429 - Lucy Ritter: Touring with "Jagged Little Pill," Moving to LA, Followers vs. Relationships on IG

Lucy Ritter grew up in New Jersey with a good dose of NYC. She attended music school at Indiana University where Steve Houghton encouraged her to focus on drumset rather than classical percussion or music education. She left school to join the first national tour of the musical An Officer and a Gentleman, and followed that up with the first national tour of Jagged Little Pill. She recently decided to leave that tour and move to LA full time.

In this episode, Lucy talks about

• Following through to make IG connections IRL
• Learning how to record audio and video for college during COVID
• How Steve Houghton encouraged her to focus on drumset rather than classical percussion and music education 
• How different types of music come with different lifestyles/subcultures 
• All the different ways professionalism has to be present in how you present yourself. 
• Seeking out female mentors