We were lucky to catch up with Michael Ramos recently and have shared our conversation below.

Michael, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Naming anything – including a business – is so hard. Right? What’s the story behind how you came up with the name of your brand?

Years ago when we first moved into our current home, I immediately started working on my new studio. Shortly thereafter, my wife had a nasty-looking wound on her leg. As it turned out, the doctor said it looked like a brown recluse spider bite. A few months later my wife asked what I was going to name my studio. I said, “Brown Recluse.” She said, “That’s perfect, that’s exactly who you are!” I said, “ No! It’s because of your spider bite!!”

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your background and context?

I am Michael Ramos. I am a musician, producer, film and podcast composer, owner of Brown Recluse Studio, and Managing Director and A&R at Lucky Hound Music Label. I am also on the advisory board of Black Fret as a mentoring also a member of Blue Guitar, a film and podcast production company. I live in Austin TX and I love it here. I am proud to be at a point in my life to be able to pick and choose what it is that I want to focus on. One of the things I enjoy is helping artists excel with their music and careers. I throw my all into everything I choose to work on.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I have been passionate about music ever since I was a young child. All I ever wanted to be was a musician making records and touring around the world. As a teenager I dreamed of owning a studio and producing. People ask me often how I got from my humble beginnings to where I am now. My reply is that I ask myself that question nearly every day. I used to attend big concerts by my favorite artists and wonder how I could possibly end up on the big stage. I had no idea how to do that at the time. I just tried to perform and connect with as may people as I could. No one ever gave me a blueprint, I just refused to believe that it couldn’t happen. Eventually, I started being noticed, first locally and then on a national level, and eventually internationally. I feel blessed because I often wonder what my life would have been like if my dreams hadn’t come true.

Have you ever had to pivot?

Being in the music business is definitely a challenge. When I look around at some of the people that have been in music with long, successful, careers I see people that re-invent themselves on a regular business. You have to do that otherwise the industry will pass you by. I’ve seen it happen many times to some extremely talented people. You can never settle for what is working for you now. Change is inevitable and you must embrace it. Diversify!

Contact Info:

• Website: www.brownreclusestudioaustin.com

Image Credits
Payton Ware, Michael Ramos, Quen White