Episode 31: Breaking Boundaries: Embracing Versatility in Music with Sherry Finzer

For the entire transcript of the interview, please click here. Our special guest for today is Sherry Finzer. She is an acclaimed flutist, creative composer, and multifaceted musician. She was one of the first musicians asked to livestream on the Insight Timer app and performs weekly on this platform. Recently Sherry's song "Distant Rivers" was programmed on the PBS show "From Sea to Shining Sea". She has recorded over 30 New Age & Contemporary Instrumental CDs and has released many singles. Sherry is the founder and president of the Heart Dance Records label as well as Higher Level Media, a radio promotions company for instrumental musicians. She is a national award-winning musician known for her contributions to the genre of flute and New Age music. Sherry is known predominantly as a soloist, but in recent years has formed the supergroup Trialogue with guitarist Darin Mahoney and percussionist Will Clipman. She tours worldwide as a Guo Flute and Pearl Flute Performing Artist, as well as in support of her album releases for the Heart Dance Records label, which she founded in 2006. Heart Dance Records represents 80+ artists in the New Age, Ambient, Acoustic, Electronic, and Chill genres, as well as the radio promotions and PR company Higher Level Media. What You’ll Learn In this episode, Sherry will teach us the importance of being open to new opportunities, including transitioning from classical music to being in a band and how it affected her professionally and artistically.  She also shared how to create new pathways for success in the ever-evolving landscape of the music industry. She also shares the ultimate secret to a successful collaboration with other artists. Things We Discussed One of the things discussed here was the recording studio called The Tank. It is a unique musical venue located in Rangely, Colorado, in the United States. It is a large, acoustically resonant water tank that has been converted into a performance space for music and sound art. The Tank was originally built in 1940 as part of the Rangely Oil Field and was used as a storage tank for oil and water. In 1976, it was decommissioned and eventually abandoned, until it was rediscovered by sound artist Bruce Odland in 1979. Since then, The Tank has been transformed into a one-of-a-kind musical space with extraordinary natural reverberation, making it an acoustic marvel and an experimental venue for musicians and sound artists. Connect with Sherry Finzer Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Spotify YouTube Connect with Jason Tonioli Website  Facebook YouTube  Instagram Spotify Pandora Amazon Music Apple Music