Jonn Bostwick: Living with Intensity | Touring for Parker McCollum, Performance Mindsets, Desperation & Being Open-Minded

We're closing out 2022 with our interview with Ohio native Jonn Bostwick, currently on tour with Texas country artist Parker McCollum. Jonn is a gifted all-around musician who moved to Nashville with an intensity and drive that fuels his passion day in and day out. Jonn shares with us invaluable performance mindsets and career advice for younger drummers. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

This episode is sponsored by Music Lab Nashville
https://nashville.musiclab.co

Connect with Jonn:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnbostwick

Music Featured in this Episode:
Rachel Horter EP - 'Selfish'
https://www.rachelhorter.com

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Interview by: Dan Ainspan, Nathan Sletner
Recorded November 2022 in Nashville, TN

Chapters

• 2:22 Welcome, Current Gig
• 4:21 Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Move to Nashville
• 8:25 Living with Intensity
• 9:22 Early Childhood Years
• 11:00 Intensity vs Talent
• 12:14 Listening to Records as a Kid
• 18:44 Drumming for Artists vs Solo Drummers
• 20:58 Discipline & Benny Greb, Working for Meinl
• 24:55 Early Gigs in Nashville
• 30:42 Desperation, Finding Your Unique Voice
• 34:35 Failing Fast & Safe
• 37:10 Toxic Mindsets & Peak Performance
• 42:42 Nate Goes Camping
• 49:29 Paying Your Bills, Finding Happiness, Saying No to Gigs
• 51:31 Celebrating the Small Wins
• 55:35 Getting the Parker McCollum Gig
• 59:37 Instagram for Drummers
• 1:05:47 Singing, Learning Bass
• 1:08:04 The Broadway Playground
• 1:13:26 Words of Advice
• 1:18:49 Rapid Fire Questions
• 1:22:15 Outro