Host: Jude DiMeglio TrangGuest: Gabe Kubanda

Description:Singer-songwriter Gabe Kubanda joins us to explore the deep connection between music, creativity, and human need. From his roots in Seattle to touring worldwide, starting his own nonprofit, and finding creative inspiration on long drives and in quiet moments, Gabe shares how songwriting becomes both a personal outlet and a gift for others. We talk about how solitude sparks creativity, how discouragement can shape meaningful songs, and why music meets some of our deepest human needs.

We talk about:

· Gabe’s journey from bands to solo artist and founder of Epic Proportions Tour

· How introversion and personal need inspired his songwriting

· The role of discipline, practice, and showing up for creativity

· Why discouragement and struggle often birth powerful songs

· How songs take on new lives in unexpected places across the world

· Music as both personal expression and communal gift

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Music Credit:Gabe Kubanda / Damn Plans (Instrumental) © 2021 Kubanda Music

Engineer:Ray Ingegneri, Third Street Productions, Tucson, AZ

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