How Music Will Save Us All | Farid Nouri | The Lower Third

As a staple in DC nightlife Farid Nouri, who cofounded Eighteenth Street Lounge, believes music creates communities. As a passionate yet humble supporter of local musicians and DJs, he has spent 25 years providing a platform for Washingtonians to feel at home. From live music to going to church with Sam Burns on Sunday nights, Farid has supported creatives consistently for decades. Join us on the Lower Third hosted by Molly Ruland as we discuss nightclubs, community and survival in the time of a Pandemic. 

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Key Takeaways: Farid talks about his business and how he started it until now [1:57] Farid talks about how DC was different in the 90's than how it is today [2:53] Farid talks about the culture of music in the early days in DC [5:35] Farid talks about the importance of giving your employees and customers freedom to do what they can to grow their careers and jobs [13:09] Farid talks about the benefit of selecting the best of the best to come work for you [13:47] Farid talks about how people should work and the vision they should have while working [14:57] Farid talks about the lease complications he has with his landlord [15:41] Farid also talks about the period of his original lease [16:13] Farid talks about the reason that made him shut his business down [17:00] Farid talks about the types of industries that got hit the most by the pandemic [17:42] Farid talks about the effect of the pandemic to his kind of industries and the laws put in place for those types of industries [19:10] Farid talks about the social and economic impacts caused by the pandemic [21:42] Farid and Molly agree that people are going to be more cautious on how they are going to spend their time and money [24:55] Farid and Molly talks about why people are moving to the rural areas and moving out of the city [25:23] Farid talks about the ideas he has now that he has closed his business [28:43] Farid and Molly talks about how tourism business is going to be sluggish due to the pandemic [32:57] Farid and Molly talks about how one can work remotely or from home [34:40] Farid talks about going back to basic after this pandemic season is over [43:00]

Books Mentioned: https://fourhourworkweek.com/ https://toolsoftitans.com/

Quotes Mentioned:

“Allowing artists to express themselves in a very free and open way really empowers the artist.” by Farid Nouri

“Artistic endeavors take a bit of time to get some attraction.” by Farid Nouri

“You can’t see a result overnight.” by Farid Nouri

“Going back to basics has been my go to motto at this point in the pandemic.” by Farid Nouri

Guests Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/18thstlounge/   Website: https://www.18thstlounge.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/18thSTLounge 

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