Ep. 75: Gavin Chops (Drummer / Label Owner) | Balancing Music & Business
Gavin Chops is a rare breed of musician and business man all in one. Not only is he the drummer for Chelsea Cutler, he's also the founder of Pack Records and Bear & Owl Management.
He joins us this week to share his come up story, and explains how he manages so many projects while maintaining passion and attention to detail in all of them.
(Video) Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Who you are and what you do
8:50 - The turning point of committing to music fully
13:50 - How long did it take for things to start clicking in your music career?
19:05 - Goals mean nothing if you don’t actually DO things to accomplish them
20:55 - Balancing drumming for Chelsea Cutler, and running two companies
26:25 - How to efficiently structure and time block your day
33:45 - Dropping everything to drum for Chelsea Cutler
39:35 - Courage is more important than confidence
44:25 - Working on personal projects and self improvement
46:00 - Starting his management company Bear & Owl and his record label Pack Records
54:20 - It doesn’t matter if cliches are cliche. If they help that’s all that matters.
55:30 - Where can everyone find you?
Gavin Chops:
Instagram: @gavinchops
Gavin’s Newsletter
Pack Records Instagram: @packrecs
Bear and Owl Instagram: @bearandowl_
Andrew Cramb:
Instagram: @andrew_ftw
Twitter: @andrew_ftw
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