ABLE Voices

Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Alex James. Alex James  is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher from the  northeast of England. Alex suffers from a rare muscle wasting condition  known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), but turns this into a  positive, channelling his pain into writing music. Alex is also the  singer of the world's first DMD fronted alternative rock band known as  Alex James, challenging the pre conceptions of rock music, bringing  wheelchairs onto the stage and advocating for change in the music  industry.   

Today, Alex will be interviewing Sanjeev Mann, also known by his stage  name, Supermann on da Beat. Sanjeev Mann is a Scottish and South Asian  music producer, hip hop artist, content creator and disability advocate.  Like Alex, Sanjeev also lives with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).  Sanjeev works as a freelancer with various companies including Drake  Music Scotland and BBC Social, and also runs Hip Hop Scotland, a  platform for local hip hop artists. 

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

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is UK based musician,  Alex James Kennedy. Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi  instrumentalist and teacher from the northeast of England. Alex lives  with a rare genetic muscle wasting condition called Duchenne muscular  dystrophy (DMD). For today's episode, Alex will be speaking with Miss  Jacqui.  Miss Jacqui is a poet, songwriter, spoken word artist and facilitator.  

An experienced performer and recording artist, Miss Jacqui believes  music is a universal language and knows a great deal about working with  the cards that you are dealt. She is someone who always tries to  challenge societal perceptions, like what it actually means to be a  black woman with a disability. A wheelchair user herself, Miss Jacqui  wants her poetry and music to help her listeners to see the world  differently, and to inspire others to feel confident in being  themselves.  

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

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Alex James Kennedy, will also  be our next upcoming guest host.  Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher  from the northeast of England. Alex suffers from a rare muscle wasting  condition known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), but turns this  into a positive, channelling his pain into writing music. Alex is also  the singer of the world's first DMD fronted alternative rock band known  as Alex James, challenging the pre conceptions of rock music, bringing  wheelchairs onto the stage and advocating for change in the music  industry.   

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:

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jay Manuel. Jay Manuel  is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He has worked  with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats have been  used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite being hard of  hearing and living with a rare brittle bone condition known as  Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 and Autism, Jay has dedicated his career  to breaking barriers and representing young professionals with  disabilities in the music and industry.  

Our guest for today is Danny Spivak. Danny, also known by his stage name  "Ditch the Ego," is a producer, engineer, recording artist,  entrepreneur and mental health advocate. Danny has lived with PTSD,  depression and anxiety disorders and has used music as a platform to  heal, inspire and connect with others.   

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:

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jay Manuel. Jay Manuel  is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He has worked  with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats have been  used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite being hard of  hearing and living with a rare brittle bone condition known as  Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 and Autism, Jay has dedicated his career  to breaking barriers and representing young professionals with  disabilities in the music and industry.  

Our guest for today is Sabeerah Najee. Sabeerah is a DJ originally from  Long Beach, CA, and an experienced performer and recording artist. A  power wheel chair user, Sabeerah lives with spina fibida and is a self  professed accidental advocate for disabilities rights. Sabeerah is also a  program producer at Accessible +, an immersion opportunity for BIPOC  people with disabilities to experience the Coachella Festival, build  community and come together to discuss festival accessibility and learn  about professional opportunities in the live event industry 

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:

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. 

Today's guest host is Jay Manuel. Jay Manuel  is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He has worked  with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats have been  used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite being hard of  hearing and living with a rare brittle bone condition known as  Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 and Autism, Jay has dedicated his career  to breaking barriers and representing young professionals with  disabilities in the music and industry.  

Our guest for today is Tyler Roy. Tyler, also known as 902 Beats, is a  producer, sound designer and mixer out of Nova Scotia that was born with  dystonia. Tyler has been creating music, collaborating and networking  with various musicians through social media and an advocate for  musicians and artists with disabilities. 

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:

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Jay Manuel will also be our  next upcoming guest host.   

Jay Manuel is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He  has worked with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats  have been used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite  being hard of hearing and living with a rare brittle bone condition  known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 and Autism, Jay has dedicated  his career to breaking barriers and representing young professionals  with disabilities in the music and industry.  

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:

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. 

Today's guest host is Megan Bent. Megan is a  lens-based artist interested in the malleability of photography and the  ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. This  interest started to occur after the diagnosis of a progressive chronic  illness. She is drawn to image-making processes that reflect and embrace  her disabled experience; especially interdependence, impermanence,  care, and slowness.  

For today's episode, Megan will be interviewing Jeff Kasper. Jeff is an  interdisciplinary artist, writer, and educator working in public art,  design, and social engagement. He creates pedagogical tools, text-based  projects, social spaces, publications, games, exhibitions, community  education, and workshops, often in partnership with organizations. Much  of his recent work examines the dynamics of social support, proximity,  and safety, with a focus on how people practice care and collaboration,  especially in times of conflict and crisis.  

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:

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Megan Bent. Megan is a  lens-based artist interested in the malleability of photography and the  ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. This  interest started to occur after the diagnosis of a progressive chronic  illness. She is drawn to image-making processes that reflect and embrace  her disabled experience; especially interdependence, impermanence,  care, and slowness.  

For today's episode, Megan will be interviewing Moira Williams. Mora  (they/them), is a disabled Indigenous artist, cross-disability cultural  activist and access doula; co-creating and weaving disability justice  together with crip celebratory resistance and environmental justice.  Moira believes in access as art and “access intimacy” as an attitude  needed to push beyond the limitations of the Americans with Disabilities  Act.   

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:

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Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Megan Bent, will also be our  next upcoming guest host.  

Megan Bent is a lens-based artist interested in the malleability of  photography and the ways image-making can happen beyond using a  traditional camera. This interest started to occur after the diagnosis  of a progressive chronic illness. She is drawn to image-making processes  that reflect and embrace her disabled experience; especially  interdependence, impermanence, care, and slowness.  

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:

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