Surviving as Artists in a Chaotic World (with @TonyAndersonMusic )

My friend Tony Anderson has carved out an incredible space in the world of ambient music. He's a wonderful example of an artist who has found the thing he is most passionate about and then pursued it with great success along the way.

In this conversation, we talk about Tony's own path as an artist, the challenges facing modern artists, where we should direct our focus, and his role in the recent fires at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris....

0:00 - Tony's role in various fires around Europe
5:20 - Actual intro and how Tony got started in music
16:33 - Tony's start in Sync Licensing
22:36 - The importance of patience in a music career
33:58 - The issue with judging music by stream/view counts
38:46 - Growing with other people on your level
41:21 - Q&A with Tony
46:54 - Experimental music with commercial expectations
1:00:57 - Are labels necessary anymore?
1:07:56 - Slowing down in a world that's speeding up
1:21:26 - A final, most important question
1:23:08 - Closing remarks (more important info on the Notre Dame fires)

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[jeffreyparksmusic]

Such an inspiring conversation. The biggest take aways for me were that as artists we should allow ourselves time to discover our voice, and time for that voice to be discovered. And, to not let the problems we are faced with deter us from creating our best work. I feel those of us who truly understand both of those things will be doing this for life.

[JayM]

You guys are awesome. I'm not an artist. I'm not a musician. I'm just a guy that likes making music. Your music inspires me, and your words inspire me.

The #1 song on the charts right now -- whatever it is -- is forgettable. But your music AND the other work you do is meaningful and unforgettable to ME. Thanks for what you do. Please never stop.

Sincerely,
A random internet algorithm data point
(Call me Jay)

[neilzubot]

Great conversation! Thank you Tony for sharing your story and perspective!

[sandroidmusic]

Time to start that Notre-Dame Petition. I mean seriously.. it's just been two itsy bitsy tiny fires.. the gall on them people.

[flimrmusic]

thank you so much for this conversation!

[michaelkonomos]

“Can they remember it, do they want to come back to it?” - that’s it right there.

[moseschristopher]

Thank you for sharing this deep conversation Jameson. 🙏

[monica]

Every creator should watch this video. So valuable. Thank-you

[yashark]

I feel like this conversation is lifting a cloud over my inner child that I have been feeling for years. Thank you greatly.

[bricelory]

So good. This conversation is so valuable and encouraging. Thank you so much!

[mhatfieldmusic]

Excellent interview! I enjoyed watching immensely. Thank you both for sharing! ❤🙏

Respect to you both for being so honest, realistic and courage people to focus on what is important for each individual in the creation process. For me it is the creative that is the key and if someone enjoys what I create, fantastic and if people don't like it is all good because we're on different path frequency. Thx for the talk about this subject

[TheXachro]

Jameson, not many people has the brain capacity to handle Tony’s shenanigans 😂😂😂 you did well. As his long time fan I love it. We all have little child in us, don’t we? :P

[MarkHimley]

This was such an incredible conversation, thank you both very much. I resonated so much with a lot of this on a very deep level. Also, thank you for the deep belly laughs. Such a wonderful blend of thoughtful insight and true satirical comedy.

[toadkillerdog]

What a great and inspiration interview! Will absolutely be revisiting this interview. Thank you to the both of you for this.

[pbw]

This conversation about the business of music represents so much more than that. It speaks to the much larger issue that has encompassed all of life as we know it today…..money and greed has stolen our freedom and destroyed all creativity and authenticity, not just in music, but in all aspects of living. I pray that enough of us awaken to what Tony so eloquently speaks to here and we break free from it. Brilliant conversation on many levels.

[Hessencemusic]

I loved the interview! Thank you both so much for your time and generosity. I totally agree with Tony's initial summary.

[darrenjharris]

A great, honest conversation, thank you

[Harlem-Instrumental]

There's a lot of good advice in this video. I really like Tony saying we shouldn't be slaves to the algo.

[After-Audio]

This conversation truly resonated with me. Thank you.