We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Chuck Morriss III a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Chuck thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

What I think is amazing about the time we live in is that for any given creative field there is an infinite amount of information online about the technical aspects. It’s the practical experience that is more difficult to come by because you don’t know what it feels like to operate on a professional level until you’re already in the room or on the stage. For me, I grew up surrounded by musicians and creative people and even as a teenager playing in bands I had a decent idea of what to do and what not to do. Trial and error over time, constantly being aware of what others are doing, and being able to recontextualize what my peers are doing have been my most useful tools.

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 back background and context?

I started touring full time with my previous band Jared and the Mill in 2011 and have been in the music industry since then. As I’m sure most people know, the music industry is a difficult and unforgiving one for all but the top 1% of artists. To survive you need to learn to be creative and operate with what is available to you. Through necessity I started to study all aspects of making a band run such as music production, tour management, financial management, and so much more.

These days I am still touring as a bassist, keyboardist, and tour manager for Sydney Sprague. In addition to that I have shifted in producing bands and operating a recording studio.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My goals are to be as great of a resource to the creative community as possible, and to do what I love as much as possible.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

In 2020 when covid hit I was supposed to be on tour for most of the year. While it was difficult, that year ended up being an amazing opportunity to take the time to hone other skills and led to me starting my music production career.

Contact Info:

• Website: chuckmorriss.com
• Instagram: thicc.chucc

Image Credits
Michael Carter David Blakeman Sydney Sprague Tom Fitzgibbon Sebastien Deramat