Samantha Farrell is the assistant to Vladimir Bulović, the director of MIT.nano, as well as a professional musician. Here, she talks about how music is keeping her focused, productive, and sane and how in times like these, “. . . the arts really shine, people’s humanity can really shine, and musicians and filmmakers and artists are needed more than ever.”

Watch Split-Screen Quarantine on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2zbot5pUYtuRPooilUIPfg

Featured music in podcast (in order):

“Circles”

Written and performed by Samantha Farrell

“Nocturne”

Written and performed by Samantha Farrell

“Mad About You”

Written by Son Little

Matthew Pezone - electric guitar

Samantha Farrell - vocals

“I Don’t Know What’s Coming”

Written and performed by Samantha Farrell

“Your Heart is as Black as Night”

Written by Melody Gardot

Michael Valdez – piano, upright bass, drums, Wurlitzer

Samantha Farrell - vocals

“I’d Die Without You”

Written by P.M. Dawn

Cameron McLaughlin – bass

Samantha Farrell – vocals

Written and produced by: Melanie Gonick/MIT

Featuring: Samantha Farrell

Audio transcript: https://news.mit.edu/2020/podcast-musician-samantha-farrell-0504