We were lucky to catch up with Brandon Madrid recently and have shared our conversation below.
Brandon , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What was the most important lesson/experience you had in a job that has helped you in your creative career?
Of the most important lessons I’ve learned from the first job I ever had was being on time and working hard I wake up early and I’m down generally in the shop at 6 AM every day. Pretty typical that I work 10 hour days five to six days a week.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
My name is Brandon Madrid I’m a luthier and designer based in San Diego. I build guitars and do high-end vintage restoration of instruments I also do some industrial design furniture building silversmith pretty much anything with my hands. Im building designing every day in my life.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
I had to learn my success was about my quality of work and my work ethic not the musicians or people that I have worked for. my attention to detail and quality of repair made my business more successful than trying to make myself famous.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
Making my own hours and turning my business off what I want to is by far the most important aspect of what I do time is the most important thing in our world and if you can’t control your own time you have nothing.
Contact Info:
- Website: madridguitars.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madridguitars/?hl=en
Image Credits
Brandon Madrid