Hi Amigos!
Today’s guest is a very close friend of mine, Nicholas Veinoglou. We met in an Escape room in LA. Yep, you read that right. We met through a mutual friend and were thrown into an escape room together and had to figure out how to get out without even knowing each other’s names. True story. He is someone that I truly care about and admire for not only his hard work, dedication, and love for music, but for the way he cares about those around him and for always making his friends laugh.
Born in Great Barrington, MA, Nick began his hopelessly romantic exploration of the guitar at age 10. Highly influenced from Blues, Classical and Jazz. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2015 from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Guitar Performance and a minor in Harmony. Currently, Nicholas is working as a musical director, songwriter, educator, producer, and guitarist in Los Angeles. He tours both nationally and internationally working with artists such as Bazzi, Jordan Fisher, Dove Cameron, Cimo Frankel, and many more.
We talk about all kinds of things in today’s episode: = what’s it like to tour with big names like Jordan Fisher and Bazzi? What does he think about going to music school? What were his biggest takeaway from Berklee College of Music? How’s life in LA as a guitarist/musician? We also talk about growth and the opportunity to support and learn with your community instead of compare and disconnect from your peers. Amongst many other things, my personal favorite was hearing him talk about following his intuition and letting it guide him towards the next step.
TAKE AWAYS:
Surround yourself with people that are working hard and doing good things, you will have to match that energy and that will make you better
There’s magic in that collective mindset of pushing yourself forward
Having the mentality “I need to do this to be better than that person” will set you up to fail
More growth comes further down the road not just in those formative early years
We’ll never arrive of the fantasy land of the best version of us. Say yes, and do your best.
Make sure to be kind to everyone
Making real friendships is a better form of networking
Everyone in the industry questions themselves
When working towards a goal, have a plan of attack. what can you do today that will get you an inch closer to what you want?
It’s not about views or likes, it’s about sharing, coming together, connecting, and having fun.