In this episode Ben chats to percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Guy Courtie who opens up about the hidden pressures of building a creative career in a self-promoting economy in a small music scene, why rest can be a creative taboo equal to failure, and how musicians and creatives try to protect their headspace without losing momentum and opportunity.
Ben and Guy chat about:
< Escaping London & finding clear headspace as a creative
< Social media overload & the pressure to always be “on”
< Short-form & social media being your business card
< Creative accountability in small scenes
< Freelancing, burnout & never switching off
< Obsession, passion & finding healthy balance
< Music as a process, not perfection
< The complication relationship between music & AI
< Why music matters for accessability & community
< Growing up in a musical household
< Training, privilege & creative opportunity
< Life after study & surviving as a creative
< Guy's Crescendo
< Anything else that cropped up
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