Artist Stories

Fear No ART Chicago on WTTW: How I Got From There To Here

In what ways have you become more legal-savvy in your artistic career?

Creating Chicago's First Urban Recording Label

A Professional Musican in Chicago

What makes a successful music career?

Bridging Two Identities: My Career as a Musician and Philanthropist

"Improvisation Is at the Core of Everything I Do"

Ten Common Mistakes Arts Groups Make When Seeking Grants (from somebody who spent years seeking grants before joining a foundation and gradually learning how much he’d been doing wrong)

What advice do you have for starting a non-profit?

Perpetual Play: How pursuing more than one avenue became my "thing."

The Artist as Innovator: From “Starving” to Entrepreneurial by Thinking Outside the Box

Achieving Balance in an Evolving Art Career

Endorsement Deals: Who gets them? How?

Creative Breakthrough in Music and Composition -- 2011 One State in the Arts Conference Presenter

What job has been the most useful to your music career, and how did you get it?

Empty Rooms: Reflections on the Changing Landscape of Live Performance

Old School New School: Exploring the Nature of Creativity

What is TAD and who should apply? Deadline Sept 12, 2011

An insider’s advice to musicians about making recordings, getting gigs, and developing a career.

What's the story about how I, as a sculptor, came to play music?

How has being an artist meant different things to you as you've gotten older? How has teaching affected your practice?

Creator Camp Chicago: An Un-Conference for Creative People

What makes a successful music career?

Standing Out as a New, Small Non-profit Music Organization

Art, Arts Advocacy and You