Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Myra Choo. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Myra, thank you so much for joining us and offering your lessons and wisdom for our readers. One of the things we most admire about you is the way you view working in the music industry and so we’d love it if you could talk to us about what you think is important as a professional musician.
I think being open to share the knowledge and resources you have is essential in the music industry. I was blessed to be taken under the wing of good mentors that treated me well and fairly. They were confident enough in their own skills and talent to answer all the questions I had regarding work flow. I saw that when they treated the people around them kindly and met their clients where they were, everyone was Happier and got work done more efficiently. People believe that there is scarcity in work, which is true to a certain extent. However I believe that keeping this scarcity mindset not only destroys oneself but the industry as a whole will not grow. At the end of the day, if I keep working on my craft, I do believe that my skills will be useful to people.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
After honing my violin skills for 13 years, I realised I enjoyed and was adept in communicating my ideas through music. Hence, I enrolled into Berklee at 16 to further explore the possibilities of what the violin could do. In this search, I fell in love with Audio Engineering. This opened new avenues for me to share my passion for music.
I really believe that violin performance and audio engineering come hand in hand when it comes to crafting productions at a high level.
I have now embarked on a career as a Producer, Session Violinist, and String Arranger. Collectively, these skills allow me to make musical decisions that help the bigger picture. If you are interested to know more about me and what I do, there is a link to a playlist of my works as well as my website!
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I would categorise it into 3Rs, and it’s not reduce, reuse or recycle.
It would be being Responsible, being Resourceful and being Realistic. Whatever job I get whether big or small, if I choose to take it up it is my responsibility to do my best till the end. This gives clients the assurance that their project is safe in my hands. Resourcefulness is what helps to make ends meet. Knowing what your current resources are and then using them to the best of your ability, for example reaching out to people, seeing how they need help etc. Lastly, it would be to be realistic about your goals and where you are. Having goals is important, but it’s also important to realise these goals by spending within your means. Sometimes we need to do certain things that, though might not be in the plan, help to achieve our long term goals as well.
Okay, so before we go we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?
I am definitely looking to collaborate with people all the time. Whether it be instrumentalists or fellow producers, I am always down to make a banger song. I personally hold myself to a standard of professionalism when collaborating so I hope my fellow collaborators will be able to do the same. The vibe is always chill, but we should always be striving to be the most efficient and respectful. This is just to ensure we give our very best to our craft.
Contact Info:
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.
com/playlist/ 4WeRskGn4WPnwILyb9JQLj?si= 549ce391fc834b31 - Website: http://myrachoomusic.
com/ - Instagram: https://www.
instagram.com - Linkedin: https://www.
linkedin.com/in/myra-choo-at- the-beat-bba263208/
Image Credits
Ethan Yu – Photographer
