Welcome back to Hot Coffee for the Creative Soul: authentic conversations with professional creatives at the intersection of passion and profit, sustainability and artistic integrity. Join host Ryan Castelaz, the Owner & Creative Director of the renowned experimental cafe, discourse | a liquid workshop for a conversation with Luke Rivard, a professional multi-instrumentalist living and working in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Luke has toured nationally with the funk ensembles Black Market Brass and Porky's Groove Machine, studied traditional percussion in Ghana, and released his first solo EP under the moniker Riverbug in 2016, for which he orchestrated the drums, guitar, piano, bass, and vocals. Listen in for our conversation about the hidden power of conscientious observation, the art of practice, setting aspirational goals, and the importance of focusing on the process, rather than its' hopeful rewards.