Living with a Genius Interviews

I'm thrilled to have composer John Powell as my guest this week. He is a titan in the film music world, and a thoughtful, brilliant human being. Our chat went long, so it's a two-parter. I hope you enjoy it, and make sure to tune in next week for part two. Thanks for listening!

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Fletcher Sheridan is a name you may not recognize, unless you're in the sequestered world of session work in Los Angeles. But, you've no doubt heard Fletcher's solo voice in films like The Lorax, The Hangover 3, Horton Hears a Who, and as a playback singer on just about every major motion picture that uses voices coming out of LA. I think Fletch is super cool, and I know you will, too. Enjoy!

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Composer Dale Trumbore is my guest this week. I love her compositional style, her pragmatic attitude and the fact that she came over to have a nice chat for the show. She's easy going and thoughtful, and I know you'll like the interview as much as I did. Enjoy!

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Composer/producer Michael Nielsen is my guest this week. He's a founding partner of Ninja Tracks, the premier creators of film trailer and video game music. I guarantee you've heard a lot of their stuff, if you like going to the movies. Or maybe you've seen his YouTube or Facebook channel, Big Hairy Guitars? Michael is a sensitive and very nice fellow, and I'm happy to call he and his partners Kaveh and Collin, friends. I hope you enjoy our chat, and thanks for tuning in!

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Chris and I go way back to Cal State Fullerton. He's carved out a nice career for himself as a bass-baritone, singing all over the world, including the Metropolitan Opera. I hadn't seen him for over a decade, and it was great catching up over our chat. He's a thoughtful guy- hard working, talented and a real rising star, so look out for him! Enjoy!

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Tim Campbell is an audio book narrator, working singer, editor, studio engineer, and all-around nice guy. He's narrated a ton of books in all different genres, using accents and the whole bit. Please check him out at www.timcampbell.me- his sample readings are amazing! I learned a lot about the narration business and I found our talk really informative and fascinating- I hope you do to!

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Composer, pianist, vocalist and peace-lover, Shawn Kirchner is my guest this week. I had a great time getting to know Shawn over the course of our chat and as it goes sometimes, I feel like we left a lot of subjects untouched. Also, I made a couple flubs that I'll fess up to right now- first, I think I said that 'Memorare' was premiered in 2015, when in fact, it was not. Also, I guessed Rumi where the quote was from S.T. Coleridge. So, there. Listen, I do great on those Facebook quizzes, so I'm not gonna sweat it. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy our talk!

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I'm thrilled to have as my 25th guest, Edie Lehmann Boddicker. Most of us around town know her as a vocal contractor, but there is definitely more than meets the eye. She's had an amazing career here in tinseltown- from concertizing as a classical pianist and learning music theory from Morten Lauridsen, singing and contracting Academy Award nominated soundtracks, to being a regular cast member on General Hospital. There's a lot in between, too. I really like Edie, and I like her even more after sitting down with her for this really nice chat. Enjoy!

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Nicholas C. Pappas is a director, dramaturge and Heideman Award-winning playwright. His plays include The Ballad of 423 and 424, Fatty, Including Shooter, and The Dreams in Which I'm Dying. Nick is a thoughtful, bright guy who I'm glad to know, and I wouldn't be surprised if we collaborated again in the future. Thanks for being on the show, buddy!

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Mo. Grant Gershon is my guest this week. He's an amazing pianist, conductor and colleague. He holds the titles of Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Resident Conductor of the Los Angeles Opera. Our conversation whizzed by and I was left with a ton of questions I didn't have the time to ask- hopefully we'll have time for a "shorty" follow-up interview in the future. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the interview and thanks for listening!

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