In today’s episode, we’re speaking with trumpeter Stuart Mack. We discussed growing up in Illinois, the difficulties and rewards of playing the trumpet, important mentors he had at North Texas State, what it’s like playing in the One O’Clock Lab Band, the value of strong reading skills for finding work, what it takes to actually make a living playing music in NYC, the downsides of living in NYC, thoughts on whether to take gigs outside your wheelhouse, how to create a diversified range of career opportunities, how to build an online teaching studio, his thoughts on social media and the best ways to use it, the usefulness of detaching yourself from your music, and much more.

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