We recently connected with Dave Britt & Adam Gould and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Dave and Adam, thanks for joining us today. I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?

Adam; We both find a balance between earning income from a creative standpoint as well as more traditional fields such education and event planning. Though Britt and Gould performed over 135 shows last year in multiple markets, we still maintained our professional careers in the aforementioned fields.

When we started out, it was always our goal to become full- time, professional performers. However, the reality of that means a lot of wear and tear both physically and emotionally. Add to that a considerable amount of sacrifice on our personal time such as friendships and family.

The physical act of performance only lasts a handful of hours, however its the amount of preparation and time not only leading up to the performing, but also the time afterwards.
This includes marketing, traveling, booking, finding lodging as well as learning new material and writing and recording our music.

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?

Adam; I always knew what I wanted to do from a very early age, and that was to play music. My first time making a studio recording and playing my first shows kind of all happened at once. By the time I was graduating from high school, I was averaging about 3 gigs a week and about 30 private music students. Fast forward 28 years later, several ups and downs along with a few regular jobs mixed in, here I am lol.

Dave:
I started paying piano and trumpet when I was in elementary school, but I always hated playing and practicing those instruments. It was when I turned 18 and got my first acoustic guitar that everything changed for me. Once I picked it up I never wanted to out it down. I began to writing my own original songs and decided I wanted to pursue a career as a professional musician. I played an open mic at a local pizza joint and have been hooked on performing live ever since.

Music has taken me down the highways of America more miles than I can count.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Adam: For me, it really comes down to connecting with people who enjoy and appreciate the performing and recording arts. Wether it is simply going to see live music or listening to albums and then having the desire to go watch that artist perform those songs or what not. In addition, creating music with like minded individuals. It is a very unique bond that develops between artists when they can not only collaborate with others, but also share those creations with the general public.

David:
For me it’s a few things. Once everything is set up and the traveling is done and the show is set I really enjoy performing live. It’s so cool having a way to connect with people through music. You form a common emotional bond with a large group of people that is unlike anything I’ve experienced anywhere else in life.

I also really enjoy the creative process of songwriting and music production. It’s amazing watching something that started out as an idea or a conversation become realized and tangible.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

Adam: Its kind of funny because we started this right as Covid was happening. At that time, no one was able to play live but people were looking for that connection with live music. Social media was virtually the only way to provide that to people.

As a result, we started building up our repertoire, our fan base and also started making money. When Covid restrictions were lifted, it allowed us the opportunity to carry the momentum forward into playing in live music venues.

Any advice we could give would be to keep your content genuine to yourself and to your brand. Also, stay on top of making sure your pages are up to date with all relevant information.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.brittandgould.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brittandgould
• Youtube: https://youtu.be/hO1FZnScets

Image Credits
Images by Shandon Gould.