Classically (Un)Trained

The first thing I learned about marketing for performers is: “You are a product.” But is that really the right message for young performers? And might there be a better alternative?

If you’ve never heard of the network effect, prepare to get disillusioned. But don’t despair – knowing how the internet works can help you put focus in the right place as an artist. And there are also aspects of this new world we live in that are full of possibility.

Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone

Cover art by Kateřina Krejcarová

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Let’s get a basic understanding of the five basic ways the arts get funded, how funding influences the nature of the art being made, and what that means for you as a performer.

This episode became rather long - here are some timestamps in case you want to listen to just parts:

00:17:06 - what I think I did wrong in my funding attempts

00: 28:54 - The 5 Types of Arts Funding

Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone

Cover art by Kateřina Krejcarová

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What can you do with a performing arts degree, you ask? Well, according to some educators within the performing arts, you can be a great realtor if your performing career doesn’t pan out. Let’s articulate why that sort of thinking is counterproductive but also how exactly academic training DOESN’T prepare us for the real world and which skills to focus on to fill in what academic training leaves out.

What can you do with a performing arts degree, you ask? Well, according to some educators within the performing arts, you can be a great realtor if your performing career doesn’t pan out. Let’s articulate why that sort of thinking is counterproductive but also how exactly academic training DOESN’T prepare us for the real world and which skills to focus on to fill in what academic training leaves out.

Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone

Cover art by Kateřina Krejcarová

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