ViviTalks

In this episode:

Listen to conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Australian drummer Jodie Michael, as they talk about the Berklee Global Jazz Institue, Arabic music, gender equality and community

About Jodie Michael

Jodie Michael started her music career in high school, she attended the Wollongong Conservatorium Of Music (WCOM) until 2007, where she was able to gain valuable experience playing in different ensembles including a big band. Jodie Michael is an accomplished drummer and student of music. She has had the privilege of playing with the following world-class Australian musicians: James Muller, James Morrison, Dale Barlow, Bobby Gebert, Katie Noonan, Carl Dewhurst, Craig Scott, Sandy Evans, Matt McMahon, Mimi Jones (USA), Camille Thurman (USA), Ingrid Jensen, Will Vinson (USA) and more. Jodie has obtained a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Perf.) from the Sydney Conservatorium Of Music.
In 2011, she traveled to New York, to study with world-class international drummers, including Michael Carvin. Jodie was the recipient of the 2013 Jann Rutherford Memorial Award. The Award is named in honour of the late jazz pianist Jann Rutherford.
Jodie continues to further her career in Australia and overseas, predominantly in New York, where she has stayed for stints of varying lengths, in 2013, 2014 and 2017 to accumulate performance experience and continue her study and with Carvin, as well as, Greg Hutchinson, Billy Hart and Bernard Purdie. In Fall 2018, Jodie was accepted into Berklee College of Music’s Global Jazz Masters program, class of 2019, mentored by Danilo Pérez and Marco Pignataro. In October 2018, with Perez and a group selected from the Global Jazz Institute, she was invited to partake in a tour of New Orleans, and later on, during stints at the 2019 Panama Jazz Festival and as part of the inaugural collaborative GAIA ensemble in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 2019. Jodie moved to New York City from Boston in September 2019, continuing to work as an active improvising musician, bandleader and educator before returning to Sydney, Australia in March 2020 (where she currently resides).

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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 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:

Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and singer-songwriter Ella Joy Meir, as they discuss the Meta Sound Collection, creative balance, Artlinks and her musical household

About Ella Joy Meir

Ella Joy Meir is a musician of all trades creating in Brooklyn, NY. She works in a range of roles—from sound design and composition to performing as a singer and keyboard player. For the past three years she has been working as a contributing composer for the Facebook Sound Collection, recording and  producing over one hundred tracks in a range of styles. From folk to EDM to lo-fi bedroom rock to cinematic, Meir’s work radiates excellence. Her work for Facebook has been used in a number of viral videos, with hundreds of millions of views. Meir has also created content for Splice, iZotope and ToneStone. As lead singer, bandleader and songwriter for Iris Lune, Meir has released three EPs, a number of breathtaking videos, and a full length LP. Billboard has called Iris Lune’s music “ a microcosm of swirling, authentic stories [...] with a tinge of electro-pop to tie everything together.” Meir has also written and performed songs for the Macworld conferences of 2013 and 2014, performed on the soundtrack of Cautivadas, an acclaimed documentary by Mercedes Ortega, and composed music for a number of independent film projects produced by Tired and Beatup Productions.
These days Meir is writing new music and collaborating with artists across the world on new projects. She’s looking forward to recording a new full length LP in the fall of 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 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:

Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Utah based pianist and award winning composer Karina Pardus as they dive into her creative process, Female Composer Safety League, Tanner Dance Studio, and Moms in Music

About Karina Pardus

Karina Pardus is the founder of Coy Compositions, an award-winning composer, orchestrator, singer/songwriter, story teller, and Treasurer of the Female Composer Safety League. She writes music for podcasts (Talking Autism), video games (Hide vs. Seek), and has worked with companies such as Ipsy. She has been a panelist at the Salt Lake Gaming Convention, Game Sound Con, and a contributor to the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. As a mom of 3, she knows that managing a family and a business requires a lot of creativity to not only balance her dreams, but to thrive among them.

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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 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:

Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Brooklyn based, Italian violinist Ludovica Burtone as they talk about her story how she moved from the tiny city of Udine, Italy to Boston to New York, about the making of her album Sparks

About Ludovica Burtone

Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Mar Fayos is a jazz vocalist whose music carries influences from Latin, pop, Mediterranean, and soul music. She has performed with accomplished artists such as Brazilian composer Toninho Horta, four-time Grammy-winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro, Mexican composer Armando Manzanero, and jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, as well as singing at the Newport Folk Festival, performing at Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid with the Spanish producer Javier Limón, and working with Sony Latin U.S., among others. A multi-award-winning vocalist, composer, producer of live music events, educator, and music activist, Fayos graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music in 2018 and from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute graduate program in 2021, where she studied with renowned jazz musicians such as Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Tia Fuller, and Kris Davis, among others. Last December, she released her debut album of original compositions, Mi Propia Religión, receiving acclaim from the international press. Mar Fayos currently works as a faculty member at Berklee College of Music, Bunker Hill Community College, and Escola Taller de Músics. She performs actively in Spain, around Europe, and in the U.S.

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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 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:

Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Boston based Cuban piano player, composer and arranger Zahili Zamora, as they talk about her Cuban roots, her connection to performance anxiety and her experiences as a woman in Cuban music

About Zahili Zamora

Zahili is a pianist, composer and arranger, who feels most defined by her Cuban heritage and her status as a citizen of the world. She is always guided by her passion to connect with others through music and driven by the need to grow as an artist and as a human being. She aspires to inspire; to be a messenger of a journey that is not only her own, but one that deeply resonates with others.

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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 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Amsterdam based saxophone player, DJ and producer Susanne Alt, as they discuss the recording of her New York album 'Royalty for Real' and her work as board member of several Jazz associations

About Susanne Alt

Susanne Alt is a saxophone player, dj and producer, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
She has been leading her own jazz band and playing alongside dj's since 1999. In 2015, Alt was asked by a booker if she's also dj'ing and as a joke she said "yes". To her dismay she discovered that this answer had consequences, she just got her first booking as a dj! Quickly she had to catch up and prepare a set.
One thing lead to another, her soulful deep and funky sound immediately got picked up within the Amsterdam nightlife. Performing live sets as a unique saxophonist-dj lead to an unexpected expansion of Alt's career and also her dj-only sets (without sax) are in high demand.
Developing these new skills also lead to her new band "Venus Tunes Live", an all-female dj/live act: One vocalist, one percussionist and one saxophonist, all dj'ing and performing originals in the mix with other hot tracks.
As a saxophone player deeply rooted in jazz, funk and soul, Alt is embracing the multiple musical possibilities of a dj/producer, stretching out into electronic music, especially everything that's soulful, funky and deep.
In 1978, Alt is born in Würzburg, Germany. Both parents are musicians and music teachers.
At the age of 18, after classical saxophone studies at Meistersinger-Konservatorium Nuremberg (1993-1996) and winning a Siemens young talent talent prize (1996), she leaves Germany to study jazz saxophone in the Netherlands at Hilversums Conservatorium/Conservatorium van Amsterdam (1996-2000). She continues her studies at Universität der Künste Berlin (2000-2003) and graduates cum laude.
In 2004 she debutes as a producer with her 2004 release Nocturne on her own record label Venus Tunes.
Releases include several jazz albums and funk album Saxify (2016) which she describes as her masterpiece up to now. Throughout 2016-2018 dance remixes of Saxify are released, ready to be played by Venus Tunes Live and as a dj.
Since 2018, Alt has been focusing on her label, producing, her monthly guest mix on radio Freak31 and continuing to perform live as dj and saxophonist.
Collaborations, live and in the studio, include Fred Wesley, DJ Spinna, Opolopo, Johan S, Hardsoul, DJ Maestro, Wicked Jazz Sounds and many more.

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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 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:

ViviTalks with Esin Aydingoz: Turkish composer, conductor and board member for Alliance for Women Film Composers, that specializes in scoring for film, TV and games

About Esin Aydingoz

Esin Aydingoz is a Turkish composer based in Los Angeles. Esin graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music and has composed, arranged, and orchestrated for a wide array of projects including animations, silent films, documentaries, TV series, video games, and musicals, most of which have screened at festivals around the world. She scored Amazon’s The Prevalence and wrote additional music for Apple TV’s SEE and Hallmark’s One Summer. Scoring work aside, Esin is also a professional pianist and music director. She arranged, produced, and recorded for various Disney albums and concerts as well as being the assistant music director for their a cappella sensation “DCappella”. Her chamber music and solo piano works have been performed in LA, Istanbul, Boston, and Latvia. A voting member for The Recording Academy and a board member for The Alliance for Women Film Composers, Esin truly strives to make the world a better place through arts.

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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 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:

Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Mar Fayos, Spanish vocalist and composer, as they talk about Cirque du Soleil, and her new album

About Mar Fayos

Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Mar Fayos is a jazz vocalist whose music carries influences from Latin, pop, Mediterranean, and soul music. She has performed with accomplished artists such as Brazilian composer Toninho Horta, four-time Grammy-winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro, Mexican composer Armando Manzanero, and jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, as well as singing at the Newport Folk Festival, performing at Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid with the Spanish producer Javier Limón, and working with Sony Latin U.S., among others.
A multi-award-winning vocalist, composer, producer of live music events, educator, and music activist, Fayos graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music in 2018 and from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute graduate program in 2021, where she studied with renowned jazz musicians such as Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Tia Fuller, and Kris Davis, among others. Last December, she released her debut album of original compositions, Mi Propia Religión, receiving acclaim from the international press.
Mar Fayos currently works as a faculty member at Berklee College of Music, Bunker Hill Community College, and Escola Taller de Músics. She performs actively in Spain, around Europe, and in the U.S.

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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 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:

Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Yulia Komo, an Eastern European who has lived all over the world. In this episode, we delve deep into her music and performance career, as well as her involvement in social change projects, where music serves as both the spark and the fuel.

About Yulia Komo

Yulia Komo is a singer-songwriter with an Eastern European soul and an international mind. Her passion for people and change has made her travel and live all over the world while developing social change projects, building and supporting communities, and sharing her music and stories. Her motto is: perform to transform.

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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 or ⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.

In this episode:

Listen to a conversation between your host Vivienne Aerts and Filipina American pianist/composer Melinda Faylor, as they dive deep into her discipline-crossing work, involving prepared pianos, tarot cards, and audience participation, as well as her upcoming score for SariSari StoryBooks.

About Melinda Faylor:

Melinda Faylor is a Filipina American pianist/composer with a background in classical piano performance and interdisciplinary work. She is currently working on composing an electroacoustic score for the Sari Sari Storybooks collection (Filipino children’s books), which will be performed with live actors and visual projections in the Fall of 2023.

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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 or ⁠⁠Buy it on Bandcamp⁠⁠ and get the chocolate! ⁠⁠More about Vivienne here.