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Mental Health, the Myth of Talent, and Impostor Syndrome with Sydney Kjerstad of Smart Game Piano
Mental Health, the Myth of Talent, and Impostor Syndrome with Sydney Kjerstad of Smart Game Piano
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
#8: Sydney Kjerstad is a pianist, entrepreneur, and founder of Smart Game Piano, an online piano teaching site that teaches musicians of all levels how to play piano through incredibly well-produced video game music tutorials. To date, Sydney has created *over 550* piano arrangements and tutorials for Smart Game Piano and shows no signs of slowing down.
In this episode, we talk about the myth of talent in the world of professional music, the mental health swings all creatives deal with, the impostor syndrome that we all feel, the birth of Smart Game Piano, building a team, how none of us can do anything entirely on our own, and so much more.
Find Sydney and Smart Game Piano at:
Instagram: @smartgamepiano
Twitter: @smartgamepiano
YouTube: Smart Game Piano
Website: www.smartgamepiano.com
And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to www.bit.ly/soundbizpod
In this episode, we talk about the myth of talent in the world of professional music, the mental health swings all creatives deal with, the impostor syndrome that we all feel, the birth of Smart Game Piano, building a team, how none of us can do anything entirely on our own, and so much more.
Find Sydney and Smart Game Piano at:
Instagram: @smartgamepiano
Twitter: @smartgamepiano
YouTube: Smart Game Piano
Website: www.smartgamepiano.com
And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to www.bit.ly/soundbizpod
Released:
Sep 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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