This week, percussionist Chihiro Shibayama sits and talks about her experiences starting as a musician in Japan and transitioning to a music life in the US. We also talk about Juilliard, freelancer challenges, and MuSE (Multi-cultural Sonic Evolution), the non-profit she co-founded.

In addition, Chihiro's founding partner and the Artistic Director of MuSE, Yui Kitamura, stops by to talk about MuSE's upcoming Sounds of the Arts Festival (SOAF) 2015.

For all things Chihiro:

chihiroshibayama.com

For all things Yui:

yuikitamura.com

AND for all things MuSE and SOAF 2015:

musefriends.org