We can't deny how we're wrapped up in a fast-paced world. With so much on our plates and little time, we often forget that there's beauty in the little things. Reading a good novel, dancing around, or playing our favourite music, are the little things we should look out for because there's much more to life than just paychecks and job rankings.  

Today's guest will surely move your hearts with his words. Singer/songwriter John Brewster is on the show today to talk to us all about how he's been able to make his passion his lifestyle. Tag along with us, and let's hear more from John.

 
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Music and All Things that Make Us Human With John Brewster
Welcome to Action's Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. One thing I've been thinking about quite a bit for at least several years now is what makes all of us human, which is something that I feel is diminished in our modern society. When I talk about this, I talk about things like laughter, things like dancing, things like humor, and things like music -- things that don't necessarily have a specific material value in most corporate settings but provide a lot of value to our lives, a lot of value to our wellbeing. 

My guest today, John Brewster, is a Boulder resident and a singer/songwriter who has managed to make a lifestyle out of music, which I'm sure a lot of people would love the possibility of doing if they only knew how. 
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John, welcome to the program.

 

Thanks so much for having me today, Stephen. I'm really excited to be here. Thank you. 

 

Yeah, definitely. You're relatively new to Colorado, right?

 

Yes. I just moved here in August of 2021, and now, we're in March 2022 for the future nerds out there that listen to this. I've been here for a few months, just getting grounded into the mountain energy and just been loving it so far.

 

Where do you come from most recently?

 

South Carolina. I was in Charleston last. That's where I got my start in music as far as original music goes.

 

You do exclusively original music?

 

I do my own original music. It's my priority. To right now sustain my living, I play cover songs as well -- private events, weddings, knickknack things here and there, bar gigs, whatever has gotten me to this point. I've been open to those opportunities, which has helped to sustain and keep furthering my original music as well.

 

That's really neat. You said, you got your start in South Carolina, and then, you moved here to Colorado. If I recall correctly, you live on the outskirts of Boulder. What did you have to do to transfer that start, whatever you had going for you, word of mouth in South Carolina, and bring it to a new place?

 

Yeah. I started planting seeds pretty early. I played music all growing up in South Carolina. I had a pretty good network of connections and was doing it full-time. To give a little miniature backstory, I was in a band for several years in South Carolina. We played all the cover gigs and had a lot of good momentum, singing harmonies and stuff. We ended up touring all over the place in the East Coast, doing our own music. After that chapter came to a close, I decided to do my own music. 

 

About a year ago, I visited Colorado. For the first time, before I released my first album, I was feeling this calling to go somewhere new, to get some fresh perspective. It was almost literally a coin toss between going to Austin or Denver. I was looking at Airbnbs. I was just going to drive -- just leave South Carolina, just go for an experience with myself, and see if I want to move somewhere new. It ended up being Denver. I found a spot to hang out for a couple of weeks. I just immediately knew I had to come back to Colorado. 

 

Fast forward a few months later, my partner, Sarah, and I officially moved out here. That's when we started planting seeds of asking around -- who do you know who i...