“Investigate every crevasse of your creativity”—Mike Casey
In this episode, I sit down with saxophonist and jazz musician Mike Casey. He has a valuable and insightful perspective coming from a different scene in the music industry. We chat about how he got into music, attending music school, crowdfunding an album, his Splice sample pack, and much more.
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Connect with Mike Casey:
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | Soundcloud
Show notes:
- Getting into music (3:25)
- Why the saxophone is tough to play (6:14)
- The importance of lessons (9:36)
- Jazz school (12:40)
- Turning music into a career (18:50)
- Recording two live albums (23:20)
- Splice Pack (28:30)
- Challenging aspect of the jazz industry (32:22)
- Challenging the norms (36:10)
- Philanthropy (38:55)
- Where to start learning about jazz (42:10)
- Three pieces of advice (44:26)
- Final words (47:25)
Things Mentioned:
- Splice Pack
- Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz – University of Hartford
- How I crowdfunded my debut jazz album 111% in under 30 days
- NPR: Episode 794: How To Make It In The Music Business
- Pledge Music
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