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The GuestDustin Lau is a musician, songwriter, film composer and producer living in Redlands California, whose work appears on everything from feature length documentaries to short TV spots. He’s performed live on stages around the world, worked with other artists as a producer, and explored a broad pallet of styles and sounds in his compositions.The Question“How do you calculate the risks needed to live a creative life?”The NotesLike many full-time creatives, Dustin has made what appear to be blind leaps in pursuit of creative opportunities. From dropping out of college to leaving behind stable employment. In this episode, we discuss his risk analysis, or a lack thereof, and try to identify what elements or ingredients were present when taking risks that gave him the confidence to choose to live a creative life.Here some links to explore:Links for Dustin Lau:Listen on Musicbed: https://www.musicbed.com/artists/dustin-lau/43409Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dustinlauTwitter is @dustinlaumusicInstagram is @dustinlaumusicThe new EP on Musicbed: https://www.musicbed.com/albums/the-way-we-see-the-world/4482Beyond Karma Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTV2VCxRxtoLike We Don’t Exist Film: https://vimeo.com/260495758All about Musicbed:Website: https://www.musicbed.com/Work on a custom score with Dustin (or other composers): https://www.musicbed.com/custom-musicFollow One Thing Real Quick:On Twitter at @OTRQpodcastOn Instagram at @OTRQpodcastFollow the host at @evanmacdonald on TwitterAnd the same @evanmacdonald on Instagram.Please subscribe, rate and review this show.One Thing Real Quick is produced by Evan MacDonald. Editing help from John M Craig. Music this week by our guest, Dustin Lau. Learn more about the show at onethingrealquick.comBooks!How Music Works by David Byrne (audiobook|eyeballbook)Use the offer code “OTRQ” atLibro.fmand get all three of those audiobooks for the price of one!