Nora Germain is a Los Angeles based jazz violinist and a fast-rising star on the international scene. After studying music at Idyllwild Arts Academy and the Thornton School of Music she has gone on to work with some incredible names including film composer John Altman, YouTube sensations Jacob Collier and Casey Abrams, pop star Sam Smith and many many more. She was named as a Rising Star of Jazz Violin by Downbeat Magazine last year and this year Nora will be releasing her fourth album and first inspirational book.
In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, Nora tells us about her upcoming album, her book and her wonderful experience performing at Katy Perry's pre Grammy party. She talks about growing up and playing violin in her mom's violin school with her mom as her teacher. Nora also shares with us how she learned jazz music through Marshall Hawkins.
"Music is the thing that matters."
"Can't worry on what anyone else is doing ever."
- Nora Germain
Nora Germain Show Notes:
Learning confidence on stage (5:34) Creativity in writing (8:05) Speaking and Writing (10:40) Planning what you have to do (13:07) Crowd Funding campaign (13:56) Being in the creative mode (16:50) Recording in New Orleans as a Jazz artist (18:59) Album and video ideas that did not work out (20:57) Meeting Philip Manuel (22:26) Coping mechanisms for creativity block (25:20) Importance of having a community (27:18) Comparing yourself to others (31:27) Advantage to jazz artists of a peer group (36:00) Favorite Tools: Reminders Favorite Book: The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle Favorite Record: Jamison RossJoin James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme
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This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show.
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ABOUT JAMES
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As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I’m Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE
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The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor.
The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me
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