Composer Daniel Kellogg discusses why composers make great leaders, the Young Concert Artists, the creative process, and how to identify which skills you need to develop.

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Ep 244-Dorico 4 with Daniel Spreadbury and Jason Heath from 2022-01-13T15:53:26

Daniel Spreadbury, who is part of the developme...

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Ep 243-The Ultimate Music Business Summit from 2021-12-14T15:37:44

The Ultimate Music Business Summit (January 6–8...

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Ep 242-Ric Flauding on Having the Big Picture from 2021-12-04T23:11:27

Ric Flauding was an accomplished arranger, orch...

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Ep 241-Nainita Desai on Blurring the Line Between Sound Design&Composing from 2021-11-19T15:27:38

Nainita Desai is an award-winning composer for ...

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Ep 240-Amelia Warner on Manifesting Opportunity and Scoring Wild Mountain Thyme from 2021-10-05T11:26:01

Amelia Warner is an English actress turned comp...

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Ep 239-Rebekka Karijord&Jon Ekstrand on Collaboration and Empathy from 2021-09-14T14:42:35

Rebekka Karijord is a composer and musician ori...

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Ep 238-Jeremy Turner on Choosing Your Own Adventure from 2021-07-23T14:38:39

Composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist...

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Ep 237-Jackson Greenberg on Not Settling from 2021-05-26T11:32:14

Jackson Greenberg is a Philadelphia born, Los A...

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Ep 236-James Sizemore on Showing Up&Being Confident from 2021-03-22T16:29:08

James Sizemore is a New York based composer, or...

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Ep 235 - Joseph Sowa on Owning Your Voice from 2021-03-03T15:04:13

Joseph Sowa draws from diverse influences to cr...

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Ep 234-Jim Ginsburg on Cedille Records and Making Records Collectible from 2021-01-23T20:35:23

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Ep 233-Jason Graves on Investing in Your Career for the Long Term from 2020-12-15T19:04:40

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Ultimate Music Business Summit—Direct Message from 2020-12-04T21:43:23

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Matt Morton on The Composer as Producer from 2020-11-20T19:27:57

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Dealing with Anxiety from 2020-11-05T13:25:32

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Kickstarter Miniseries: Christopher Tin on To Shiver The Sky Part 3 from 2020-10-23T13:30:38

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Kickstarter Miniseries: Christopher Tin on To Shiver The Sky Part 2 from 2020-08-03T15:36:12

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Kickstarter Miniseries: Christopher Tin on To Shiver The Sky Part 1 from 2020-07-24T12:29:43

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Ep 231-Ben Lovett on Don't Let Not Knowing Stop You from 2020-04-18T17:03:27

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Ep 230-Ingrid Martin on Conducting Artistry from 2020-04-04T15:05:50

Conductor Ingrid Martin discusses her new onli...

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Ep 229-Drum&Lace and Ian Hultquist on The Business of Collaboration from 2020-03-19T19:04:55

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Ep 228-Amy Gordon on Building a Her Business from 2020-03-02T03:42:45

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Ep 227-The Most Popular Episodes of 2019 from 2020-02-18T14:23:08

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Ep 226-Angela Beeching on The Importance of Mindset and Beyond Talent from 2020-01-25T15:53:16

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Ep 225-Simon Taufique on Identifying the Need Behind the Want from 2020-01-10T15:20:16

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Ep 224-Arturo Cardelús on Using Video to Boost Your Career from 2019-12-13T12:08:26

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Ep 223-Jennifer Thomas on Paying the Bills With Streaming from 2019-11-25T02:31:43

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Ep 222-Lillie Harris on The Green Copyist from 2019-11-08T22:07:35

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Ep 221-Chad Hobson on Paying Your Dues and Finding Freedom from 2019-10-24T22:05:15

Chad Hobson is a British composer with impressi...

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Ep 220-Herdís Stefánsdóttir on The Sun is Also a Star from 2019-10-11T01:37:23

Herdís Stefánsdóttir is a composer of music for...

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Ep 219-Sune Hjerrild on Building a Tech Business in the Opera Industry from 2019-09-23T11:26:43

The former opera singer Sune Hjerrild, had the ...

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Ep 218-John David Mann on The Latte Factor from 2019-09-05T20:08:25

John David Mann rose to international prominenc...

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Ep 217-Mark Cawley on a Song Journey from 2019-08-16T11:09:26

Mark Cawley is a hit U.S. songwriter who coache...

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Ep 216-Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate on Embracing Your Identity from 2019-08-08T05:00

Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (Chickasaw) is a d...

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Ep 215-Pamela Z on The Five Jobs of a Successful Artist from 2019-07-27T13:59:14

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Ep 214-Brian Ralston on How Composing is Entrepreneurial from 2019-07-12T11:23:24

Composer and conductor Brian Ralston has spent...

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Ep 213-Sean Beeson on The Six P's of a Career from 2019-06-28T11:18:41

Sean Beeson is composer, sound designer, and pi...

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Ep 212-Dale Trumbore on Staying Composed from 2019-06-13T05:00

Dale Trumbore's compositions have been commissi...

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Ep 211-Danny Bensi&Saunder Juriaans on Letting Go of Ego from 2019-05-30T14:39:44

Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are award-win...

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Ep 210-Gabriel Mann on Being Invested from 2019-05-22T20:46:07

Gabriel Mann is a composer, songwriter, singer,...

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Ep 209-Roger Nierenberg on The Music Paradigm from 2019-05-02T15:46:36

Maestro Roger Nierenberg is the creator of The ...

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David Norland on Showing Up and Being Useful from 2019-04-19T00:26:30

This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Stei...

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Scott Lang on Realizing You're an Entrepreneur from 2019-04-04T11:24:41

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Ep 206-Alexandra Harwood on Making Yourself Discoverable from 2019-03-14T20:47:50

Alexandra Harwood is a BAFTA Cymru Award-winni...

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Ep 205-James Adler on Marketing A Winter Triptych from 2019-02-28T11:00

James Adler is a pianist who “can create whatev...

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Ep 204-The Most Popular Episodes of 2018 from 2019-02-14T19:35:17

It's the fourth anniversary of The Portfolio Co...

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Ep 203-Chrysanthe Tan&Theodore Jander on Using Patreon To Build Your Career from 2019-01-31T11:57:24

Composers Chrysanthe Tan and Theodore Jander s...

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Ep 202-Adam Lastiwka on Scoring Travelers and Finding a Mentor from 2019-01-17T12:39:25

Adam Lastiwka is a Canadian-born film and telev...

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Ep 201-Philip Sheppard on Bach, Audiences, and the Olympics from 2019-01-04T20:25:06

Philip Sheppard is an award-winning composer, p...

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Ep 200-Stacy Garrop on Making Things Happen from 2018-12-13T14:56:42

Stacy Garrop's music is centered on dramatic an...

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Ep 199–Amber Pankonin on Being Healthy Under Pressure from 2018-11-29T12:10:03

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Ep 198-Sean Murphy on Music Publishing from 2018-11-15T21:05:27

Saxophonists, entrepreneur, and educator Sean ...

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Ep 197-James Edward Barker on Never Getting Complacent from 2018-11-01T21:31:46

This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinber...

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Ep 196-Shell Tain on Untangling Your Money Knots from 2018-10-18T11:44:11

Shell Tain is a recovering accountant and perso...

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Ep 195–Deeann Matthews on How to Copyright Your Music from 2018-10-04T05:00

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Ep 194-Michel van der Aa on Starting Small from 2018-09-20T11:57:55

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Ep 193-Penka Kouneva on Getting the Next Job from 2018-09-06T10:53:35

This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinber...

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Ep 192-Jonathan Dove on Being Your Own Boss from 2018-08-23T10:54:59

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Ep 191-Gabe Lovelace on Art vs. Commodity and the Food Industry from 2018-08-09T05:00

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Ep 190-Lij Shaw on Being Shut Down by the City of Nashville from 2018-07-26T05:00

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Ep 189-Bruce Broughton on It's All About Sales from 2018-07-12T16:43:44

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Ep 188-Joel Corelitz on Style Can Be a Dead End from 2018-06-29T15:23:56

This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinber...

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Ep 187-Jordan Critz on Finding the Sounds You Love from 2018-06-14T05:00

Jordan Critz is an award winn...

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Ep 186-Tony Manfredonia on Building a Balanced Career from 2018-06-01T01:00:07

Tony Manfredonia is a composer living in Petosk...

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Ep 185-Peter Nashel on Turning on Your Business Head from 2018-05-17T11:49:01

Peter Nashel is a New York based composer who w...

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Ep 184-Eddie Jacobs on the North Carolina NewMusic Initiative from 2018-05-03T05:00

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Ep 183-Robert W. Smith on Teaching Business Skills from 2018-04-19T05:00

Robert W. Smith (b. 1958...

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Ep 182-Michael Hall on Not Playing it Safe from 2018-04-05T05:00

Michael Hall is an int...

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Ep 181-Tamar-kali on Paying Yourself from 2018-03-22T05:00

Brooklyn born and bred artist Tamar-kali is a second-generation musician with roots in the coastal Sea Islands of South Carolina. As a performing and recording artist, she has defied boundaries ...

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Ep 180-Liz Lawson on Being a Music Supervisor from 2018-03-08T06:00

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Ep 179-Jordan Randall Smith on Symphony Number One from 2018-03-01T22:57:31

Conductor Jordan R...

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Ep 178-Should You Go To Graduate School? from 2018-02-22T23:49:57

Join The Portfolio Composer com...

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Ep 177-Jennifer Jolley on Nurturing Confidence from 2018-02-08T06:00

Composer. Blogger. Professor Person. ...

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Ep 176-The Most Popular Episodes of 2017 from 2018-02-01T06:00

This week marks the third anniversary of ...

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Ep 175-Michael Katz on Being Likeable from 2018-01-18T06:00

Michael Katz, speciali...

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Ep 174-John Beder on Creating and Selling Composed from 2018-01-04T06:00

Join The Portfolio Composer community an...

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Ep 173-Paul Rudoi on Social Media 2.0 from 2017-12-21T06:00

Paul John Rudoi is an award-winning compo...

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Ep 172-Michael Bussewitz-Quarm on Being Yourself from 2017-12-14T06:00

Passionate about advoc...

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Ep 171-Adam Schumaker on How to Live Stream Concerts from 2017-12-07T06:00

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Ep 170-Peter Szep and Walker Lewis of the Indie Opera Podcast from 2017-11-30T06:00

Conductor, produce...

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Ep 169-Re-Defining Success from 2017-11-23T06:00

A coaching short on re-defining success by looking at our whole life and not just one to three areas.

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Ep 168-Aaron Given on Writing for Band from 2017-11-16T06:00

Aaron is a conduct...

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Ep 167-Todd Brison on The Unstoppable Creative from 2017-11-09T12:24:40

Todd Brison motiva...

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Ep 166-Aldo Shllaku on Investing in Yourself from 2017-11-02T10:33:31

Aldo Shllaku has c...

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Ep 165-Paul Wiltshire on Songtradr from 2017-10-26T05:00

Founder and CEO of...

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Ep 164-Marie Incontrera on Social Media Marketing for Composers from 2017-10-19T05:00

Marie Incontrera i...

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Ep 163-John David Mann on The Recipe from 2017-10-12T05:00

John David Mann is...

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Ep 162-Dorie Clark on Entrepreneurial You from 2017-10-05T05:00

Dorie Clark is an adju...

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Ep 161-Jennifer Rosenfeld on Coro from 2017-09-28T05:00

Jennifer Rosenfeld, CE...

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Ep 160-Ronit Kirchman on Getting Experience from 2017-09-21T05:00

Ronit Kirchman is a co...

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Ep 159-Laura Karpman on Being an Artist First from 2017-09-14T05:00

Four-time Emmy win...

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Ep 158-Jacob Yoffee on Thinking Like a Producer from 2017-09-07T05:00

Currently the Resi...

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Ep 157-Emily Doolittle on Zoomusicology, Composing, and Motherhood from 2017-08-31T05:00

Canadian-born, Sco...

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Ep 156-Tree Adams on Making it Personal from 2017-08-28T21:43:32

Whether he’s captivating an audience as a panelist at WonderCon or engaging ‘The 100’ (CW) fandom in weekly live tweets or Reddit AMAs, composer Tree Adams blends his passion for the art of stor...

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Ep 155-Sarah Hamilton of Ditto Music on Digital Distribution from 2017-08-24T05:00

Sarah Hamilton is a music-lover, and specializes in digital distribution and strategy. Ditto Music is an international mu...

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Ep 154-NewMusicShelf with Dennis Tobenski from 2017-08-21T05:00

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Ep 153-Sarah Meals on Hiring an Assistant from 2017-08-17T05:00

Sarah is an arts marketer, activist, and enthusiast who in 2015 left her 'day job' in arts administration to launch Goddess of Win Music Business Solutions. Goddess of Win provides business supp...

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Ep 152-In Memoriam David Maslanka [Rebroadcast] from 2017-08-10T16:33:37

This interview was originally released as Ep 117-David and Matthew Masl...

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Ep 151-Matthew Curtis of Choral Tracks from 2017-08-03T04:35:45

Matthew Curtis, Tenor, has performed around the world with internationally recognized choral ensemble such as Chanticleer, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Solo...

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Ep 150-[Rebroadcast] Michael Torke on Writing for Self-Glory from 2017-07-27T05:00

The music of Michael Torke has been called "some of the most optimistic, joyful and thoroughly uplifting music to appear in recent years" (Gramophone). Hailed as a "vitally inventive composer" (...

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Ep 149-Must Read: On Writing by Stephen King from 2017-07-24T05:00

A review of On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King Listen

Ep 148-[Rebroadcast] Jake Runestad on Learning from Other Composers from 2017-07-20T05:00

Considered “highly imaginative…with big ideas” (Baltimore Sun) and “stirring and uplifting” (Miami Herald), award-winning composer Jake Runestad (b. 1986) has received commissions and performanc...

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Ep 147-[Rebroadcast] Valerie Young on The Impostor Syndrome from 2017-07-13T05:00

Dr. Valerie Young is an internationally-known speaker, a leading expert on the impostor syndrome, and author of award-winning book Listen

Ep 146-Must Read: Procrastinate on Purpose by Rory Vaden from 2017-07-11T21:01:50

A review of Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time by Rory Vaden.

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Ep 145-[Rebroadcast] Seth Godin on Creating Value Through Connections from 2017-07-06T05:00

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Ep 144-Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach of Graphite Publishing on Becoming a Professional from 2017-06-29T05:00

Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). Her first forays into compositi...
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Ep 143-Andrew Ousley of Unison Media on PR for the Composer from 2017-06-22T05:00

With more than a decade of experience in the music industry, Andrew Ousley has worked with artists and organizations such as Lawrence Brownlee, Conrad Tao, Kevin Puts, Warner Music, On Site Oper...
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Ep 142-Eric Salazar on Networking for Introverts from 2017-06-15T05:00

Eric Salazar is an emerging artist with international press attention. Dubbed a super-human clarinet hero (Big Car, 2015), Salazar pioneers the indie-classical genre. He takes his classical trai...
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Ep 141-Mariel Roberts on Cartography & Respecting the Performer from 2017-06-08T07:00

"Trailblazing” cellist Mariel Roberts (Feast of Music) is widely recognized as a deeply dedicated interpreter of contemporary music. Roberts’ work emphasizes expanding the technical and expressi...
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