The Music Mind Podcast

Episode 25 of The Music Mind Podcast features Clive Lendich as my special guest. A professional guitarist and producer with more than 45 years full-time industry experience, Clive has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of Sydney, Australia.  Having traveled the world touring with major acts such as Neil Sedaka and the Manhattan Transfer Clive has worked with top class musicians in many styles including on national TV supporting the likes of Bryan Ferry and Glenn Frey of The Eagles fame. These days, with a Masters Degree in Recording Arts, Clive balances his working week with formal teaching commitments in the recording field while still being an active gigging and touring musician. This podcast conversation covers a wide variety of topics including dealing with making a living as a  musician in today's world, handling the realities of stage fright and understanding your role in any musical situation and delivering on that role.  We see Clive perform with full orchestras to hundreds of thousands of people, in national TV bands and in intimate duo settings recording in his home studio. For the music collaboration between host and guest for this episode, Clive and I performed the Spyro Gyra classic 'Shaker Song' which features Clive on nylon and steel string guitars and myself on alto saxophone. You can reach out and connect with Clive Lendich at www.clivelendich.com.  For further information on The Music Mind Podcast or to connect with Brian Hayes go to https://www.BrianHayes.biz. To listen to AUDIO ONLY versions of The Music Mind Podcast series refer https://www.buzzsprout.com/1824699/ To view the full suite of The Music Mind video podcasts refer https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKtMMbk9TNAWHYmFHlCYbG1t7stFnGp44

Episode 24 of The Music Mind Podcast features Liam Ward as my special guest. A professional blues harmonica player, performer, composer, recording artist, vocalist and music educator with more than 15 years full-time industry experience, Liam has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of London in the UK.  Having traveled the world with his harmonica Liam has toured across the UK and Europe performing also in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia. As an official Hohner (Germany) harmonica artist, Liam joins an elite group of players that have been endorsed by the world's most famous harmonica manufacturing company. This podcast conversation covers a wide variety of topics including dealing with making a living as a blues musician, the composing process, treating your music career as a business, being versatile, accepting a realistic view of where one sits in the pecking order of world renowned musicians, and establishing a viable music education business that has helped hundreds of thousands of people explore the harmonica. For the music collaboration between host and guest for this episode, Liam and I created a simple blues featuring the harmonica and lap steel guitar. You can reach out and connect with Liam Ward at www.liamwardmusic.com.  For further information on The Music Mind Podcast or to connect with Brian Hayes go to https://www.BrianHayes.biz. To listen to AUDIO ONLY versions of The Music Mind Podcast series refer https://www.buzzsprout.com/1824699/ To view the full suite of The Music Mind video podcasts refer https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKtMMbk9TNAWHYmFHlCYbG1t7stFnGp44

Episode 23 of The Music Mind Podcast features Michael Fix as my special guest. A professional guitarist, performer, composer, producer and music educator with more than 40 years full-time industry experience, Michael has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based initially out of Sydney, but now days residing in Brisbane, Australia.  This podcast conversation covers a wide variety of topics including dealing with stage fright, the composing process, developing the one man band approach to solo acoustic guitar playing, creating music for licencing via production sound libraries and on a commission basis.  The process Michael uses to get a piece of music to be fully performance ready is also covered in detail. Michael tells of his long association with Australian guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel and also with the Australian guitar brand, Maton. For the music collaboration between host and guest for this episode, Michael chose a beautiful original composition of his called Peace of Mind.  Michael plays his signature Maton acoustic guitar on this beautiful tune and I join in on the concert flute. You can reach out and connect with Michael Fix at www.MichaelFix.com.  For further information on The Music Mind Podcast or to connect with Brian Hayes go to https://www.BrianHayes.biz. To listen to AUDIO ONLY versions of The Music Mind Podcast series refer https://www.buzzsprout.com/1824699/ To view the full suite of The Music Mind video podcasts refer https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKtMMbk9TNAWHYmFHlCYbG1t7stFnGp44

Episode 22 of The Music Mind Podcast features Jamie Rigg as my special guest. A professional pianist, musical director, performer, composer, producer and music educator with more than 50 years full-time industry experience, Jamie has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of Sydney, Australia.  For 18 years Jamie traveled the world as pianist and musical director for the late, great Ricky May, a New Zealand born award winning singer and entertainer who climbed the heights of the music business within Australia and abroad. Jamie has been musical director for all of the major television networks in Australia and has performed with a who's who of the local and international music scene. This podcast conversation covers a wide variety of topics including performing on television, writing for the great television bands and artists, travelling the world as an MD to a major artist, getting practical outcomes from music education courses and grabbing opportunities whenever they present themselves. For the music collaboration between host and guest for this episode Jamie chose the famous jazz standard made popular by Fats Waller, Ain't Misbehaving. The collaboration features Jamie Rigg on vocals and piano with Brian Hayes on Bass Clarinet. You can reach out and connect with Jamie Rigg direct via email: jamierigg13@gmail.com  For further information on The Music Mind Podcast or to connect with Brian Hayes go to https://www.BrianHayes.biz. To listen to AUDIO ONLY versions of The Music Mind Podcast series refer https://www.buzzsprout.com/1824699/ To view the full suite of The Music Mind video podcasts refer https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKtMMbk9TNAWHYmFHlCYbG1t7stFnGp44

In this episode the collaboration videos by host and guest are featured from episodes 12 through 20 of The Music Mind Podcast series. Featured artists throughout these collaboration videos include:- Brian Hayes - soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones,  pedal steel guitar, slide dobro and acoustic guitar John Snell - trumpet and flugel horn Ralph Pyl - trumpet Gordon Rytmeister - drums Emily Gelineau - violin Alan Kaplan - trombone Rex Goh - acoustic guitar Peter Northcote - electric guitar Louise Anton - vocals and piano Darryn Farrugia - drums Check out the video version of Volume One from the Collaboration Series at https://youtu.be/M8BegAAy2qg  For further information on The Music Mind Podcast contact Brian Hayes via https://www.BrianHayes.biz. To listen to AUDIO ONLY versions of The Music Mind Podcast series refer https://www.buzzsprout.com/1824699/ To view the full suite of The Music Mind video podcasts refer https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKtMMbk9TNAWHYmFHlCYbG1t7stFnGp44