One of the most difficult questions I’ve ever been asked came from a 30-year old composer back in 2023. Here’s what he wrote to me: "On paper, I have the knowledge, experience, and abilities to pursue a full-time musical career in some form or another. But I lack faith. On a good day, I still ca...

As you may have discovered yesterday… Mondays can make or break your energy and motivation for the rest of the week. I used to feel like Garfield. I’d over-exert myself at the start of every week, thinking: “I’ve got to get EVERYTHING done on my to-do list to stay ahead!” But every time I’d do...

Throughout the last 365 days, my YouTube channel has been climbing rapidly to nearly 100,000 subscribers. And yet... For the past few months, I'd been dealing with a pretty hefty creative block. 😓 It all started with a break from content creation I took in November to create the Composing Career ...

In case you missed my recent YouTube video… I moved to Los Angeles in 2019 to continue my pursuits of composing for a living. Prior to my move, I was in Tennessee, doing various music jobs including: ⛪️  Playing piano at a local church 🎸 Teaching piano and guitar 💻 ...

Have you ever inverted a question? This is a technique I learned recently from a business mentor of mine, and the concept blew my mind. Here’s why. When faced with a problem, we often ask ourselves how to solve the problem at hand. But here's the problem: If we knew how to answer that question, w...