About MusicFit Underground
MusicFit Underground is a rockumentarian project documenting the people building sustainable creative lives.
Through interviews, photojournalism, and live conversations, this publication explores the realities of the creative life — the music, the struggle, the resilience, and the stories behind the art.
If Rolling Stone documents the culture and Men’s Health explores performance, MusicFit Underground lives where those two worlds meet.
Because creative people aren’t just artists.
They’re performers.
And performers need systems that help them sustain their craft for the long run.
What You’ll Find Here
MusicFit Underground explores the creative life through four lenses:
The Underground
Interviews and reviews documenting artists and the culture around them.
Between Sets
Essays about creativity, identity, and the realities of sustaining artistic work.
MusicFit Radio & Afterhours
Our podcast and signature series where we open up to conversations and intimate gatherings with artists about the creative life.
The Artist Athlete
Ideas and tools exploring how artists sustain creativity through our pillars: Sound • Strength • Story.
The Philosophy
MusicFit Underground is built on a simple idea:
Creative longevity requires more than talent.
Artists who sustain their craft learn to care for three systems:
Sound
Regulating the nervous system and creative energy.
Strength
Building physical resilience and performance capacity.
Story
Clarifying identity, purpose, and the narrative that drives creativity.
Together, these form the foundation of the MusicFit Method.
Watch this quick video to get a better idea of what that all means 👇
About the Author
Michael Schwartz is a Calgary-based musician, performance coach, and self-described rockumentarian who’s curating the culture of the creative underground. He authored “The Musician’s Guide To Surviving The Rock Star Lifestyle” and has become a household name on the international stage as the Trusted Authority in Musician Wellness, delivering his signature workshops at places like Australian Music Week, Abbey Road Institute, Break Out West, Folk Alliance and Canadian Music Week.
Through MusicFit Underground and MusicFit Afterhours, he explores the intersection of music culture, performance, and sustainable creative lives.
His work blends recovery-first movement, sound and storywork to help facilitate a conversation around his coined term “Crash Culture” in an effort to help artists stay resilient and continue to create.
Be Part of the Underground
MusicFit Underground is more than a publication — it’s a growing community of artists and creatives exploring how to sustain the creative life.
You can:
• read and share stories
• apply to be featured
• attend MusicFit Afterhours events
• join the conversation
Because creativity lasts longer when artists support each other.
The underground is not a just a place.
It’s a mindset. It’s a lifestyle. It’s a movement.
And if you’re here, you’re already part of it.
Apply to be Featured
Join the Underground
Attend an Afterhours Event
