Jamestown Revival's Bassist on Shady Managers, Thousands of Shows, Playing Conan, Tracking to Tape - Nick Bearden

I recorded this week's podcast guest Nick Bearden live from his studio, Retro Lab Studios, in Nashville, Tennessee. He's a sideman, bassist, guitar player, producer, and sound engineer. Nick Bearden has played thousands of shows with Jamestown Revival, but we go heavy on the business side of managers, where he shares a story on one of the shadiest managers I've ever heard of. We also discuss how freelancers operate. --- Quick links: 3:15 - Nick Bearden, Jamestown Revival, and his instruments 8:05 - How not to do business in the music industry + sync licensing boom of 2009 18:45 - Tour managing 22:05 - Shady managers and getting ripped off 31:48 - How to know when someone is ripping you off 34:07 - How Nick finds gigs as a freelancer and who he's performing with 39:41 - The story of meeting and working with Jamestown Revival 1:12:58 - The music industry is always paying attention, whether you realize it or not 1:18:38 - Jamestown Revival's experience being signed to a major label 1:28:05 - Nick's advice for freelance musicians who want to be a "session cat" and touring musician 1:33:50 - How Nick defines making it in the new music business --- Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://www.aristake.com Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/ariherstand/ Instagram (Ari's Take): https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aristake/ Twitter (personal): https://twitter.com/ariherstand Twitter (Ari's Take): https://twitter.com/ArisTake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Nick Bearden: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickbearden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickbearden/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nick-Bearden-84750813293/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.