ABLE Voices Ep 71: Kemal Gorey

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.  Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and  recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in  Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a  folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture  upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro,  Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught  musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says,  plays like a fuzzy, backdrop hum in her day to day routine and ignites  her creative spark. Today, Rivky will be speaking with Kemal Gorey.  Kemal Gorey is Istanbul-born, classically trained film and TV composer  and accessibility advocate identifies as blind. Kemal's early career  included session, live, and arranging work, but 2020 marked a turning  point. After winning the Able Artist Foundation's Song Contest, he began  composing for media, notably co-scoring the feature film "Love and  Taxes" with Stephen Letnes. Kemal's music has been featured on major  networks like Discovery and Comedy Central, and even accompanied the  world's first blind Barbie doll campaign. He's a project lead for  groundbreaking library music albums by disabled composers released by  Able Artist Foundation and MPATH Tracks, and currently serves as  secretary for the Recording Artists and Music Professionals with  Disabilities (RAMPD) organization.   The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations  Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was  written by Kai Levin and the ending song was written by Sebastian  Batista. Kai and Sebastian are students in the Arts Education Programs  at the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education.  For more information about our programs visit us at  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE  Follow us for more weekly updates at: Instagram: @BIAAE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BIAAE