Jonathan Byrd: Making a living as a Musician & Photographer

<p>The son of a piano teacher and a preacher, Jonathan Byrd has been playing guitar his whole life. After a stint in the Navy he played in different rock bands but was always searching for music that truly spoke to him. One day he was invited by friends to an old time fiddlers convention in Virginia and it was there that he finally found what he’d been looking for. For more visit <a href='http://www.jonathanbyrd.com'>www.jonathanbyrd.com.</a></p> <p>In This Episode</p> <ul><li>00:00 - Meet Jonathan Byrd</li> <li>02:50 - Getting started in music</li> <li>08:05 - Pursuing music professionally</li> <li>09:38 - The philosophy of The Artist’s Way</li> <li>10:48 - Becoming more than a musician: songwriting and storytelling</li> <li>14:03 - Ideas, inspiration and creative block</li> <li>15:56 - Telling stories visually through photography</li> <li>18:25 - Learning photography</li> <li>21:50 - Working with bandmates</li> <li>25:37 - Residency at The Kraken and live streaming during Covid 19</li> <li>28:17 - Working with managers, agents and assistants</li> <li>31.42 - Selling music and merchandise</li> <li>33:05 - Analogue to digital to MP3</li> <li>37:32 - Marketing music and social media</li> <li>41:25 - Mistakes and regrets</li> <li>45:23 - Advice for aspiring musicians and photographers</li> </ul> <p><a href='https://www.chroma-projects.com'>M</a><a href='https://www.makingalivingshow.com/'>aking A Living Show</a> is produced by <a href='https://www.nemedia.ca/'>Next Exit Media</a> and hosted by <a href='https://www.robilevy.com/'>Robi Levy</a>.</p> <p>Listen to the show on <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/making-a-living-show/id1508754047'>Apple</a>, <a href='https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL21ha2luZ2FsaXZpbmdzaG93L2ZlZWQueG1s'>Google</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0piDgPJj0ktIZB91I0FbVo'>Spotify</a>, <a href='https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/making-a-living-show'>Stitcher</a>, <a href='https://www.iheart.com/podcast/