Song Inside: Camp Edition! Bronx songwriter Jeremy Suarez and I met at summer camp this year, and directed teens together in a musical. I chatted with them in the staff lounge (aka barn loft) to talk about home recording, being our own biggest fans, creating new genres, and making people cry (in a good way).   

Learn more about Jeremy HERE

Songs featured in this episode: 

Recreate 

Sombra (How U Feel) 

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Join Aussie singer/songwriter/composer Greta Gertler Gold and I as we talk musical theater and Moonfish, carving out personal space as we parent, showing ourselves grace, and being healed by Abbey Road.  

Learn more about Greta HERE

Songs featured in this episode:  

Hard to Hope  

Watch the Sunrise 

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“There’s something about high desert,” Karen Dahlstrom says. I’ve known Karen forever. No, really! We hail from the Gem State (IDAHO!), played together in the 7th grade talent show, went to the same (Mormon) college, moved to NYC, and are both songwriters. We also left the church of our youth, which was, shall we say, intense. And we get INTO it. Crooked landscapes, crooked patriarchies, crooked tunes. Be not afraid! The truth will set you free! (Also-let the Ewoks have their celebration, for crying out loud!)

Find Karen: www.karendahlstrom.com

Songs: 

No Man's Land 

After the Flood

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Composer and saxophonist Donny McCaslin is perhaps best known for his work as the bandleader on David Bowie's final album, Black Star. We talk about what it was like collaborating with a musical icon (Bowie's advice: it's good to be uncomfortable), tips on working with different producers while maintaining one's voice, embodying the authentic self, and readjusting after trauma. The groove is deep. The words are wise. You'll be glad you listened. 

Learn more about Donny HERE

Songs featured in this episode:

What About the Body

Head of Mine 

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Join me as I chat with vocalist and songwriter Abby Ahmad about benching our judgment, being a translator for one's instrumentation, the poetry of our youth, and breaking through the walls of resistance. 

Learn more about Abby HERE 

Songs featured in this episode: 

Say You Believe 

Tea With Shadows   

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Adam Bernstein writes songs with a vivid imagination. In one of his latest, I got to play Margie! Who is Margie? You’ll have to listen to find out! (One tidbit: she wants you to cut your veggies without causing them pain). We also discuss what it’s like to write musicals.  

Learn more about Adam HERE

Songs in this episode:  

Margie and the Marxist  

I Melted All the Guns 

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As the head of jazz and world music label Sunnyside Records, French-born Francois Zalacain has championed many young, modern New York jazz composers and songwriters. Join us for a conversation about the unlikely birth of his iconic record label, what makes a great song, and how Sunnyside has thrived for 40 years (and counting). Celebrate with us! 

Learn more about Sunnyside HERE 

Songs featured in this episode:

Forgetful (Luciana Souza)

Sunday Drive (Deidre Rodman) 

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Misty Boyce is a true force of sunshine. We have fun talking about the differences between auditioning in New York and LA, the pleasures of co-writing, the curse of Genesis, and the pure joys and pains of first time motherhood. Bring the tissues for this one.  

Learn more about Misty HERE  

Songs featured in this episode:  

luv u always  

genesis (n)one  

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Film composer, songwriter, and cellist Michael Bacon (yes, one of those Bacons!) contacted me a few years ago to play keyboards for a large family Christmas concert. We talk about the conception and performance of that concert, growing up in Philly with a family who prized creativity over grades, the differences between songwriting and film scoring (and arranging and orchestration), and what it’s been like for Michael to collaborate with his brother Kevin for 25 years.  

Learn more about Michael HERE

Songs featured in this episode:

The Way We Love

Shade

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Jamie and Deidre sit down to chat about the optimism of Mister Rogers, the surprising value of teaching over zoom, fitting in vs. belonging (thanks, Brene Brown!), the art of performing covers, and slowing down. 

Learn more about Jamie HERE

Songs featured in this episode: 

The Truth About Suffering 

Wash Over 

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