Today we’d like to introduce you to Logan Freevol.
Hi Logan, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
Yeah! I started playing guitar when I was 7 years old following a lack of success in all sports and one pretty bad baseball incident. My parents have been super supportive all of my life, and have pushed me to keep growing and learning more. They’ve supplied me with all I’ve needed to keep learning and getting better at this music thing. The dream was always to be a rockstar. I looked up to people like John Frusciante and Slash and wanted to be one of the greats. Eventually, I figured I could write my own songs instead of playing other people’s music. As most of us are at one point or another in our lives, I was so very arrogant and ignorant and thought that the music I was writing was the best music to ever exist. If only people could hear it! Somewhere in 7th or 8th grade my mom so generously let me borrow (she never got it back) her MacBook, and I started learning my to produce as a way of sharing the songs I was writing on my guitar. That started an obsession that would turn into such an all-consuming passion that I decided I would have to make it my career otherwise it would just be a massive problem. My parents thought it important I went to college, so I studied audio engineering at Belmont University. It was there I got my footing in Nashville, met my wife, and started producing for a bunch of artists in town. My time at Belmont was great because I had a lot of free time to just try stuff out and experiment, and work with all different kinds of artists, and even dabble in some of my own artistry. It really opened the door for my creativity to flourish. Now, I am in that post-grad grind, working with a bunch of of artists that I love, producing and engineering audio books, and working a couple other part time jobs to support my wife and I.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Oh goodness no not at all. There are ups and downs all along the way. I definitely haven’t “made it” yet, and I don’t know if I ever will feel like I’ve “made it”. Currently, I am working for Nashville Audio Productions doing audio book work, teaching guitar lessons online (been a side hustle of mine for years), playing gigs with a couple of bands, producing and engineering both studio sessions and live events, and even working 4-5 nights a week at an Italian restaurant in German town. It’s a challenge in and of itself to balance everything, and burnout is its own obstacle.
My sweet and supportive wife sits with me through the ups and downs and all of my questions and thoughts about my career. It’s been a volatile time for us financially, and I couldn’t do this without her. She’s the most supportive and encouraging presence and I am endlessly grateful for her.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
First and foremost, I am a music producer. It is my passion to take what is in an artists head, and through the tools I have at my disposal, get that vision to translate through the speakers. It doesn’t matter what genre it is. It’s all a big puzzle to me, in the format of playing music and engineering. And it’s the most exhilarating process. I also LOVE talking to people and the therapeutic side of creating art collaboratively. I think talking through what’s going on in our lives through music and sessions is another one of my favorite pieces of the process.
How do you define success?
In this industry, if I can produce full time, support my family, and still show up as the most authentic version of myself (in the sessions I am in and more importantly in my marriage), I would consider that success.
Family first. Always. I want to be the best husband and father one day that I can be!
Pricing:
- It depends on the project.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loganfreevol/
