Meet Will Brahm

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Will Brahm a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Will , first a big thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights with us today. I’m sure many of our readers will benefit from your wisdom, and one of the areas where we think your insight might be most helpful is related to imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is holding so many people back from reaching their true and highest potential and so we’d love to hear about your journey and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

Imposter syndrome is a trick of the mind. Our subconscious wants us to WAIT for the world to place us in a situation that is ideal. In reality, it is our DAILY decisions and routine that place us in the situation we want to be in.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I was raised in Portland Oregon and immediately connected to music. Before I ever picked up a guitar I listened to music all the time. Music has always had a powerful emotional effect on me. I received a guitar from my dad for Christmas when I was in 8th grade and immediately clung to it. Guitar is the instrument that allows me to express myself through the language of music, both as a melodic instrument and as a sonic paintbrush of chords and musical canvases.

I describe my music as Jeff Beck meets Pat Metheny Group. My approach to trio playing in a post jazz realm allows me to bring my technical playing into lush emotional harmonic soundscapes. You can hear this on my most recent album “Distance to Empty.”

I perform every month with my band around Los Angeles and abroad, I compose daily, I tour with Trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval, and I live a life inside of the music.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

1) finding my INTERSECTION of artistry. For example, I resonate with the melodic voice of Eric Johnson, the complex emotional harmony of Pat Metheny, and the musical songwriting style of John Mayer.

2) focusing on DAILY WINS. Every day can either be a win or a lose. Each day I have 4 non negotiables that I must do no matter what: 35 minutes office work, 35 minutes, compose music, exercise, and 35 minutes listen to NEW music that I’ve never heard before.

3) learn HOW TO LEARN. My single greatest priority in life is to gain knowledge and implement it. I carve out time every day to learn things like the music industry, the record industry, body and diet health, and sound engineering. Education is our greatest gift.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?

David Goggins “Can’t Hurt Me”

David is an immense force of self scrutiny, self betterment and self accountability. I live my life according to his mindset. He performs at his best when no one is watching. He confronts every corner of his flaws every single day. These are the actions that give us a fulfilling life.

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