Making Noise Podcast
by Adam Kennaugh
COVID-19 really threw a wrench in our world, literally! All of our lives have changed and we have been trying to figure out ways to maintain our sanity, maintain our relationships, and on top of that keep making music and try to make a career out of it. The old rules for carving out a career in classical music are no longer feasible or lucrative. We have to be creative not only artistically, but business savvy as well. So how the hell do you do that?! No really, how?! If you’re feeling the weight of uncertainty and misdirection, whether, in your personal or professional life, you will find solace in knowing that your peers and colleagues are not the avatars you see on Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media platform. They are real people too. With real troubles and challenges. We are all trying to figure out how to keep a level head and earn a living as musicians. So let’s talk about it. Join me as I interview friends and colleagues in search of a career in cl
Episodes
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Ep 29 - Danielle Kuntz
“For harp, textbooks all talk about the range, they talk about the pedals, they talk about glissandos and some extended techniques. Most of the unplayable music I get has nothing to do with any of that.” As a new music harpist, Danielle Kuntz is dedicated to bringing new music to life. Danielle...
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Ep 28 - Stephen Trygar
“...I wrote that script, I recorded it, and I was like, ‘this is what I’m going to do. This is how I’m going to promote my career. This is how I’m going to further my career and this is how I’m going to do it the way I want to do it.” Stephen Trygar is a historical musicologist, podcaster…
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Ep 27 - Jerod Tate
"We've got 8 billion people in the world. Which means there is 8 billion ways to be a person. And everybody that is alive is literally their own universe; their own beautiful universe of experience and perspective, with an incredibly colorful story." Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, is a classical...
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Ep 26 - Seth Boustead
"Part of it is always the same: we want to package this up in an interesting way and bring people in who are hearing this music for the first time, or say, 'Wow, I didn't know there were so many composers out there. That's amazing!'" Seth Boustead is a composer, broadcaster, writer, concert...
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Ep 25 - Beata Moon
"One of the messages that I hope will come out of our talk is that people try to have more of an open mind, not make assumptions and be kind to one another." Through her various roles as a teaching artist, performer, composer and activist, Beata Moon has been able to fulfill her wish to work with...
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Ep 24 - Erin Rogers
“It was 2003, and I came to NYC with Greg Cornelius who is a saxophonist and composer at Bowling Green. And he and I were driving in his Dodge Caravan and I think we were listening to Music for 18 Musicians, and it was raining, and I remember seeing the city lights of New York, and just being...
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Ep 23 - Garrett Hope
“You know I’m a Seth Godin fan. When he talks about education he says one of the problems right now is we’ve been teachings students how to get the right answer. And that is the wrong way to do it. We want people who can ask the right questions. So what does that mean for music?” Dr. Garrett…
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Ep 22 - Alex Shapiro
“Those of us that have these very complicated internal lives as artists, we’re so lucky; because we carry our world with us all of the time.” I’ve always been really interested in Alex and everything she does. After listening to her on several podcasts and following her music, I’ve learned so…
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Ep 21 - Alan Belkin
“The point is obviously not the colonoscopy, the point is what we remember. And music is all about memory. When you write music, if you don’t appeal to the person's memory at all, it’s not going to have much of an impact.” I was very excited after receiving an email from Alan that he would be…
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Ep 20 - Doug Bielmeier
“Here’s the suffering: I just made the statement ‘I really appreciate music when people are being honest.’ And then we bring in ‘voice’ into that. Now, when someone puts pen to paper if they’re concerned about being honest and being true to their voice, I feel like that is a recipe to not write...
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Ep 19 - Erich Stem
“I think that exploring new sounds is something that our future audiences deserve because there is so much more to say.” Before this episode, Erich and I had never spoken outside of interactions on social media. However, from those interactions, I had the sense this would be a fun and welcoming...
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Ep 18 - Marianne Parker
“It’s very unlikely I'll have a full-time position with an orchestra as a pianist as my career. That is not a thing that happens to too many people these days. So, if not that, sink or swim, I have to start thinking about my career in a different way.” Marianne Parker is one of the most active…
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Ep 17 - Andy Hudson
“Failure is information. And it helps everybody do better work next time.” I had the absolute privilege of sitting down with Andy Hudson, an amazing clarinetist - performing with ensembles like Latitude 49, earspace, F-PLUS, and Zafa Collective - and professor at the University of North Carolina,...
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Ep 16 - Lisa Neher
“What does it mean to write an opera? What does it mean to put something on stage and to write something with the purpose of there being physical action to do?” New music powerhouse Lisa Neher is a mezzo-soprano, composer, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through story, sound, and...
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Ep 15 - Sarah Whitney
“Productivity is not about getting the most done. Productivity is about getting to the end of your day and feeling like you got enough done.” I was introduced to Sarah's work through a 3-day online coaching seminar called the Ultimate Music Business Summit. She did a presentation called “Master...
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Ep 14 - Francesca Leo
“Music is not who you are, it's what you do and what you love.” If you’re a performer, this episode is definitely for you! Flutist and entrepreneur Francesca Leo goes into great detail about her research and work on the Playing Without Pain Project: a resource for musicians to educate on the...
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Ep 13 - Matt Henson
In episode 11 of the podcast, the featured guest was Alinéa Ensemble. However, one member was missing in the conversation, Matt Henson. To make up for lost time, Matt and I were able to find a place where our schedules aligned, and have him on the podcast! He is the type of musician that does a...
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Ep 12 - Kory Reeder
“My fundamental artistic drive is to do things with my friends, and sometimes I can care less about the actual music." Making Noise Podcast is starting off the new year with a big one! The first episode of 2021, 3 hours and 15 minutes long, features my friend and phenomenal composer Kory Reeder....
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Ep 11 - Alinéa Ensemble
I randomly stumbled upon Alinéa Ensemble’s podcast, Everything but the Kitchen Sink, and was immediately amazed. I had never heard of them prior, however, the podcast featured interviews with composers like Chaya Czernowin, Beat Furrer, Aaron Cassidy, Marcos Balter, Rebecca Saunders, just to name…
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Ep 10 - Devon Osamu Tipp
Shaped by sonic sensitivity from a young age, Pittsburgh based composer/performer/artist Devon Osamu Tipp creates unorthodox musical environments from ostensibly incompatible realms. Tipp’s music draws influence from his Japanese and Eastern European roots, his experiences as a jeweler and…
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Ep 9 - Adam Schumaker
Adam Schumaker is a composer, educator, arts administrator, father, husband, and a generalist. He currently directs the education programs for The Gilmore and is a visiting professor of music theory & composition at Kalamazoo College, where he teaches music theory, composition, and arts...
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Ep 8 - Alan Theisen
Each episode description always begins with one quote from the guest. With Alan Theisen - composer, performer, educator, author, and fan of peaty scotch - I don't think even 100 quotes would cover the intensity, depth, and all-around enjoyment of this conversation, but here are five: 1) "Follow...
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Ep 7 - Natalie Magaña
There are a few people who knew me really well during graduate school. Both the good and the bad. Natalie is one of those people. We worked on a lot of projects together during that time, music and otherwise, and still do to this day. Most recently she put on a YouTube performance titled ...in…
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Ep 6 - Robin Meiksins
This is officially the first episode of the podcast where I got to sit down and talk with someone I have not personally met! I discovered Robin through her YouTube page when I was searching for certain flute techniques while writing Approaching Cyrrhus. After subscribing to her channel, I started...
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Ep 5 - Megan Ihnen
Megan and I met at the 2017 New Music Gathering where she did a presentation on Placemaking in New Music. I was so taken by the concepts she outlined, I invited her to BGSU to present these topics to other students music students. Megan has this amazing ability to make you feel important. Like…
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Ep 4 - Erin Cameron
Erin and I met while in graduate school at Bowling Green State University. We collaborated together to create Spate, a piece for bass clarinet which disconnects the actions of the embouchure and the fingers using tablature notation. Erin recently became a full-time professor at Arkansas State...
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Ep 3 - Andrew Koss
Andrew and I met in 2017 at the Valencia International Performance Academy & Festival (VIPA) in Valencia, Spain. We were both participants at the conference - taking part in workshops, lectures, performances, lessons - but made it a point to explore the city, hang out on the beach, and drink…
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Ep 2 - Jonathan Kierspe
Jonathan and I met during our time in graduate school at Bowling Green State University. He was a member of the Segetem Saxophone quartet, who performed my piece Haumea. Later, Jonathan commissioned me to write I am… for his saxophone and trombone duo, Wind Collision. Some of the things we…
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Ep 1 - James Besaw
James Besaw is a saxophonist and instructor living in Saginaw, MI. We met over 5 years ago and have been collaborating ever since. Some of the things we discuss in this podcast: Our experience at the 2015 Nief-Norf Summer Music Festival. “What was one thing from your experience at Nief-Norf that...
About this show
COVID-19 really threw a wrench in our world, literally! All of our lives have changed and we have been trying to figure out ways to maintain our sanity, maintain our relationships, and on top of that keep making music and try to make a career out of it. The old rules for carving out a career in classical music are no longer feasible or lucrative. We have to be creative not only artistically, but business savvy as well. So how the hell do you do that?! No really, how?!
If you’re feeling the weight of uncertainty and misdirection, whether, in your personal or professional life, you will find solace in knowing that your peers and colleagues are not the avatars you see on Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media platform. They are real people too. With real troubles and challenges. We are all trying to figure out how to keep a level head and earn a living as musicians. So let’s talk about it.
Join me as I interview friends and colleagues in search of a career in cl
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