Advice For Musicians Moving to NYC/Nashville/LA. Also, I’m moving!

[@chalkboardjamtracks]

Good luck with your move, Elliot. I grew up and spend a good part of my life in London, surely one of the world's great music hubs. About fifteen years ago, I moved to the Southwest of England, to a small town, I've made more music, written more songs, met more musicians, and been a damn sight happier here than I ever was in London. Obviously if I was a sideman, doing pit work or tours I'd need to be somewhere else, but even sessions can be done remotely nowadays. Follow your heart.

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Thank you and that’s an uplifting story thanks for sharing :)

[@johngregory7176]

Dude! Congrats on the upcoming move. I hope you have a blast and enjoy the change. I truly appreciate all the lessons and guidance.

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Thanks! Here’s to hoping I don’t explode something when setting up the studio over there! Thank you for the support! :)

[@DanMmusic]

You should set up your blue room exactly how it is in LA, in your new Amsterdam place

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

May do a slightly darker shade

[@secilymusic]

This is all very good advice for a fresh musician. As a seasoned one I definitely have my own opinions here. That being said, meeting you here was really special and I consider it one of the best things to happen to me in my Los Angeles life.

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

I’m so happy we met and got to experience quite a bit together :)

[@njrous]

Good luck on the move dude!! Super insightful video, would’ve been super helpful to have seen this before I moved out to NY

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Thanks!

[@CheddarKungPao]

Woah Amsterdam! Cool! Congratulations, I am sure it'll be a fun adventure. :D Please share more about the move and your experience relocating to Europe. It's something my wife and I have talked about a number of times.

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Absolutely will do! It’ll be fun to capture the experience while it’s happening, really interested in seeing what musician life is like there

[@FMSnow]

one thing i've learned is you truly don't have to be in a big city to engage in a vibrant musical community. basically all the main cities in NC have really cool scenes with amazing musicians (plus living here is cheaper than the big industry cities)

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

I hope that perspective only continues!

[@iibuprofene860]

Welcome to europe elliot, i hope you will be fine you new place. I can't wait to see your first Amsterdam video. Be sure to buy a good bike lock :)

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

thank you! first video releasing later today!

[@JuanDhas]

Great video with some really interesting points, Elliott!

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Hey thanks Juan!

[@DannyZaidman]

Good luck with the move! I wish there was a guide like this for Canadian musicians, but unfortunately we have much less music cities to choose from. Also its super cold here, LA sounds like a dream weather-wise. If it wasn't for the free healthcare....

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

I wonder if there’s a Toronto vs Vancouver video…

[@DannyZaidman]

@@ElliottKleinguitar Not yet, but don't forget about Montreal! That's all we have pretty much (also Calgary for country music)

[@wallyg3]

Looking forward to seeing whatever the new room is. I will really miss our hangouts!

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Me too! And me too! Looking forward to seeing updates of your mad scientist experiments :)

[@preciseaudioblog]

1:53 How about alt rock?

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

LA or surprisingly at this point Nashville

[@preciseaudioblog]

@@ElliottKleinguitar Thank you!