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

Alright, Nathaniel thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What do you think it takes to be successful?

A lot of motivation and commitment to what you do. Those morals will help push you through when you make mistakes and you are going to make a lot of mistakes! I have gotten distracted by many things that were not helping my business in the past and came close to costing me a lot. Made me lose a lot of commitment to my career and what I wanted to actually be doing. However the hard way is what taught me that lesson and I’m very fortunate that I was able to realize that when I did.

Nathaniel, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

So I would consider myself an audio engineer under the LLC. of White Fox Audio. At first it started with just post audio production. Post Audio meaning working in a studio. I help people produce their musical vision with co-writing material along with tracking, mixing, and mastering. It slowly turned into Live audio with running the sound for live performances along with the studio work. I got into this field by playing in metal bands years ago and just wanting to see a lot more of the musical world than just playing on stage. As far as what sets me apart from a lot of people, thats hard to say. I would say what sets me apart from other people doing the same is the creative ear that I have developed. How you hear musical ideas, sounds, and concepts changes as you get more and more into this field. As every visual artist has a specific motif to their work, the same goes for my craft. The fact that I have been able to do this professionally is probably what I’m the most proud of.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

Starting out, I was working a terrible gas station job. I had to wear a terrible uniform and I would always come home smelling like cigarettes and gasoline. Definitely not the ideal place to be. I had worked there to pay for my tuition to attend an education for the field I’m in now. A lot of over worked days that at the time seemed to never end. Having a goal that I was passionate about really did help me not quitting school for what I do now. Riding that job out for the big picture was probably the worst part of my journey so far. So I would say I’m pretty fortunate that was my biggest hurdle.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

This is kind of an add on to the other question. While working at my previous job, it was easy to get in my head about it all. It was a pretty common feeling to feel as though I was stuck with no way out and that I was never going to progress. It was like a pre- imposter syndrome. A few things I had to unlearn along the way was to be open to help. Other peoples hand takes you a long way. For me, It was my parents being supportive and helping push me through. And to not give up because you are never really stuck. It’s all about perspective.

Contact Info:

• Website: whitefoxaudio.com
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Matthew McCartney Tobias Gibson Toni Whatley John Skeens Nathaniel Bray