John...This was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! I subscribed immediately after hearing so much information in this video...I am a performing solo keyboard artist and found your down to earth commentary fascinating and hit me down to the core...I surely hope you continue to put up more videos such as this on various topics...Or continuing on perhaps a part two? LOL....Very nice John....Thumbs way up brother!!!
Hi Manik! Thanks so much for your kind comment. I'm really glad you found this useful. I'll definitely share a few more thoughts in the future. Kind regards, Jonathan
Extremely helpful information and I watch the entire thing. As a producer for 16 years I agree with everything you said and I actually learned a few things here and there too. Good luck with the rest of your projects.
Thanks for all your information, John; cannot wait to hear about how you got started in the industry, because it would help others to prepare and know who to approach and maybe some of the pitfalls that might be there. Keep doing what you are doing and thanks again.
Thanks for your kind words Sandy. Have you seen this video? It's an old one now, but I think I discuss how I got started: ruclips.net/video/9uqD5hKQsIA/видео.html
Jonathan, I love this! It's an invaluable insight from a producer's perspective that a lot of us just aren't aware of. I'm thanking you for this because I've been chipping away at doing more routine drum recording gigs. All of what you mention makes so much sense. The gigs I've worked so far was through who I already knew, or people that are fans of the band I drum for (The Dickies). It still definitely took me making sure the people around me know I'm looking for session work. They can be a big fan of the band and love my drumming, but I don't actually say "I'm open for session work", then they most likely won't even ask! By the way, are you in need of any drum work? 👍
Hi, and thanks for the kind comments. I'm glad this has resonated with you. As for me, I'm always open to offers of drum work, so feel free to get in touch if you have something in mind. Many thanks, Jonathan
loved this video! just a small question, is age a huge deal? Im studying at music college part time while working with local musicians and running some social media accounts and am trying to do a bunch to make my worth go up. I have some solo music out for studios to listen to but I've been recently trying to reach out to studios for bigger session work than what I've done in my small town. So is age gonna hold me down?
Do you mean being young or old? I’m guessing you mean young, as you’re in college. Ultimately, no, I wouldn’t say that age is a huge factor. However, for young players people will want to hear about your experiences. I’ve worked with musicians in their early 20s, in fact I think one was 19, but he was able to demonstrate a list of experience they gave me confidence he was up to the task. Young or old, I think demonstrable experience and professionalism is far more important than the actual age itself.
Thanks for the video. I think in my experience the “producer “ experience is quite horrendous. Typically they run you threw takes looking for the hardest fastest Phil Woods bebop solo they can get while paying you literally nothing. How can a musician base their livelihoods on something so subjective and often you’re left without pay?
I’m sorry to hear that. What a bad experience. For me, I never enter the studio either as musician or performer without contracts in place, these days. It avoids this exact situation. I hope you have some good experiences in the future.
Hi there. Could you please contact me through my website: www.jonathancurtis.co.uk. The youtube comment section is not the most professional platform to discuss work. Thanks!
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John...This was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! I subscribed immediately after hearing so much information in this video...I am a performing solo keyboard artist and found your down to earth commentary fascinating and hit me down to the core...I surely hope you continue to put up more videos such as this on various topics...Or continuing on perhaps a part two? LOL....Very nice John....Thumbs way up brother!!!
Hi Manik! Thanks so much for your kind comment. I'm really glad you found this useful. I'll definitely share a few more thoughts in the future.
Kind regards,
Jonathan
@@JCurtisDrums Would a Reverbnation page containing Videos (including RUclips) of a lot of your Work count as a "portfolio"?
Extremely helpful information and I watch the entire thing. As a producer for 16 years I agree with everything you said and I actually learned a few things here and there too. Good luck with the rest of your projects.
Thanks for all your information, John; cannot wait to hear about how you got started in the industry, because it would help others to prepare and know who to approach and maybe some of the pitfalls that might be there. Keep doing what you are doing and thanks again.
Thanks for your kind words Sandy. Have you seen this video? It's an old one now, but I think I discuss how I got started: ruclips.net/video/9uqD5hKQsIA/видео.html
Thank you for the inside. It was great video
Jonathan, I love this! It's an invaluable insight from a producer's perspective that a lot of us just aren't aware of. I'm thanking you for this because I've been chipping away at doing more routine drum recording gigs. All of what you mention makes so much sense. The gigs I've worked so far was through who I already knew, or people that are fans of the band I drum for (The Dickies). It still definitely took me making sure the people around me know I'm looking for session work. They can be a big fan of the band and love my drumming, but I don't actually say "I'm open for session work", then they most likely won't even ask!
By the way, are you in need of any drum work? 👍
Hi, and thanks for the kind comments. I'm glad this has resonated with you.
As for me, I'm always open to offers of drum work, so feel free to get in touch if you have something in mind.
Many thanks,
Jonathan
Great video mate thank you
You’re very welcome
Fantastic video, very informative.
Thank you for the video, it was very informative!
Thank you so much!
You're welcome 🙏
loved this video! just a small question, is age a huge deal? Im studying at music college part time while working with local musicians and running some social media accounts and am trying to do a bunch to make my worth go up. I have some solo music out for studios to listen to but I've been recently trying to reach out to studios for bigger session work than what I've done in my small town. So is age gonna hold me down?
Do you mean being young or old? I’m guessing you mean young, as you’re in college.
Ultimately, no, I wouldn’t say that age is a huge factor. However, for young players people will want to hear about your experiences. I’ve worked with musicians in their early 20s, in fact I think one was 19, but he was able to demonstrate a list of experience they gave me confidence he was up to the task.
Young or old, I think demonstrable experience and professionalism is far more important than the actual age itself.
This was super helpful. Thank you. What facebook group did you post in?
Thanks. I think it was called something like UK Musicians for Gigs... something like that.
Hi.. you made me think of rewriting my professional resume (having nothing to do with music though)
I hope that’s a good thing!?
Thanks for the video. I think in my experience the “producer “ experience is quite horrendous. Typically they run you threw takes looking for the hardest fastest Phil Woods bebop solo they can get while paying you literally nothing. How can a musician base their livelihoods on something so subjective and often you’re left without pay?
I’m sorry to hear that. What a bad experience. For me, I never enter the studio either as musician or performer without contracts in place, these days. It avoids this exact situation. I hope you have some good experiences in the future.
Hi Jonathan I just wanted to ask, would you be interested in hiring a Session musician I play drums grade 7
Hi there. Could you please contact me through my website: www.jonathancurtis.co.uk. The youtube comment section is not the most professional platform to discuss work. Thanks!