E143: If You Don't Laugh, You'll Cry. New Band, New City, & AI In Music W/ Steve Maher

E143:

Speaking with singer-songwriter Steve Maher Boston born and Chicago / Denver raised in his career. On this episode we speak through his time transitioning through COVID to a new city as an artist, creating income and sustaining band members by treating your band as a business, AI in music production, and humoring life in general. We speak through the music industry but add in plenty of useful points for business owners and creatives of all kinds.

In This Episode We Cover

Adapting to high elevation levels as a singer or musician
Music career through Covid transitions
Moving to new cities and adapting your sound
Doing things with poor vision and vision defects
Sustaining income for your band members
A band is a business
Creating revenue from your art so you can sustain it
Forming your team
Behind the scenes to make a show go well and keep the project going
Humoring life and bringing that to your art
You can only control your actions
When to play and when to work
Engaging with your inner child
AI in music

Quotes

“Everyone want’s it to be just about the music, of course I want that but if you want to make it your life you have to form processes that bring in revenue.” - Steve Maher

“If you don’t laugh you’ll cry” - Steve Maher

“You can only control your actions and what you do, and how to respond to things.” - Steve Maher

Resources Noted In This Podcast Episode

The Honey Hounds

https://www.honeyhoundsmusic.com/

The Green Mill Jazz Club in Chicago

https://greenmilljazz.com/

Suggester: Chords and Scales

Chords AI

https://www.chordai.net/

Steve’s Links

Steve’s Site