Cello Fury is a cello rock powerhouse featuring three cellists and a drummer from Pittbsurgh, PA. They have performed in many of Pittsburgh's largest music venues, including Heinz Field, Three Rivers Arts Festival, and the Byham Theater, as well as abroad at such events as the popular South by Southwest. Cello Fury collaborates with dance companies, theater organizations, opera & orchestras, rock bands & singer-songwriters, and has produced three albums of original music.

www.cellofury.com

Cello Fury - Youtube

www.patreon.com/ironcityincline

Lance LaDuke teaches Euphonium & Music Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon and serves as a co-director of the Exploded Ensemble, an experimental electro-acoustic ensemble. He has traveled the globe as a professional musician, and now spends his days guiding the next batch of young musicians at CMU, working with VH1 Save the Music, and creating uninhibited arts experiences in Pittsburgh. In this episode, Lance discusses his drives in unleashing the possibilities of students, and shares deeply personal insights to his career success.

www.lanceladuke.com/

music.cmu.edu

www.pedalnotemedia.com/

Subsurface 2018: Site Specific Site and Sound

www.patreon.com/ironcityincline

Maria Sensi Selner is the Artistic & General Director, and Founder of Resonance Works | Pittsburgh, an artist-driven, multi-modal performing arts company in Pittsburgh, PA. Their season program often includes fully staged opera, orchestral music, chamber music, choral music, and musical theater, often with integrated elements of dance, visual media, and spoken word. Ms. Selner is also an acclaimed conductor, and has served as the conductor of several notable organizations in the region.

www.resonanceworks.org/

www.facebook.com/ResonanceWorksPittsburgh/

www.mariasensisellner.org/

www.ironcityincline.com

In this back-to-school inspired short, we address Pittsburgh arts education. I feature quotes from our conversation in Episode 2 with James Gourlay, highlighting how he and River City Brass Band are using their role to supplement music education and create better employees.

www.ironcityincline.com

www.rivercitybrass.org/rcb-school-of-brass/

www.drewfennell.com/

The Uptown Woods is a jazz/hip-hop collective that performs throughout the Pittsburgh region and abroad. In this episode, we discussed how they formed out of Duquesne University, and how they have created their own path to success in Pittsburgh through owning their creative process and creating their own opportunities. They provided perspectives on the aging gig environment, what it's like to build a band through performance, and how they exist in and outside of the jazz and hip-hop scenes.

www.soundcloud.com/theuptownwoods

www.facebook.com/theuptownwoods

www.burnbyrockypatel.com

Dr. Edward Alan Moore is the Organist and Director of Music at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. Dr. Moore discussed what makes ELPC unique in Pittsburgh, and how the church's mission provides a home for a progressive faith community and for arts organizations throughout the region.

East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh

Guild of American Organists

Pittsburgh CAPA

David Gardner is the Executive Director and a founding member of The Brass Roots, a professional chamber music ensemble from Pittsburgh, PA. Dave and I sat down to discuss what made him decide to stay in Pittsburgh after attending Carnegie Mellon, and how he created the employment opportunities he desired. We discussed how panic & execution can create a lasting organization, and how to build & grow a chamber music ensemble.

www.thebrassroots.com

www.facebook.com/thebrassroots

www.facebook.com/BiddlesEscape/

My name is Clayton Heath, and I am the creator and producer for Iron City Incline. In this short, I gave a quick rundown of who I am, what brought me to Pittsburgh, and why I wanted to start this journey with all of you Iron City Innovators.

Pedal Note Media: www.pedalnotemedia.com

www.thebrassroots.com

www.facebook.com/runthemeat

www.claytonheath.com

Nick Seyler is a freelance photographer and bassist with Altar Boy. I sat down with Nick to discuss Pittsburgh's DIY scene, his upbringing & work here in Pittsburgh, and how a tuba-playing, sound recording major hustled 40+ hours a week to become a phenomenal live music photographer. Nick shared his insights on how local music scenes can help attract big name groups, how the conservatory model is dead, and why he wouldn't chose another path from his portfolio career.

https://www.facebook.com/nickseylermedia

http://nickseyler.tumblr.com/

Altar Boy EP: https://craftedsounds.bandcamp.com/album/altar-boy

Nick's Album Artwork: https://www.upstaterecordsny.net/embrace-the-hostility

http://www.blackforgecoffee.com/

Beauty Slap is a "future-brass-thunder-funk machine" from Pittsburgh, PA. In this episode, "Chef Jake" Berntsen and Hakeem Bilal discussed their rise to world domination, how they design every aspect of their product with clear intent, and how five guys can go from a university-setting to playing for over 300,000 people at the Indy 500.

Beauty Slap - thebeautyslap.com

TBJ Episode 36 - pedalnotemedia.com/the-brass-junkies/episode36

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust - trustarts.org

Steve Hackman - stevehackman.com

THUNDERFUNK MACHINE - thebeautyslap.bandcamp.com/album/thunderfunk-machine

Nu Deco Ensemble - nu-deco.org

Hot Mass - facebook.com/hotmasspgh