Charles Burchell: Diplomacy, the Illusion of Perfection, and Paying it Forward

Today’s guest is multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and educator Charles Burchell.  As a producer and musician Charles has worked with artists such as Talib Kweli, Christian Scott, and Braxton Cook as well as his own project The Love Experiment.  On the educational side, he has taken his experience as a graduate of both New England Conservatory and Harvard and worked to design various programs for both online and traditional institutions.  In addition to all of that he also has a label with Splice Sounds and works as a musical diplomat traveling to different countries representing the United States. We have a great conversation about goals, self-discipline, fighting perfection, and why success is circumstantial but dependent on planning.

In this episode, we'll dig in on...

• Turning your dreams into goals and steps
• Making Splice sample packs
• The key to success is self-discipline
• Traveling the world making cultural exchanges
• The flaws of education
• Giving back is part of the musician's way
• Honoring the dreams of the kid inside yourself
• Fundraising and supporting issues with your music
• Sample pack royalties
• New Orleans Second Line
• The ultimate college town: Boston

Learn More About Charles Burchell...

Charles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blvkbeats/

Love Experiment Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveexperiment/

LEX Sounds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lex.sounds/

Sample Pack Label: https://splice.com/sounds/lex-sounds

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Guest: Charles Burchell

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Travis Ference

Theme Music: inter.ference