Jazz Office Hours
Education Podcasts
Business-focused Q&A for musicians and students, grounded in the world of jazz. Once a month, Cory Weeds and your host Will Chernoff take questions about working in music, from the career side right down to the personal. Skip the BS, find out how it all works, and avoid the mistakes we’ve already made.
Location:
United States
Description:
Business-focused Q&A for musicians and students, grounded in the world of jazz. Once a month, Cory Weeds and your host Will Chernoff take questions about working in music, from the career side right down to the personal. Skip the BS, find out how it all works, and avoid the mistakes we’ve already made.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.jazzofficehours.com/
Episodes
Will’s Top Learning Highlights from Every 2022 Episode
1/11/2023
In this solo episode by Will, let's kick off the year in style and run down a highlight from every 2022 episode. Each highlight involves Cory teaching a lesson to, lighting a fire under, or provoking new thoughts from Will. We cover five episodes in under 20 minutes.
Duration:00:18:56
Anxiety, The Venue Incident, Jazz Festival Applications
12/9/2022
In this episode:
Best-of-2022 highlight
Duration:01:04:33
Too Many Albums & Names, BC Music Grants, Being a Brand
11/9/2022
In this episode:
First questionBest-of-2022 highlightSecond question:
Links:
FACTOR Artist Development grant: how I won it twiceJuried Sound Recording program: FACTORExplore and Create: Canada CouncilAmplify BC Career Development grantMusic BC Travel GrantsWhat is the Spotify monthly listener figure?Legibility
Duration:01:23:33
The Pitch Gone Wrong, Stage Presence, Listening to Mixes
10/5/2022
In this episode:
First topicBest-of-2022 highlight
Links:
Fraser MacPherson Jazz FundNew Jazz UndergroundHow to approach a jazz bar or club owner as a musicianHank Mobley videoDexter Gordon footageThese 110 words just went 4-for-4 on local gig bookings
Duration:00:34:45
Fear in Gig Booking, Draw, Overplaying, Low Student Turnout
9/1/2022
Fear. It shows up throughout our musical lives as we book gigs and work to bring people out. But too often the attention drifts to numbers like, 'What's your draw?' while the meaning rests in the music's impact.
Maybe promoters aren't as cynical as you think. And it's not all about results from one show; you can always get the promoter excited for next time, too.
First questionBest-of-2022 highlightNext question
Duration:01:00:32
Getting Known for What You Do: Match Your Music to Venues
8/4/2022
It's summer! We're on vacation, so please enjoy this top highlight clip from episode one.
In this answer, Will & Cory discuss the secret to connecting with local music venues and booking agents: know what you want to do!
It breaks down into three steps:
After that, you can shift your focus to getting known for what you do, which is as simple as spending time at the venues you want in your musical life.
This clip originally appeared in episode 1: Making Albums, Expectations, Demo Recordings, Distribution.
Duration:00:03:39
Making Albums, Expectations, Demo Recordings, Distribution
7/7/2022
Making a jazz album, from demo to distribution to performance, is a game of expectations. Whether artistic, financial, or personal, expectations keep you on track and help you remember why you're in the game.
Topics:
First questionBest-of-2022 highlightNext questionStorytime
Links:
YouTube - All Things Must Pass (Tower Records documentary)Bloomberg - CD sales in Japan (2020)
Duration:00:53:58
The launch
6/2/2022
Here we go! Stay tuned for Jazz Office Hours.
Duration:00:00:25