“What If Laziness Isn’t Real?” | Pop-Producer Kory Shore Interview

What if the real reason you’re stuck isn’t laziness—but disconnection from your “why”? In this week’s episode of Successfully Unsigned, we sit down with Nashville-based Pop-Producer Kory Shore for one of our most honest and inspiring interviews yet.

🎙 Kory opens up about building belief systems as a foundation for going full-time in music, why chasing the how can keep artists stuck, and how therapy and philosophy have shaped his approach to creativity and life. Whether you’re an indie musician, creative entrepreneur, or just feeling lost in your grind, this one’s for you.

🧠 We talk everything from staying grounded in cluttered environments to planting better mental seeds for creative progress—and even ask: what if laziness isn’t real?

🎟 In the first half of the show, we break down important updates in the music world, including:

1) New laws coming for Ticketmaster and the live event industry
2) How import tariffs could start affecting your gear budget
3) A look at concert trends—are they actually shrinking?
4) And some of the best local artist merch ideas we’ve seen lately

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Find Kory Online:
https://www.instagram.com/koryshore/

00:00:00 Interview Summary
00:03:20 New Laws Coming for Ticketmaster
00:06:05 Import Tariffs Hitting Music
00:13:54 Have Concerts Grown or Shrunk in the Last 5 Years
00:21:29 Best Local Artist Merch
00:24:54 Kory Shore Intro
00:25:54 Developing Belief Systems and Going Full-Time
00:33:34 Planting Seeds: What & Why, NOT How & When
00:36:59 How to Protect Your Time
00:44:39 Using Philosophy + Therapy Concepts to Become a Better Producer
00:48:04 Is Laziness Real?
00:52:14 Rediscovering Why You Got Into Music
01:00:04 Staying Grounded in Cluttered Environments
01:04:22 Outbound vs Inbound Business Models
01:08:49 The Not Sexy Things Make the Money

Articles mentioned in the episode

Drum Machine Price Before Tariffs: $399, After Tariffs: $977

Live Nation has already sold 100m tickets in 2025 so far – compared to 98m sold in all of 2019

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/15/1182373041/live-nation-ticketmaster-fees?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.theverge.com/news/665087/ticketmaster-all-in-prices-junk-fees?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tariffs-instrument-prices-guitars-music-stores-expensive-2025-5?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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David Overstreet (DJ Overheat)
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