SlamCast Ep. 1 - James Patrick

SlamCast

Welcome to the first episode of Slamcast, where your hosts Neil and Brea chat with creatives about their process and how they navigate the grind of promoting themselves. This week they sit down with James Patrick, the owner and co-founder of Slam Academy. He is also a sound artist, music producer, and educator. He has been creating original electronic music and preforming live since the 1990s.

We get into the background story of Slam Academy and how it’s success in the industry helps foster growth for musicians at any stage of their career. Slam Academy was made for playing and having fun. JP believes this is the fastest way to growth and “success”. We also dive into sound system culture and how connecting with humans on a vibrational level is so essential to relationships. We discuss the connection to musicians and people on some sort of spectrum. Slam Academy has helped countless non-traditional learners find their own journey down a non-traditional path. We chat about finding happiness alongside of the “grind” and how important it is to find your third space. For majority of the staff & students at Slam, this third space is music.