In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast I talk with guitarist, composer and YouTube star Andy McKee on creative retreats. Andy first came to prominence via YouTube and his version of ‘Drifting’ has had over 54 million views and he is perhaps best known for his use of alternative tunings, tapping, percussive hits and two-handed techniques.
In 2012 he was asked by Dream Theater to open their Asian tour before joining Prince’s band for a series of shows in Australia. Meanwhile as an educator he holds an annual Musicarium guitar camp each year in upstate New York and has been featured in all the major guitar publications.
Andy McKee's 'Creative Retreats' Show Notes:
Preston Reed
Altered Tunings
Michael Hedges
Don Ross
Eric Roche
Favorite Tools
Truefire
Bandsintown
Favorite Album
Aerial Boundaries by Michael Hedges
Favorite Book
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan
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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 30 minute 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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