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Podcast #13: David Cooper
If you want to know what it takes to win a principal position in the Berlin Philharmonic, today’s episode is for you. Today on the show, Kelly talks with the future principal horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic, David Cooper. He won the position in December after the post has
What Will Happen When You Graduate from Music School and How to Prepare
Graduating from music school is scary. You’ve been in school for several years, playing six to eight hours a day. Then suddenly you have no more structure, no more weekly orchestra rehearsals, and your goal is to make a living at this craft that you’ve put A LOT of time
5 Things You Can Do to Be More Productive Today
Do you ever notice how a single day goes by SO quickly? For me, a whole week can drift away without me doing the one big thing I wanted to do. Maybe that’s why I love reading about morning routines and time-management hacks. From The Miracle Morning to the The
Podcast #12: Sir Simon Rattle
If you are a fan of the Berlin Philharmonic and wonder about the future livelihood of orchestras, today’s interview with Sir Simon Rattle is for you. President and Co-Founder of iCadenza, Julia Torgovitskaya Rapoport, had the privilege of presenting Sir Simon Rattle with the 2016 Theodore Thomas Award on behalf of the
Interview with Bob Donnelly, The Recording-Artists’ Champion
Bob Donnelly is a New York entertainment lawyer. One of his proudest accomplishments is a settlement he and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer came to with record companies. The settlement had to do with ‘Suspense Account’ Funds, where the record companies did not have updated addresses for certain musicians and were
How an Entrepreneurial Mindset Helps Musicians Find Success
When it comes to your music career, how often do you play it safe? How often do you stay in your comfort zone? How often do you choose the familiar over the unknown? It’s human nature to prefer the routine and predictable. But staying comfortable for too long can kill