“Big” Jim Brown will talk about what it’s like to be in a professional touring musician in the USA. 10+ years on the road. About this episode “Big” Jim Brown is on the podcast today. He’s been a professional touring musician for over ten years, and his job is being a guitar player and singer in the band Big Jim Brown and the Speed Kings. You can find him play music at Seville Quarter downtown Pensacola, FL. He also runs a music school: The Gulf Coast School of Music. Hailing from New Orleans, LA and later Pensacola, FL, he’s played shows in every state in the USA except for Alaska. We talk about life on the road, band vehicles, money, and adventures. At one point we get a little bit philosophical about the Internet, phones, and the state of the music industry today. It was a very laid-back, fun conversation, recorded on the porch on a nice sunny evening on the Florida Gulf Coast. It felt great being back there and hanging out with a good old friend. I’m sure you can tell from the general vibe of the recording. Till we see again, Jim! The show Contents 00:02:30 – Food in the States 00:07:00 – The beginning of the band 00:19:50 – Stories from the road 00:24:45 – Finding gigs & winning over an audience 00:26:45 – Glued to the screen 00:37:00 – Based Generation Z 00:40:45 – Putting it into numbers & different ways of success 00:44:45 – Making money off your music in this Internet era 00:46:40 – Drive & reflection 00:51:25 – The vehicles for the band 01:00:47 – Road warriors (Drive By Truckers mention) 01:04:42 – Stories from the road 01:10:35 – Talk radio & podcasts 01:17:24 – Shows in 49 states 01:20:40 – Political correctness 01:24:00 – “Marry a nurse.” 01:30:55 – Advice to young musicians 01:37:08 – Song: “Big Jim Brown – Golden Sun” Recording details Recorded on June 19, 2017; on the porch of Gulf Coast School of Music, in Pensacola, Florida, USA. Recorded on the big setup. Notes/links Big Jim’s website Gulf Coast School of Music’s website Listen to Jim’s music on Pandora, iTunes, and Spotify. Buy the album on Amazon and CDbaby. Live clip: