We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Liam Brock a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Liam, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I realized I wanted to pursue a career in music when I was in high school. At this point, I was playing drums in a punk band with my friends. Playing music live with others is really what sold it to me. I think that’s where I was shown how music connects you with others, and how it connects you with yourself. I then realized how fulfilling a life in music would be.

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 took my first steps in music after acquiring a pawn shop drum set when I was 14. From there I spent every free minute I had behind the kit with sticks in my hands. At this point, drums were a distraction from a volatile home life. When things were too overwhelming, I found solace in expressing my emotions through playing drums. This soon grew to any instrument I could get my hands on. As I got older and progressed through high school, I began taking steps in singing and music production. It was around my junior year when I realized this was something worth pouring all my effort into. I continued to refine my craft, improving in production and gaining some musical confidence.

After graduating, I began releasing music publicly. My first single and project was met with overwhelming support. Partnered with my now best friend Riley Furey and his music discovery blog Kind Of Consistent, we were able to extend the reach of my songs and hit the ground running towards new projects. Since then, I’ve released a good handful of songs and only plan to continue.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

I think the best thing society can do to support a healthy creative ecosystem is to invest in their local creative community.

Most of everyone is blind to the talent in their local area. Whether you go to local concerts, buy artist’s merch, or just share the work they’re creating with others. You help keep the dream alive for the artistic members of your community.

I’m from small town Ohio, a place where being a musician is a rarity. There’s nothing that motivates me more than to see the community come together and support me and my musical peers.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

The most impactful resource I’ve come across is a book by Rick Rubin called “The Creative Act: A Way of Being”

This book (written by a world renowned producer and creative director) discusses the lifestyle of a creative and how unique and beautiful the art of creation is. Along with bringing attention to the importance of art, It also gives insight into how to operate as a creative.
I’ve read this 400-something page book 5 times through and I still seem to find new lessons and pieces to learn from.
It’s become my “creative bible” of sorts. As ridiculous as that sounds, it’s extremely valuable as an artist to have a resource like this to fall back on in times of creative doubt.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/liambrock
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liambrockmusic/
• Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SXklwipRmgoEraPulXVdE?si=T6uQyuzRQ7q3IhKnX0CKEA

Image Credits
William Wark @Williamwark Ryan Carcia @shotbyry_ Tessa Smith @tessa.christine.creative