This week we talk with internationally recognized composer and violinist Polina Nazaykinskaya about collaboration, finding comfort in music, and the evolution of her career.

Bonus Tracks after the interview - "Humans" by Vemilo.

From Peiré Wilson - Link for the Downtown Summer School
Ten sessions across one week including panels and Q&A with executives from Downtown’s portfolio and behind-the-scenes interviews with leading industry professionals.
https://www.summerschool.downtownmusic.com/

This week we talk with composer, violinist, violist, and vocalist Abby Swidler about music genres, improvisation, and how to combat the white supremacy inherent in classical music.

Bonus Tracks after the interview - "Garden of Past and Future" by Abby Swidler, from new Swidler's album "Time Lapse".

For More Music News from Peiré Wilson - on TikTok's licensing deal for Prince back catalogue
https://musically.com/2020/06/29/tiktok-strikes-licensing-deal-for-prince-back-catalogue/

This week we talk with award-winning composer, violinist, and bandleader Gwen Laster about growing up as a musician in Detroit, trusting musical instincts, improvising, and where politics figure into music.

Bonus Tracks after the interview - "Cigarette" by Gwen Laster, performed by her New Muse 4tet (Gwen Laster, Hsinwei Chiang violins, Melanie Dyer viola, Alex Waterman-cello).

For More Music News - Helpful links from Peiré Wilson
http://www.billboard.com/biz
http://www.musicweek.com/

This week we talk with Christopher North an Austin-born composer, multi-instrumentalist, and sound designer who has scored over fifty films and has been nominated for a grammy award.

Bonus Tracks after the interview - "Wolves" by Julia Veinblat

Helpful links and recommendations from Peiré Wilson:
Billboard-The Hollywood Reporter Media Group PrideProm - https://bbthrpridesummit.com/

This week we talk with The IZM, a New Jersey-based author, producer, songwriter, and emcee. The IZM talks about his process, performance practice, subverting the mainstream, and being black and gay in the world of hip hop.

Bonus Tracks after the interview - "Entrapped" by Gwen Laster - text by Poet Gold, performed by New Muse 4tet (Gwen Laster, Hsinwei Chiang violins, Melanie Dyer viola, Alex Waterman-cello).

Helpful links to support the current protest against police brutality towards the black community.


Aboriginal Legal Services (Australia) https://www.alsnswact.org.au/donate /
https://vals.org.au/volunteers/get-involved/donate-vals/
ACLU https://www.aclu.org/
AIME (Australia) https://aimementoring.com/about
Amadeu Antonio Stiftung (Germany) https://www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de/
Anti Police-Terror Project http://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/
Bail Project https://bailproject.org
Belly Mujinga Fund (UK) https://www.gofundme.com/f/rip-belly-mujinga
Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Black Mama's Bail Out https://nationalbailout.org/black-mamas-bail-out/
Black Visions Collective https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
The Black Curriculum (UK) https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/
B.L.A.M (UK) https://blamcharity.com/donate/
Campaign Zero https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha
https://ctul.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=1
Color of Change https://colorofchange.org/
The Dream Corps https://www.thedreamcorps.org/
Divine Natural Ancestry https://www.divinenaturalancestry.com/reparationsdonations
Equal Justice Initiative https://eji.org/
Embrace Race https://www.embracerace.org/ (for children)
Headwaters Foundation https://headwatersfoundation.org/
Innocence Project https://www.innocenceproject.org/
Integrated Schools https://integratedschools.org
Know Your Rights Camp https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/
Little Earth Residents Association https://littleearth.org/impact
The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/
Minnesota Freedom Fund

This week we’re talking with composer, violist, sound artist, and educator Hannah Selin. Hannah is the founder and member of Xanthoria Quartet and bandleader of GADADU. She has scored films, worked with dancers, and created sound installations.

Bonus Tracks after the interview - “Albeit From a Distance” by Andrew Cowie performed by Xanthoria Quartet.

Helpful links and recommendations from Peiré Wilson:

US Class Action Settlement benefitting session musicians and background vocalists: on April 16, 2020, the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted preliminary approval of a settlement providing a +46 million dollar recovery benefiting session musicians and background singers under the non-featured performer provision of the Copyright Act.

If you believe that you are owed royalties under this settlement, you are encouraged to visit www.sessionartistroyaltysettlement.com

This week we explore how Jonathan Zalben navigates his career as a composer, music editor, and teacher.

Bonus Tracks after the interview - "Hairspray” and "Etude #1 for Four Guitars" by Sara Landeau

News and Reccomandation from Peiré Wilson:

Songtrust's free web seminar - "How Am I Really Doing? Discussing Mental Health Among Creators" - Wednesday, May 20th, 11:00 am - link for registration

https://www.songtrust.com/en/en/webinar-discussing-mental-health-among-creators

This week we talk with composer and scholar Panayiotis Kokoras about his process, his philosophy, his new musical language, and the future of music.

Bonus Track after the interview - “Famous” from “I ASPIRE TO BE, HELD MOMENTARILY, BY THE TRAIN’S DISPATCHER.” by Jonah Rosenberg.

This week we delve into the job of a modern-day orchestrator with our special guest composer Sonny Kompanek, the orchestrator of more than 70 feature films.
Be sure to listen for today’s track, which is Sonny Kompanek’s “Hexachord Rag."

Morton Subotnick, pioneering electronic composer, talks about putting on remote concerts in the 90s and gives some advice about working from home.
http://mortonsubotnick.com/