State of My Art Podcast - EPISODE 11 | Guest: Nick Skalkos

On Episode 11 we visit Nick Skalkos at his home in Cambridge Ontario, Canada! Nick is a long-time musician and producer for several successful projects including The Miniatures, City and Color, and Spirits. He is now also honing his skills as a real-estate investor with his wife Sarah to create some sweet passive income. AND saving lots of animals!   ...............  On this episode we get into: .......... - some producer/engineer software jargon (The versatility that comes from working with today's impressive VSTs and plugins) .......... - Being prepared, willing, and available for opportunities ................. - Investing in yourself and mastering your craft for the big moment ....................... - artist's developing all avenues of their character .................. - opening for acts of all different genres .............. - being cool and influential by not caring about being cool ................. - writing perimeters that help make decisions ........................ - shifting from a Consumer mindset to an investor mindset.     ........................  We also get to check out Nick's home studio and Wall of releases as he shares valuable stories and insight (Exclusive to YouTube only) ...................      Here are a few links to music Nick has been a part of: ................. http://www.nickskalkos.com/ SPIRITS:  https://youtu.be/cgyt9DbAmCI  ................ https://open.spotify.com/album/6V3oFnyb4PNgF9xvl5Ylf7?si=ov2mMt5IRSCqwK2_ZC7gTg  ........................... CITY AND COLOR:  https://open.spotify.com/track/4db6ZkcKuzHd5tDNlaq96Y?si=XY9ev5-MTQemXjk6QnV3Jw  .............. THE MINIATURES: