#32 Crystal McGrath — Singing | Lessons from an Entrepreneur-Musician, Find Balance

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Facebook: @crystalmcgrathmusic Sound bowls and fitness: https://www.livewithlove.ca/ #32 | Crystal McGrath — Singing | Lessons from an Entrepreneur-Musician, Find Balance Crystal McGrath is a musician, activist, podcast host, and inspirational influencer. Crystal has toured the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the U.K., and Australia supporting Canadian country legends such George Canyon and Aaron Pritchett. Her last release “Game On” produced by Spencer Cheyne, was released to radio in September 2020. The first week of the release “Game On” hit the Sirius XM CBC Country Top 40, was added to rotation on Australia Commercial Country radio networks, and the video was added to rotations on the Australian MTV/CMT network. Crystal has a passion for connecting with people and creating an outlet for their stories to be shared. This is evident through her podcast Crushing Chaos where she interviews women pushing through the resistance in their personal and professional lives. Crystal also can be seen regularly hosting her video podcast The Artists Behind the Music. Her latest pop-country single, “About a Boy” is out now wherever you get your music. YouTube: https://linktr.ee/thebestmusicpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestmusicpodcast Blog: https://blog.bestmusiccoach.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thebestmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestmusicpodcast/ #CrystalMcGrath #aboutaboy #canadacountry 0:00 Intro 1:52 Warm-up questions 5:26 Maintaining vocal health 10:00 Travel tips 12:10 Entrepreneur life 16:54 Resistance in Crystal's life 21:50 How to make time for yourself and find balance 25:14 Crystal's release schedule 28:00 Teamwork 34:40 Branding 43:40 Lifestyle: Sleep 44:20 Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation 45:49 Lifestyle: Exercise 49:00 Sound bowls 55:00 Lifestyle: How do you define yourself? 55:30 Practice: Time of day 56:16 Practice: Maximum effective duration 57:16 Practice: Segmentation 1:04:00 Practice: Injury 1:07:10 Creativity: Steps to stay creative 1:09:15 Creativity: Time of day 1:10:00 Creativity: Burnout 1:12:00 Songwriting: Inspiration 1:13:00 Songwriting: What comes first? 1:14:00 Songwriting: Listen or not to listen? 1:16:00 Performance anxiety #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musicmajors #musiceducator #musiceducators #musiceducation #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #clips #musicpodcast #singer #guitarist #guitarplayer #trombonist #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #brass #trombone #mandolin #banjo #drums #percussion #timpani #marimba #oboe #sax #saxophone #clarinet #basoon #alto #soprano #tenor #piano #keyboard #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musiceducator #musicpodcast #singersongwriter #musiceducation #singer #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #trombone #musiclife #musicmaker #musicteacher #drums #percussion #saxophone #clarinet #guitar #piano #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #musicislife #musicindustry #PandoraPodcasts Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman Audio and Video: Zach Ramey [e-mail] Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography