Sometimes when life provides you with opportunities, you need to drop out of school and grab them. How do you intertwine a career in performance with a commitment to lifelong learning?
0:59 – How did the discipline to become a state champion gymnast prepare you to be a professional musician?
11:16 – What jazz musicians inspired you?
13:39 – What is it like to play a gig?
18:40 – How did you get your first gig?
20:30 – Musicians need alternate streams of income.
24:58 – What are the character traits of a professional musician?
28:09 – What opportunities does a bachelor's or master’s degree create for a professional musician?
29:40 – What is commercial music?
32:48 – Always be ready to say, “Yes.”
34:46 – What was your worst gig?
36:04 – How do you practice piano?
39:38 – What music certificates and degrees does LAVC offer?
Produced/Edited by Ozzie Flamenco
