book “The Return”.  Thanks for joining me and have a great week out there on planet Earth.

-Jason

https://www.rachel-harrison.com/

We are back with Xenia in our final episode of this discussion about music production, songwriting and sync licensing! We also talk about her work in Music Publishing and the lessons she learned working in that field that she was able to bring into her production planning and workflow. We discuss a big change that Xenia is making in her career. Very exciting stuff!

We are back with Xenia following a power outage in the middle of our call. Today we are talking about the effect of quarantine on Xenia’s productions and the influence of Greek culture on her writing.

Today I am talking with a friend I met in a sync licensing music production group called That Pitch. Her name is Xenia! Originally from Russia she now lives in Athens, Greece. We are talking about music production, songwriting, sync licensing. Why to keep unfinished ideas & keeping all of your sessions, samples, and other resources organized, ready to deliver, and backed up. 

Xenia’s artist Page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7npaSVJEU4qSwKJ8US1wdr?si=2bGgm_9RSA-IdxkeOHWdEw

Backup Solutions: https://www.backblaze.com