Why keep making music when the world is in despair | Nikolas L.B.

Episode 6 of the Songs with Substance podcast, hosted by with Reine Orelia, titled "Why keep making music when the world is in despair | Nikolas L.B." was published on January 13, 2024 and runs 80 minutes.

January 13, 2024 ·80m · Songs with Substance

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Summary

Happy new year everyone! Welcome back to the Songs with Substance podcast where I have existential conversations with introspective musicians. In this first episode of the year I spoke to Nikolas L.B, a Montreal-based artist. Check out the chapters below to get an overview of all the wonderful topics we covered around the music industry and the creative process. Here’s to a 2024 filled with deep chats 🥂 ⏳Chapters⏳ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:55 - Discover Nikolas L.B’s music 🎵 00:02:25 - What makes the Montreal music scene so special 00:03:55 - How the pandemic affected our creativity 00:08:14 - Why make art when the world is in distress 00:13:53 - How should an artist relate to their ego 00:21:12 - Nik’s perception of music marketing, can marketing be mindful? 00:32:51 - The price you pay for commercializing your art 00:35:11 - How to make art for others without getting influenced by them 00:38:33 - Intentionality vs flow state, which is best? 00:43:00 - Is the music industry harder for artists today? 00:50:50 - Why release music when the industry is “oversaturated” 00:57:20 - Are we too *old* to find success in music? 01:05:24 - The trouble with having a scarcity mindset as an artist 01:17:53 - What’s next for Nik & where to find him 🔗 Links 🔗 Nikolas’s website - https://nikolaslb.com/ Nikolas’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/nikolas.l.b/ Nikolas’s Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5NWcTd6xSzxY6QnGevX5ER?si=6uDVINatRA2ETXP42hVvnQ Reine’s website - https://linktr.ee/reinecramer Reine’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/reinecramer Reine’s Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HtPBbG9Iwr9oBlvcpbNZD?si=2N4WJjYuSVG6UDVh3OGqoA The Songs with Substance Playlist (featuring music from all guests) - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2148h2Fn8400mbS6paCNku?si=b0bac20effea4f50 #musicindustry #musicpodcast #indiemusic #musicdiscovery #introspection #analysis #ageism #oversaturation #ego #creativity #songwriting

Episode Description

Happy new year everyone! Welcome back to the Songs with Substance podcast where I have existential conversations with introspective musicians. In this first episode of the year I spoke to Nikolas L.B, a Montreal-based artist. Check out the chapters below to get an overview of all the wonderful topics we covered around the music industry and the creative process. Here’s to a 2024 filled with deep chats 🥂

⏳Chapters⏳

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:55 - Discover Nikolas L.B’s music 🎵

00:02:25 - What makes the Montreal music scene so special

00:03:55 - How the pandemic affected our creativity

00:08:14 - Why make art when the world is in distress

00:13:53 - How should an artist relate to their ego

00:21:12 - Nik’s perception of music marketing, can marketing be mindful?

00:32:51 - The price you pay for commercializing your art

00:35:11 - How to make art for others without getting influenced by them

00:38:33 - Intentionality vs flow state, which is best?

00:43:00 - Is the music industry harder for artists today?

00:50:50 - Why release music when the industry is “oversaturated”

00:57:20 - Are we too *old* to find success in music?

01:05:24 - The trouble with having a scarcity mindset as an artist

01:17:53 - What’s next for Nik & where to find him

🔗 Links 🔗

Nikolas’s website - https://nikolaslb.com/

Nikolas’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/nikolas.l.b/

Nikolas’s Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5NWcTd6xSzxY6QnGevX5ER?si=6uDVINatRA2ETXP42hVvnQ

Reine’s website - https://linktr.ee/reinecramer

Reine’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/reinecramer

Reine’s Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HtPBbG9Iwr9oBlvcpbNZD?si=2N4WJjYuSVG6UDVh3OGqoA

The Songs with Substance Playlist (featuring music from all guests) - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2148h2Fn8400mbS6paCNku?si=b0bac20effea4f50

#musicindustry #musicpodcast #indiemusic #musicdiscovery #introspection #analysis #ageism #oversaturation #ego #creativity #songwriting

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