Musician Mindset

Musician Mindset

A conversation series that extracts the performance and preparation thought process from world class musicians; leaving you with wisdom and exercises to level up your musical journey.

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September 3, 2023 50 mins

Dylan Caligiuri talks about discipline, music education, emotional intelligence, human motivational systems, and many more essential concepts for musicians at every stage of their career.

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Michael Seaman is an LA-based pianist, composer, and music director attracting the attention of audiences and musicians alike for his passionate and fresh take on the jazz and pop traditions. His work has been featured in Netflix’s new animated movie The Monkey King, The South Dakota Symphony’s 2023 concert series, HBO’s Perry Mason, Engelbert Humperdinck’s 2021 Reflections international tour, and in his own 12-piece jazz big band ...

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August 13, 2023 48 mins

Jason and Dave discuss principles for achieving longevity in your career.

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August 6, 2023 41 mins

Dave and Jason are back after a hiatus to discuss the qualities of professionalism, attitude, and mindset.

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July 24, 2020 70 mins
Adam Gust was raised in the cold of Minnesota, studied music in the heat of the University of North Texas, and has served a diverse full-time freelance music career of world touring and session work in just right Los Angeles since 2000. After a humbling decade of recovery from a career-threatening injury, Adam acquired a unique expertise, empathy, and voice toward evolving learning environments in drum education and in life.   A...
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In this 6 feet apart episode, Dave and Jason discuss their handling of the Covid-19 lifestyle adjustments, and ways musicians can ensure they are setting themselves up for the career recovery period coming up soon.

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Our guest today is Vanessa Bryan, a singer, songwriter, producer and entrepreneur.

 

Vanessa has been a featured BG singer for acts such as Idina Menzel, Gwen Stefani and most recently The Killers.

 

She is the office gal vocal coach and arranger for Kidz Bop and owns Music Lessons LA, a music school, recording studio and vocal lessons.

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Originating from Los Angeles, Casey Baer is a nineteen-year-old pop recording artist charting her own course with honest lyrics and powerful vocals. A year in the making, Casey’s first single, “Greatest Mistake,” was a first look of what’s to come in the young artist’s career. Produced and co-written by Grammy-nominated producer, Dru Decaro, ‘Greatest Mistake’ serves as her first in many unapologetic takes on her formative years. H...

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Our guest today is Michael Ward.

Michale is an accomplished  recording artist, guitarist and professional musician who has toured the world with groups such as Ben Harper and the innocent criminals, The Wall Flowers and was co-founder of the group,  School of Fish. Michael’s guitar work can be heard on records by John Hiatt and the Grammy award winning single, One Headlight by the Wallflowers.

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October 21, 2019 27 mins

We can rent a car!

 

Our 25th show, thanks so much for the support! In this episode Jason and Dave discuss the common lessons the guests have shared over the course of 25 episodes. Some really great content here, enjoy!

 

www.musicianmindsetpodcast.com 

https://possiblechops.com/davejohnstone

 

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In this episode, return guest Nick Petrillo takes us through his approach to music directing.      Nick Petrillo is a keyboardist, music director, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles.  Originally from Bound Brook, New Jersey, Nick is a 2010 graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, with a dual Bachelor's Degree in Film Scoring and Contemporary Writing/Production.     As a music director and keyboardist, Nick has p...
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September 24, 2019 59 mins

https://possiblechops.com/musicianmindset/

 

In 1999 Josh was asked by Paul Shaffer (Band leader of SNL and David Letterman Show CBS Orchestra) to join the Nickelodeon House Band which was his first professional gig.  Shortly thereafter, Sheila-E (producer, solo artist, Prince, Ringo Starr) hired him to perform with Nelly Furtado and Juanes.  He has played with Tony Royster Jr. (Jay-Z, Joe Jonas, T.I.) for numerous clinics includin...

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September 16, 2019 75 mins
https://possiblechops.com/musicianmindset/   Raised by a family of magicians, Eric already had stage, TV, and radio experience by age 5. At age 11, the discovery of The Beatles and the movie "That Thing You Do" inspired him to become a drummer. Eric wears multiple hats in the industry. He's the music supervisor at Activision Blizzard, working on games such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Guitar Hero. He was previously an Associ...
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September 4, 2019 51 mins

In this episode of MM both Dave and Jason discuss what their currently working on to improve their playing, musicianship and mindset. A really great convo here!

 

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August 29, 2019 48 mins

Elliott launched his recording career following his appearance on American Idol Season 5 as the top 3 finalist with his highly anticipated debut album Elliott Yamin, which debuted at Number Three on the Billboard album chart and was the highest-debuting album by an independent artist in SoundScan history.  The self-titled disc achieved gold status in the U.S. and Japan (where he continues to maintain a large audience)...

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Fun format here! Dave and Jason discuss the songs and albums that laid the foundation for their musical journeys. 

 

 

Dave

Led Zeppelin 

Rush

Herbie Hancock: Thrust

Wayne Krantz: 2 Drink Minimum

Miles Davis: Four & More

Miles Davis: Nefertiti

Jonatha Brooke: 10 Cent Wings

Michael Landau: Live 2000

James Taylor Live

Esperanza Spalding: Emily's D+ Evolution 

 

 

Jason

 

No Quarter from The Song Remains The Same: Led Zeppelin

Money F...

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Last seen on Broadway in the Tony award winning special event "Liza's at the Palace", Cortés Alexander's critically acclaimed debut CD "Swell", is available on itunes & all online retail outlets. His club act, "The Swell Show" continues to sell out & was recently voted "Best Night Out" by LA Nightlife magazine. A veteran of over 100 TV commercials, this award -winning singer/songwriter is also a 5-time men's 4.0 singles champion at...

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Jordan Michael:

  Jordan Michael is a Dallas, TX native that has quickly made a name for himself in the vocal community in Los Angeles.    Jordan Attended AMDA (American Musical & Dramatic Academy) while simultaneously serving in the US army reserves; earning a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theater, with an emphasis on vocal performance    He’s supported musical acts such as Dancing with the Stars champion, Jordan Fisher; Jazz...
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Tom Strahle is a multi-instrumental session musician, composer, songwriter and YouTuber.  His music and playing can be heard in films (Transformers: The Last Knight, Skyscraper), on TV (The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Mentalist), on the Radio (Justin Bieber, Marco Antonio Solis) and in games (Apex Legends, Absolver).

 

Search for him on Youtube! 

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With more than 40 years of professional international performing experience and 25 years as a K-12 certified music specialist, Steve Hollis is delighted to be a full- time elementary music teacher in the Burbank Unified School District and an avid supporter of Burbank Arts For All. From his BA music education degree, through his masters focusing on curriculum and instruction, to his school days teaching in Burbank followed by ...

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