05 - EMILE PANDOLFI: Pianist, Arranger, Entertainer.
Emile Pandolfi has been venturing into quite a few different pianist paths: accompanying singers, playing in bars, releasing recordings, performing solo shows, -the common factor being that these were all activities that he enjoyed.
With over 40 years of performance experience, what are the words that Emile Pandolfi has to share with aspiring musicians?
He has so many words that he released a book last year, titled 'Play It Like You Mean It'.
Play it like you mean it. Easier said than done? In my humble experience, yes.
We live in times of immediacy. We want instant results, otherwise we might think that we have the wrong occupation. However, is it music we're failing at? More likely, it's business we're failing at.
Even Mother Teresa had to figure out how to raise money.
What happens if we keep on doing what we enjoy, the things that we're actually good at?
The story behind millions of sold albums and hundreds of thousands of streams -do you think it's a short one or a long one?
Also, make sure you have a Judy. That's very important.
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[04:57] 🎵 'Promenade Sentimentale' from the movie 'Diva' (from the album 'Quiet Passion')
[06:05] Enter: Emile Pandolfi, Getting Down to Business
[17:45] Who is your Judy?
[26:06] 84 pianists playing 'Rhapsody in Blue' in unison
[29:36] Cassettes, distribution and marketing
[40:21] Expensive experiences
[48:48] Why keep on playing and working?
[51:51] 🎵 'All I Ask of You' from 'The Phantom of the Opera'
[53:02] "Music is what feelings sound like" -Georgia Cates
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Emile’s homepage: https://www.emilepandolfi.com/
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Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.
