Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman show

Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

Summary: There’s a fascinating variety to a life in music; this series features wonderful musicians worldwide with in-depth conversations and great music. Many episodes feature guests playing music spontaneously as part of the episode or sharing performances and albums. The inspiration and connection found in a meaningful creative life, the challenges faced, and the stories from such a diversity of people will draw you into this weekly series, with many topics that will resonate with all listeners. Available also as video and transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/about

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 Season 3 Trailer | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:01:30

Hi! I wanted to give you an update on Conversations with Musicians. The next episode will be released January 7 2023, as Episode 1 of Season 3.The world is often a scary place, but my hope is that this series brings a positive and contemplative time into your life, with so many inspiring stories, insights and music from my featured guests. Season 3 is continuing with a fascinating diversity of creative musicians following different paths.  In 2021 and 22 I released a total of 50 episodes, with many bonus shorter episodes in my Inspiring Excerpts series. If you look at my episode catalog on my podcast website, you’ll find links to all the episodes in both video and podcast format, with descriptions, photos and many transcripts. If you sign up for my newsletter through my website https://www.leahroseman.com/ then you’ll be getting lots of sneak peeks of upcoming guests. Finally, for less than a monthly cup of coffee, you can sponsor this series and get access to my exclusive Q&As, and a selection of unique perks tailored to your interests, through my Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/LeahRoseman I wish you and your loved ones health and happiness. I so look forward to sharing with you many more musicians’ perspectives!  my photo: Curtis Perry  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Leslie DeShazor | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:42:08

Leslie DeShazor is a multi-style violist,  violinist and composer based in Detroit. She teaches students both through the Sphinx Organization and the Detroit Symphony as well as privately. She was named one of thirty Professional Movers and Shakers in the Performing Arts by Musical America in 2019 and in 2022 she released her jazz and R&B album “Journey With Me” which features herself as soloist, bandleader, and composer. Towards the beginning of this episode you’ll hear her composition “Simply Complicated” from “Journey With Me”. This conversation was full of stories and insights from Leslie’s life. She shared valuable perspectives that educators, parents and anyone who mentors children and young adults will find inspiring and thought-provoking. We talked a lot about why kids quit playing music, why so many young adults today have trouble figuring out the direction of their life, and how the educational system can take away people’s innate creativity and confidence. Leslie is such an articulate and engaging speaker; I’m sure listeners everywhere will enjoy this episode! The musicians on Simply Complicated are: Nate Winn -  drums, Brendon Davis  - piano Brandon Rose -  bass Photo: Bruce Turner Please support this series! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Video and Transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/leslie-deshazor Timestamps: (00:00) Cold open quote plus Intro (02:00) album Journey With Me, accepting help (06:16) differences playing acoustic and electric instruments (07:30) intro to tune “Simply Complicated” (13:25) Leslie’s childhood musical pranks, growing up in Inkster and Canton (16:10) the importance of Detroit in many different musical genres (18:36) the influence and importantce of church music (22:47) Interlochen, perspectives on exposing kids to a competitive atmosphere (32:43) Leslie’s approach to coaching student ensembles (36:14) Leslie’s history going to Orchestra Hall, continuity and history of Detroit (40:52) parenting, guiding children in music (42:37) University of Michigan and Wayne State college experiences, James Dapogny, how to guide students, the importance of helping music students with options (51:00) dealing with injury (53:06) different cultures through dance, learning Spanish, teaching with Sphinx (56:14) Sphinx organization (01:03:10) Musique Noire, Eunoia Society, JoVia Armstrong (01:04:45) problem with labels in music, colonial attitudes (01:10:44) teaching music using different strategies (01:16:35) challenges in guiding students (01:19:53) students who are over-scheduled, the benefits of allowing time for creativity and play (01:25:42) Cole Randolph taking time off and motivation (01:26:42) dealing with stress through exercise, jumping rope, keeping balance (01:30:00) freelance life stress (01:31:18) teaching body percussion, benefits of community music making, learning from other educators (01:35:35) Leslie’s advice about bravery --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Derek Gripper | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:22:22

The internationally renowned guitarist Derek Gripper  is famous for his groundbreaking technique for evoking the West African kora on the guitar. During this episode you’ll get to hear Derek play quite a bit and you will hear his wonderful insights on how we listen to and learn music, the influence of  Montessori and Alexander Technique in his life, his reflections on important collaborations in his career and his perspectives on changes that have been imposed on creators and performers.  Please help me keep this podcast going: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman The video and transcript are linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/derek-gripper Timestamps:  (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:45) Bach guitar music with intro (00:04:00)  carnatic music studies, album with tabla player Udai Mazumdar (00:06:12) structural improvisation, Bach (00:08:18) Alexander Technique (00:15:28) violin studies (00:16:24) Derek's recording approach (00:20:30) “Billly Goes to Durban” (00:21:28)  kora music, Toumani Diabaté (00:25:18) “Tubaka” guitar music (00:26:36) Derek’s transcriptions, Zoom classes (00:30:12)  online music economy, Derek’s experiences with selling albums, Platoon label (00:35:35) Montessori method and teaching guitar (00:39:38) "A Year of Swimming" (00:41:34) Alex Van Heerden, “Sagtevlei”, Steve Reich, Bryan Bolton (00:45:36) Guy Buttery and different collaborations (00:48:12) South Africa and COVID’s economic ramifications (00:49:43) Madosini (00:52:06)  World Music as a genre and marketing tool (00:58:23) Derek’s style of performing (01:00:31) mental health, touring, mindset with Alexander Technique inhibition and internal resistance (01:04:42) "Seeing Nobody" guitar music (01:07:00) reflections on Derek’s career, being South African, John Williams, Lucy Duran (01:11:30) Derek’s guitars, Paul Galbraith Brahms guitar, “Bloomdorns”, Hermann Hauser, just intonation and bending notes, oud, lute, veena,  (01:17:36) Derek’s advice and reflections on too much input photo: Luke Young --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Inspiring Excerpts with Roddy Ellias: Flow, Martial Arts, and Rock bands! | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:08:35

This is a short bonus episode in my "Inspiring Excerpts" series, with the wonderful jazz guitarist and composer Roddy Ellias.  The full episode is here, both video and podcast: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e12-s1-roddy-ellias-guitarist-and-composer You'll get to hear some great stories from Roddy's early career in touring rock bands, connections between martial arts and music, and how he teaches students to get into the feel of flow. Guitar enthusiasts, you’ll be happy to know that this series will soon be featuring quite a few more guitarists and also specialists in other plucked instruments. . I hope you enjoy these in-depth and wide-ranging conversations, and that your curiosity is stimulated for music that may be new to you.  Please help this series find new listeners by rating and reviewing the podcast.  Roddy Ellias website: https://www.roddyellias.com/ photo: Evan Shaw --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Marc van Vugt: guitarist and composer | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:25:17

Marc van Vugt is a wonderful award-winning composer and jazz guitarist from the Netherlands. In this episode you’ll be introduced to several beautiful guitars in his collection that are featured in his new solo album, “The Lonely Coyote” and you’ll also get to hear stories from his travels and his perspectives about different musical scenes, composing, and some of the biggest challenges now for musicians worldwide. Please buy me a coffee! (and get access to unique perks) https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman The video version of this is linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/marc-van-vugt-guitarist-and-composer https://baiximrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lonely-coyote photo: Jiri Büller Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:39) “Simiane” intro and performance (08:01)influence of Latin American music, growing up in a small Dutch town (10:49) Paris, Theo van Doesburg house in Meudon, composing the Vandoesburg Suite (15:28) album “The Lonely Coyote”, collection of guitars, touring challenges with a guitar (21:21) baritone guitar (21:22) Martin guitar, technique of playing with a mix of nails and pick (28:20) harp zither (33:44) more about “The Lonely Coyote” ablum, living in the desert, influences of Alberto Gismonti, Ralph Towner, Leo Kottke (40:19) creative process of composing, Kenny Wheeler (48:36) HKU University for the Arts in Utrecht, Hans Kox, Eef Albers, creating the jazz and improvised music department with Bert van der Brink (51:17) Banff, categories of music, the free improvised music scene in the Netherlands (56:03) experience of growing up in a place and time with limited access to music and different musicians in contrast to now with the challenges of exposure YouTube and social media in general (01:01:48) touring and collaborating with local musicians, trips to Indonesia and playing with gamelan players (01:05:06) trip to Brazil (01:07:31) teaching composition (01:12:46) Rogier van Otterloo (01:15:16) writing music for films of Georges Méliès (01:19:12) archtop guitar --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Julie Lyonn Lieberman: Multi-style Violinist/Vocalist, Author, Composer, Producer, Educator | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:56:37

This is a re-release with improved audio. I was thrilled to have a fascinating chat with the inspiring and innovative multi-style violinist/vocalist, author, composer, producer and educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman. I first learned about her when I bought her book You Are Your Instrument, which was the first book written about how to overcome and prevent musicians’ overuse injuries. In this conversation we discuss her unique path through world music, some of the research she’s done for her book and radio programs, illuminating the history of slave fiddlers and the evolution of improvised string playing in the United States. She gives some wonderful advice about following your own path, and at the end, she plays two tunes in different styles. Please support this podcast with a tip! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman This episode in video form, along with the transcript,  is here linked on my podcast website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/julie-lyonn-lieberman JULIE’S BOOKS AND DVDs  https://julielyonnmusic.ecwid.com  STRINGS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES Multi-Style Video Library https://www.stringswithoutboundaries.com/video-library.html IMPROVISED VIOLIN Documentary https://vimeo.com/117067048  Julie Lyonn Lieberman String Archives https://julielyonn.com/string-archives/   D’Addario workshops with Julie:  https://daddario.formstack.com/forms/... photo credit: Leonard Cascia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Gary Muszynski | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:34:17

Gary Muzsynski is a versatile percussionist and entrepreneur and this conversation delves into his experiences playing samba in Brazil, his discovery and exploration of the handpan, and some of his work as an educator in both community music projects and as an innovator using music in the corporate world. We also talked about his beautiful album "Roots and Wings - Medicine Music", which won the Gold Medal Best of Show in the 2021 Global Music Awards and features 25 master musicians from 8 countries. Gary plays several contrasting instruments in different styles during the episode, and timestamps are included below. Like every episode, this is available both as a video and podcast wherever you listen to podcasts, and the transcript is also linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/gary-muszynski   Please support this series! Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:31) Mbira music (06:45) Gary’s mentors and trainig with Community Music: Babatunde Olatunji, David Darling (09:21) Gary’s childhood and life-changing experience with music (18:26) early career in St. Louis, going to Brazil and learning Samba (24:10) Gary’s story about creatively getting a plane ticket to return to Brazil to perform in Carnaval (28:36) Samba school experiences in Brazil (38:44) demonstration of some samba rhythms on agogô and surdo (46:02) Samba in the Midwest, community music making “Sambistas” band (48:26) Handpan history, different types and demonstration (01:09:57) about the “Roots and Wings, Medicine Music” album, Global Music Awards winner, Tito La Rosa, Yair Dalal, Varijashree Venugopal (01:20:07) Gary’s executive and team coaching and how he pivoted to online during 2020 (01:23:14) Community music Babatunde Olatunji (01:27:29) handpan improvisation photo: Irene Young --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Linsey Pollak: Maker, Musician, Stories from his life! | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:42:26

Linsey Pollak is an Australian musician who is known worldwide as a passionate and creative advocate for community music. His life has been full of unusual opportunities to explore different styles of music, and his inventiveness has spurred him to create countless instruments from found objects. In this episode you’ll get to hear him play 4 different instruments in different improvisatory styles, and I’m sure that everyone will be inspired by stories from his life, describing some of his incredibly unusual, fun and beautiful collaborations and creations. This is available both video and podcast :https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/linsey-pollak   Please support this podcast! Get access to unique perks: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman photo credit: Beat Lehmann Timestamps: (00:00 Intro) (01:30) gaida music (04:59) Rafting trip, discovering Macedonian bagpipes, first trip to Macedonia (11:35) trip to Greece to study klarino with Stavros Vasthekis (13:15) discovering the Macedonian community in Australia, establishing Kulcha (17:36) Linsey’s start making instruments, London and Early Music scene (23:14) busking in Europe, learning Macedonian dance, Živko Firfov Group, Destan Destanovski (31:48) importance of humour in his solo shows (33:17) duduk design and music (38:56) Linsey’s early musical education and projects (41:27) developing live looping in the early 90s, his solo shows (49:25) rubber glove bagpipe (54:36) Linsey’s current project going out to record in the forest with ambient sounds (his album of this music is on Bandcamp), also the frog sounds album (56:53) Dva with Tunji Beier and now Beier-Griffin-Pollak trio with Philip Griffin (58:23) Humarimba community music project (01:09:16) Paranormal Music Society Romano Crivici and Blair Greenberg, and QWERTY with Peter Rowe (01:13:47) MIDI wind controller Dangerous Song project with demonstration using animal sounds (01:33:26) Linsey’s drive to create instruments and connect people, his creative process (01:37:20) Linsey’s decision to stop touring outside of Australia (01:40:07) Linsey’s advice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 James Ehnes: Inspiring Excerpts Bonus! | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:07:10

James Ehnes is known internationally as one of the foremost violin soloists. He’s a GRAMMY winner who’s created over 60 acclaimed albums. In this short episode you’ll hear him talk about the joys and challenges of squeezing in chamber music with the Ehnes String Quartet, his youth in Brandon and his studies with both Frances Chaplin and Sally Thomas. The episode ends with some great advice for all musicians! The full episode is available here, along with the newly-published transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e11-s1-james-ehnes photo: Benjamin Ealovega --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Marilyn Lerner: Pianist, Psychoanalyst, Improvisor, Composer | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:17:03

I was honored to have this conversation with Marilyn Lerner, who  is a unique pianist and composer who is a powerfully expressive musician across a range of styles. She’s a wonderful improvisor and has performed worldwide, as well as recorded extensively as both a soloist and as an ensemble player. She’s also a therapist and psychoanalyst, and our conversation moved through many fascinating and important topics including ideas around identity and creativity. The video version is available here, and the transcript will later be published to the same link: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/marilyn-lerner Please support this series! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman photo: Jake Sherman Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:06) jazz piano improvisation (03:47) exploring different musical styles (04:52) accompanying Silent film music (08:58) teaching classical musicians to improvise, KlezCanada, Lori Freedman (14:18) the piano as a textural instrument and different kinds of improv (with musical example) (16:46) Marilyn’s youth (21:10) university years at York University (switching from Psychology into music), and Marilyn’s work as a psychoanalyst, exploring the psychological aspects of being a musician, issues around identity (27:48) the challenges of making a living as a musician (30:22) experiences during 2020 lockdowns for both Marilyn and Leah (36:33) Adrienne Cooper, Anna Margolin, Dave Wall, “All Silent Things Speak Today” collection of songs, “Dreaming in Yiddish” (41:21) Yiddish and Ashkenazic Jewish history (45:45) Marilyn plays piano “Romanian Fantasy” (51:09) Yoshie Fruchter “The Pieces Broken” (52:27) mridangam studies Trichy Sankaran, opportunities at York University, Reginald Godden, Ethnomusicology (56:58) Salsa: learning Montunos with Rodrigo Munoz (57:47) Jane Bunnett, Larry Kramer, Maqueque,Cuban musicians, “Birds Are Returning” Dafnis Prieto (01:03:04) classical influences in improvising (01:07:18) psychology, becoming a therapist (01:09:47) Marilyn’s youth, development as a pianist and musician (01:11:45) challenges of finding focus and creative time --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Hristina Beleva: Gadulka player | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:34:36

This episode features the wonderful Bulgarian gadulka player Hristina Beleva, and this project would not have been possible without the generous translation and voice-overs from fellow musician Milena Krassi. Milena was with us during the interview and it’s mostly her voice that you’ll be hearing. Hristina is a virtuoso of the traditional bowed instrument of Bulgaria, the gadulka, which looks a bit like an upside-down violin, with usually 3 main strings and several resonating strings, up to 16. Hristina performs as a soloist with the Ensemble Philip Koutev Folk Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio, the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices, Bulgara, the Milanov-Beleva duo, and is featured on the  2019 Grammy nominated album with David Kuckhermann and Lisa Gerrard,  “Hiraeth”. Hristina recently released a wonderful duo album with bass player Vasil Hajigrudev,  “Trikop”. This episode features lots of music, and we talk about both traditional music and her fusion collaborations. The video version of this episode is here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/hristina-beleva-gadulka-player Support this series! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Timestamps:  (00:00) Intro  (01:38) gadulka performance: Ruchenitsa traditional Bulgarian folk dance ( 03:11) - " Hubava si Moia Goro" You are Beautiful My Forest" - old Bulgarian song ( 03:25) introduction to the instrument and the modal tradition ( 09:12) Hristina’s fusion projects and collaborations: Vasil Hajigrudev, Peter Milanov, Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices, David Kuckhermann and Lisa Gerrard (15:32) “Melancholy Beauty” by Georgy Andreev story of the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust  (17:29) experience during pandemic lockdowns  (19:32) gadulka performance  (20:42) traditional dances of Bulgaria  (22:05) traditional folklore orchestra of ensemble Philip Koutev  (24:20) demonstration with improvisations of different musical modes  (27:16) comparison of different instruments and traditions ( 28:06) Hristina’s development as a musician photo credit: Ivelina Milanova  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Peter Purich Part 2 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:08:10

Peter Purich is an innovative violin maker known for his unique personalized chin rest design. He’s also a multi-instrumentalist who plays in many different styles, and a dedicated violin and viola pedagogue. Because this conversation was extra-long it has been divided into two episodes. Part 2 continues with a lot of specifics about playing and teaching the violin, and he describes some of his innovative instrument designs, his unique shoulder support, and some great wisdom.  If you missed Part 1, it delves into his development as an instrument maker and innovator, and as a creative musician. He  describes some of his innovations with chin rest design and the episode ends with some improvisation and some great parenting advice! I have added timestamps in the description, and like all these episodes this is available both as a podcast and a video, the link is in the description and the transcript will be published to the same link, where you can also find Part 1:  https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/peter-purich (00:00) Intro (01:06) violin and viola pedagogy: bow arm, using imagery, Peter’s devices to help students (10:43) archery (14:08) concepts in teaching bowing technique for violin and viola, Galamian (29:45) Peter’s instruments and instrument innovations (38:62) shoulder rests, how to hold a violin, Peter’s invention Senza Rest (52:06) freedom of expression (53:08) perspectives on orchestra players (56:46) Peter’s creative process in building and playing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Peter Purich Part 1: Luthier, Innovator, Multi-Instrumentalist, Educator | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:15:25

Peter Purich is an innovative violin maker known for his unique personalized chinrest design. He’s also a multi-instrumentalist who plays in many different styles, and a dedicated violin and viola pedagogue. Because this conversation was extra-long it has been divided into two episodes. Part 1 delves into his development as an instrument maker and innovator, and as a creative musician. He shows and describes some of his innovations with chinrest design. The episode ends with some improvisation and some great parenting advice! Part 2 will continue with a lot of specifics about playing and teaching the violin, and he shows some of his inventive instrument designs, his unique shoulder support, and some great wisdom. I have added timestamps below, and like all these episodes this is available both as a podcast and a video, and the transcript will be published to this same link: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/peter-purich Please support this podcast: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:29) Peter’s father and his start making instruments and bows (06:12) Peter’s trip to Europe, Vienna Philharmonic instruments (10:17) different kinds of woods, styles of violin bows (13:44) research on carbon fiber (19:25) Peter’s custom-made chin rests, vibrato, shifting, how to hold a violin (46:34) Peter’s pedagogy (49:30) Peter’s approach to improvisation and experiences with different styles and instruments (51:30) I Musici chamber orchestra in Montreal, Yuli Turovsky (54:30) Arthur Garami (56:27) Gerald Stanick (57:44) why it’s good to improvise with demonstrations (01:09:36) teaching students improvisation (01:11:59) parenting and Peter’s great advice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Aaron Schwebel: Inspiring Excerpts Short Bonus | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:06:14

In this Inspiring Excerpts short bonus episode, you will hear violinist Aaron Schwebel's reflections on the best environments for learning and growth, on how the pandemic has affected his priorities, and some of the unique benefits and challenges of a life of a professional musician.  Aaron Currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. He is a member of the LARK ensemble and the Rosebud String Quartet, and is the founder and artistic director of Echo Chamber Toronto, a series that merges chamber music and contemporary dance. The full episode is linked here, both podcast and video format, and the transcript can be found through the same link: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e10-s1-aaron-schwebel-violinist photo credit: Bo Huang --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Raphael Weinroth-Browne Part 2 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:48:11

Raphael Weinroth-Browne is an internationally renowned Canadian cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He merges his classical cello training with a love of progressive metal and Middle Eastern music, and has formed several acclaimed ensembles including The Visit, Musk Ox, and Kamancello (this duo is with a previous guest of this podcast, kamanche player Shahriyar Jamshidi). Raphael has been touring with the Norwegian progressive band Leprous since 2017, and has appeared on over 150 studio albums. In 2020 he released his first solo album, Worlds Within. Raph is a very thoughtful and articulate person, and this conversation touched on many interesting topics.   Part 2 of this episode  includes some interesting background on Raphs’ development as a musician. He also shares his advice on building relationships in the music business to help artists find different avenues to promote their music. He speaks about improvisation, his love of Middle-Eastern music, and his collaboration with Shahriyar Jamshidi in Kamancello (featured in this series: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/shahriyar-jamshidi-kamancheh)  If you missed Part 1, it is linked here along with the video of both episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/raphael-weinroth-browne In Part 1  Raph demonstrates and talks about the first part of Worlds Within, and  you get to hear about his career as a studio musician and his experiences touring with Leprous. He shares his thoughts about knowing yourself,  being creative, connecting with your audience, and balancing your life and expectations of yourself.   Timestamps for Part 2:   ( 00:00) Intro  (01:23) Raph’s evolution as an artist, and his teen and university years ( 08:58) music from Worlds Within  (16:12) more about Raph’s development as a musician ( 19:24) advice about developing as a performer  (21:15) album reviews, advice for promoting your music, Laura Bitner ( 34:38) Shahriyar Jamshidi and Kamancello ( 45:09) Windsor symphony, community outreach   photo credit: Jonathan Lorange --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

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