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I definitely was not thinking about writing a book for people who teach music lessons, but it's funny how these weird little intentions... if we keep following the thread, we can get to it...

Lesley Barth is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, musician, author, teacher, and mom who is currently based in Nashville. She released her second full-length album, called Big Time Baby, in May 2020. We talk about the album and some of the songs on it.  (Many of them have music…

My goal is always to get people to feel a little deeper, which I think is what the world needs.

Sara Jelley is a songwriter and musician currently based on Maui.  She is also a vocal coach.  What's the story behind her debut album, Holes?  What is her songwriting process like?  Who might benefit from taking voice lessons?  What kind of smell does Sara remember from her childhood?  You'll learn the answers to these questions, and possibly even more, from a careful listen to our conversation.

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Music has always helped us to feel our feelings and we want to be that for other people, we want to create music that helps people to feel their feelings and to make people feel a little less alone...

Jon Kresin and Amelie Eiding are a pop duo called 7000apart.  They are currently based in Wisconsin, but at the time of our conversation, they were in Stockholm, Sweden. The story of the beginning of their project is compelling, but it's one they have told many times, so I'll send you over to the Our…

J'ai pas choisi en fait. Je dirais que c'est plutôt la musique qui m'a choisie moi...
because it's what's in my heart, it's what I love...

Becca is French, originally from Nantes. She has lived in the United States for a little over twelve years now. You'll see right away that she has a deep passion for music that comes spilling out of her. Becca radiates joy and enthusiasm. Since I happen to speak French, we meander between French and English during our chat. In fact we talked for over three hours…

"We use that pathos and we make something out of it... that's what artists have done for thousands of years..."

We go to Texas for this episode, for a chat with Josh Bradford. He is an artist, a creative.  His skill set includes making music, teaching music, filmmaking, and improvisational composition. Piano is the main weapon in Josh Bradford's arsenal. Josh and I have some unexpected things in common, and one of these is a love of dissonance. How does Josh get the audience at a concert involved in the…

"The bass is profoundly cool."

Meet fellow Midwesterner Gail Gallagher.  Gail is a singer-songwriter, composer, artist, and podcaster with a background in sketch comedy and improv. She released an album in 2020 called Power of the Unnamed Passion, which explores balancing dark emotions with joy. Her new single "Long Johns" is out today, 21st January 2022, on all streaming platforms. Gail is also a teacher, helping to bring the joy of music to the next generation.

Some highlights of our conversation:

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