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Jazz Office Hours with Cory Weeds - Too Many Albums, Music Grants, Brand Stuff | Cory & Will

Too Many Albums, Music Grants, Brand Stuff | Cory & Will

11/09/22 • 83 min

Jazz Office Hours with Cory Weeds

In this episode:

  • Cory doesn’t know half the people in the house when he emcees Frankie’s, and interest in live gigs is up! (4:50),
  • Is the Cellar Music label releasing too many albums? (9:00),
  • Why monthly listeners is a bad statistic for comparing artists (22:35),
  • The “keeping the lights on” view of social media (27:25),
  • The danger of having multiple names for your projects / bands on streaming platforms (32:55),
  • First question: Music grant organizations to follow as a Canadian musician in BC (38:15)
  • What’s it like being on a grant jury? (44:05),
  • Best-of-2022 highlight: Being in control vs. being picked (48:24),
  • When you get rejected, it’s so often circumstantial, and so rarely a judgment on you (49:35),
  • Second question: Thoughts on being a brand and branding for musicians (58:42).

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In this episode:

  • Cory doesn’t know half the people in the house when he emcees Frankie’s, and interest in live gigs is up! (4:50),
  • Is the Cellar Music label releasing too many albums? (9:00),
  • Why monthly listeners is a bad statistic for comparing artists (22:35),
  • The “keeping the lights on” view of social media (27:25),
  • The danger of having multiple names for your projects / bands on streaming platforms (32:55),
  • First question: Music grant organizations to follow as a Canadian musician in BC (38:15)
  • What’s it like being on a grant jury? (44:05),
  • Best-of-2022 highlight: Being in control vs. being picked (48:24),
  • When you get rejected, it’s so often circumstantial, and so rarely a judgment on you (49:35),
  • Second question: Thoughts on being a brand and branding for musicians (58:42).

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Pitch Gone Wrong, Show Presence, Mix Review | Cory & Will

In this episode:

  • Cory uploaded never-before-seen footage of Hank Mobley and Dexter Gordon to YouTube (0:49),
  • First topic: "I once booked an amazing pianist at a club in the UK where the promoter told me 'I honestly don't think I can sell more than 30 tickets for him but I love it and I can book on that occasionally.'" (4:28),
  • Cory shared a pitch gone wrong and received over 150 comments back on Facebook (9:42),
  • What do I need to know about how to present myself on stage? (15:09),
  • I'm in jazz school, but I want to learn about audio production, recording, and mixing. How can I go about this, without having to go to audio school? (20:37),
  • Best-of-2022 highlight: Cory didn't have any recording experience (21:41),
  • How do you learn to hear what makes a good mix or master recording? (25:00),
  • The Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund is offering scholarships now to instrumentalist students in BC (30:59).

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undefined - Anxiety, An Incident, Jazzfest Applications | Cory & Will

Anxiety, An Incident, Jazzfest Applications | Cory & Will

In this episode:

  • Cory went to Pittsburgh, went on tour with Michael Weiss, and brought Jeremy Pelt out here for some big gigs (00:51),
  • The venue incident (11:43),
  • When people say "We can't make a living as full-time musicians in this city" (25:29),
  • Not saying yes right away (0:32:04),
  • The power of the checklist and setting up venue promotions (35:41),
  • What you need to know when you apply to jazz festivals in Canada (43:21),
  • Best-of-2022 highlight: Does Oliver Gannon need to apply to the jazzfest? (46:51)
  • Getting nominated for the Grammys won't change your life, and no gig is career-changing (56:43).

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