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Musicians vs the World
by Frosted Lens Entertainment
Join professional musician, Christine Smith, as she discusses topics that face the day-to-day lives of those responsible for making the music we all love. Together, with experts and fellow musicians, Christine dives into everything from the business to the personal and even the social/political side of being a musician. It is a refreshing and honest look into the lives of those responsible for performing and creating the music in our lives.
Episodes
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Laura Sinclair on Curating a Stress-Free Studio
Joining us today is Violist, Educator, and Coach Laura Sinclair. We are talking about one of my favorite topics: music teaching! Specifically, we’re talking about reshaping the way we think about teaching to make it sustainably work within our own musical career goals and our portfolio of musical...
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Prateek Rajagopal on Scoring With Electricity: An inside look into VR Scoring, Haptics, and "In the Current of Being"
In today's episode I chat with artist, composer, and record producer Prateek Rajagopal about building bold, immersive music. Prateek breaks down how he balances "feel" with technique, why rhythm is his north star, and how hardware synth/modular workflows can turn raw electric current into musical...
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Alexander Parsons and The Intersection of Music and Technology Part II: The Spatial Audio Revolution
In this fascinating Part II of our conversation with multi-instrumentalist and composer Alexander Parsons, we explore how spatial audio and virtual reality are revolutionizing the concert experience. We chat about combining VR, augmented reality, and liver performances to create memorable and...
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From Instinct to Innovation: Etienne Forget Doesn't Believe in Genres
Our guest today is Etienne Forget, the award-winning French film composer renowned for his innovative fusion of synthesizers and neo-classical elements. He is known for his work on Netflix's "The Forest," "Missions," "Last Journey of Paul W.R.," "AKA," and many more. In this captivating...
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Creating Without Limits: Saam Gabbay on Finding Harmony in the Human Experience
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Juan Carlos Enriquez on Versatility, Organization, and Crafting Musical Narratives Across Cultures
Award-winning film composer Juan Carlos Enriquez shares his career journey from progressive rock bassist to scoring Disney+ projects. In this episode, discover the pathway from assistant to lead composer, essential organization systems using Google Sheets for managing 40+ cues, and techniques for...
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Cultivating Your Sound and Persona with Rock 'n' Roll Cabaret Artist Egee
Today we’re talking to Egee, the captivating rock 'n' roll cabaret artist taking Austin's music scene by storm! We chat about her life as a performing musician and her journey into curating her cabaret rock persona and developing her sound, which she displays in her most recent song “La Mer.”...
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The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition with Dr. Jeff Albert
Discover the cutting-edge world of music technology at The Georgia Institute of Technology! Dr. Jeff Albert, Interim Chair of the School of Music, reveals how students combine engineering brilliance with musical creativity to shape the future of music. He'll take us inside Georgia Tech's Guthman...
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Sound Design Secrets: The Immersive Sound of Netflix's "100 Years of Solitude" with Andrés Silva
Discover the secrets behind Netflix's most acclaimed sound design! My guest today is Andrés Silva, Sound Supervisor, Sound Designer and Founder of La Tina, an international audio post-production and film scoring studio, exporting services globally since 2010, whose latest projects include Narcos...
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Using Extended Techniques with Composer Juan Cortés Arango
Today I chat with Columbian composer Juan Cortés Arango as he shares his creative process behind The Head Season 3 and his innovative approach to extended techniques. In this episode we discuss *Juan's transition from cello performance to composition due to tendinitis *Creating organic sounds…
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A Music Industry Reality Check with Brian Steckler
Veteran composer Brian Steckler takes us through his fascinating 30-year journey in the ever-changing music industry, from his unexpected start with the iconic Budweiser Frogs Super Bowl commercial to scoring the Sundance Film Festival selection “Sunfish (& Other Stories from Green Lake).” In…
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Alexander Parsons: The Intersection of Music and Technology Part I
Today is the first of a two-part series with our guest, musician and composer Alexander Parsons. In Part I, we’re discussing Alexander's score to the upcoming film, "Flight 149: Hostage of War," the extraordinary story of passengers and crew who become unwitting hostages during Saddam Hussein’s...
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Jennifer Roig-Francolí and The Art of Freedom: Learning about the Alexander Technique
Today we learn about the Alexander Technique and improving our musicianship with the incredible Jennifer Roig-Francolí! We talk about the power of awareness, the sneaky thoughts and obstacles we put in our own way, and Christine even gets a quick lesson on a tension/awareness exercise we can all...
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Composer James Allen Roberson on Bridging the Taste Gap
Composer James Allen Roberson has a great quote on his wall by Ira Glass that explains that the gap between our ability and our taste is only bridged by a lot of work. In today's episode, James sits down with us to discuss his own creative development and the hard work that went into it. We talk...
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The Music of the Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim with Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher
Today we visit Middle Earth and discuss the score to "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" with Emmy award-winning Composer Stephen Gallagher and Grammy award-winning Producer/Engineer Mark Willsher. Their goal in this project was to “honour the narrative of the film by blending the...
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Composing Suspense and Humor: Christoph Zirngibl on AppleTV+'s "Where's Wanda"
Renowned German film composer Christoph Zirngibl joins us today to talk about his recent projects AppleTV+ “Where’s Wanda” and the animated adventure film “The Hero of Centopia.” We chat about the difference between a Palette Composer vs an Artist Composer, his own composing process, and what…
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The Music of Sullivan's Crossing: Collaboration in Composing with Ari Posner and Joel Schwartz
Collaboration is the cornerstone of a musicians’ creativity and career. This is especially true in media composing. And here to talk with me about it today are my guests Ari Posner and Joel Schwartz. They worked together composing the score to the acclaimed drama series “Sullivan’s Crossing”…
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The Music of "The Piano Lesson" With Music Supervisors Deva Anderson and Rachel Lautzenheiser
Today we are honored to have Deva Anderson and Rachel Lautzenheiser, two renowned music supervisors, joining us to share their insights on the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Piano Lesson. The two have worked together for more than a decade. Deva leads the…
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Navigating Film Scores, Orchestrators, and Global Sessions with Andrew Morgan Smith
Today we’re talking with accomplished composer, Andrew Morgan Smith who has successfully navigated the world of both film and concert composition. We are diving into the technical details about work flow, working with orchestrators, scoring sessions that span the globe, and keeping up with latest...
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Courage Over Confidence: Kate Kayaian's Playbook for Thriving as a Creative Entrepreneur
Musicians often get stuck in the mindset of 'being chosen.' We practice and hope we are chosen for the masterclass. We audition and are chosen to fill a seat in the studio, or in the orchestra. We submit a demo and cross our fingers that we win the project. Kate Kayaian, Career Coach for High...
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Stuart Hancock: The Music of Kensuke's Kingdom
The score for the BAFTA and Annie-nominated film, Kensuke’s Kingdom, is big, traditional, and symphonic. Directors Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry initially conceived the project almost as a silent movie, as there is very little dialogue between the two lead characters, who do not speak each other’s...
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Attention to Detail: Behind the Music of the Film "Betrayal" with Composers Steffen Thum and Max Aruj
Steffen Thum is a German composer for film, TV, games and advertising, based in Berlin. With over 70 credits to his name, he has extensive experience across high profile studio films, independent cinema, TV and advertising campaigns. Max Aruj is a composer born and raised in Los Angeles. His…
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Composer Robert Arzola: Say Yes and Figure It out
Robert Arzola is a freelance composer and music supervisor for Phantom Power based in the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area. After injury interrupted his plans of being a classical performer, Robert pivoted to composing. As a freelance composer, Robert has scored feature films for Reel One...
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Behind the Score of Searching for Amani with Composer David Naroth
David Naroth is a Composer, Sound Designer, and all-around creative person. He loves creating and audio is his favorite outlet of that creativity! He loves experimenting with the traditional and non-traditional to create new perspectives in his compositions. He also loves to push himself to…
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Inside the Creative Mind of Austin Weber
Austin Weber first gained attention in 2018 with his original records and boundary-pushing music videos. His music and videos are vibrant collages of early YouTube blogging, David Attenborough documentaries, and heartbreak. His theatrical live shows feature puppet monsters, lucha libré matches…
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Adaptive Concerts for Neurodivergent Audiences with Erin Parkes, PhD
My guest today is Dr. Erin Parkes, Founder and Executive Director of the Lotus Centre for Special Music Education. She is here to talk about her work with Adaptive Concerts, which are performances that are adapted for neurodivergent audiences that may respond differently to stimuli, and…
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David Bertok on his Neoclassical Album: ONE
After 12 years as a composer for media, David Bertok is branching out into the world of concert music with his most recent project, ONE, which will be released in October. He joins Christine in this episode to discuss his journey through music, his belief in the human touch of music, and the...
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"The Spiritual Machines" with 4-time Emmy Nominated Composer Evan Frankfort
"You can't be the producer and the generator at once" When you get a chance to learn from an influential and innovative musician like Evan Frankfort, you can't pass it up! In this episode Evan shares fantastic practical advice for aspiring musicians/producers as well as his own philosophies on...
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Just Christine: Increasing Students' Musical Creativity
Just like the many students in the US returning to school this month, music teachers are making goals of their own for the upcoming school year. In honor of that, Christine is switching from interviewer to interviewee, and with the help of producer, Russ, will be discussing some of the activities...
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John Joseph Wiater on Composing with Binaural Beats on the Score of "I Think I'm Sick"
Binaural beats are an audio illusion often used in psychology circles to aid in stress reduction and concentration. Our guest today, composer John Joseph Wiater, used this compositional technique in a creative way to enhance the emotional impact of his score for the film “I Think I’m Sick.” He’s...
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Award-winning Mixing Engineer Shalev Alon on Building a Career in the Entertainment Industry
Today we are talking with Award-winning mixing engineer Shalev Alon. We’ll be discussing the art of mixing music, the difference between vocal and instrumental mixing, and we’ll also hear his excellent advice on building a successful career in music. TOPICS INCLUDE: -Mixing Music in depth: The...
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From "Twinkle Twinkle" to "Gen V" - A Composer's Journey
Today we are talking with ASCAP award-winning composer, Matt Bowen. We discuss his musical development from a classically trained violinist touring with a youth symphony to a full-time composer. We also dive into the compositional process behind his project, the Amazon Series "Gen V." Topics...
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Elyssa Samsel on Creating the Music for "Miller's Girl"
Today we are talking with Elyssa Samsel, the composer behind the music of the Lionsgate feature film "Miller's Girl." We discuss her process of composing and creating the score for the popular film, including the use of conventional and unexpected instruments to add depth to scenes and…
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Cliff End Records: Behind the Scenes at an Independent Label
“Cliff End Records is more than a label; it’s a movement that empowers artists and navigates them through a vast ocean of musical possibilities.” In this episode Christine talks with Dina Rizvic and Alan Jones about the founding of Cliff End Records, and their goal of helping musicians create…
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Jason Brandt: The Composer's Role in Story-Telling
Composer Jason Brandt joins us today as we’re talking about how the composer needs to function as part of the story telling team in the world of film and television production. We discuss strategies you can use as a composer to help to support your message, transport your audience to different...
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Composer Matt Novack discusses Composing Music for Comedy
Have you stopped to think about what makes music funny? What makes a good action score? And what can a composer do to suck the life out of their composition? In today’s episode, we’re talking to Composer Matt Novack. We discuss all of this and really get into the details, so if you want to learn...
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Music's Power to Change the World For the Better
Today we are talking with Composer, Producer, Cellist, and Teaching Artist, Margaret Maria, about music’s power to change the world for the better. She shares her passion for creating music and giving back to the community by walking us through her not-for-profit organization "OrKidstra" as well…
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Walking Through The Forest: Creating Video Game Music - Special Guest Amanda Cawley
Video game orchestral composer Amanda Cawley joins us to discuss creating the music and atmosphere for the video game Siegebreaker. It's a fascinating discussion of the challenges of composing and producing numerous musical options for interactive entertainment. Topics Include: • Creating…
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Be Creative When Structuring Your Career with Vinicius Barbosa Pippa
Composer Vinicius Barbosa Pippa believes that musicians need to be creative not only in their musical works, but also how they structure their career. In this episode we discuss Vinicius’ journey from Brazil to the Berklee College of Music, to LA where he is currently running his own company “The...
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Using Creativity to Cope: with Songwriter, Musician, Author, & Amputee Survivor, Carlos Baker
Today we are talking with Carlos Baker, who is sharing his story of overcoming childhood cancer and using creativity through becoming a songwriter and author to deal with the emotional aftermath. Topics Include: • The emotional aftermath of Cancer • Carlos’ hermitage in Germany • Seeing yourself…
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The Invisible Art Form of Music Editing with Yuri Gorbachow
Today we are exploring the world of music editing, the invisible art form that is a success only if you don’t notice it. We are lucky to have the award-winning music editor Yuri Gorbachow here to talk with us about this topic. Yuri Gorbachow is the founder of Aesthetic Corporation, a sound and...
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Frozen Planet II: Behind the Music with Adam Lukas and James Everingham
In this episode of Musicians vs the World, we talk with Adam Lukas and James Everingham, the incredibly creative composers behind the music to the BBC’s Frozen Planet II. We’re going to do a deep dive into the inspiration and composition techniques they used when creating their beautiful score…
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Songs Of Earth: Creating a Symphony of Sound with Tormod Ringnes
Tormod Ringnes is a Norwegian sound designer and sound editor. He is an avid collaborator and sought-after artist for much of his contributions, expertise, and precise dictations in the sound design community. In this episode, Tormod describes his collaboration with filmmaker Margreth Olin…
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Sound Editing and Re-recording 101 with James Parnell
In our latest episode of Musicians vs the World we’ll be learning about the role and importance of the sound editor and re-recording mixer in the film and television industry. It’s a possible career path for musicians, so we’re going learn about it over the next 2 episodes. My guest today is...
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Removing Barriers: Creating a Career Through a Non-Traditional Path with Kyle Rodriguez
Our guest today is composer, producer, and songwriter, Kyle Rodriguez. He’s here to share his thoughts on building a career as a composer in the film industry through a non-traditional path. We also get to hear some great stories about gear, analog vs digital music production, and some tips on…
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Be Ready When NBC Calls: Alexander Hitchens on Composing for Sports
It’s football season! Ever wonder where the networks get the memorable theme music for their broadcasts? In our latest episode I’m talking with Alexander Hitchens, one of the top composers in the sports music business. He’s here to talk with us about his latest project composing music for NBC’s…
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Horror & Action Film Sound Design with Grant Meuers
In honor of Halloween, we’ll be talking with Grant Meuers, sound designer for “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster,” on how not only music, but sound design can effect an audience’s experience and emotions. We talk about the importance of sound design, how to look at sound compositionally…
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A Treasure Hunt for Miguel Yuste's Music
Dr. Malena McLaren joins me to discuss her decades-long passion project of discovering little-known Spanish clarinet works, their characteristics, and the stories behind their composers. This information is critical for composers wanting to integrate Spanish influences into their compositions, as...
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Affiliate Income For Musicians with Dr. Tonya Lawson
Have you ever heard of affiliate income, and how it can boost your financial situation as a musician and/or teacher? I am fortunate today to introduce you to Dr. Tonya Lawson who happens to be an expert in this very topic. We’ll be diving into details into how to use your website properly…
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Wide Open: How to Claim Your Dream (with Singer/Songwriter Kelly Monrow)
After an intense introspective moment during the pandemic, Kelly Monrow decided to pivot her artistic expression from acting to music. Months within launching her career, the determined musician had already amassed more than 2.5 million streams and made her performance debut at SXSW in Austin. In...
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Join professional musician, Christine Smith, as she discusses topics that face the day-to-day lives of those responsible for making the music we all love. Together, with experts and fellow musicians, Christine dives into everything from the business to the personal and even the social/political side of being a musician. It is a refreshing and honest look into the lives of those responsible for performing and creating the music in our lives.
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