Music for PhDs

Bekah Simms gets real on negative self-talk, owning your fun, and returning to her goth roots in “ForeverDark” with live electronics. Dr. Kate explains synaesthesia and how everyone had it… as babies.

Harry Stafylakis is a metal-head turned composer, and we chat about travel stories, life in New York, and cat parenthood. His piece ‘Calibrating Friction’ has literary roots and was inspired by a Salman Rushdie quote! Dr. Kate is back, to explain the biology of dissonance, and how the “Devil’s tritone” is used today.

We talk to composer Jesse Dietschi about his beautiful piece 'Canmore', which straddles the line between jazz and classical. We also hear from Dr. Kate about how music is linked to emotion, and why we like those catchy chorus lines.

Full show notes and links on www.sunitalegallou.com/musicforphds

We talk to composer Vince Ho about his moody, mystical piece 'Sandman's Castle'. I'll be live-painting to this piece at a concert in October! We also talk to Dr. Einarson about the science of perceiving music with all your senses.

Full show notes and links on www.sunitalegallou.com/musicforphds