Mentoring for the Modern Musician

#35 Commitment & Authenticity

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the brothers discuss the importance of committing to your craft and the crucial role of authenticity in that process! Outstanding Image, musical genre, performance, presence and presentation all stem from an essential understanding of an artists’ unique authenticity! Join the Scharff’s as they dig deep into a current and historical cast of prime examples of Kings and Queens of artistic Commitment!!!

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#34 Living legend Livingston Taylor LIVE @ Berklee College of Music

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers were privileged to sit down with living legend Livingston Taylor In front of a live audience of students and faculty from the Berklee College of Music!!!

Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has spanned 50 years, encompassing performance, songwriting, and teaching. Described as "equal parts Mark Twain, college professor, and musical icon, Livingston maintains a performance schedule of more than a hundred shows a year, delighting audiences with his charm and vast repertoire of his 15 albums and popular classics. Livingston has written top-40 hits recorded by his brother James Taylor and has appeared with Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and Jimmy Buffet. He is equally at home with a range of musical genres - folk, pop, gospel, jazz - and from upbeat storytelling and touching ballads to full orchestra performances. In addition to his performance schedule, Livingston is a full professor at Berklee College of Music, passing on the extensive knowledge gained from his long career on the road to the next generation of musicians.

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#33 W/ Keith Hatschek author of “How to Get a Job in the Music Industry”!!! Strap in... Dude knows his stuff!

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers are thrilled to connect with Keith Hatschek author of “How to Get a Job in the Music Industry”!!! After fourteen formative years of musical performing, recording and songwriting, Keith built his own commercial recording studio, Bayshore Studios. Four years later, he joined one of the leading recording studios in the U.S., Music Annex, Inc.

 

During his twelve-year stint with Music Annex, Hatschek worked as recording engineer, producer, project manager, Director of Client Services, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He also produced albums, soundtracks for film and television, and the soundtrack for Apple Computer’s first CD-ROM. He led Music Annex’s diversification efforts from traditional recording services into duplication and digital audio post production. During this same time, Music Annex grew from 10 to 75 employees and into multi-million dollar annual revenues.

 

From 1995 to 2001, he headed Keith Hatschek & Associates, a San Francisco Bay Area-based marketing and public relations firm serving the entertainment and media technology industries.

 

Hatschek accepted a full time appointment in 2001 as Director of the Music Management program at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He has led many music industry career workshops and continues to consult with a number of music industry companies. He is the author of the book “How to Get a Job in the Music Industry,” now in its third edition from Berklee Press, a reference text in many music programs.  His second book, “The Golden Moment: Recording Secrets from the Pros” is a compendium of insightful conversations with more than 30 leading recording engineers and producers covering the technical and aesthetic facets of record-making.

 

He has taught online classes at Berkleemusic.com in music industry public relations and career development, and for the past twenty-two years has written a recurring music business or technology column for Pro Studio Edition, now available as part of the Discmakers music blog. His service includes previous San Francisco chapter Vice President of the Recording Academy and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA). Professor Hatschek holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Graduate Certificate in Marketing, awarded with Distinction, from the same institution. His main areas of research focus on the intersection of jazz and civil rights, sound recording, arts entrepreneurship, and entertainment career development. He is currently working on two new books, the first a music industry reference work and the other a new book on Dave Brubeck. He resides in Livermore, CA with his family.

 

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#32 w/Musician extraordinaire Michael Gallant!

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers are lucky enough to chat with Musician extraordinaire Michael Gallant! Michael  is a New York-based pianist/keyboardist, composer, producer, writer, and entrepreneur. As the leader of the Michael Gallant Trio, he has released two critically acclaimed albums, 2013’s Completely and 2015’s Live Plus One, and toured internationally with bandmates Dmitry Ishenko (bass) and Rob Mitzner (drums). Most recently, the Trio performed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC as part of the annual Take 5! Concert Series. As a vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter, Gallant performs with Aurical. The band has played twice to capacity crowds at New York’s Lincoln Center and will release its second album in 2018!

As the founder and CEO of Gallant Music LLC, Gallant currently writes arts and music-related content for the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. State Department, M: Music and Musicians, Universal Audio, Echoes Blog, and other outlets.

So, yeah, the dude knows his stuff!!!

For more, visit michaelgallanttrio.com and gallantmusic.com.

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#31 w Grammy Award winning vocalist Rebecca Haviland

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers welcome Grammy Award Winning Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Rebecca Haviland! Rebecca recently completed a year playing keyboards and guitar for multi-platinum selling pop artist Rachel Platten, including television performances on Ellen and Good Morning America, and performances across North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.  She has also played keyboards and Mandolin for Crystal Bowersox (American Idol) and Evan Watson, and recording backing vocals on hundreds of albums including Grammy award winning album “Home” by Tim Kubart and The Space Cadets.

Her own band - Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart – (https://www.rebeccahaviland.com/)  has performed in support of Roberta Flack, Chris Young, Rick Springfield, Martin Sexton and James McCartney. Their first record released in 2012, received awards in the International Songwriting Competition and Unsigned Only Competition. Rebecca recently finished recording a new album with producer Don DiLego, with a new single Bright City Lights, released November 15th, 2017 and the album to follow in early 2018. 

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#30 Rapratz creator (aka Funkworm) Production, industry changes and the wisdom of Jerry Maguire

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers welcome Guest Funkworm the creator of Rapratz! rapratz.com or @rapratz on instagram and twitter! The official description for Rapratz is they are "Humanoid rodents on a mission to defend hip hop at all costs!" We dive in to the inspiration and evolution of the comic turned animation project. Funkworm is a Chicago based producer/mixer/engineer who draws on over two decades of industry experience in the creation of the Rapratz universe. It's the real-world experience of this prolific artist that informs these comics and animations, making them poignant and hilarious for anyone in the industry! 

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#29 Good Vibrations-Brian Wilson-production and arranging with guest Scott McCormick

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers chat with Scott McCormick (blogger extraordinaire from Disc Makers and all around knowledgeable dude) about the production and arranging brilliance and prowess of the Beach Boys Brian Wilson!

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#28 Fans Are REAL People

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers take a look at making sure to think about and treat your fans as real people! Noticing that you are selling your CD's T-shirts etc to real people...these are the ones who will help you have a real long career! We also talk about how the major label industry may fundamentally misunderstand this concept.

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#27 2018 Kickoff some trends to think about

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers take a look at some of the trends we see forming for 2018!

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#26 Year End Wrap Up 2017

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the Scharff Brothers take a look at the trends they noticed in 2017. DIY, the rise in overall music consumption, giving your fans an experience not just a CD, set.fm for live acts, Patreon etc. They also talk about 2018 goals...Wanna be noticed in 2018...then be noticeable :)Stay Positive and be focused! You got this, we got your back!

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