RIZIK is an instrumentalist from LA, whose work spans electronic music and neo-classical piano. Today’s track, “Alone Together (Panorama)” is a solo piano piece. In this fascinating conversation, RIZIK describes feeling pressured into a conventional path by his Palestinian parents - before taking the leap of faith from music marketer to musician. We find a strong parallel here with my own experience, coming from a Chinese background, then leaving Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford to become a musician. His dual life as marketer and musician give him a unique perspective on both fields. 

We also discuss how instrumental and lyrical music affect the audience differently, how we can lose faith in our dreams, the fraud complex, and feeling shame about calling yourself “an artist”.