<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Most of us spend years learning how to sing... and almost no time learning how to build a career.For Podcast #314, tenor Ben Bliss came all the way to my home in Virginia to sit down and talk about both.Ben's new book, Making It Work: The Practical Guide to Financial and Entrepreneurial Literacy for Freelancers in the Performing Arts, tackles the side of this profession that rarely gets taught—money, contracts, business, long-term thinking, and how to make a life in the arts that's actually sustainable.We also talk about his own career, the realities of freelancing, and the lessons we both wish we'd known much earlier.If you're a singer, musician, actor, or anyone making a living as a freelancer, I think you'll get a lot from this conversation.Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Send us Fan Mail Most of us spend years learning how to sing... and almost no time learning how to build a career. For Podcast #314, tenor Ben Bliss came all the way to my home in Virginia to sit down and talk about both. Ben's new book, Making It Work: The Practical Guide to Financial and Entrepreneurial Literacy for Freelancers in the Performing Arts, tackles the side of this profession that rarely gets taught—money, contracts, business, long-term thinking, and how to make a life in the arts that's actually sustainable. We also talk about his own career, the realities of freelancing, and the lessons we both wish we'd known much earlier. If you're a singer, musician, actor, or anyone making a living as a freelancer, I think you'll get a lot from this conversation. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us Fan Mail</a>Most of us spend years learning how to sing... and almost no time learning how to build a career.For Podcast #314, tenor Ben Bliss came all the way to my home in Virginia to sit down and talk about both.Ben's new book, Making It Work: The Practical Guide to Financial and Entrepreneurial Literacy for Freelancers in the Performing Arts, tackles the side of this profession that rarely gets taught—money, contracts, business, long-term thinking, and how to make a life in the arts that's actually sustainable.We also talk about his own career, the realities of freelancing, and the lessons we both wish we'd known much earlier.If you're a singer, musician, actor, or anyone making a living as a freelancer, I think you'll get a lot from this conversation.Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

BEN BLISS

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Why do singers cancel?Episode 313 of the CVH Podcast is a conversation about something audiences rarely see: the importance of stepping away. Life on the road is a privilege, but staying healthy, recharging, and remembering why we do it all matters just as much as the performances themselves.I also share an update on the upcoming album and everything happening in CVH World.Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and join the mailing list at christianvanhorn.com for exclusive album updates, behind-the-scenes content, and music you won't find anywhere else.

Send us Fan Mail Why do singers cancel? Episode 313 of the CVH Podcast is a conversation about something audiences rarely see: the importance of stepping away. Life on the road is a privilege, but staying healthy, recharging, and remembering why we do it all matters just as much as the performances themselves. I also share an update on the upcoming album and everything happening in CVH World. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and join the mailing list at christianvanhorn.com for exclusive album updates, behind-the-scenes content, and music you won't find anywhere else.

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us Fan Mail</a>Why do singers cancel?Episode 313 of the CVH Podcast is a conversation about something audiences rarely see: the importance of stepping away. Life on the road is a privilege, but staying healthy, recharging, and remembering why we do it all matters just as much as the performances themselves.I also share an update on the upcoming album and everything happening in CVH World.Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and join the mailing list at christianvanhorn.com for exclusive album updates, behind-the-scenes content, and music you won't find anywhere else.

WHY SINGERS CANCEL...

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Send us Fan Mail Checking in from Chicago. Bluebeard with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Grammy truth and my pimp coat...

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PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE GRAMMY BEHIND THE CURTAIN...

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Send us Fan Mail GOING THROUGH THE DARKEST PARTS TO GET TO THE GOOD STUFF...

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FOR THOSE WHO'VE LIVED

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Send us Fan Mail MY LOVE LETTER TO MY GENERAL MANAGER FOP THE PAST 22+ YEARS, CAROLINE WOODFIELD

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SWEET CAROLINE

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>2024 YEAR END REVIEW.  SLIGHTLY UNDER THE WEATHER BUT HUMBLED BY THE LOVE FOR WHAT WE DO HERE.

Send us Fan Mail 2024 YEAR END REVIEW. SLIGHTLY UNDER THE WEATHER BUT HUMBLED BY THE LOVE FOR WHAT WE DO HERE.

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YEAR 4 END AND MY HEARTFELT THANKS

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Send us Fan Mail MUSIC AS RELIGION AND MOVING ON FROM San Francisco

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MUSIC AS RELIGION

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>A PODCAST FROM THE DRESSING ROOM AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO! SOPRANO LOUISE ALDER IN HER MICAELA COSTUME KEEPS ME LAUGHING WHILE WE WAIT TO REENTER THE STAGE!

Send us Fan Mail A PODCAST FROM THE DRESSING ROOM AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO! SOPRANO LOUISE ALDER IN HER MICAELA COSTUME KEEPS ME LAUGHING WHILE WE WAIT TO REENTER THE STAGE!

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us Fan Mail</a>A PODCAST FROM THE DRESSING ROOM AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO! SOPRANO LOUISE ALDER IN HER MICAELA COSTUME KEEPS ME LAUGHING WHILE WE WAIT TO REENTER THE STAGE!

SOPRANO LOUISE ALDER

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>4TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY CHECK IN WITH MY BOY...

Send us Fan Mail 4TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY CHECK IN WITH MY BOY...

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COLT THANKSGIVING EPISODE

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>GETTING FIRED FROM MY DRIVING ASSIGNMENT...

Send us Fan Mail GETTING FIRED FROM MY DRIVING ASSIGNMENT...

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HORSE DRAMA

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>AFTER LITERALLY MEETING THE NIGHT BEFORE SIMON O'NEILL SITS DOWN FOR A FANTASTIC TWO HOUR CONVO.  THIS IS A TRUE LOVE LETTER TO THE BUSINESS OF SINGING.  NOT TO BE MISSED!

Send us Fan Mail AFTER LITERALLY MEETING THE NIGHT BEFORE SIMON O'NEILL SITS DOWN FOR A FANTASTIC TWO HOUR CONVO. THIS IS A TRUE LOVE LETTER TO THE BUSINESS OF SINGING. NOT TO BE MISSED!

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us Fan Mail</a>AFTER LITERALLY MEETING THE NIGHT BEFORE SIMON O'NEILL SITS DOWN FOR A FANTASTIC TWO HOUR CONVO. &nbsp;THIS IS A TRUE LOVE LETTER TO THE BUSINESS OF SINGING. &nbsp;NOT TO BE MISSED!

SIMON O'NEILL

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>A beautiful friend makes a simple gesture and changes the whole outlook on a lazy Sunday.  Ailyn Perez making the world better in so many ways.

Send us Fan Mail A beautiful friend makes a simple gesture and changes the whole outlook on a lazy Sunday. Ailyn Perez making the world better in so many ways.

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REACHING OUT

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