One World in a New World with Tony Michaelides – Author, Keynote Speaker, Music Industry Executive
Diving into the depths with Tony started off with the recognition that when you’re dealing with the band mates (U2, Bowie and others just starting out), radio and record label executives… it’s like a rollercoaster ride. You’ll love the stories he shares from the perspective of being there.
Asked about coincidence, synchronicities and serendipitous moments and how life reflects our connection to it, he unabashedly offers graciousness and humility in the conversations and interactions just seemed to be the natural extension of what he’d learn young.
Tony speaks about watching David Bowie while he was working with him on the road and the graciousness and humility he had. The details are worth checking out. It’s a real behind-the-scenes story.
Have you been in a position in your life where everything seems to be falling apart around you, yet you’ve done nothing wrong? Tony’s sharing of how that caused his own re-direction and restructuring through competition and new technology.
He makes distinctions between the 70s and musicians making statements that weren’t censored and now that same kind of activity gets your act pulled. He says he’s not a business man, per se, yet his expertise parallels the best. You’ll enjoy the examples.
Younger generations, and even older ones, would be wise to listen in to the ways we can achieve success and enjoy what we’re doing at the same time. That is often not the case.
He shares examples of having zest and desire, passion and purpose, cooperation and collaboration, creativity and innovation. We talk about attitude being more important than skillset and dive into various comparisons between a real-world learning and going to school. Life is its own school.
We finally arrive at talking about how musicians are affected by listening, learning, and exploring each other and becoming a better musician through the activity of jamming with others who wanted to be their best as well.
You’ll find listening in and joining our journey will enrich your life in some way.
Connect with Tony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonymichaelides/
Moments That Rock (book): https://amzn.to/3czN3wg
Moments that ROCK podcast: https://moments-that-rock-with-tony-michaelides.simplecast.com/
The Insights Collection: https://amzn.to/3AVAVyV
The INSIGHTS COLLECTION was created to provide an insider’s view to the stories and lessons learned from the incredible career of Tony Michaelides, one of the most respected record pluggers in the UK.
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