How to Build a Community for Your Creative Work

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Chase Jarvis

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🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered what truly fuels the electrifying experience of watching a megaband like Metallica live? It's more than just the band members; it's the power of community.

In this episode, we're diving deep into the world of creative professionals and the communities that elevate their work to legendary status. Learn how to harness the strength of a community to amplify your own creative voice.

Some topics we dive into

The unseen army behind Metallica's live performances.
The importance of human connection in the creative process.
Engaging with like-minded communities.
The principle of reciprocity in building genuine relationships.
Collaborating with individuals who align with your vision.
Embracing vulnerability in the creative journey.
The impact of surrounding yourself with uplifting individuals

Enjoy!

Transcript

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0:00.0	You know, when a megaband, now fill in your favorite name here, whatever it is, I'm going to use Metallica, just because they are, I think, one of the top selling metal bands of all time.
0:18.5	When a megaband like Metallica takes the stage on one of their, you know, massive international
0:25.2	tours and you may be lucky enough to be in the audience again or whatever band float your boat.
0:30.8	It's really easy to fall for the carefully constructed illusion that you are watching just four amazingly talented people
0:41.4	at work. In the case of Metallica, it'd be Hetfield, Larger Orich, Kirk, and Robert Trujillo.
0:49.7	And the spotlights, they actually help reinforce that illusion. However, yes, these four musicians
0:56.3	would be crucial to the experience, right? Without one, it doesn't feel like a band, or you
1:01.4	feel like you get screwed because you paid to see Metallica and now you're only seeing
1:07.3	a couple of them. Though these four musicians are crucial to the experience.
1:12.5	The reality is they are only one department of a large organization, right?
1:17.8	Metallica on the album cover, it's just four dudes.
1:21.7	But when you go see a show, it's more than a hundred highly skilled people accompanying the band
1:30.7	every night on tour, night after night, month after month, continent after continent, right?
1:36.7	And these people that help them that accompany them, they're lighting artists, the road
1:40.2	crew, special effects, technicians, pyromaniacs, sound engineers. And when the members of
1:46.3	Metallica talk about getting the band together, this is actually what they have in mind, right?
1:51.6	The reality is it's not a band, it's a battalion. They can of course perform for whom the
1:56.2	belt holes acoustically or, or nothing else matters with just a handful of instruments, a few mics,
2:02.1	an amp, but they can't be metallica in the way that you think of them, a way that we know them
2:09.5	without a bunch of other collaborators, all tops in their respective departments together.
2:17.1	You personally now, whether you're chasing rock
2:21.3	stardom or building a business, you might not be a rock god yet, but we are all social animals,
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