Episode 2 - Alex Purcell
Alex Purcell (AKA The Purcell Project) is a Toronto-based producer and guitarist who has also performed in the Jazz trio Tenshi. In this episode, we cover:
Expanding your skillset as a music professional (again. This one’s gonna come up a lot. Deal with it.)
Building a network of high-caliber musical accomplices
Writing for film
Touring abroad (U.S. vs Europe?)
Not getting your post-secondary degree
The education revolution in the Information Age
Ethnomusicology?
Livestreaming
Cryptocurrency for fun and profit?
Becoming a producer and adapting to changing circumstances
Name drops + links:
Kaili
Holly Clausius
Nothing Man
Bat House
Mick Gordon GDC
Päter
Alex’s album recommendation: