John...This was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! I subscribed immediately after hearing so much information in this video...I am a performing solo keyboard artist and found your down to earth commentary fascinating and hit me down to the core...I surely hope you continue to put up more videos such as this on various topics...Or continuing on perhaps a part two? LOL....Very nice John....Thumbs way up brother!!!

Thanks for all your information, John; cannot wait to hear about how you got started in the industry, because it would help others to prepare and know who to approach and maybe some of the pitfalls that might be there. Keep doing what you are doing and thanks again.

Jonathan, I love this! It's an invaluable insight from a producer's perspective that a lot of us just aren't aware of. I'm thanking you for this because I've been chipping away at doing more routine drum recording gigs. All of what you mention makes so much sense. The gigs I've worked so far was through who I already knew, or people that are fans of the band I drum for (The Dickies). It still definitely took me making sure the people around me know I'm looking for session work. They can be a big fan of the band and love my drumming, but I don't actually say "I'm open for session work", then they most likely won't even ask! By the way, are you in need of any drum work? 👍

Thank you for the inside. It was great video

Great video mate thank you

Thank you for the video, it was very informative!

Thank you so much!

Fantastic video, very informative.

Hi.. you made me think of rewriting my professional resume (having nothing to do with music though)

loved this video! just a small question, is age a huge deal? Im studying at music college part time while working with local musicians and running some social media accounts and am trying to do a bunch to make my worth go up. I have some solo music out for studios to listen to but I've been recently trying to reach out to studios for bigger session work than what I've done in my small town. So is age gonna hold me down?

Thanks for the video. I think in my experience the “producer “ experience is quite horrendous. Typically they run you threw takes looking for the hardest fastest Phil Woods bebop solo they can get while paying you literally nothing. How can a musician base their livelihoods on something so subjective and often you’re left without pay?

This was super helpful. Thank you. What facebook group did you post in?

Hi Jonathan I just wanted to ask, would you be interested in hiring a Session musician I play drums grade 7