The seventh season of the NICKSAV Film & Music SHOW kicks off with Lynn Drury, a singer-songwriter who has played music in New Orleans for over 20 years. Those in the know about the New Orleans music community go out of their way to see Lynn perform, as do audiences across the country and around the world.

Some of the things we discuss include

• How to build a music career that lasts for years
• How to get music on TV show like NCIS: New Orleans
• What it takes to get established in a discerning music community
• How New Orleans has influenced Lynn’s sound and outlook
• Collaborating with musicians to put on a great show
• Staying inspired in spite of heartache

Making music is knowing when to be quiet.” – Lynn Drury

Lynn’s songs that we discuss include “11:11,” “Anniversary,” “Blue Streak,” “Butterfly,” and “Northern.”

After the interview, you can hear Lynn’s song “Blue Streak.”

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Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen enjoyed seeing Lynn perform at Tipitina’s back in December.

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Commentary Track

In this track I share some of my takeaways from the interview and related thoughts.

Some of the things I discuss include

• How to be more effective as a performer
• Building quality relationships over quantity
• The role of the artist in the world at large
• Things that get in the way of trying to make the world better in some way

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Related Episode

To hear more about the New Orleans music scene, check out this interview I did with the filmmakers behind the Papa Grows Funk documentary, Do U Want It?

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