On this episode, I get to speak to multi-talented prog rocker Leo Maia - a singer, composer & self-producer of his newly found solo career. Originally from Brazil & currently settled in Canada, Leo began his current trajectory after experiencing a catalytic crisis of health. He spent his recovery writing & learning to produce, whilst creating his first single "Pneumothorax" that tells that very story. He's since released his second single "Sonhos" and goes from strength to strength - at last able to demonstrate his immense talents to the world. It's an inspiring story that brings us up to now, where I got to have the pleasure of chatting with Leo all about it. We also discussed many great topics; such as progressive music, composing, production & jazz! Leo is very knowledgeable about a lot of these things and I felt like I learned a lot from him. Hopefully you will too! Enjoy :)  

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Timestamps: 

00:33 Introduction & Synopsis 

01:11 Overview of Leo's story 

02:26 The Pneumothorax story & song 

11:38 Leo's musical journey 

20:20 Leo's experience & approach to singing 

29:20 How Leo learned to produce 

34:13 Writing Prog Rock drums 

36:35 The vibe & story of Sonhos 

41:26 Leo's approach to Progressive music 

46:29 The guest musicians on Sonhos (sax & keys) 

51:40 What's next for Leo (including info about the next song)  

56:49 Leo's approach to writing lyrics 

01:01:37 How music has evolved over time / The spectrum of repetition & variation  

01:06:59 Taking one solo song at a time whilst also doing collabs (+ singing metal) 

01:09:40 Discussing Jazz 

01:14:33 Vinyl records, the album format & Brazilian Prog Rock 

01:21:26 Final thoughts & where to find Leo 

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