Podcasts by MFM SPEAKS OUT
Launched on February 14, 2020, the MFM Speaks Out podcast seeks to further the mission of the musician
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EP 7: Stephen Johnson Discusses Issues Facing Musicians Today from 2023-12-14T11:42:45.169855
In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews guitarist Steph...
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EP 16: Donald Malloy on Creative Ways to Monetize Your Music Online from 2023-12-14T11:42:45.133109
“If you want to make money with your music, make it happen...you just gotta find the way."
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EP 22: Chris Reza on Activism in the Broadway Music Scene from 2023-12-14T11:42:45.109729
"Employers benefit from the disorganization of freelance musicians. But when we come together and have conversations about our working conditions, there is a power that arises which ...
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EP 34: MFM Salutes 2021 from 2023-12-14T11:42:45.067153
" You inspire us to work hard to improve the service we do for the music community."
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EP 50: Mark Chimples on the Origins of the"No Wave"Music Scene from 2023-05-26T13:00
"We Had Changes We'd Never Thought of That Created Surprise and a Chaotic Feel."
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EP 49: Sylvian Leroux Speaking on His Love for West African Trad Music and the Fula Flute from 2023-04-28T13:00
"I Didn't Look For The Fula Flute; It Came And Got me!"
Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Sylvain Leroux. Syl...
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EP 48: Keyna Wilkins on Being a"Musician with Attitude (MwA)" from 2023-03-24T13:00
"I think Live Music Will Always be Very Exciting and There Will Always Be a Market For It."
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EP 47: Adam Reifsteck on Bringing People Together Through Music from 2023-02-24T14:00
Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Adam Reifsteck. Adam is a New York-based composer...
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EP 46: Haana on Combining Classical with Electronic Music from 2023-01-20T14:00
"When I Started to Consciously Put it all Together, I was Forging My Own Path and Creating My Own Way of Putting These Elements Together." Listen
EP 45: MFM Salutes 2022! from 2022-12-23T14:00
"You inspire us to work hard to improve the service we do for the music community."
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EP 44: April Centrone on Her Interest and Pursuit of Arabic Music from 2022-11-25T14:00
"Our bedrock is education. We’re always intent upon creating beautiful alliances."
Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is April Centrone. ...
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EP 43: Hubert Howe on Finding Your Own Voice from 2022-10-28T13:00
"You have to take yourself seriously and find your own voice."
Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Hu...
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EP 42: Jeff Slatnick&Music Inn from 2022-09-23T13:00
"I Like the Power of the Simple Expression of a Musical Idea."
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EP 41: Bruce Lee Gallanter Speaking About His Beginnings with the Downtown Music Gallery and the Future of Music Retail from 2022-08-26T13:00
"I find Joy in Discovery All the Time!"
Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Bruce Lee Gallanter, the owner and proprietor of Downtown Music Gallery (DMG...
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EP 40: William Parker on the Spiritual Essence of Music and Improvisation from 2022-07-22T13:00
"Music is Defined as Anything that is Beautiful, and What Makes Something Beautiful is Music"
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EP 39: Baba Don Eaton On African Drumming and His Harlem Roots from 2022-06-30T13:00
"You Gotta Make Them Say 'Wow!'"
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EP 38: Banning Eyre on Expanding Our Conception of the Guitar in Africa from 2022-05-27T13:00
"Recognizing yourself in (this music) or finding a mysterious familiarity is something completely unexplainable."
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EP 37: Neel Murgai on Brooklyn Raga Massive and the New Raga Renaissance from 2022-05-13T13:10
"We're Creating New Musical Art Forms Indigenous to Brooklyn."
Our guest for this episode is Neel Murgai. ...
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EP 36: Ariel Hyatt on New Ways to Monetize Music from 2022-03-25T13:00
"The Old Ways of Music Monetization are Gone, and We Have to Think of Other Ways of Monetization"
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EP 35: Ken Butler on Music Meets Sculpture from 2022-02-25T14:00
"I've Always Been Interested in Finding Connections Between Art and Music" - Ken Butler
Our guest today is Ken Butler. Ken is a musician, experimental musical inst...
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EP 33: Anne Wichmann on Infusing Electronics with Live Performance from 2021-11-26T17:00
"We cannot be in lockdown forever with this virus…we need events…we need art in our lives, and we need interaction with art and with music. More importantly, music cannot be taken for gr...
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EP 32: Jeffrey Green on Musical Instrument Retail and its Relation to the Professional Musician from 2021-10-29T13:00
"It's All About Building Relationships" - Jeffrey Green
Our guest today is Jeffery Green. Jeffrey is a professional sales engineer, musician, composer, and theorist with S...
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EP 31: Michael Harrison on Bridging Indian and Western Classical Music from 2021-09-24T13:00
"I'm happy to continue exploring music for the rest of my life"
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EP 30: Flaviyake on the Importance of Skill Stacking to Achieve Music Career Success from 2021-08-27T13:00
"The secret to success in the music industry is to always be learning and never stop improving your skills."
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EP 29: Alina Bloomgarden on Bringing Jazz to the Classical Music World and Music to the Prisons from 2021-07-30T13:00
"If one person's sense of value as a human being is renewed, their family, their community, all of us are affected by it in a positive way. We all benefit"
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EP 28: Axel Mueller on the Founding of Pro Musik from 2021-06-25T13:00
"We need a better way of living for the music scene."
In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Adam Reifsteck interviews German saxophonist and co...
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EP 27: A Professional Musician's Perspective on Drug and Alcohol Addiction from 2021-05-28T13:00
"Music is service."
This episode of MFM Speaks Out will be different from our usual format. Dawoud Kringle will be interviewing his guest; a professional musician a...
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EP 26: Geraldine Anello on Building a Successful Career as a Broadway Musician from 2021-04-23T16:28
"Success in music is not guaranteed, but as long as you are persevering and helping others along the way, you will reach your goals."
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EP 25: Royal Bayyan on Record Production and a Lifetime in the Music Business from 2021-03-26T13:00
“Stay true to yourself, and stay true to the game. If you give music your all, and be honest with yourself, you will be rewarded.”
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EP 24: Roger Blanc on Working as a Musician During a Pandemic from 2021-02-26T14:00
"We're operating under a significant cloud... it is important to not only take care of yourself but support your fellow musicians in any way that you can."
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EP 23: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi on the Founding of Musicians For Musicians from 2021-01-22T14:00
“Musicians With Attitude...in order to be active collectively you have to change as a person. So in order to become not only a better musician but also a better human being, ...
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EP 21: Karl Evangelista on the Bay Area Improvised Music Scene from 2020-12-11T14:00:49
"An Alternative (music business) infrastructure is one of the things that helps us keep this sustainable."
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EP 20: Philo Farnsworth on the Role of Sample-based Music in the Digital Age from 2020-11-27T15:24:01
"There needs to be a mechanism in place so that sampling is no longer a controversial issue and that all musicians are fairly compensated for their work." - Philo Farns... Listen
EP 19: DeLaurentis on The New Wave of European Electronic Music from 2020-11-13T14:02:17
"For me, there is a strong connection between music and images." - DeLaurentis
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EP 18: William Deresiewicz on How Musicians Can Survive in the Digital Age from 2020-10-30T13:00
"Now is the time to organize...[in the face of the pandemic] as inequality and workers issues get put on the table more, artists need to make sure they are not left out of the conversati...
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EP 17: Sal Cataldi on Surviving and Prospering as an Improvising Musician from 2020-10-16T17:28:45
"To me, there isn't a middle zone between creative paths of improvisation and traditional paths... Musicians deserve to be compensated and deserve a decent environment to play their musi...
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EP 15: LaRonda Davis on the History and Mission of the Black Rock Coalition from 2020-09-11T13:00:07
"If you're seeing only one side of 'Blackness,' and you think that is diversity, you're missing the point."
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EP 14: Ed Hartman On Generating an Income from Music Sync Licensing from 2020-08-28T05:23:40
"If there is no community, create it." - Ed Hartman
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EP 13: Arturo O'Farrill on the Evolution of Latin Jazz from 2020-08-14T13:00:07
In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews master pianist, composer, producer, musi...
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EP 12: Keith Levenson on Musicians Navigating Pandemic Unemployment Assistance from 2020-07-24T13:00:04
In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out, Adam Reifsteck interviews Keith Levenson. Keith's career has run t...
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EP 11 : Jackie Venson - A Rising Star Out of Austin from 2020-07-10T15:18:21
“I very quickly realized that a music career without Internet presence in 2012 and beyond was not a music career.”
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EP 10: Peter Wetzler on Why You Deserve To Be Paid for Your Music from 2020-06-26T18:33:46
In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out, Adam Reifsteck interviews Hudson Valley based composer and pianist...
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EP 9: Mark Deutsch Discusses the Artistic and Professional Aspects of Pursuing a Unique Musical Vision from 2020-06-12T13:35:58
In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews California based musician, improviser, c...
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EP 8: Jeannie Hopper on the Evolution of the Underground Club Scene in New York from 2020-05-29T12:43:17
In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out, Adam Reifsteck interviews DJ and producer J...
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EP 6: Christopher St. Hilaire on Professional Musicians Navigating Uncertainty During COVID-19 from 2020-04-24T13:24:04
In recent weeks, COVID-19 has devastated our music community, leaving thousands of music creators and professionals without work and an uncertain future. But there are resources available for mu...
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EP 5: Jeffrey James Speaks About the Future of Contemporary Classical Music. from 2020-04-10T13:00:14
In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out podcast, co-host Dawoud Kringle interviews Jeffre...
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EP 4: Mario Guarneri on How California's Assembly Bill 5 Affects Musicians from 2020-03-27T12:43:14
In this episode of MFM SPEAKS OUT podcast, co-host Adam Reifsteck and trumpeter and founder of <...
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EP 3: Singer-Songwriter Lyndol Descant Advocates Unity In The Music Community from 2020-03-13T16:06:41
In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out podcast, Dawoud Kringle interviewed pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, music educator, and music rights activi...
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EP 2: Ken Hatfield on What Musicians Need to Know About Copyrights from 2020-02-28T05:00:03
In this episode of MFM SPEAKS OUT podcast, co-host Adam Reifsteck and guitarist, composer, and mu...
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EP 1: David Liebman on the Importance of Musician's Rights Activism from 2020-02-14T02:38:02
In the debut episode of the MFM SPEAKS OUT podcast series, host Dawo...
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