ViviTalks

By Vivienne Aerts

Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission... more

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November 28, 2024 S01:E43 ViviTalks with Corrie van Binsbergen: composer and guitarist from The Netherlands
In this episode
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Dutch composer and guitarist Corrie van Binsbergen - as we talk about her various projects, being on tour with her projects leading to her new focus: composing for orchestra and following her passion for storytelling.

About Corrie van Binsbergen
Guitarist, composer and band leader Corrie van Binsbergen finished her classical guitar studies in 1983. She has been active in a very wide musical range and played with numerous different bands and groups, in pop, jazz and improvised music, music for theatre and dance productions, recording sessions, TV-shows and even the circus. This very broad musical background can be heard in her music. She has developed her own characteristic style both in playing and composing. In 1996 she founded the ‘Stichting Brokken’, with which she realizes a new, surprising and successful production every one or two years, where she brings together different musical styles and (cross) art forms for a far broader audience than jazz concerts can reach. She combines music and literature to ‘movies for your ears’. Nowadays Van Binsbergen mainly works as a composer.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng.
Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
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1h 4min
November 20, 2024 S01:E42 ViviTalks with Aubrey Situmorang: Indonesian bass player living in Los Angeles, California.
In this episode
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Aubrey Situmorang - Indonesian bass player living in Los Angeles, California - as we talk about her life in LA, being on tour for weeks at a time while sleeping in a bus … and her passion for jazz.

About Aubrey Situmorang
Aubrey Situmorang is an Indonesian bass player currently residing in Los Angeles, California. Aubrey has played for notable artists from a diverse array of genres, listing the Grammy winning pianist and composer Billy Childs, double-platinum artist Bipolar Sunshine, and singer/producer SASAMI. Aubrey’s recent performances include selling out two nights at Los Angeles’ legendary Baked Potato with Billy Childs in June 2024, opening for Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, and for Soccer Mommy at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, California both in the summer of 2023. Beyond her live performances, Aubrey also released her album “One Point One” which received a nomination for Best Jazz Album at Indonesia’s highest music awards Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2022.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng.
Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album
Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate!
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51min
November 13, 2024 S01:E41 ViviTalks w. Merel Brusselers aka Joanne Bird: Dutch singer-songwriter and educator
In this episode
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Dutch singer-songwriter and educator Merel Brusselers aka Joanne Bird as we talk about her 5 month travels through the US, bringing her new American band to the Netherlands, and her approach to education.

About Merel Brusselers aka Joanne Bird
Merel Brusselers is a singer, teacher, and entrepreneur from the Netherlands. After earning her Bachelor's degree in Music Education at Fontys Conservatory and a Master’s in Musical Leadership at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, she discovered her passion for songwriting and created her alter ego, Joanne Bird. Under this name, she crafts indie and Americana folk music with a touch of jazz, drawing much of her inspiration from her travels to the United States, which is vividly reflected in her work. In addition to performing, Merel teaches courses such as Songwriting and Cultural Entrepreneurship at her alma mater, Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg, Netherlands.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng.
Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album
Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate!
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42min
November 08, 2024 S01:E40 ViviTalks w. Tomoko Omura: Brooklyn based composer, violinist and educator from Japan
In this episode
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Brooklyn based composer, violinist and educator from Japan Tomoko Omura as we talk about how she discovered playing Jazz on the violin, the way she finds inspiration for her composition, and balancing her art's life and motherhood.
About Tomoko Omura
Tomoko Omura is a composer, violinist and educator. Named #1 Rising Star Violinist by Downbeat Magazine’s Critics Poll in 2021, she has released six albums as a leader.“Branches Vol. 2” (2021) was named Bandcamp’s “Best Jazz of 2021”. She has been featured on major publications, including Grammy.com, WBGO Jazz United and The Pulse, Strings magazine, Jazz Sessions, AllAboutJazz. Originally from Shizuoka, Japan, she started violin under her mother's instruction. Almost quitting the violin in her teens, she discovered jazz when her brother was listening to "Kind Of Blue" by Miles Davis and fell in love with it. She moved to the U.S. to study at Berklee College of Music and relocated to New York after to pursue her dream of jazz violin. She became a mother in 2020 and is living in Brooklyn with her son, her partner and a pianist, Glenn Zaleski and her cat. She is a faculty member at Jazz House KiDS, leading the new String program.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng.
Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album
Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate!
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here
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1h 8min
October 30, 2024 S01:E39 ViviTalks with Alea: performer, singer-songwriter & producer from Barrancas, Colombia.
In this episode:
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and performer, singer-songwriter & producer Alea as we talk about creating music, her love for rhythm and her upcoming projects.

About Alea
Maria Alejandra Jimenez, PKA as ‘Alea’, is a performer, singer-songwriter and producer from Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia. Alea’s performance encompasses an entire generation of ethno-futuristic and folkloric music accentuated by buttery vocals, deep-rooted grooves and uplifting guitar. Her studies include a bachelor’s in Organizational Communications and a Diploma from Berklee College of Music in Jazz Composition and Performance. Alea’s in-person performances are powerful encounters of the spirit, passionate travelogues that link downtown New York to a tropical Colombian cantina. They are celebrations of Latin America and new definitions of what “Latin Alternative” can be. She’s released two albums as as soloist; Her latest album, 2021’s Alborotá, was shortlisted as among the Best Latin Music of the year by both Rolling Stone and NPR. She also has recorded for multiple brand projects such as Google’s Waze, Liberty Mutual, Denny's and Corona.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng.
Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album
Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate!
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1h
October 16, 2024 S01:E38 ViviTalks with Cobby Brzeski: flutist, vocalist, and songwriter from Naples, Florida.
In this episode:
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and flutist, vocalist, and songwriter Cobby Brzeski as we talk about creating music, and finding out who you are as a musician.

About Cobby Brzeski
Cobby Brzeski is a nationally touring, multi-instrumental, multi-genre flutist, vocalist, and songwriter hailing from Naples, Florida. Cobby’s firm grasp of harmony and playful melody writing has inspired a fresh new look on music in the styles of jazz, alternative/pop, and R&B. Cobby has performed her music all over the ast and West Coast, and has been gaining recognition as an emerging artist. She is a 2018 graduate of Berklee College of Music and a 2013 graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and a 2023 San Diego Music Award Nominee for Best Jazz Album. Cobby is currently based in San Diego, CA and is working on her newest album, Florida Sunshine, which will be a 12 song album that returns her back to singer/songwriter roots. Cobby regularly performs between Massachusetts, Florida, and California.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng.
Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album
Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate!
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here
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32min
October 09, 2024 S01:E37 ViviTalks with Adi Meyerson: Bass player and composer living in New York
In this episode:
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Israeli Born Bass player and composer Adi Meyerson as we talk about her creative projects, her ‘chordless trio’ and living in New York.

About Adi Meyerson
Adi Meyerson is a NY-based Bassist and composer. She was born in San Francisco, CA and at the age of two, she relocated with her family to Jerusalem, Israel, where she grew up and remained until moving to NY in 2012. Adi Studied at "The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music” and later on at “Manhattan School of Music” for her Masters. She studied with Master Musicians such as Ron Carter, Reggie Workman, Bob Cranshaw, Miguel Zenon, Jim Mcneely, Dave Leibman and worked with many greats such as Joel Frahm, Steve Nelson, Charli Persip, Ravi Coltrane and many others around the NYC area in highly renown venues such as Mezzrow, Smalls jazz, The Jazz Standard, Smoke, Birdland and others.She is A current member of the Bria Sconberg Band, Reginald Chapman's "Pressure Fit" and "Svetlana & the NYC collective", and actively tours and performs with many others around the US and the World. As a band leader and Composer, Meyerson has successfully made an impact on the NYC scene and earned her title as an up-and-coming young talent. In September 2017, She recorded her debut album "Where We Stand" which contains 9 original compositions all by Meyerson. The Album was very well received and Meyerson's music was referred to as "Intuitive and perspicacious, that displays a musical maturity that belies her newcomer status." Downbeat Magazine. The band has headlined the "Make some Noise" music festival in May 2016, Center City Jazz Festival in Philadelphia in 2019 as well as the international Guatemala Jazz Festival in 2019. Meyerson Has performed all over the US, Latin America and Canada with her band. Meyerson is a 2020 recipient of the NYFA women’s grant and is set to record and release her sophomore album in late 2021.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng.
Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album
Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate!
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1h 9min
October 02, 2024 S01:E36 ViviTalks with Simona Smirnova: Lithuanian composer and kanklės player living in New York
In this episode:
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Lithuanian-born vocalist, composer and kanklės player Simona Smirnova as we talk about creating music, stepping out of your comfort zone and finding out who you are as a musician.
About Simona Smirnova
Simona Smirnova is a Lithuanian-born vocalist, composer and kanklės player based in New York City. A global ambassador for the Lithuanian national instrument kanklės, she is currently the only professional kanklės player in the United States! Simona is a fixture in the New York live scene with her band when she’s not touring the world, including Australia, New Zealand and Europe. She deftly implements Lithuanian zither – kanklės and folk melodies into foundations of jazz, pop and electronic music. Always on the road, always charming and smiling, Simona is a true artistic soul that effervescently represents diversity and passion for arts.
Smirnova’s genre-bending style has a unique theatrical flavor and uncanny vocal improvisation techniques. She deftly implements chamber music, Lithuanian zither – kanklės and folkloric chants into foundations of jazz and rock.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng. Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album⁠
⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠More about Vivienne here. ⁠
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59min
September 25, 2024 S01:E35 ViviTalks with Inés Velasco: NY-based composer, arranger, producer, drummer from México
In this episode:
Listen to our conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and composer, arranger, producer and drummer Inés Velasco as we talk about all her upcoming projects, her passions and her way to find her inspiration.

About Inés Velasco
Inés Velasco is a composer, arranger, producer and drummer born in Guadalajara, México. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music with a dual degree in Jazz Composition and Performance. She has written, arranged, and orchestrated for artists such as the Metropole Orkest, the New York Philharmonic (String Quartet), Alina Engirbayan, and José Mercé.
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About ViviTalks
- Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng.
Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album
Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate!
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.
...more
58min
September 18, 2024 S01:E34 ViviTalks with Ester Wiesnerová: Slovakian vocalist and composer living in New York
In this episode:
Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Slovakian vocalist and composer Ester Wiesnerová, as they talk about Berklee, New England Conservatory, living and teaching in India, composing and working with harpists and starting her own jazz school.
About Ester Wiesnerová
Ester Wiesnerova is an internationally active composer, vocalist, and educator, originally from Slovakia. She was recently awarded the Gunther Schuller Medal and named in the Forbes' 30 under 30 list. Her original compositions have been performed at prestigious festivals worldwide. She was invited to perform her original music at venues such as Flagey in Brussels, Wuhan Concert Hall in China, The Piano Man in New Delhi, and Regattabar in Boston. Ester received her graduate degree in Jazz Composition at the New England Conservatory and her undergraduate degree at the Berklee College of Music.
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About ViviTalks - Interviews with the Women Behind Typuhthâng. Introducing ViviTalks, a podcast hosted by Dutch New York-based musician Vivienne Aerts. Join us as we celebrate 100 talented female musicians from Vivienne's latest album "Typuhthâng," with a mission to empower female cacao farmers in the Virunga State Park of Congo and contribute to rainforest restoration. We delve into the musical journeys, creative processes, and unique perspectives of these talented women, seeking to bring greater balance to the music industry. It's a safe space for honest and authentic conversations with artists and trailblazers. Let's amplify the voices of remarkable women in music and stay tuned for inspiring stories and meaningful dialogues on ViviTalks. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠Stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Album
Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate!
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.
...more
44min

FAQs about ViviTalks:

How many episodes does ViviTalks have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.