Cliff Colnot: Building A Career And A Business: How The Art Of Preparation And Observation Pays Off

What you’ll hear: The epiphany Cliff had TWICE about his career that launched him in the direction of his career as an arranger The bold way he learned the ins-and-outs of the commercial music business Why you SHOULD NOT do what he did if you are interested in arranging for commercial music How the commercial music business has changed Two things you should do (and one thing you should NOT do) if you are thinking of diversifying the genres you play Mentioned on the episode: CONTACT CLIFF with any questions. He is happy to get your messages: [email protected] Cliff's arranging projects mentioned in the episode: David Bloom & Cliff Colnot CD: Contender: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/contender/1300774452 Ellington tribute CD with Daniel Barenboim: https://www.amazon.com/Tribute-Ellington-Duke/dp/B00001SICY  For the CSO ensemble Civitas: http://www.civitasensemble.org/ I want to thank Ficks Music for sponsoring Crushing Classical. When you’re looking for high quality sheet music, look no further than  https://www.ficksmusic.com/discount/CRUSH Use the link above to get 10% off your order!   Check out the new revolutionary tuner app DRONE TUNER on iOS. Available NOW for iPhone and iPad. Tune to REAL recorded instrument tones instead of machine-like sounds to work on intonation, sound concept and blend. The visual component of this tuner is also incredible, with a super-fast reaction time, it allows you to tune while playing a musical passage or using vibrato. It even allows you to tune chords!   Get yours today: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drone-tuner/id1326016622?ls=1&mt=8