Mia Morris “Opening for Collective Soul” music & music business vlog #54

I was born in Indianapolis and lived there through sixth grade. After I discovered the drums, I began taking lessons from various instructors and one of them was Johnny Rabb. Johnny is a world renowned drummer and instructor and I could write for a long time about all of his accomplishments in the music industry. He’s a clinician, performer, producer, equipment designer, has been on magazine covers, and of course, he’s the drummer for Collective Soul. Most importantly, he’s a funny, enthusiastic and genuinely kind human.

He took the time to give me drum lessons over the years and he also took the time to talk with me and my father all about the Nashville music scene where he had previously lived and worked. Even after moving to Nashville, we kept in touch and occasionally ran into each other in our various musical endeavors. I had recently mentioned to him that I was doing more opening performances on some of the tours I was hired on and that it was something I was keen on doing more of. I knew Johnny had a bunch of friends in the music business but I didn’t expect a text from him a few weeks later asking if I might be available to open for Collective Soul.

Obviously, it was instant yes but because of the short notice and my already busy schedule, I didn’t get to do a lot of filming. I did get in a fair amount of practicing and it was an absolute blast preparing and performing for Collective Soul and their fans. As a matter of fact, it might just be my favorite live music moment of 2023. Collective Soul put on a great show, the crew and venue were top notch and the fans were welcoming and enthusiastic. I hope you enjoy what I as able to film and make sure you watch all the way to the end to see Johnny Rabb show a little of what brought him to elite status in the drumming world.

I’m 19 years old and I’m a professional musician, songwriter & artist based out of Nashville. I play lots of instruments but the ones that I’m hired to play most often are drums, cajon and bass. I’ve been posting music related videos on YouTube since I was 9 years old and began playing professionally at 14. I’ve always loved music and I’m grateful that it’s also become how I now make a living. This channel started as a combination of my fascination with drums and YouTubers and it’s now turned into a much larger music and music business diary. My goals haven’t changed all that much over the years and stay pretty simple. I’d love to keep making music and hope to keep getting better at it.

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