World Game-ChangersMy Passionate Love Affair With Music! - Sarthak Patnaik
Paul is joined by Sarthak Patnaik, CEO of Creative Xchange to talk about music and how it has shaped his life, how he got into the music industry and why he wants to help artists.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- I’m a computer science engineer. I learned computer science by using it as a tool to solve a problem. Music happens to be one industry where this can happen. There was a big problem in the music industry is that there’s not a fair chance to make a living as an artist, despite being trained in the profession, unlike a plumber. I use my tools to solve this.
- Sound and smell are two powerful reminders of times we’ve gone through, I clearly associate times of my life with songs, for example, Lady Antebellum when I was in New York and those things are associated with Lady Antebellum. All the emotions of working during the great recession, the sadness and joy are associated with that.
- What we see in the world right now, with digital tools, there’s nothing like that for musicians and that’s what we’re trying to solve, how you fundamentally address the problem of making a living as a musician and sell what you create
- If you stay away from the problem, you stay shielded from the problem and you’re shielded from what the problem is. There shouldn’t be a ‘top’ and ‘bottom’ of talent, everyone should be able to exist in the middle ground, it’s a lovely place to be for people to share and evolve creatively.
BEST MOMENTS
‘I started listening to country music for the sheer pleasure of the lyrics, this brought me to ballads, then rock and metal and now I listen to everything. Music is still evolving.’
‘Bob Dylan is a favourite of mine, Blood On The Tracks is a heartbreak album and my favourite.’
‘Anyone can sing.’
‘We relentlessly try to create opportunities for musicians.’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
- Paul’s Story: Emerging From The Forest (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emerging-Forest-Pain-Purpose-Mastering/dp/1719373272
- Paul’s Story: Emerging From The Forest (USA): https://www.amazon.com/Emerging-Forest-Pain-Purpose-Mastering/dp/1719373272
- Mastering The Game Of Life Book (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Game-Life-Paul-Lowe/dp/1782227679
- Mastering The Game Of Life Book (USA): https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Game-Life-Paul-Lowe/dp/1782227679
- Speaking From Our Hearts Books: Volumes 1-3 (Available on Amazon)
ABOUT THE GUEST
Sarthak Patnaik is reinventing music industry by automating booking & promotion and bringing real ROI for events by booking bands and musicians.
Background in strategic Business oriented IT in the areas of IT Strategy, IT Transformation, IT Governance and IT Portfolio Management. Sarthak is an MBA from a top European University and uses a structured analytical collaborative approach to problem solving.
Worked with Fortune 500 companies like Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, PwC, Nokia, Wachovia Bank, CapitalOne on IT transformation and post merger integration projects.
Specialties: IT Strategy, Post Merger Integration, Governance, Portfolio Management, Transformation, Budget & Financials, Quality Management, Project Management.
Worked with multiple vendors like Fiserv(Payment Solutions), Metavante(Payment Solutions), Unica (Marketing Campaign), Autonomy (Search) and outsourcing vendors like TCS, Infosys, Wipro.
Industry Knowledge: Banking, Banking and Financial regulations, Investment Vehicles like Commodities, FOREX, Securities, ETF's and trading methodologies like Technical and Fundamental analysis.
Written 2 books for books24x7.com
Website: https://www.creativexchange.io/
ABOUT THE HOST
Paul has made a remarkable transformation from existing for many years in dark, desperate despair; to now living a really healthy, happy and fulfilling life.
From an early age, he was in the vice-like clutches of the demon drink and constantly embroiled within a dark cocktail of toxic beliefs, self-hate and destructive violence.
Along with his empathetic and dedicated team of world-class coaches and mentors, Paul’s purpose is deeply transformational:
Creating New Life Stories…
He is extremely passionate about helping others to find their purpose, have a voice and ultimately, make a real difference.
This has been built on a long and distinguished history of heart-centred coaching and mentoring. He has also been responsible for raising significant amounts of funds for many charities and good causes around the world; positively impacting and inspiring thousands of children – mainly from challenging backgrounds – within the UK & worldwide.
Through this World Game-Changers podcast and books, he has been involved in – including being a best-selling co-author – Paul also helps others to get their own inspirational messages and stories out into the world; as well as offering support to many charitable organisations, in their development & fund-raising.
CONTACT METHODS
Tel: +44 (0) 7958 042 155
E-mail: Paul@Paul-Lowe.com
Web: https://www.Paul-Lowe.com
Web: https://www.worldgamechangers.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IamPaulLowe/
