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Crushing Classical — 311 episodes
Douglas Knehans: Composer and Record Producer
Happiest Musician Minisode: Make it EASY to Pay You
Rick Sowash: Giving it All Away
Happiest Musician Minisode: Calendar It!
Maestro Angelo Molino: Symphony of Mind
Happiest Musician Minisode: How to MAKE More Time
Clare Longendyke: Running Her Own Solo Career
Happiest Musician Minisode: Would I be Better Off WITHOUT a Portfolio Career?
Ruth Phillips: Beauty at the Edge of Catastrophe
Happiest Musician Minisode: Tell Me What to Do!
Pauline Frechette: At the Edge of Everything
Happiest Musician Minisode: The Magic of Being a Client
Amani Roberts: From DJ to Artist Manager
Successful Careers are Made in the Summer
Happiest Musician Minisode: the Magic of the Group
Xenia Pestova Bennett: Befriending Performance Anxiety
Happiest Musician Minisode: What do We Coach On?
Kate Reddish: Consulting COO and Community Architect
What's in Your Portfolio (Career?)
Thomas Zera: The Sub Pool
Happiest Musician Minisode: What's in MY Portfolio?
The Joy Luck Trio: A New Supergroup
Happiest Musician Minisode: Big Visions and Baby Steps
Myron Silberstein: the Non-Traditional Path to Non-Traditional Music
Happiest Musician Minisode: What if promotional posts didn't have to feel crummy?
Marjorie Rusche and Clare Longendyke: Bringing a Composition to Life
Happiest Musician Minisode: Follow Your Energy
Double Keyed: Bringing a Big Vision to Life
Happiest Musician Minisode: Visibility and Mind Trash
Joachim Horsley: Superfusion
Happiest Musician Minisode: This is Why
Denise Duffield-Thomas: Money Mentor
Happiest Musician Minisode: Performing and Connection
Heather Niemi Savage: The Power of Perseverance
Sam Reti: Founder of Muzie and Hiyve
Happiest Musician Minisode: Planning Big
Nicholas McGegan: the JOY of Creativity in Music
Happiest Musician Minisode: Action is Faster than Agony
Ian Maksin: Lullaby for the World
Should You Negotiate for a Gig?
Radhika Vekaria: Sensory Artist and Composer
Happiest Musician Minisode: Feeling Great
Kim Butler: Financial Strategist
Happiest Musician Minisode: Do I NEED a Website?
Tina Davidson: Let Your Heart Be Broken
Happiest Musician Minisode: When Should You Play For Free?
Devony Smith and Danny Zelibor: In This Short Life
Happiest Musician Minisode: Being Proud of Your Support
Nicole Cash: Hornist to Narrator
Happiest Musician Minisode: Why YOU Need More Visibility
Molly Gebrian: the Neuroscience of Practicing
Happiest Musician Minisode: Does it Have to Take Twenty Years?
What Got You Here...Day Three
What Got You Here... Day Two
What Got You Here... Day One
Happiest Musician Minisode: What IS Visibility?
Happiest Musician Minisode: What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Katherine Needleman: Oboist, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Etc. Queen of Filth
Happiest Musician Minisode: What My First Job Taught Me
Happiest Musician Minisode: Boldness
Happiest Musician Minisode: FEAR of Visibility
Happiest Musician Minisode: What's Your Bubble?
Mada & Hugh Piano Duo
Happiest Musician Minisode: Investing in Your Career
Laura Sinclair: Stress Free Studio!
Happiest Musician Minisode: Demystifying Entrepreneurship
Rupert Boyd: GatherNYC
Happiest Musician Minisode: Dribbles of Time
Sharon Ruchman: Composer and Author
Happiest Musician Minisode: Make Your Summer Impactful!
Ron Ramin and Portia Kamons: SEVENTEEN
Wesley Knust: Portfolio Musician and Educator
Jennifer Roig-Francolí: Make Great Music with Ease!
Happiest Musician Minisode: the Pillars of Your Portfolio Career
Suzanne Chasalow: Horn Player to Transformational Coach
Happiest Musician Minisode: What will you do this SUMMER?
Kate Kayaian: Beyond Potential
Happiest Musician Minisode: Freelancing vs. the Portfolio Career
Jenny Clift: Thriving Artist
Happiest Musician Minisode: The CEO Date
Alexandra Gardner: Composer and Consultant
Happiest Musician Minisode: Abundance of Content
Leandra Ramm: Balancing Motherhood and Artistry
Happiest Musician Minisode: the Courage to START
Ada Witczyk: Building a Repertoire
Happiest Musician Minisode: When it's Happening too SLOWLY
Sarah Weisbrod: The Practice Code for Musicians
Happiest Musician Minisodes: What do you WANT this Year?
Marc Hoffman: Recording Globally
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Groceries and Artistry
Dr. Matt Cook: Composer, Novelist, Storyteller
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Build Your OWN Career Ladder
Eric Malmquist: Being a Working Composer
Happiest Musician Minisode: Focus is a Superpower!
Desmond Earley: Chamber Music by James Joyce
Happiest Musician Minisode: Making Big Dreams Happen
Shawn Head: Honored Grand Master of Classical Shakuhachi
Happiest Musician Minisode: Give Your Gig a Chance to be Great
Michelle Lynne: The Fearless Artist
Happiest Musician Minisode: Resilience
Callum Smart: Caidence
Happiest Musician Minisode: Find Your People
Angela Beeching: Beyond Talent
Happiest Musician Minisode: Calls to Action
Ricky Ian Gordon: Seeing Through
Happiest Musician Minisode: Your Model Calendar
Cory Barger: Practice Happier!
Teaching Group Classes
Nancy Green: The Evolution of a Portfolio Career
Happiest Musician Minisode: Consistency
Miriam Schulman: Artpreneur
Happiest Musician Minisode: Choose your Attention
Dr. Jonathan M. Gregoire: Creative Coach, Performing Artist, Arts Educator
Happiest Musician Minisode: Behind the Scenes
Michael Cooke: San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
Happiest Musician Minisode: Do Your Own Hike
Chad Lawson: Where We Are
Happiest Musician Minisode: FLOW
Hannah Reimann: Stretto Pianos
Live AMA with Ashley Danyew
The Secret Key to Time Management
T.D. Ellis: Bassoonist, Contractor, and owner of Trevco Music!
Can you CUT Your Way to Success?
Gabe Bolkosky: a New Philosophy of Practice
Live AMA with Khara Wolf
Happiest Musician Minisode: What if you don't NEED the money?
Ashley Danyew: Musician and Company
Looking Forward: Work Life Balance 5
About JOY: Work Life Balance 4
About TIME: Work Life Balance 3
About the MONEY: Work Life Balance 2
Why it's so HARD - Work Life Balance 1
Brendan Slocumb: From musician to best-selling author!
Happiest Musician Minisode: Hitting the CAP
Helen Cha-Pyo: Conductor, Educator, and Arts Leader
Happiest Musician Minisode: Money Hygiene
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Tune in to Excellence
Michael Pratt: The Copyists
Happiest Musician Minisode: CEO Level Work
John Jeter: Rediscovering the music of Louis Ballard
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Momentum
Ian Campbell: What is Partimenti?
Happiest Musician Minisode: Happy New Year!
Cody Weisbach, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Dr. Tonya Lawson, Musician, Blogger, SEO Specialist!
Happiest Musician Minisode: Merry Gigmas
Tim Corpus: Composer, Sound Designer, Arts Manager
Happiest Musician Minisode: Refining
Kincaid Rabb: Navigating Burnout and Creativity
Happiest Musician Minisode: Black Friday
Merideth Hite Estevez: Artists for Joy!
Happiest Musician Minisode: Structures and Schedules are FOR YOU
Happiest Musician Minisode: WHY?
Kristin Leitterman: Relax and Take a Deep Breath!
Happiest Musician Minisode: Learning by Doing
Mary Lou Falcone: Public Relations and Lewy Body Dementia
Happiest Musician Minisode: It's All Experiments
Kate Kayaian: Identity Shifts for Artists
Happiest Musician Minisode: Get Curious
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Making MONEY Non-Ickily
Jonathan Kravtchenko: Tangos for Two
Happiest Musician Minisode: Freelancer Math
Jeffrey Biegel: a 50-State Project!
Happiest Musician Minisode: Get clear on the MONEY part!
Gabriel Olafs: Lullabies
Happiest Musician Minisode: Model Calendars
Joseph Sowa: Wizarding School for Composers
Happiest Musician Minisode: Air Quotes!
Nic Orbovich: Michigan City Chamber Music Festival
Happiest Musician Minisode: Summer Camp
Frederick Moyer: A Sustainable Solo Career
Happiest Musician Minisode: Why YOU need a Portfolio Career!
Kerstin Tenney: Light
Happiest Musician Minisode: What will you do on your Summer Vacation?
Peg Luke: Heeding the Call
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Be the CEO of YOU
Ariel Grossman: Leadership and Artistry
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Own Your Awesomeness!
Julian Loida: Music and Synesthesia
Christine Smith: Frosted Lens Entertainment
Helida Dodd: Perfumer and Speaker
Happiest Musician Minisode: SLOW DOWN
Alecia Lawyer: Wildcatting in the Arts
Happiest Musician Minisode: No Limits!
Mary-Elizabeth Brown: Violinist, Pedagogue, Entrepreneur, and Inspiration!
Ashley Killam: AK Artist Management
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Just Start!
JooWan Kim: Ensemble Mik Nawooj
Happiest Musician Minisodes: The Happiest Musician
Adrian Gordon: Note to Self
Happiest Musician Minisodes: State of the Podcast 2023
Mary Elizabeth Bowden: International Trumpet Soloist
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Thoughts on Leadership in and out of music
Laura Nerenberg: The Art of Choice
David Krauss: Speaking Soundly
Happiest Musician Minisodes: The Cheapest Way to Pay
Eunbi Kim: Mentorship and Motherhood
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Put Words On It!
James Hearne: Living the Dream
Donna Weng Friedman: Being a Role Model
Happiest Musician Minisodes: Find the Easy Way
Bill Lueth: What Musicians don't get about Classical Radio
Emily Martin and Elizabeth McDonald: EM2connect!
Deb Stevenson: Rendezvous Arts
Daisy Press: You Are the Flower
Ellen Broen: The Courage to Have It All
Dr. Heidi Kay Begay: Flute 360!
Asher Laub: Electric Violinist and Producer
Ashley Ertz: 5th Wave Collective
Lisa Canning and Carolyn Nussbaum: Helping Wind Players to Thrive
James Daly: Creating an Online Music School with a Mission
Leslie Tagorda: Creating a Career Out of the Things You Love
Kirin McElwain: Courageous Self-Resourcing
Jennet Ingle: Jennet Ingle Reeds
Katherine Emeneth: KE Creative
Elizabeth Gentner: Taking Ownership of your Artistry
Jenny Clift: Healing Yourself and Creating a Career with EFT
Renée-Paule Gauthier: Mind Over Finger
Jennet Ingle: The Happiest Musician: Creating A Career You Love With All The Things You Love Doing
Sam Reti: Building A Thriving Music Career By Creating What People Already Want
Barron Ryan: How To Transform Rejection Into A Tool For Self-Discovery & Empowerment And Create A Career Uniquely YOU In The Process
Carrie Knowles: Building Your Passion Projects From Scratch
Angie Colee: Career Pivoting By Following Your Heart
Lisa Spector: How To Heal And Create Anew In Your Career
Richard Amoroso: Redefining The Rules Of Music Education
Hot Seat: Using Your *Other* Areas Of Expertise To Transform Your Teaching Biz with Lynn Kuo
Sharon Ruchman: How A Gift From The Past Sparked A Whole New Career Direction
Sophie Lippert: The Power Of True Fans: How To Build A Community That Loves And Supports You
Brian O'Neill: Pricing REAL TALK For Gigs And Teaching - Strategies Every Musician Needs To Succeed
Sarah Belle Reid: Building A Unique Career From The Ground UP By Staying Open And Out Of Your Comfort Zone
ECHO Collective: Neil Leiter and Margaret Hermant: Crushing It With Unique Collaborations And A New Genre
Fabiana Claure: Creatively Building A Business That Reflects YOU And Who You Are As An Artist
Eric Branner: How Raising Your Prices Transforms Your Business
Robert Franz: Tapping Into Creativity That Sets You Apart In The Marketplace
Hot Seat #1: Claire Galloway Weber: Crushing It In The Opera World
Greg Harrington: True Success - Creating Your OWN Reality, Being Flexible And Finding Your Voice
Joseph Conyers: Finding True Purpose And Making An Impact
Caleigh Drane: Making Your Dream Project A Reality
Career EVOLUTION And The POWER Of An Audience: Jennet Ingle: The Invincible Oboist
James Dargan: How Speaking Your Mind Can Lead To Your Dream Career
Sam Hyken: Redefining The Orchestra And Leading In Extraordinary Times
Shana Tucker: The Path From Classical Music To Her OWN Genre
Babatunde Akinboboye: Creating a new music genre entirely your own
Jennifer Williams, Opera Director: Revolutionizing The Art Of Opera
Christopher Still: Crushing The Audition AND The Audition Coaching Business
Nathan Cole: Making A Bigger Impact On Students AND Your Income: Designing A NEW Way To Teach For 2020 And Beyond
Joe Basile: The Power Of The Self-Employed Mindset As A Classical Musician
Hunter Noack: In A Landscape: Impacting The Classical World In A New Way And Making Your Dreams Come True As A Musician
Audience Building FEARS: What You Need To Know
Heather Malyuk: Learning To Be Proactive About Your Hearing As A Musician
Jeffrey Agrell: How Improvising Can Transform Your Music Making
Aubrey Bergauer: Overcoming The Us Vs. Them Mentality In Orchestras
Conrad Tao: Crafting A Career Tailored To YOU And Who You Are
John Pickford Richards, JACK Quartet: From Band Mindset To Business Mindset: Taking Your Ensemble To The Next Level
Lucas Meachem: Being The Boss Of Your Education And The Value Of Building Your Online Audience
Carrie Knowles, Author: The Key To Feeding Your Soul As A Freelancer
Aubrey Bergauer: Making Bold Moves - Transforming The Orchestra Business Model And Revolutionizing The Classical Music Audience Experience
Amy Beth Horman: Unintentional Instagram Influencer, Violin Soloist And Teacher: Pulling It All Together To Create A Fabulous Unique Career
Kate Kayaian: Having The Guts To Be A Soloist On Your OWN Terms
Ingrid Gerling, Violinist & Jazz Singer: Creating Your Unique Career In Real Time
Andrew Ousley: PR Done RIGHT For Musicians + How To Create A Seriously Buzz-worthy Concert Series
Sarah Kenner: The Hungry Musician: The Journey Of Turning A Hobby Into A Potential Income Stream
Jodie Landau: Building A Music Career Totally Unique To YOU
Cory Hills: The Journey Of Finding Your Unique Voice As A Musician
Lorenzo Brewer: Founder of nkoda: Revolutionizing Sheet Music For The Digital Age
Suzanne Bona: Sunday Baroque: Turning A Day Job Into A Dream Career
Patrick Moore: Axiom Quartet: Creating Job Security Today As A Classical Musician
Kevin Oates and MYRO: Creating A Youth Orchestra Experience Like No Other
Michael Repper, Conductor: The Value Of Mentorship In Music Education Today
Passepartout Duo: Creating A Life In Music With The Freedom To Travel Around The World
Jonathan Eifert: From Piano Performance To Public Relations: Musician Marketing For The 21st Century And Why It Matters
Jacomo Bairos: Powerful Leadership In Classical Music For A New Era
Season 3 SPECIAL: Historic Highlights
Alecia Lawyer: Founding A Collaborative Orchestra: A Dream Orchestra For Musicians And The Community That Supports Them
Sarah Whitney: Living The Dream - Creating A Music Career That Is Entirely Your OWN
Christopher Rountree: Designing A Career As A Creator In Classical Music
Laura Metcalf: Creating A Career On Your Terms And Starting Your Dream Concert Series
Murray Hidary: A Journey Of Healing That Turned Into A Dream Music Career
That Viola Kid: Drew Alexander Forde: On Crushing Instagram And Using Social Media To Grow An Audience And A Unique Music Career
Robert Perlick-Molinari And French Horn Rebellion: How Having A Personal Ethos Guides Your Music Career
Hot Seat #9: Margaret Dixon: Creating A Community Music Program With Staying Power
Larry Groupé: The Key Ingredients To A Self-Started Career As A Hollywood Film Score Composer
Cliff Colnot: Building A Career And A Business: How The Art Of Preparation And Observation Pays Off
Amir Elsaffar: A Journey Of Self-Discovery And Finding Musical Purpose
Sam Hyken: Growing A Thriving Orchestra From The Ground Up
Fireside Chat #43: What Stands Between You And The Career You Want Most
Hot Seat #8: Gaby Castro: Vlogging For A New Generation of Classical Music Content Creators
At The Starting Line: Caleb Wiebe: Best Practices for Starting and Sustaining an Ensemble
Fireside Chat #42: Looking Back On The First Full Year of Crushing Classical
Fireside Chat #41 - Ringing In The New Tax Laws: Classical Music Edition
Hot Seat #7: Gaelen McCormick: Starting A Unique Career In Music By Tackling "Invisible Problems"
Fireside Chat #40: Does Your Current Behavior Match Your Ultimate Goal?
Fireside Chat #39: The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself
Mark Rabideau: A Plan Unfolding Imperfectly Can Turn Into A Unique Career You Love
Fireside Chat #38: Being Social In An Arena Where Hiding Is Normal
Jessica Meyer - Juilliard Graduates Don't Have It Easier: An Honest Conversation About Forging A Unique Career In NYC
Steve Hackman: Evolving Classical Music By Embracing Who You Are As An Artist
Fireside Chat #37: The Most Important Training Is The Kind You Aren't Doing
Fireside Chat #36: Evolving Your Career Before Your Career Demands Evolution
Zeneba Bowers: A Professional Violinist's Journey To Little Roads Best Traveled
Fireside Chat #35: Defining Your Value In A World Where Resumes Are Secondary
Fireside Chat #34: Games 2.0: Play By The Rules, Play To Win...or just PLAY
Hot Seat #6: Part 2: Amanda Chavis: A Conversation To Pursue and Implement Plan A
Fireside Chat #33: Finding Purpose in a Challenge You Design Yourself
Hot Seat #6: Part 1: Amanda Chavis: A Conversation To Pursue and Implement Plan A
Fireside Chat #32: Money Minded Part 2: Keys To Freeing Yourself From The Money Trap
Fireside Chat #31: Evolving Classical Music: A Conversation About Real World Viability
Hot Seat #5: Part 2: Kyle Walker: The Social Media Woes of an Emerging Classical Music Activist
Fireside Chat #30: Decisions Decisions: Navigating the World of Promises You Make... And Just Might Have To Break
Hot Seat #5: Part 1: Kyle Walker: The Social Media Woes of an Emerging Classical Music Activist
Fireside Chat #29: Creativity Part 2: Generating Ideas and Promoting Yourself For The Clueless But Determined