She Played Piano on 9/11—From a Psychiatric Hospital in Manhattan: Prin's Many Verses

Prin’s Second Verse: From 9/11 Hospitalization to Wellness-Centered Music ProductionHost Becky Boyland interviews New Jersey-based music producer, author, and educator Prin, who began playing piano by ear at age three, worked as a paid musician by 15, and built a thriving NYC gigging and composing life while at Fordham. After graduating in 2001, untreated bipolar disorder and substance abuse led her into a free inpatient case-study program at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where she was hospitalized on 9/11, prompting a renewed commitment to mental health. A back injury halted performing for years, shifting her into counseling, education, and writing. After leaving higher ed, she was hit by a car and suffered lasting left-hand nerve damage, later returning to gigs and releasing her first album in 2016. Subsequent car accidents, disc replacement surgery (2019), the pandemic, and her brother’s death after COVID led her into music production, sound healing, and an ambient grief project, “The Calm Principles.”https://youtu.be/OPJ9_mkKL1gConnect with Prin:https://www.facebook.com/musicbyprinhttps://www.instagram.com/musicbyprinhttps://www.tiktok.com/@musicbyprinhttps://musicbyprin.comSponsors:She Produces Music: https://www.sheproducesmusic.comFeatured Song:”A Long Time Coming” by Prin, written by Princess Yvonne Duma (used with permission). All rights reserved.Timestamps:00:00 Teaser: Prin's Interview00:26 Introduction01:30 Meet Prin01:53 Early Piano Roots03:16 Stage Fright Breakthrough06:40 Fordham and NYC Hustle09:15 NYC Artist Community11:55 Fear of Original Music13:24 Mental Health Pivot16:30 In the Hospital During 9/1119:36 Back Injury Ends Gigging20:46 Career In Counseling Education22:23 SPONSOR: She Produces Music25:22 Quit Job Then Car Accident28:57 Return to Music and First Album30:45 Finding New Creative Tools31:36 Album Release Gets Derailed33:34 Surgery Recovery Meets Pandemic34:33 Learning Production Independence36:22 Grief Becomes Healing Project38:54 Mental Health and Balance43:19 Letting Songs Be Imperfect47:50 Reinventing Old Songs52:26 Production Tips and Tech01:00:34 Artist Identity and Where to Find Me01:03:05 Coda01:06:20 Featured Song: "A Long Time Coming" by PrinStream all the released music from Second Verse any time! Add the official Songs from the Second Verse Podcast playlist to your Spotify now! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lPUAY9uBYVVg9fmy03Bj3?si=5211c2db80334285Or to your Tidal now!https://tidal.com/playlist/c84934ad-2723-4d1a-919e-2aebd4b4974dStarting your own podcast? Sign up with Captivate to host your show today! https://fas.st/t/ZHbLxEpe (affiliate link)