No Pressure, Just PlayToday, Chris interviews Kojo Ansah, an Australian music producer also known as hip hop artist, 'Citizen Kay'. He is a two-time ARIA nominee and currently makes and produces music for other artists out of his own studio in Canberra, Lake City Studios.This episode is a great one for any aspiring music producers and recording artists. Chris and Kojo discuss the processes that work best for him in recording and producing great music in the studio.You’ll learn the importance of:⭐ Detaching from the outcome and how this supports creative freedom;⭐ Fun, play and disinhibition in the recording studio;⭐ How just rocking up and seeing what happens works way better than applying pressure to reach a particular goal;⭐ Getting comfortable with terrible ideas and seeing them as inextricable from the process of creating great music;⭐ Understanding creative alchemy: the impossibility of predicting what creative collaborations will produce between different people at different points in time; and⭐ “Enjoying the sitcom of it all” when touring and all that comes with that.Plus way more about navigating life as a working musician and performer.📌 Important Links:Support Chris and the show by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/endreyFollow the show: https://www.instagram.com/chrisendreypodcast/Listen to Kojo's latest album, 'so, where are we?': https://open.spotify.com/album/19iVe4JbdgMsv6CXyD5M8oFollow Citizen Kay: https://www.instagram.com/thecitizenkay/?hl=en  Follow Lake City Studios: https://www.instagram.com/lakecityrecording/?hl=en Follow Kojo: https://www.instagram.com/ansahkay.o/?hl=en Content warning: This episode contains occasional swearing.🎧 New episodes every Tuesday! Hit follow and don’t miss out.CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro01:43 How your perception of your own art changes based on how it's received05:00 Can earning an income from music actually taint your creative output?07:46 Detaching from the outcome: Music producing unlocking creative freedom10:52 Play and fun are important parts of creativity13:41 You can never predict what will happen in creative collaborations16:44 Producing music for other artists18:50 Perception is everything20:51 It's not about the gear24:18 Emotional authenticity and capturing the 'right' energy28:45 Touring and fame - not everyone’s cup of tea32:33 The art of performance and stage persona40:28 Cultural roots and family sacrifices51:35 Lessons from legends: touring with Public Enemy01:00:20 Building your creative ecosystem

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