Episode 1 - Zayd Nawaz & Julian Desousa
Zayd and Julian are personal friends and occasional collaborators of mine. In this episode, we cover:
Individual paths in discovering/growing in music
Priorities as a modern musician
The value of nontraditional music “lessons”
Philosophy of learning music theory
Transferrable skills from non-music education
Why bother with post-secondary music education
Marketing as a band/musician
Cultivating a diverse skillset to be a more “useful” band member
Merch strategy
DIY Ethics
Lots of fanboying over Periphery (and not just for the music)
Evaluating your capabilities as a musician, and differences in areas of proficiency
Why do you want to pursue advanced (guitar) techniques?
Zayd’s fave warmup/exercise
Name drops + links:
@seanotoband (IG)
Orion’s Dream
@Robynwolfmedia (IG)
@Dansthuls (IG)
@Julian.desousa.music (IG)
@Savannah.desousa (IG)
Rosewood Grove (no social media for now)
Dakota Mill
Rita Chiarelli
Cakeface
micro.merch (IG)
Zayd and Julian’s album recommendations: