I'm thinking about starting a podcast with @blumen where we interview a bunch of somewhat successful / living-their-livelihoods-off-of-music people we went to music school with, and see where they are today. Basically Celebrity Catch Up: Life After I Did That Thing but without the Celebrity and without The Thing. 😬
Typing it out now makes it seem like a pretty bad idea, but I think it could be good information gathering for anyone considering music school or working in music. Plus, it would be amusing for our little cohort of music school grads and a fun way for us to reconnect with some folks.
According to music-colleges.com (lol), SUNY Fredonia's music program ranks at #276 (out of 1451 schools they evaluated, so technically in the 20%!!). I imagine a podcast like this about Julliard grads would be much more successful, but those people probably wouldn't have good advice or relatable stories for real, non-prodigious but competent musicians.
So far our initial brainstorm has us landing around:
- 30-45 min max
- Asking people about:
- What they studied
- How much schooling they ended up getting
- Their most memorable Fredonia experience
- What they do now
- Career highlights
- Career lows
- How much money they currently make (from music)
- What their advice would be for anyone pursuing their current career, or the program they studied in school
Thoughts?