What is Happening to the Music Industry? | Artist in Residence: Living Creatively in the Middle

The music industry has changed so much in the last twenty years that only a handful of industry folks can survive ONLY with their industry work. When solid industry stalwarts question the validity of staying in the industry, it's time to do some serious thinking about what's wrong. Rick Beato:    / @rickbeato   The Rick Rubin Interview:    • The Rick Rubin Interview   This series hosts candid discussions between two professionals in the creative industry about making a living while serving their passion in the middle of the country. Gerard Estella moved from New York City to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In doing so, he has been able to create a vibrant and varied creative life—founding and running a marketing company, producing music for a variety of global bands as well as freelancing for Sony, composing movie scores, writing musicals, and performing nearly every week, all at the same time. Interviewed by Jason Alberty, local writer/teacher/performer, they discuss the difficulties and joys of making a vibrant and successful creative life without living on the coasts. - Artist in Residence: Living Creatively in the Middle is brought to you by Brucemore and their Artisan Studio Program, celebrating the arts and providing a home to cultivate and promote local talent. Brucemore is a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Finished in 1886, the 15,000 sq. ft. home at the center of the estate is surrounded by 16 acres of woodland, gardens, lawns, a pond, and servant quarters, which are now used for landscaping/garden and administration offices, and studio space. The site also has a natural amphitheater and several spaces for live events. The Artisan Studio’s dual mission inspires community interaction with history, preservation, and the arts and serves the underserved artist community. To learn more about the team and place that brings various programs to you: Brucemore: https://brucemore.org Brucemore's Artisan Studio: https://www.brucemore.org/studio National Trust for Historic Preservation: https://savingplaces.org/places/bruce... If you like this video and want to see more content from Brucemore's Artisan Studio, please subscribe, like, and click the bell for notifications. Check out our social media pages:   / brucemoreartisanstudio     / brucemoreartisanstudio     / the.artisan.studio   Thank you to Brucemore’s Supporters for investing in the Artisan Studio. Become a Brucemore Supporter today to participate and support the organization's mission: https://www.brucemore.org/give