Episode 85
Building My Success as an Artist with Lin Rountree
In this Bonus episode, Carl Brown introduces us to Lin Rountree who has 16 singles on the Billboard Jazz charts. He is a soul/urban jazz trumpeter, record producer and composer. He has numerous collaborations with some of the industry’s top R&B/Contemporary Jazz artists to his credit and he is poised to be one of the most renowned artists of his generation.
Lin talks about his journey with music and how he cultivated his sound. He shares about a collective of musicians that help each other be successful in the industry. He also talks about how he got started with being a jazz trumpeter, his collaboration with certain artists and how he crafts his music. In the ‘Bout It or Doubt It segment, he shares his opinion about The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Lakers from the Sports category. Lin was also able to share his musical inspirations and his after-show routine. You can listen to Me For Me, Fluid and Release.
Episode Highlights
2:59 - What I actively set forth to do in my career is to carve a niche for myself.
3:38 - I tried to refine my sound, I tried to make it sound soulful while at the same time not sounding too basic.
11:09 - The collective that I’m talking about are like-minded musicians. We’re at the same level and we use each other as inspiration.
17:50 - He said he learned in life that just because somebody else is winning does not mean he’s losing.
33:25 - I decided that a second way I write is from the bassline because I love that I can play and hear what the bass is doing and feel it, play and interpret it to the audience.
36:25 - Creating a studio, as frustrating and as monotonous as it can sometimes be, when you finish that product and you can listen back to what you’ve done, it’s amazing.
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