Marie Incontrera is a composer, conductor, pianist, and bandleader whose multi-genre work spans opera, big band, heavy metal, post-modern orchestra, and chamber music. As a composer, Marie's work has been hailed as "deftly woven jazz and gospel elements" and "beguiling" (NY Times). Marie is the bandleader of the Eco-Music Big Band, a multigenerational and unique big band that performs the work of its late founder Fred Ho and provides a platform for the next generation of composers.

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Composer and band leader Marie Incontrera reveals how anything is possible by committing to work harder than anyone else.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Multi-genre music
• Avant-garde big band
• Leading an ensemble
• Starting an ensemble
• Having a mission
• How to manage money
• Organizational skills
• Having a fiscal sponsor
• Being willing to work harder than anyone else
• Anything is possible
• Pivoting & not letting failure define you
• Accept that you have to relinquish control
• Eliminating ego
• Finding people you trust
• Jazz economy
• Keeping the hustle going
• Focusing on the positive

Website:

• www.ecomusicbigband.com

Recommended Listening:

• Cal Massey, The Black Liberation Suite

Recommended Reading:

• Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

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