such an interesting video. I just discovered your channel. I once did a gig where 5 people turned up (2 were my parents) and it rained and my car wouldn't start. So I had to get a taxi which was more than I got paid for the gig. Then after we played it stopped raining, and 1000s of people came!!!!I But it so just happened that 1 of the other 3 people who watched us was a composer. Two years later he called me saying he wrote the music for a show and asked if I wanted to play. That lead to playing the workshop, initial run and then transfer to the West End (London), 250 shows! You just can never tell.
Luck is where 'preparation meets opportunity'. One of my favorite self-motivating memes that has inspired me for a half century. To hear you say it was music to my ears. Your journey is an inspiration to so many who know you and one hell of a trip. Your insight is invaluable. I know, I'm someone who is rather biased because I've watched, listened and at times been part of your journey even if in but a small way. We've had some good thought-provoking conversations, that like your videos, leave one feeling nourished, if that makes sense. Enjoyed the OOTBS music underlay in the video.
Good on you Sam for being brutally honest (hope that doesn't sound patronising). In these days of fakedom from photoshop to autotune (which does have it's uses), where kids are told the lie that "You can be anything you want to be" you realise that luck plays a big part in your success (not to downplay the hours of practice you've put in). Good luck in the future.
Woow, bro.. as a Musician, keys player, dad of other musician and as a human being.... thank you for this video, I'll will share with my 19 years old son.
Sam you are the man... happy for your success, impressed with your honest videos and need you to know you've always been held in ultra high regard in your home of Philly area
This is a great video. I sent it to my students at LCCM (music college in London). Your story is very similar to mine, except crazier. I also got this kind of call to play for some major UK artists after I killed the sound design for a wedding gig!
but you already have done amazing things in the music world, your own music with your band, the fact that the herd didn't acknowledge it does not diminish how truly amazing it is.
Thanks for sharing Sam, what a great story, and what a good way to show to never give up, be dedicated, believe in what you can do and also know your weaknesses. Everybody thinks you’re a milionaire, because you are in the vicinity of stars and nobody understands the hard work and dedication that is required!
Hey Sam! Thanks for sharing a little bit of your life here. I feel like we have been encountering similar problems and having similar thoughts/ideas. It is such a motivation to know that there are other people out there trying to find creative solutions to this fulfilling but also dangerous career path we both chose. Would love to connect someday if there's an opportunity. I'm a Brazilian percussionist currently based in Canada. Keep up with the great videos, editing, and storytelling! :) PS: I think I recognized the soccer stadium at 16:07! haha. Hope you had a good time in Belo Horizonte :)
Great video. Your lessons certainly transcend the music world and can be applied to most areas of life. The lowest common denominator might be networking and interacting with others. People can't call you with an opportunity unless they know you exist. I never regret getting to know people that I may have initially been reluctant to interact with. Everyone has a story, and there may be overlap with yours that turns into friendship and/or opportunity.
Really well done. You have a good stage presence showing sincerity and wisdom. Maybe follow in Rick Beat's footsteps and do interviews with some of the successful and weird characters you have worked with, or hope to work with. I'll be watching.
Really enjoyed watching this. I haven’t seen all your videos but I’ve seen a handful of them. The content and production is always spot on and worth watching. Keep ‘em’ coming!!
I turned down a similar-sized gig from a revitalized 80s 'A'-band... They eventually went with a bud of mine. My life would have gone a different direction had I gone down that road. You have learned some very big core lessons already. Trust me, you are ahead of the curve. to anyone watching, these are legit lessons to keep in your pocket that take most people a lifetime to really learn. I would only add one thing... Constantly challenge yourself, expand your toolbox and be confident in your value. My dad used to say, A man is worth his wage. Be bold, humble and confident... those things can happen at the same time. I'm now scoring for film and TV, VO actor, writing. As a hobby, I fix classic synths... build crazy midi stuff. I didn't layout a road map to get here... I just followed similar 'lessons' of life like his shared in this video. Great job Sam! keep it up, my younger self. :)
Thanks for the kind words! That's amazing that you fix synths and build MIDI stuff. I've thought of going down that path before. One time I was determined to learn MaxMSP on a long plane ride, and it unfortunately didn't happen at all. I did build a square wave oscillator one time though!
@@SamGutman Yeah, I think it's a good excersize for sound designers to build their own oscillator and gates etc just to understand the fundamentals. Additive / subtractive synth... fun stuff. I have made various specialty controllers, interfaces for midi. Even created a 'slideboard', multiple pedal board when you have a stack of synths and they each have their own pedal. MIDI itself is worth study. next plain ride, check out the protocol. with that info you can do some amazing routing stuff. I hacked a fire controller to where I can push one button, load all of my patches on all synths, open a lyric sheet on a monitor and set up loops. When playing live, that's the stuff that puts you over the top. I don't gig anymore, but I have over 40 rack and full synths in the studio and I still find myself programming stuff for it. Learn the MIDI protocol!!
My man...i enjoyed this vid immensely. Watched your money vid as well..that one struck a chord (love that pun) i gave up my music career to go adulting in 2007...made my fortune and now im back..playing with 1 of Latin musics biggest artist...its been a blast and a grind. Im experiencing what I never got to experience with my band in the early 2000s. I shall subsribe
Thank you for this wonderful video (says a middle aged attorney and piano player who always wondered if he had it in him to stick w music-sadly, I do not…I think I made the right choice, hard as it is to admit).
so good thank you -- I'm about to turn 41 and I feel like this wild music career puzzle is finally "making sense" -- haven't landed a major tour yet like this, but I feel like it's close
Thanks Sammi, for letting us know the story we've all been dying to hear;). Nice work! And, gratitude to Ms. Lauryn, and props to you for making it all work.
Incredible story, thanks for sharing. Appreciate the openness and honesty. And I've seen you a few times with OotBS, you're a pretty damn good keyboardist, don't sell yourself short.
Fantastic story and advice!! I couldn’t agree with your takeaways any more - especially the bit about observing which of your skills the world responds to. Cheers from Boston! 🎹
"Awesome, not entirely unlike my own story. I call it the 'butterfly effect'-you never know when a small flap of the wings might lead to something big! Best of luck on your journey ahead!"
Man so inspiring! I’m also at a not so high point rn but planning some projects, I hope they turn out well… 😊 Also… what’s that keyboard that looks like a modded Jupiter-8??? at 8:13
Following- love your story man. Curious, and it would be an immense help for me- how do you simultaneously stream to twitch/RUclips/insta/Facebook? Thank you!
Thanks man! yeah, I was using a service called Castr to simulcast. There are other services too, and I think Restream is the most popular. Basically OBS goes out to Castr, and then Castr pushes it out to all the other platforms.
such an interesting video. I just discovered your channel. I once did a gig where 5 people turned up (2 were my parents) and it rained and my car wouldn't start. So I had to get a taxi which was more than I got paid for the gig. Then after we played it stopped raining, and 1000s of people came!!!!I But it so just happened that 1 of the other 3 people who watched us was a composer. Two years later he called me saying he wrote the music for a show and asked if I wanted to play. That lead to playing the workshop, initial run and then transfer to the West End (London), 250 shows! You just can never tell.
Incredible.
Luck is where 'preparation meets opportunity'. One of my favorite self-motivating memes that has inspired me for a half century. To hear you say it was music to my ears. Your journey is an inspiration to so many who know you and one hell of a trip. Your insight is invaluable. I know, I'm someone who is rather biased because I've watched, listened and at times been part of your journey even if in but a small way. We've had some good thought-provoking conversations, that like your videos, leave one feeling nourished, if that makes sense. Enjoyed the OOTBS music underlay in the video.
Good on you Sam for being brutally honest (hope that doesn't sound patronising). In these days of fakedom from photoshop to autotune (which does have it's uses), where kids are told the lie that "You can be anything you want to be" you realise that luck plays a big part in your success (not to downplay the hours of practice you've put in). Good luck in the future.
Woow, bro.. as a Musician, keys player, dad of other musician and as a human being.... thank you for this video, I'll will share with my 19 years old son.
Sam you are the man... happy for your success, impressed with your honest videos and need you to know you've always been held in ultra high regard in your home of Philly area
The production if this was great. The content was something I needed. Thank for dropping another pebble into the ocean.
What a great watch!!! Thanks for the insight!
Great video Sam! Your 3 Major Lessons are spot on.
This is a great video. I sent it to my students at LCCM (music college in London). Your story is very similar to mine, except crazier. I also got this kind of call to play for some major UK artists after I killed the sound design for a wedding gig!
but you already have done amazing things in the music world, your own music with your band, the fact that the herd didn't acknowledge it does not diminish how truly amazing it is.
Thanks for sharing Sam, what a great story, and what a good way to show to never give up, be dedicated, believe in what you can do and also know your weaknesses. Everybody thinks you’re a milionaire, because you are in the vicinity of stars and nobody understands the hard work and dedication that is required!
This video is gold. Really great information put together in a valuable way! Great work!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed :)
Bless up.......I felt a lot like how u felt many times....This is inspiring bro.
I have found that the more I work, the luckier I get! Great video Sam!
Hey Sam! Thanks for sharing a little bit of your life here. I feel like we have been encountering similar problems and having similar thoughts/ideas. It is such a motivation to know that there are other people out there trying to find creative solutions to this fulfilling but also dangerous career path we both chose. Would love to connect someday if there's an opportunity. I'm a Brazilian percussionist currently based in Canada. Keep up with the great videos, editing, and storytelling! :)
PS: I think I recognized the soccer stadium at 16:07! haha. Hope you had a good time in Belo Horizonte :)
What a great and inspiring story of "life in the music business"!! So, so true all of it!
This is the coolest shit ive seen in a while so happy for you
I kind of needed to hear this
Great video. Your lessons certainly transcend the music world and can be applied to most areas of life. The lowest common denominator might be networking and interacting with others. People can't call you with an opportunity unless they know you exist. I never regret getting to know people that I may have initially been reluctant to interact with. Everyone has a story, and there may be overlap with yours that turns into friendship and/or opportunity.
You got a new sub from me. As someone that almost exclusively watches RUclips, I think you have a future as a creator.
Really well done. You have a good stage presence showing sincerity and wisdom. Maybe follow in Rick Beat's footsteps and do interviews with some of the successful and weird characters you have worked with, or hope to work with. I'll be watching.
This was a life changing video for me. Sam, you're a good guy. Thx for sharing.
Thank you
I was one of those few people enjoying your ambient livestreams. 🐿
Spot on man. As someone who toured for years on keyboards, all of this hit home. Great topic to discuss, thank you!
Dude, very inspiring what your doing. I believe your content can inspire many young musicians. Keep on doing this good work. Thx for it
Inspiring. Thank you for sharing your journey sir.
This is awesome. And inspiring. Subscribed sir
Really enjoyed watching this. I haven’t seen all your videos but I’ve seen a handful of them. The content and production is always spot on and worth watching. Keep ‘em’ coming!!
I turned down a similar-sized gig from a revitalized 80s 'A'-band... They eventually went with a bud of mine. My life would have gone a different direction had I gone down that road. You have learned some very big core lessons already. Trust me, you are ahead of the curve. to anyone watching, these are legit lessons to keep in your pocket that take most people a lifetime to really learn. I would only add one thing... Constantly challenge yourself, expand your toolbox and be confident in your value. My dad used to say, A man is worth his wage. Be bold, humble and confident... those things can happen at the same time. I'm now scoring for film and TV, VO actor, writing. As a hobby, I fix classic synths... build crazy midi stuff. I didn't layout a road map to get here... I just followed similar 'lessons' of life like his shared in this video. Great job Sam! keep it up, my younger self. :)
Thanks for the kind words! That's amazing that you fix synths and build MIDI stuff. I've thought of going down that path before. One time I was determined to learn MaxMSP on a long plane ride, and it unfortunately didn't happen at all. I did build a square wave oscillator one time though!
@@SamGutman Yeah, I think it's a good excersize for sound designers to build their own oscillator and gates etc just to understand the fundamentals. Additive / subtractive synth... fun stuff. I have made various specialty controllers, interfaces for midi. Even created a 'slideboard', multiple pedal board when you have a stack of synths and they each have their own pedal. MIDI itself is worth study. next plain ride, check out the protocol. with that info you can do some amazing routing stuff. I hacked a fire controller to where I can push one button, load all of my patches on all synths, open a lyric sheet on a monitor and set up loops. When playing live, that's the stuff that puts you over the top. I don't gig anymore, but I have over 40 rack and full synths in the studio and I still find myself programming stuff for it. Learn the MIDI protocol!!
@@SamGutman Bome MIDI translator.... must have.
My man...i enjoyed this vid immensely. Watched your money vid as well..that one struck a chord (love that pun)
i gave up my music career to go adulting in 2007...made my fortune and now im back..playing with 1 of Latin musics biggest artist...its been a blast and a grind. Im experiencing what I never got to experience with my band in the early 2000s.
I shall subsribe
Thank you for this wonderful video (says a middle aged attorney and piano player who always wondered if he had it in him to stick w music-sadly, I do not…I think I made the right choice, hard as it is to admit).
Man, what cool story dude thank you☮️❤️✨
Thanks. That was inspiring.
this is amazing, love the lessons!!!!
Wow, just found these videos. Very cool Sam! Thanks so much for sharing your experience. ✌🏽
so good thank you -- I'm about to turn 41 and I feel like this wild music career puzzle is finally "making sense" -- haven't landed a major tour yet like this, but I feel like it's close
What a great story. Love your videos and the POV. Keep 'em up!
This is such masterful content and a great story Sam! Honored to be involved in your epic journey 🔥
Thanks Sammi, for letting us know the story we've all been dying to hear;). Nice work! And, gratitude to Ms. Lauryn, and props to you for making it all work.
Really interesting!
This life that we the musicians have is so hard some times...
Thank you for showing, this is kind of inspiring!
Amazing story!
Incredible story, thanks for sharing. Appreciate the openness and honesty. And I've seen you a few times with OotBS, you're a pretty damn good keyboardist, don't sell yourself short.
Great content man!
Thank you very much for the story! It is really inspiring
thank you for sharing this...so valuable!
You’re a great story-teller Sam… I am not a musician. I simply enjoyed your story.
Very intriguing video.
Very inspiring thanks
Enjoyed the content😊
Crazy story bro. Congrats. Life turned out quite different than what I had in mind but in a fantastic way.
Fantastic story and advice!! I couldn’t agree with your takeaways any more - especially the bit about observing which of your skills the world responds to. Cheers from Boston! 🎹
this was feel good from start to the continued journey. respect. stay safe. keep jammin!
Thanks so much!
👏 it may have been luck that got you to where you are today, but you earned it. And it sounds like you deserve it!
Thanks so much Kevin!
upload the piano version of killing me softly you played in the background
"Awesome, not entirely unlike my own story. I call it the 'butterfly effect'-you never know when a small flap of the wings might lead to something big! Best of luck on your journey ahead!"
great video. thanks
Thank you!
So inspiring man. Thanks for sharing
Such an interesting story. Thanks for sharing this 😎👍
Definitely subbed and will probably pick up your Patreon. I need to learn some music theory!
Amazing video and insight, and so happy to hear of everything you're doing Sam!
Love your honesty! It's so inspiring, thank you!!
Man so inspiring!
I’m also at a not so high point rn but planning some projects, I hope they turn out well… 😊
Also… what’s that keyboard that looks like a modded Jupiter-8??? at 8:13
Found it - it’s a Jupiter KIWI-106 😍😎
Loved watching this Sam!!! So inspiring and grounding , important lessons for all of us to keep in mind ❤
Man I loved this
Thank you for sharing. What a great insight!
Love Gutman❤❤❤❤
Dope story!
Good
Hello
I'm not the greatest at what I do either
Dropped out of Berkley as an out of state student?... So your parents are wealthy?
What's the point?
👨🏻🍳🤌
Following- love your story man. Curious, and it would be an immense help for me- how do you simultaneously stream to twitch/RUclips/insta/Facebook? Thank you!
Thanks man! yeah, I was using a service called Castr to simulcast. There are other services too, and I think Restream is the most popular. Basically OBS goes out to Castr, and then Castr pushes it out to all the other platforms.
Thank you