Musician Mindset

Dylan Caligiuri talks about discipline, music education, emotional intelligence, human motivational systems, and many more essential concepts for musicians at every stage of their career.

Michael Seaman is an LA-based pianist, composer, and music director attracting the attention of audiences and musicians alike for his passionate and fresh take on the jazz and pop traditions. His work has been featured in Netflix’s new animated movie The Monkey King, The South Dakota Symphony’s 2023 concert series, HBO’s Perry Mason, Engelbert Humperdinck’s 2021 Reflections international tour, and...

Jason and Dave discuss principles for achieving longevity in your career.

Dave and Jason are back after a hiatus to discuss the qualities of professionalism, attitude, and mindset.

Adam Gust was raised in the cold of Minnesota, studied music in the heat of the University of North Texas, and has served a diverse full-time freelance music career of world touring and session work in just right Los Angeles since 2000. After a humbling decade of recovery from a career-threatening injury, Adam acquired a unique expertise, empathy, and voice toward evolving learning environments in...

In this 6 feet apart episode, Dave and Jason discuss their handling of the Covid-19 lifestyle adjustments, and ways musicians can ensure they are setting themselves up for the career recovery period coming up soon.

Our guest today is Vanessa Bryan, a singer, songwriter, producer and entrepreneur.   Vanessa has been a featured BG singer for acts such as Idina Menzel, Gwen Stefani and most recently The Killers.   She is the office gal vocal coach and arranger for Kidz Bop and owns Music Lessons LA, a music school, recording studio and vocal lessons.

Originating from Los Angeles, Casey Baer is a nineteen-year-old pop recording artist charting her own course with honest lyrics and powerful vocals. A year in the making, Casey’s first single, “Greatest Mistake,” was a first look of what’s to come in the young artist’s career. Produced and co-written by Grammy-nominated producer, Dru Decaro, ‘Greatest Mistake’ serves as her first in many unapologe...

Our guest today is Michael Ward. Michale is an accomplished  recording artist, guitarist and professional musician who has toured the world with groups such as Ben Harper and the innocent criminals, The Wall Flowers and was co-founder of the group,  School of Fish. Michael’s guitar work can be heard on records by John Hiatt and the Grammy award winning single, One Headlight by the Wallflowers.   I...

We can rent a car!   Our 25th show, thanks so much for the support! In this episode Jason and Dave discuss the common lessons the guests have shared over the course of 25 episodes. Some really great content here, enjoy!   www.musicianmindsetpodcast.com   https://possiblechops.com/davejohnstone  

In this episode, return guest Nick Petrillo takes us through his approach to music directing.      Nick Petrillo is a keyboardist, music director, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles.  Originally from Bound Brook, New Jersey, Nick is a 2010 graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, with a dual Bachelor's Degree in Film Scoring and Contemporary Writing/Production.     As a music d...

https://possiblechops.com/musicianmindset/   In 1999 Josh was asked by Paul Shaffer (Band leader of SNL and David Letterman Show CBS Orchestra) to join the Nickelodeon House Band which was his first professional gig.  Shortly thereafter, Sheila-E (producer, solo artist, Prince, Ringo Starr) hired him to perform with Nelly Furtado and Juanes.  He has played with Tony Royster Jr. (Jay-Z, Joe Jonas,...

https://possiblechops.com/musicianmindset/   Raised by a family of magicians, Eric already had stage, TV, and radio experience by age 5. At age 11, the discovery of The Beatles and the movie "That Thing You Do" inspired him to become a drummer. Eric wears multiple hats in the industry. He's the music supervisor at Activision Blizzard, working on games such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Guitar He...

In this episode of MM both Dave and Jason discuss what their currently working on to improve their playing, musicianship and mindset. A really great convo here!   Enjoy!   https://possiblechops.com/musicianmindset/

Elliott launched his recording career following his appearance on American Idol Season 5 as the top 3 finalist with his highly anticipated debut album Elliott Yamin, which debuted at Number Three on the Billboard album chart and was the highest-debuting album by an independent artist in SoundScan history.  The self-titled disc achieved gold status in the U.S. and Japan (where he continues to maint...

Fun format here! Dave and Jason discuss the songs and albums that laid the foundation for their musical journeys.      Dave Led Zeppelin  Rush Herbie Hancock: Thrust Wayne Krantz: 2 Drink Minimum Miles Davis: Four & More Miles Davis: Nefertiti Jonatha Brooke: 10 Cent Wings Michael Landau: Live 2000 James Taylor Live Esperanza Spalding: Emily's D+ Evolution      Jason   No Quarter from The Song Rem...

Last seen on Broadway in the Tony award winning special event "Liza's at the Palace", Cortés Alexander's critically acclaimed debut CD "Swell", is available on itunes & all online retail outlets. His club act, "The Swell Show" continues to sell out & was recently voted "Best Night Out" by LA Nightlife magazine. A veteran of over 100 TV commercials, this award -winning singer/songwriter is also a 5...

Jordan Michael:   Jordan Michael is a Dallas, TX native that has quickly made a name for himself in the vocal community in Los Angeles.    Jordan Attended AMDA (American Musical & Dramatic Academy) while simultaneously serving in the US army reserves; earning a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theater, with an emphasis on vocal performance    He’s supported musical acts such as Dancing with the S...

Tom Strahle is a multi-instrumental session musician, composer, songwriter and YouTuber.  His music and playing can be heard in films (Transformers: The Last Knight, Skyscraper), on TV (The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Mentalist), on the Radio (Justin Bieber, Marco Antonio Solis) and in games (Apex Legends, Absolver).   Search for him on Youtube! 

With more than 40 years of professional international performing experience and 25 years as a K-12 certified music specialist, Steve Hollis is delighted to be a full- time elementary music teacher in the Burbank Unified School District and an avid supporter of Burbank Arts For All. From his BA music education degree, through his masters focusing on curriculum and instruction, to his school days te...

Dave started as the voice of “The Little Green Sprout” from the Jolly Green Giant Commercials. Dave attended North Texas State University. He also studied with Peter Erskine, Gregg Bissonette, Steve Houghton, Joe Porcaro, David Garibaldi, Tom Brechtlein, and spent many hours jamming in his garage with roommate, Gary Novak. At the age of 17, Dave began his studio drumming career, playing on nearly...

Katie Hampton is a Los Angeles-based session singer and performer. Born and raised in LA, Katie grew up around a wide variety of music, her dad being a film and TV composer. She studied at McGill University in Montreal, where she earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance degree. Since 2007 Katie has been one of the lead singers for Sergio Mendes, touring and performing in venues including the...

A special treat for MM listeners, today we interview Dave! You're in for a treat with sage advise from the Jedi drummer and his story of crafting a career as a full-time musician.   You can find Dave online at www.davejohnstone.com and on social media @johnstonedrums. Sign up for your free Possible Chops account at https://possiblechops.com/ref/8/ and use the coupon code “podcast” for a month of f...

Kate O’Sullivan, MA, LMFT, SEP Kate is a licensed psychotherapist in the State of California and a Somatic Experiencing™ practitioner and has a private practice in Burbank, California. Kate grew up taking piano lessons and was involved in theatre in high school. Kate now sings in her church choir and is one of the members of the Worship Team. You can find her on the Psychology Today’s website unde...

Tina Aldana is a 24 year old singer who has been performing for audiences since the tender age of 6. At age 19, Tina set her mind on succeeding in entertainment, and made the move from Texas to Los Angeles. Through hard work and dedication, Tina has performed in many established and well-known venues across the U.S., such as The Kodac Theater, The Belasco Theater, The House of Blues, The Galaxy Th...