Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Daniel Kurganov and Samuel Andreyev explore the multifaceted realities of a composer's and artist's life and career, alongside the evolving landscape of music education, composition, and performance.

Samuel is a Canadian-French composer, singer-songwriter, poet and educator. He runs a beloved YouTube Channel, has taught at the Haute École de Musique de Genève and the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, and also created courses for the Jordan Peterson Academy.

To support this channel and the new Violinvention Podcast, and to get various benefits and perks, head over to my private community on Patreon: patreon.com/ArtistsTechnique

Sameul Andreyev YouTube: youtube.com/@samuel_andreyev
Official Website: samuelandreyev.com

OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:32 - Samuel Andreyev Musical Journey
00:04:40 - Beauty vs. Ugliness
00:06:25 - Glenn Gould: Performer vs. Composer
00:08:06 - The Compulsion to Create
00:13:49 - Samuel's Childhood Creativity
00:16:34 - Conscious vs. Unconscious Influence
00:17:36 - Artistic Self-Belief
00:19:16 - Samuel as Student & Teacher
00:21:12 - The Amateur Perspective
00:21:34 - Feldman vs. Boulez
00:23:13 - Young Musicians: Idealism vs. Career
00:26:23 - Is Composition A Profession?
00:31:53 - The Conservatories, Academia & Alternatives
00:32:18 - Artists Are Not "Normal People"
00:39:09 - Surviving as an Artist Today
00:41:44 - Explain Nothing?
00:44:24 - Great Composers & Audience Expectation
00:45:16 - Dangers of Trying to Be "Different"
00:46:01 - Floodgates Opening & Role of the Critic
00:48:31 - Impact of Samuel's YouTube Channel
00:51:21 - Small Audience, Big Impact
00:52:07 - Rafael Toral & Pink Floyd
00:53:48 - Samuel's Current Work & Recommendations

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