<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...

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>MEZZO SOPRANO J'NAI BRIDGES STOPS BY FOR A LONG CHAT WHILE SHE SINGS MAGDALENA IN RIGOLETTO CURRENTLY AT THE MET.

Send us Fan Mail MEZZO SOPRANO J'NAI BRIDGES STOPS BY FOR A LONG CHAT WHILE SHE SINGS MAGDALENA IN RIGOLETTO CURRENTLY AT THE MET.

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J'NAI BRIDGES

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Send us Fan Mail OPERA SUPERSTAR ANGEL BLUE. FROM PAGEANTS TO THE BIGGEST OPERA STAGES IN THE WORLD. PLEASE STAY OUT OF OUR DRESSING ROOMS...

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ANGEL BLUE

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Send us Fan Mail A BEAUTIFULLY HONEST, FUNNY AND THOROUGH CONVERSATION WITH NADINE SIERRA.

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NADINE SIERRA

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GET OUT OF MY DRESSING ROOM!

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>ERIN MORLEY. WHEN TALENT AND MAGIC COLLIDE.

Send us Fan Mail ERIN MORLEY. WHEN TALENT AND MAGIC COLLIDE.

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ERIN MORLEY

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Send us Fan Mail MY BROTHER BEN SITS DOWN AND CONTEMPLATES IT ALL.

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<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>THE BOYS STOP BY FOR A CHAT WHILE THEY STAR IN RIGOLETTO AT THE MET.

Send us Fan Mail THE BOYS STOP BY FOR A CHAT WHILE THEY STAR IN RIGOLETTO AT THE MET.

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STEPHEN COSTELLO AND QUINN KELSEY

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Send us Fan Mail OUTSIDE OUR COMFORT ZONES.

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FEELING THE FEAR AND DOING IT ANYWAY

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1425967/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>MY GREAT FRIEND AND TWO TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER SASHA COOKE SITS DOWN FOR A VERY UNFILTERED CHAT.

Send us Fan Mail MY GREAT FRIEND AND TWO TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER SASHA COOKE SITS DOWN FOR A VERY UNFILTERED CHAT.

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SASHA COOKE

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BITING MY TONGUE (SORT OF)

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