Find Joy in Your Career ft. Time for Three
Ep. 122 - How many chamber ensembles do you know that has two violinists and a double bassist? Oh, and did we mention that they can all sing...
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Faking Notes Podcast
This podcast for artist entrepreneurs, co-hosted by professional musicians ThatViolaKid and Trevor Bumgarner, features playful, authentic conversations with artists, influencers, and future...
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20 of 121 episodes!Announcement!
We're working on the next season but would love your feedback! We'll be releasing some 'classic' episodes along the way. - Directly support...
How to Kiss Ass and Influence People - Essential Skills for Musicians
Ep. 121 - We end Season 3 with an extensive overview of Dale Carnegie's book How to Win Friends and Influence People . We dive deep into the...
Dreaming Big, One Drumbeat at a Time ft. Wesley Sumpter
Ep. 120 - Percussionist Wesley Sumpter is on a mission to become more than a successful musician in the 21st Century. A member of The Los An...
Life of a Concertmaster: The Ultimate Balancing Act ft. David Kim
Ep. 119 - Concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra, David Kim joins us in part 2 of our Mainly Mozart mini-series. With numerous accolade...
How Classical Music can Save the World ft. Michael Francis
Ep. 118 - Conductor for the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, and Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Michae...
The First 10 Steps after Graduation
Ep. 117 - Are you about to graduate? If yes, Congratulations! After many years of school writing papers, waking up for your 8 am classes, an...
Why You Should Bet on Yourself ft. Karoline Menezes
Ep. 116 - Do you know anyone who has played in two performances at the same Oscars? We talk to violist Karoline Menezes, an established free...
Overcoming Stage Fright - Essential Skills for Musicians
Ep. 115 - Stage Fright: every musician in the world has experienced it in some way or form. It is something we all must encounter as perform...
Stage Fright, Learning Other Genres, and Recording Sessions (Discord Q&A)
Ep. 114 – We answer questions from our Discord FakingFam, offering perspective on centering yourself on stage, the importance of exposing yo...
How Machine Learning will Change Music Forever ft. Pedram
Ep. 113 – What is machine learning and why does it matter for musicians? We talk to Pedram Pejman, an AI/machine learning specialist at Goog...
How to Find Clients and Keep Them
Ep. 112 – How do you find clients who are interested in your services, but who will also call you back for future work/opportunities? We tal...
Beyond Talent: Overcome Resistance and Get Things Done ft. Angela Beeching
Ep. 111 – What’s holding you back from taking that next step in your career? How do you overcome resistance, plan, and reach your goals? Ang...
Faking Fam Feature 4: Antshay
Ep. 110 - Infectious Disease Specialist, beat maker, and longtime Faking Notes Podcast listener Antshay comes through! We talk about his mus...
With Great Platforms Comes Great Responsibility: Joe Rogan and Spotify
Ep. 109 - Spotify recently made headlines concerning its most popular podcaster Joe Rogan while reigniting the debate of music streaming pay...
Why HitPiece Scam Won't Stop NFTs
Ep. 108 – Every corner of the music industry united to dunk on HitPiece, an NFT scam site that was listing “all of music” for sale. Should y...
Marketing: Why does it matter?
Ep. 107 – Why is marketing important for musicians? In the finale of this three-part series we give a crash course on the fundamentals of ma...
Money: Why does it matter?
Ep. 106 – What are the 5 properties of Money? Yes, we know we need money - but what is it at the fundamental level? How do we improve our re...
Value: Why does it matter?
Ep. 105 – Connection, entertainment, emotion, and products = Value? What exactly is value and how do we determine our own value? In our firs...
How to Balance Conducting and Crypto ft. Yuga Cohler
Ep. 104 – From Harvard to Juilliard to Kanye for Orchestra to Coinbase - Yuga just gets it done. Innovating the concert experience and build...