Entries by OGibbles02

Life on Tour – Tell Me What That Gig is Like [PSP47]

October 7, 2019 in /by

Welcome back to the per service podcast, we started this podcast as a place to talk about what life as a freelance musician is really like.

In today’s episode, we’re talking with our very own Jessica Wiersma, and Anna Luce who are living life on the road, playing 8 shows a week of the smash hit: Hamilton.

One of the big themes that comes up often in our discussion is the unpredictability of local hires. This is when the tour stops in a city and hires local string players to play instead of the touring string players. This was an aspect that I hadn’t really thought about much, and turns out it has a big impact on the vibe of the show, both musically and interpersonally.

We also discuss some practical advice about working with touring musicians should you have the opportunity to play as a local musician, and how to get into the scene if you’re interested in pursuing touring gigs.

Thanks to http://www.ficksmusic.com
and http://www.fiddlershop.com

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Solve Bigger Problems (With Paul Nelson) [PSP 45]

February 15, 2019 /9,238 Comments/in , /by

Normally on the podcast, we spend a lot of time speaking through the lens as classical musicians, but many of us make a portion of our incomes from commercial work. Also, many of us also supplement our gig income with side hustles or adjacent gigs that utilize a combination of skills. And so it was a treat to sit down with my buddy Paul Nelson who is doing all of these things, and to hear his advice on how to find joy and more money in the process.

What’s in Your Talent Stack Big Mac? [PSP44]

December 13, 2018 /9,150 Comments/in /by

What do Sarah Chang, Chuckie Cheese’s and Toms all have in common?

They all have distinguished themselves by stacking multiple talents or traits together, and classical musicians can learn something from this practice too.

Hey, there I’m Michael O’Gieblyn, and this is the Per Service Podcast. We make this show, because being a musician today, doesn’t look like what we thought it was going to look like. We’re still figuring it all out – Year by year, gig to gig, service to service. 

What are you Waiting For? [PSP 43]

October 30, 2018 /4,756 Comments/in /by

Do you feel like you’re in “the waiting place”

Do you feel like you’re making plans out of fear and desperation, or out of curiosity and creativity

What are you doing to move you closer to your dreams?

Or are you dreams so unrealistic that you are actually hiding?

Learn more: www.perservice.co/43

Thanks to:
www.ficksmusic.com

Don Greene Teaches Us Jedi Mind Control [PSP 40]

July 2, 2018 /12,822 Comments/in , /by

This is the Per Service Podcast-  a shamelessly self-help show, thinly veiled behind the guise of the working class classical musician shop talk.

We’re more about Growth than Gofriller,

more self-care than first-chair

more positivity than exclusivity     

more resiliency than Salieri

You can learn more about us at: http://orchestraexcerpts.com/about/

And today…… oh boy, do we have a show for you. We are joined by one of the leading peak performance coaches in the world – Dr. Don Greene.
Don’s course opening soon- Performance Mastery Project: Winning on Stage
http://www.winningonstage.com

Special thanks to: Ficks Music Publishing – Get your sheet music here: http://www.ficksmusic.com

As a podcast listener, you can get 10% off your order by using the promo code “PerService” at checkout.

AND

This podcast is also made possible by the support of http://www.fiddlershop.com
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Productivity Hacks, Ew! [PSP 38]

April 11, 2018 /8,970 Comments/in /by

If you’ve ever been on the internet, or on any social media, you’ve probably seen this fascination we all seem to have for hacking our productivity, you can hack your morning routine, hack your way to inbox zero, an audition hacker, or an all encompassing a life-hacker.

But the question that Christian brought us today is what are we doing with all this supposedly new-found time?

-Are we just filling it with more productivity?
-Are we filling it with beautiful things?
-Or are we just answering more emails