The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft

Hello, everyone, and welcome to “The Jim Kroft Podcast,” where I seek to build bridges between the parallel worlds of the creative arts and the solopreneur's path.

From the inception of this Podcast, the band Amistat has been on my list of dream guests.

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I met Jan and Joseph years ago while I was filming a documentary about "The Reeperbahn Festival". Since then I've been a proud friend to witness their music find a worldwide audience with sold-out tours, millions of plays on Spotify and a following grow to soon 700,000 on Instagram. 

They dropped into their studio during their German tour, and what followed was one of the great conversations of my life.

Today, Amistat shares insights on:

🎵 Crafting Deeply Authentic Songs
🌍 Navigating the Global Music Scene
👥 The Role of Mental Health in Creativity
🎤 Tips for Aspiring Musicians
💡 Maintaining Artistic Integrity in a Commercial World

Their story they told has already had a massive influence on how I’m approaching my own creative journey and I'm so excited to share this one with you. Oh, and listen up for a wonderful live version of "Better Ways"!

Are you ready? Then, let’s dive in!
Jim


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What is The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft?

🎙️ The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft

This podcast is for creatives who’ve chosen the long road.

Each week, I take one aspect of the creative life — a breakthrough, a challenge, or a tool that’s helping me — and share what I’m learning from the inside.

I started the show because I couldn’t find what I needed: a companion for the real challenges of making art while building a life around it.

The podcast swings between the psychological traps we face and the practical tools that keep me going. It moves between mindset and method — but always comes back to how we keep showing up.

I’m Jim, your host. I’ve lived a long life in the arts — full of meteoric highs and humbling lows.
Here are a few stops from the journey:

🎸 Released 7 records — from major labels to van tours
🎥 Filmed 6 feature docs, screened at 200+ festivals
🧠 Built a creative business in Berlin since 2013
✍️ Top 1% on Substack for weekly consistency
📈 Raised nearly €100K for refugee & Ukraine war efforts
🎧 The Creative Life has hit the Apple Podcast charts

Thanks for being here,
Jim

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