WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS

WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS

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WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS episodes

  • WAY UP HOUSE: Award winning Zimbabwean artist, Gemma Griffths
    Meet WAY UP House artist, Zimbabwean singer and songwriter Gemma Griffiths. A household name in her home country with 4 x ZIMA’s (Zimbabwe Music Award) under her belt, Gemma has a unique music style thanks to her nomadic experiences travelling across 10 different African countries in 500 days. In this episode, Gemma explains how different places and experiences have influenced her rich and diverse sound. For her, the WUH has many similarities to her multi-cultural music creation process.

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    23 min
  • WAY UP HOUSE: International pop and R&B sensation, KATIE
    Introducing WAY UP House artist, KATIE. Born in Korea and raised in the United States, she is a rising international R&B and pop sensation with smoky tones, delicate deliveries and a powerful bravado. In this episode, KATIE talks about what drives her music, self-reflection, her process to achieve it and how this all shapes the way she is.

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    25 min
  • WAY UP HOUSE: Breakout hit singer-songwriter, Sam Fischer
    Introducing WAY UP House artist, Sam Fischer, an Australian singer-songwriter best known for his breakout hit “This City”. In this episode, Sam speaks about his literal and “therapeutical” approach to writing and how his song takes a completely different and interesting approach towards this process after a breakup. Similar to him opening up in his songs, Sam talks about his most sincere experiences in the music industry.

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    29 min
  • WAY UP HOUSE: International drummer & composer, Jas Kayser
    Meet WAY UP House artist, drummer Jas Kayser! In this episode, Jas talks about her self-development with the drums being a key influence to her music. In particular, she immerses herself into a journey of what jazz means to her and how she fusions with afro-beats to create her unique style. Jas explores her multicultural background and how also being in the core of London’s jazz music has brought her great collaborations & allowed for a more introspective approach to producing and writing.

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    30 min
  • WAY UP HOUSE: Singer-songwriter & producer, Mopiano
    Introducing WAY UP House artist, Mopiano from Stockholm, Sweden. Drawing inspirations from artists Childish Gambino and Quincy Jones, as well as from the cinematic soundscapes and scores of composers like Ludwig Göransson and John Williams, Mopiano writes and produces all of his own music. In this episode, we hear about Mo’s collaboration with Jordan at the WUH, the milestones achieved in his career and his experiences within the industry.

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    23 min
  • WAY UP HOUSE: R&B Rock-star guitarist, Jordan Hawkins
    Meet WAY UP House artist, R&B rock-star, Jordan Hawkins. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina and raised in the church choir, Jordan is following in the spirit of true performers, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, artists who took the guitar and brought their magic to life. Jordan speaks about his beginnings and how LA quickly became his perfect place to harvest a growing passion for music, as well as the flowing of emotions when falling in love to inspire his song created at the WUH.

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    28 min
  • WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS with JNR Williams

    JNR Williams, a singer-songwriter from London has a unique, warm voice that evokes a wonderful variety of emotions in his listeners. In this episode JNR opens up about his appreciation to be able to write songs and collaborate with other artists after being in lock-down for so long.



    WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS is a complementing podcast to Yamaha’s emerging talent three-part documentary. Host Parisa Tarjomani talks to some of the artists who were invited to an exclusive song writing experience this summer in Spain, where Yamaha brought together upcoming artists from across Europe to a villa in Barcelona, filled with Instruments and a home studio, providing a perfect environment to create music and collaborate. The artists, who hadn’t met before, formed teams of two, and within three days, came up with lyrics, composed a melody, recorded the track and on the final day, each team performed their song live in an intimate concert. LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE RIGHT NOW!


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    15 min
  • WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS with Sara Cruz

    Portuguese Sara Cruz has a magical personality and amazing talent, with an incredible voice and distinctive guitar skills. Her background is just as captivating, as she lives on this small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. In this episode Sara talks about her music style and inspiration, and how her family reacted when they heard about the HOUSE OF TALENTS project.


    WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS is a complementing podcast to Yamaha’s emerging talent three-part documentary. Host Parisa Tarjomani talks to some of the artists who were invited to an exclusive song writing experience this summer in Spain, where Yamaha brought together upcoming artists from across Europe to a villa in Barcelona, filled with Instruments and a home studio, providing a perfect environment to create music and collaborate. The artists, who hadn’t met before, formed teams of two,  and within three days, came up with lyrics, composed a melody, recorded the track and on the final day, each team performed their song live in an intimate concert. LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE RIGHT NOW!


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    15 min
  • WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS with Oliva Dean

    UK rising soul star Olivia Dean does not only have an incredibly soulful voice, but also an unbelievable talent to write captivating songs. In this episode Olivia talks about her approaches to writing and her way of seeing songs as little time capsules of life experiences that you can look back on.


    WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS is a complementing podcast to Yamaha’s emerging talent three-part documentary. Host Parisa Tarjomani talks to some of the artists who were invited to an exclusive song writing experience this summer in Spain, where Yamaha brought together upcoming artists from across Europe to a villa in Barcelona, filled with Instruments and a home studio, providing a perfect environment to create music and collaborate. The artists, who hadn’t met before, formed teams of two,  and within three days, came up with lyrics, composed a melody, recorded the track and on the final day, each team performed their song live in an intimate concert. LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE RIGHT NOW!


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min

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WAY UP: HOUSE OF TALENTS is a complementing podcast to Yamaha’s emerging talent three-part documentary. Host Parisa Tarjomani talks to some of the artists who were invited to an exclusive song writing…

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