172 – Harry Miree: Building a Successful YouTube Channel, Speaking Your Truth, Separating One’s Self-Worth from the Gig You Have

Harry Miree is a drummer currently based in Nashville, TN and is the drummer for Ryan Follese of Hot Chelle Rae. Harry will touring the summer of 2018 with Warner Brothers artist Troy Cartwright and indie rock band, Sons Of Bill.

Harry has built a very entertaining YouTube channel where he covers many topics like The True Life of a Side Musician, Open Handed Techniques, alternatives to playing a Cajon and many other useful videos. Currently, Harry has close to 60,000 subscribers.

Harry was a founding member of the rock band Boom City, which used the internet as a platform for music and videos. Boom City signed with a major rock label, toured arenas with Panic! at the Disco, and then disbanded. Miree graduated Berklee College of Music and moved to Nashville, securing the spot as touring drummer for recording artist Whitney Wolanin.

In 2015 he toured with then-Capitol Records artist Joey Hyde, and in 2016 toured with Big Machine artist Levi Hummon. In 2017, Miree toured with LoCash (known for hit songs I Love This Lifeand I Know Somebody), and Clare Bowen, singer/actress known for her role as Scarlett O’Connor on the television show Nashville.

In this episode, Harry talks about:

What goes into making YouTube videos that resonate 

Finding your own creative outlet

Building an audience on your YouTube channel

Speaking your truth

Making lifestyle choices to afford a life in music

Early influences

Coming through the other side of an attempted suicide 

Trying to separate ones sense of self worth from the gig that you have 

The lessons and strength gained from failures 

Finding the joy and inspiration in music by listening to music!

Harry endorses: Vic Firth Sticks, Meinle Cymbals, Pearl Drums

This episode is sponsored by Session Ace