Building a Career as a Professional Guitarist | with Adam Tressler

Today’s guest is session and touring guitarist and songwriter Adam Tressler. Adam has performed or recorded with a long list of artists including Aimee Mann, Selena Gomez, Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello, Lord Huron, and many more. He’s also played on scores for TV shows such as Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Central Park, and films like Birds of Prey, and This is the Year. We cover everything from the importance of having a strong network to tips for touring musicians and how he broke into the Los Angeles studio session scene.🗒 In this episode we'll dig in on... 🗒Learning to play over 50 fretted instrumentsSigning a publishing dealExploring the Los Angeles songwriting scenePlaying SNLBuilding a strong networkBreaking into the film score session worldTouring with Aimee MannThe role of musicians unionsRemote session workReading MusicGetting the most out of a music education🎙 Travis' Intro 🎙Learning the Right Lesson🎶 ... Listening Recommendation 🎶Theo Katzman - ListenDrew Taubenfeld - Listen👉 Learn More About Adam Tressler... 👈Website: https://www.adamtressler.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamtressler/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Adam TresslerHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference