I cannot be music director at La Scala and at Staatsoper. This would be unfair to one of the two institutions.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
And when I have lived elsewhere, every two weeks I have to fly back to LA. Even New York directors go there to audition. So I have to be there to a degree.
Being in the music business is a totally different industry right there.
There's such a work ethic involved in theatre that you can't learn in L.A.
I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.
We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.
A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.
In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.
I would like to teach music. It's weird the way they teach music in schools like Julliard these days.
The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there.
All music industry places are the same, really. They have the same dynamics and the same concerns and the same needs.