Nolte v Busey

It’s part 2 with Jonathan Killearn, a classically trained musician navigating the competitive new music distribution world of the Internet. Is it crazy to pursue a career in creative arts? The conversation is about audience building, talking to nobody, and music communities online; quiz time teaches us all about Gary Busey & Nick Nolte. Part 1 can be found here.

Jonathan is sharing his music via lead sheets in LilyPond format on GitHub.

Podcast Method, a show by Dan Benjamin.

Jonathan mentions a subreddit for musicians, We Are The Music Makers.

You should follow Jonathan’s Instagram account.

Jonathan likes his Android phone because he can quickly switch from his personal account to his stage name when he interacts with fans.

Jonathan uses SoundCloud because he believes it is the “Youtube of audio.”

Another musician interviewed on a past show used Reverb Nation. You can hear his story here and part 2.

Jonathan found a love of music when first heard Cloudburst by Mannheim Steamroller in 4th grade. Later, in 1996 Jonathan attended the North American New Music Festival.

Music Jonathan enjoys The Strokes, Belle and Sebastian, Benjamin Thigpen, Pronto Mama & Randolph’s Leap.

John Roderick is a musician who does the Roderick on the Line and Road Work podcasts.

Jonathan enjoys Hypercritical & Accidental Tech podcasts and has written a song inspired by them. He hopes to start producing it next. He also has a song about diver Tom Daley.

QUIZ TIME!

Chris gives Paul & Jonathan a test on who’s who in Hollywood. Is it Nick Nolte or Gary Busey?.

Who fits in a nutty used car TV ad? Gary Busey, of course.

Thanks for listening! Thanks to Jonathan for joining us! Be sure to find Jonathan Killearn on SoundCloud, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, GitHub, Cupcake and the Freenode room #minix. Check out our Patreon page to support the show!

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