Elevated Conversations

In episode 2 of the "Created Noble Series" of Elevated Conversations (episode 29, overall), we take a dive into "NBA", the 2nd track of my new album, "Created Noble".

In this interview, we bring on a very special guest, my dad! (aka Richard Jeffers).  "NBA" is a spiritual hype track about living a life of nobility, explored through the metaphor of basketball.

In the interview, my dad and I explore the meaning of the song, talk about our relationship as father and son, learn about his love for basketball, and discuss a variety of other elevated, spiritual themes!

The "Created Noble Series" of the Elevated Conversations podcast goes through my latest album, track by track,  bringing on guests who made a significant contribution to the project creatively or inspirationally.

You can stream "NBA" and the rest of the "Created Noble" album here:
https://bit.ly/stream-created-noble

In episode 1 of the "Created Noble Series" of Elevated Conversations (episode 28, overall), we take a dive into "You Are", the opening track of my new album, "Created Noble".

In this interview, we bring on my favorite guest, my beloved wife, Mallory Quigg ❤️. "You Are" is a love song for my wife, my children, and God, so Mallory was the perfect guest!

In the interview, Mallory and I explore the meaning of the song, share our journey as husband and wife, and discuss a variety of elevated, spiritual themes!

The "Created Noble Series" of the Elevated Conversations podcast goes through my latest album, track by track,  bringing on guests who made a significant contribution to the project creatively or inspirationally.

You can stream "You Are" and the rest of the "Created Noble" album here:
https://bit.ly/stream-created-noble

In today's episode I answer questions from friends and fans related to MUSIC! I also share about my upcoming "Created Noble Album Experience" to officially launch the public released of my new album!

To sign up for the Created Noble Album Experience, go here:
https://www.colbyjeffers.com/created-noble-experience/

To submit your questions for future podcasts, message or email me at:
https://www.facebook.com/colbyjeffersmusic/
https://www.instagram.com/colbyjeffers/
[email protected]

In Episode 26 of Elevated Conversations I had the pleasure of interviewing Baha'i-inspired hip hop artist jeph.ilosopher about his latest album "CANCEL.CULTURE.SHOCK".

I have followed jeph.ilosopher's music for several years, but we only recently connected personally, and this interview was actually our first face-to-face conversation (albeit digitally)!

We explored his journey as a Baha'i, his creative process as an artist, and unpacked the inspiration behind his new album!

The new album explores the concepts of "cancel culture" and "culture shock" from a musical and lyrical level through a number of intellectually stirring songs. It was mentally and spiritually elevating to take a deeper dive into the project and jeph.ilosopher's creative mind!

To listen to CANCEL.CULTURE.SHOCK:
https://album.link/s/210MGOX70C1CxJarLaJquQ

To follow jeph.ilosopher on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jephiloso/

In Episode 25 of Elevated Conversations, I reflect on my experience teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic with my dear friend, and fellow teacher, Ivan Enriquez.

Ivan and I taught middle school this past school year at ACCLAIM Academy, a charter school in West Phoenix. Ivan was the social studies teacher, while I taught writing.

We reflect on our experience, discuss education, the period of youth, our friendship, and more!

Episode 24 of Elevated Conversations is a special one! The Baha'i-inspired artists collective "FRMWRK" recently released its debut music project, featuring 4 amazing songs!

In this interview, we have the whole crew from the song "As One Become" share the story behind the song, break down the creative process, and lots of other elevated reflections!

"As One Become" centers on an Indigenous voice, the amazing Roman Orona. Roman raps the chorus of the song, and also starts and finishes the track with words of inspiration in Apache and English. 

The song also features some fire rap verses from Ahdi (who raps in Persian), Emiliano, and myself. The beat was produced by Yechan, who sampled Roman chanting as the baseline for the instrumental. 

There were also a bunch of other talented people who contributed to the project (recording, mixing, mastering, album art, etc), so it was truly a collective endeavor!

There are 3 other amazing tracks on this first FRMWRK project, “Fabric”, “Where R U?”, and “Let’s Talk”.

To listen to the rest of the debut project by FRMWRK:
https://ampl.ink/2LwKb

To follow FRMWRK on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/frmwrkmusic/

To follow the artists featured on "As One Become":

Roman Orona:
https://www.instagram.com/romanorona/

Ahdi
https://www.instagram.com/ahdimusic/

Diversoul
https://www.instagram.com/emiliano.diversoul/

Yechan Yun
https://www.instagram.com/yechan.yun/

Colby Jeffers
https://www.instagram.com/colbyjeffers/

In episode 23, I interview up-and-coming rapper, Gruffy, about our new song "Vibe". Vibe is a chill and uplifting hip hop track focused on story telling and positivity.

In the interview, Gruffy (aka Noah Salomon) and I discuss the story behind the song, how we met, Gruffy's journey and aspirations as an artist and vegan, as well as many other elevated themes!

Noah is truly and amazing young man, so this song and interview were an absolute pleasure!

To stream "Vibe":
https://soundcloud.com/gruff_frvr/vibe

To connect with Gruffy:
https://www.instagram.com/gruff_frvr/

In episode 22, I interview my dear friend and musical collaborator, AWU Sing Song.  AWU is a budding music superstar from Cameroon, Africa. But before AWU was making hit singles like "YaYaYo" and "If A Can, Can", we collaborated on "Change The World", a song, video, and album project created to uplift, educate, and inspire humanity to make a positive change in the world.

In our interview, AWU and I share the story of how we met in Cameroon back in 2012, and the divinely guided steps that led us to create "Change The World". AWU also shares about his various musical projects since then, as well as what it's like to be an independent artist trying to finance your own musical productions.

If you are listening to this podcast prior to 1/24/2021, I am currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund my new album,"Created Noble", which centers on my experiences as a husband, father, and contributor to the betterment of the world, through the lens of the virtue of nobility.

All funds collected beyond the minimum funding goal will be directed to AWU and his debut solo album, which seeks to highlight the Cameroonian musical genre of Makossa and bring it to the world.

To learn more about the Kickstarter campaign, or to make a contribution, visit:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/colbyjeffers/colby-jeffers-5th-hip-hop-album-relaunch

To connect with AWU on social media, or listen to his music:
https://www.instagram.com/awusingsong/
https://www.facebook.com/awusingsong
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBeSCsxRuyEk5MStoWZyddA

In Episode 21 of Elevated Conversations I stumbled into fellow podcaster, Wyatt Morgano! Wyatt hosts a podcast called "Inner Sight", which focuses on tapping into our spiritual perception through deep and meaningful conversations with friends Wyatt has met in his efforts to be of service to humanity and contribute to the betterment of the world.

Our two podcasts bumped together on the interwebs and so we decided to co-interview each other! We discussed our friendship, why we started podcasting, serving the community, music, racial justice, and more!

To check out Wyatt's "Inner Sight" podcast, go here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHy5YQutRXd85P15Adi611g

November 19th, 2020 was a special day! It marked the release of "Nothing But Love", a musical collaboration between myself and my young homies W.ill and Brian.! In addition, it was also Will's 18th's birthday!

What makes this song so special to me is that I have known Will and Brian since they were in middle school. We were all part of a community junior youth empowerment group that I helped mentor in the Sunnyslope neighborhood here in Phoenix, Arizona. They both stuck with the group until its completion and continue to be active in community building efforts to this day! I can honestly say they are now two of my closest friends!

"Nothing But Love" was actually written at a youth empowerment training through the Ruhi Institute in the summer of 2018, but we didn't get around to getting it professionally produced until this year. Will's 18th birthday gave us the added motivation to get the song out to the world! We also felt that, with this year having so many challenges, it would hopefully bring people a bit of joy to their hearts... ❤️

In episode 20 of Elevated Conversations, W.ill, Brian., and myself share the story behind the song, as well as our journey as friends through the junior youth spiritual empowerment program. We hope it brings you some inspiration!

If you have not yet had a chance to listen to Nothing But Love, I suggest to check it out before listening to the interview! You can stream it on your preferred streaming platform using the link below:

https://fanlink.to/nothingbutlove

You can also check out a fun little skit we put together for the song here:

 https://youtu.be/MI4U0Nq6b-4