Have you ever put a music project on hold because of the cost of hiring music services? 

Then this announcement is for you. 

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This week's guest: Kyle May. 

Kyle is a drummer and producer who has worked with artists like Kelsea Ballerini, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lynyrd Skynyrd and appeared on shows like Good Morning America, CMT and the Today Show.

We cover:

• how he's adapted to COVID as a musician who relied heavily on touring income
• how to get the most of hiring a drummer remotely
• the importance of serving the song and not your own ego
• how to stay excited about songs that you play night after night
• the importance of knowing your limits
• how Play Along Tracks can improve your playing and enhance your practice routine
• the future of "live only" drummers and much more. 

Check out Kyle's Play Along Tracks: 

http://kylewmay.com/play-along-tracks

Where to find Kyle: 

http://kylewmay.com/

@kylewmay 

youtube.com/user/kylemay13

Learn how to leverage Music Licensing as an artist: http://nashvilleforhire.com/licensing

This week's guest: Josh Blaylock 

Josh is an extremely talented musician, composer, producer and member of the musically delicious group known as Dynamo. He has also performed with many other artists, including Sinclair in 2019 as they opened up for Kacey Musgraves on her Oh What a World Tour.

We talk about how Nashville growth looks to someone who grew up here, how to book shows with workshops, how to deal with freelance anxiety around “when is the next gig”, finding balance as a musician, that time he got sleep paralysis in class while he was in music school due to overworking himself and a lot more.

Find Josh on the interwebs: 

@jbjoshblaylock

@dynamomusic

@_fm_music

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This is not a normal episode. Because these are not normal times. 

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I want to know what your questions are as a musician living through this pandemic. 

Submit here: www.nashvilleforhire.com/covid

We are all in this together. Let's start a conversation. 

2019 was a rough year for me (Andrew). Professionally and personally.

In this solo episode, I get more vulnerable than I have before and explain what went wrong this year and how I'm working to make sure 2020 looks different. 

P.S. If you're worried because of the title that this will just be 54 minutes of me complaining - don't worry. If you also had a tough year or the best of your life, my hope is that this episode helps you go into 2020 the right way.