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State of The Artist Podcast

State of The Artist discusses the life and behavior of the artist and stage performer in pursuit of a career and the mental, emotional, and spiritual barriers everyone faces on the quest for connection, self-expression, and an audience.

From performance coach Luther Mallory. Based in Toronto, Luther coaches two of Canada's most acclaimed artist development programs: The JUNO Master Class, and Canada's Music Incubator's Artist Entrepreneur Program.

Entrepreneur Arts Music Commentary Self-Help Personal Development Psychology How To Music Performing Arts
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
18 minutes
Episodes
28
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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4 Performance Myths Artists & Musicians Need to Stop Believing

4 Performance Myths Artists & Musicians Need to Stop Believing

In this episode, we break down four myths and common misconceptions that hold artists and musicians back in performance. 

I'm Luther Mallory, an artist performance coach. You can DM me and introduce y…

00:35:33  |   Wed 05 Feb 2025
How Does Spirituality Affect Creativity?

How Does Spirituality Affect Creativity?

In this episode, we discuss the spiritual path of the artist and how different beliefs and practices can help creatives, artists, and musicians tap into inspiration, presence, and guidance from beyon…

00:35:06  |   Fri 22 Nov 2024
What's It Like Being World-Famous? A Conversation with Darren Hayes

What's It Like Being World-Famous? A Conversation with Darren Hayes

For the first time on the podcast, we've got a guest! 

I asked one of my favorite singers of all time what he thinks of fame, achieving international fame, and how the pursuit of fame has changed sinc…

00:40:29  |   Wed 06 Nov 2024
(Guided Meditation to Manage Anxiety in this Moment)

(Guided Meditation to Manage Anxiety in this Moment)

As part of the previous episode, Anxiety Versus Artist, here's a 6-minute guided meditation you can listen to without stopping what you are currently doing, and it will help you manage your anxiety f…

00:06:02  |   Fri 25 Oct 2024
Anxiety Versus Artist

Anxiety Versus Artist

Fear is THE topic of all topics for Artists and Musicians chasing a career. This week we begin to unpack anxiety and how it affects us on stage, on social media, and in life.

Luther Mallory on Instag…

00:21:23  |   Fri 25 Oct 2024
The New Growth Model for Artists Online

The New Growth Model for Artists Online

This week, we discuss a new model being used for audience building by Artists and Musicians online. And we vow to accept the frustrations that come with the "incremental growth phase" while we start …

00:33:05  |   Thu 10 Oct 2024
Why Artists Need to Target a Niche Audience

Why Artists Need to Target a Niche Audience

For Artists in search of an audience, good news! The mass market has died and the niche has won. This episode, we dive into why this is important and how it affects our quest to build an audience and…

00:26:18  |   Tue 01 Oct 2024
Why Do Artists Resist Social Media?

Why Do Artists Resist Social Media?

Why don't Artists and Musicians take social media more seriously if we know that's where we are going to get an audience?

Season 3 kicks off with a discussion about why so many Artists are resisting t…

00:33:56  |   Tue 24 Sep 2024
How Avoiding Risk Impacts your Life And Your Art (plus guided meditation)

How Avoiding Risk Impacts your Life And Your Art (plus guided meditation)

Discussing the sneaky ways we avoid risk and stay in the "controlled middle" so we don't have to face our fears. Our lives and our art is better when we create with risk. 

Join the DISCORD and meet ot…

00:29:14  |   Fri 24 Sep 2021
How did Charli D'Amelio get 100 Million Followers?

How did Charli D'Amelio get 100 Million Followers?

Breaking down Charli D'Amelio's Tik Tok strategy and what Artists and Content Creators can learn from her. 

00:11:48  |   Mon 26 Apr 2021
What it's like to TOO FAMOUS (it sucks)

What it's like to TOO FAMOUS (it sucks)

Discussing what it's like to be an Artist at the very top like Justin Bieber, cancel culture, technology, and how targeting the niche is the only option left to find success, and to keep your emotion…

00:09:53  |   Thu 08 Apr 2021
3 Ways to Stop Overthinking

3 Ways to Stop Overthinking

Overthinking is something that truly plagues Artists. In this episode, I'm giving you 3 ways to stop your racing mind. I learned these the hard way. 

00:14:48  |   Tue 30 Mar 2021
The Dangers of Avoiding Responsibility

The Dangers of Avoiding Responsibility

It's mid-pandemic and Artists are starting to get sick of feeling horrible. It's time to start getting momentum back and this episode deals with the secret ways we subconsciously avoid taking respons…

00:14:51  |   Mon 22 Mar 2021
What is your Artist Image?

What is your Artist Image?

Image is something Artists and Musicians tend to obsess over but do nothing about. This episode discusses how best to develop your image as an Artist. 

00:09:15  |   Tue 16 Mar 2021
Bringing Back Productivity in the Pandemic

Bringing Back Productivity in the Pandemic

Has the Pandemic crushed your productivity leaving you miserable and hating yourself for not achieving your 2020 goals and now you're sitting up in your bed watching the remake of Willy Wonka, eating…

00:14:11  |   Wed 10 Mar 2021
Pandemic Motivation for Struggling Artists

Pandemic Motivation for Struggling Artists

The pandemic continues and a lot of Artists have lost their momentum and motivation. SoTA season 2 deals with the pandemic and episode 1 is the shot of motivation you might need to start to turn thin…

00:15:18  |   Tue 02 Mar 2021
Why Aren't You Further in Life?

Why Aren't You Further in Life?

This is a brutal question most people obsess over, regardless of how "far" they've actually come. For Artists and Musicians, it is a creativity crushing, life-energy sucking, limiting force. This wee…

00:13:26  |   Wed 18 Nov 2020
Fix Writer's Block Instantly

Fix Writer's Block Instantly

Writer's block is a problem with the flow of ideas. It's not like you become less creative. The creativity is simply blocked from flowing through you. It's dead simple to break out of this problem by…

00:12:21  |   Tue 10 Nov 2020
Are You Still Cool?

Are You Still Cool?

In this episode I'm discussing the single best tool for marketing an Artist has - catching up with culture. 

Time moves forward and the culture shifts. If you don't catch up with it you become out of …

00:14:39  |   Sat 31 Oct 2020
Surviving Other People's Opinions of your Art

Surviving Other People's Opinions of your Art

Other people's opinions of your life and your Art limit your creativity and your willingness to take risks. In this week's episode, I'm talking about what it all means, and how to survive the worst d…

00:19:08  |   Wed 21 Oct 2020
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