We were lucky to catch up with Daniel Sovich recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Daniel, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

The biggest risk I’ve ever taken was pursuing music. I’d been an actor my entire life–been confident that I was on the right path. Things were going decent too; I’d graduated from NYU, had a couple small TV roles and just booked my first Broadway Show (Almost Famous). Suddenly, the Shutdown happens and the acting business went on hold, like the rest of the world. No more Show for a while, no auditions, no reason to be in New York or LA. I could go anywhere, so I moved to Nashville. Figured the world wasn’t going to reopen anytime soon, at least people wouldn’t be sitting shoulder to shoulder in theaters for a minute. I’d always wanted to have my own band, but the ball was always rolling on the acting side of things. Representatives are only acting based, no music. I’d been in Nashville for 2 years before it was time to open Almost Famous. I went to New York for a few months to work on the production, but once it was over I’d missed the life I’d created down here. Now I can pursue music with the band and still submit self tapes from home for acting gigs. I just booked and filmed an episode of Law and Order SVU. Comes out March 21, 9:00 EST on ABC

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

So I’ve created this business in Nashville called DISCOFOX. I run this band and handle all the bookings and hirings. It’s made up of all my buddies that play drums, bass, and guitar, and as of lately we’ve been adding keys and sax and sometimes trumpets and violins! I spend my days cold calling or driving out to visit venues/bookers/owners etc. just like a sales job, only I’m selling a Live Band. I’ll plan out the entire cost of the trip in advance, so I know the minimum we need to make once I start negotiating. I take 10% off the top for DISCOFOX scouting/booking, just as an agent would, but then we split the rest evenly. The idea being everyone on this stage is providing an absolutely necessary job and should be compensated in that way. I’m really proud of it because musicians don’t make great money playing in Nash and, with this business, I can employ my friends and we can take PAID weekend trips together. Most of the music is covers, but this summer we are playing our first two paid original music shows on the road.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

By investing in it. Go out and see live music, especially when it’s somebody you don’t know. And to musicians, support your peers, don’t work against them. In the acting world, everyone’s fighting for the one role to be had, but in music, there’s no reason why everyone’s can’t succeed. So why not work together?

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?

I’ve got the most supportive parents and friends in the world. I am very fortunate to have people in my corner when my confidence drops. But as hard as this career gets, I can’t imagine doing anything else. I’ve been a performer since I have memories. It wouldn’t just be switching over to this other job, it would be a complete identity crisis. I am fortunate enough to be figuring out ways to make money with music, but even if I wasn’t, I’d still be creating. It’s the type of human I am in the world.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/discofox
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discofoxofficial/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discofoxofficial
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsovich/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielsovich
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyWChdEPxvGDGGMOes-fc2w

Image Credits
Nick Telerico @nicktelerico.jpg