We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Nicky V a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Nicky , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. undefined
I noticed that studios in Nashville were shutting down every day, even though more music is being made than ever. So, I started NashvilleTracking.com as a way for people outside of Nashville to have access to Nashville’s top studio musicians.
Nicky , 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?
I’m originally from Southeast Missouri and moved to Hollywood, CA to study guitar at the Musicians Institute when I was 18. After graduating I went to work as a music director on cruise ships where I performed and managed 15-30 musicians onboard. After four years at sea I resigned and moved to Nashville to start my studio career. About a year ago I started Nashvilletracking.com as a remote music production services for songwriters, artist and producers that don’t live in Nashville.
How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?
I was on tour with a 90s country band and the plan was to move on to a 2000s country band then a modern stadium act but found out that the pay just wasn’t comparable to doing studio and production work. At that point I resigned and launched my website and turned my focus to in town studio work and remote production.
Can you talk to us about how you funded your business?
I planned on starting my website which I did myself and was relatively low cost…the primary expense I was planning on having to deal with was advertising. However, my YouTube channel took off faster than expected and I used that to funnel traffic to my website. So far I haven’t had to put one dollar into advertising and business has thankfully kept me and my team busy the last year since launching.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.nashvilletracking.com/
- Instagram: @nickyv_music
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicky-v/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickyV
Image Credits
Tasha Dickson