Top 5 Tips for Musicians During Quarantine: Pro Career Advice Covid-19 has turned our lives on its heads. We can't play at concerts. We can't sell merch or interact with fans. Even when things go "back to normal", normal for the arts may take five years or more. So what can you do? Can you survive this pandemic?  I've made a successful music and film career almost entirely online for the last decade. I've tried dozens, if not a hundred, ways to monetize my music, films, and skills online. A pandemic didn't send me to the internet, parenthood did. Juggling work, my art, and family life became impossible and I ended up purposely moving my entire career online.  Hire Me for Your Projects: Post Production, Consulting, Film Music So here are some of the tips to help you avoid the mistakes I made. I will admit, dropping everything you know is hard. This is not easy. But you CAN do it! You don't have to give up your passions, at all. Whether you are a DJ, cla...

IMANI WINDS I recently heard some musical clips from the Imani Winds on National Public Radio. They have a unique sound and mission that truly make them the wind quintet of the 21st century. From their webite http://www.imaniwinds.com/about.html "Since its inception in 1997, the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds, comprised of five unabashedly adventurous yet delightfully accessible musicians, has been enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire with European, African, Latin American and American music traditions. Just as the name Imani denotes in Swahili (faith), the ensemble closely follows its mission over nearly a decade, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world for their dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming and inspirational outreach programs, which they have brought to many communities throughout the country."