Quote of the Day
If a man is called a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and Earth will pause to say, Here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mateo Messina
Bio:
Mateo Messina is a Grammy winning composer who writes music for film, television, and the symphony. His signature sound can be found on many of today’s Oscar winning movies & independent film hits. Since the age of 23, Mateo has written, produced, and premiered 18 symphonies. Each premiere has been a benefit concert for families at Seattle Children’s Hospital. To date, he and his team have raised over $1,000,000 for these children and their families. Mateo is an accomplished musician, a unique storyteller, a seasoned producer, a dependable man of his business, and one of today’s most innovative composers.
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Key Take Aways:
- When you commit to more than you know you can handle, you might discover that you’re capable of more than you thought
- As you move up, in any industry, you continue to get the same number of ‘no’s. But hopefully the ‘no’s that you get start to come from people higher and higher on the ladder. You must get used to rejection
- When you don’t know, don’t let that stop you. Sometimes you have to jump in, and learn as you go
- Sometime’s it better to not know what you don’t know. Just give it your all, and jump in
- Asking the right questions can be one of the most important skills to the musician
- Just show up every day. Whatever you do, whether you feel like it or not, just show up
- Being talented is a baseline. You have to be fun to work with and hang with as well, in order to get jobs
- Word of mouth and personal recommendations will get you further than anything
Learn more about Mateo Messina:
Twitter: @Mateo_Messina
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