Lindsay Katt (@LindsayKatt) is a multi-faceted artist & musician based in New York. Her musical work spans several genres across the pop & rock sectors, in addition to work for television and film.
Our discussion meanders a bit on the nature of art, cycles and seasons of creative work, the songwriting process — if there is one — and how creative pros can possibly keep up with today’s wacky world of social media.
Keep up with Lindsay via her many social media outlets, or on her website, Lindsay Katt Music
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Lindsay Katt’s website describes her as an Artist, Musician, Painter, Thinker, Tinkerer, Hugger, Dreamer, Lover, Maker … Still Deciding, and Ever Changing.Lindsay wants to “do all the things”She’s also a producer, director, merry-maker“Really well-done DIY is learning how to hire people more talented than you” ← Click to TweetArt-shame culture; thinking “art isn’t a real job”Lindsay worked three different day-jobs to pay her way through school (studying psychology & pre-med)Lindsay was home-schooled on forty acres in Montana; learned arts and culture at homeLindsay was “fired” by her piano teacher, but resumed playing as a rebellious teenStudies show that during middle school you don’t learn anythingDeliberate PracticeThere are seasons of creative flow“It’s takes some dot-collecting before you can do any dot-connecting.” ← Click to TweetThe Nature of RestThe Avant Gardener, forthcoming project from Lindsay Katt, produced by Yakov“Why do we have soundtracks to movies, but not filmtracks to albums?” ← Click to TweetDark Side of The Rainbow: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon played over The Wizard of Oz (which allegedly helped break up Pink Floyd)Beyoncé“Art is how we decorate our space; music is how we decorate our time.” attr. aclayhutchings on RedditPost-It Pitching, as they do in Hollywood (e.g. Alien = Jaws in Space)Product Hunt (e.g. Tinder for Dogwalkers)Claude Kelly“Everybody is chasing goosebumps.” —Claude Kelly ← Click to TweetMy Happy, on Lindsay’s first album, Picking Out Boxes, came into being in about 30 minutesLindsay leans on the side of not-keeping-things-in-a-straight-line“If I can’t be fearless, I at least want to be brave.” ← Click to TweetThe Impostor SyndromeLindsay still struggles with a form of stage-fright Lindsay Katt on Twitter Lindsay Katt on Facebook Lindsay Katt on Instagram Lindsay Katt on SoundCloud Lindsay Katt on YouTubeTools
EvernotePost-ItsPro Tools, for more natural stuffLogic, for commercial worksBoss BR-1200CD 12-track recording unitTechniques
Rest your body and mind to improve your performance — in sports and in creative workTake an “ear-break”Commercial work is about diligence — writing multiple lines, fulfilling the brief, etc.Look for lyrics to lead the melody, or vice-versaMove away from handwritten notes and scribbles (there’s no space for all that paper in NYC)Use trigger words to remind yourself of notes. Leave “breadcrumbs” for Evernote.Ask for help; work on overcoming “artist shame”Habits
Jot down ideas as they emergeTake breaks from your work (to collect dots)Converse and meet with other artists Try Audible.com Free for 30-Days
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