Today's guest is French drummer Maxime Cholley, who is based in New York these days.  This conversation is in English.  (Come back Friday for our conversation in French.)  How did he end up choosing to come to the United States to pursue his career as a professional musician?  You'll find out in this episode. 

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Meet Marcelo Maccagnan, Brazilian born bassist!  He's currently based in New York.  You'll be able to hear his passion for music in our conversation.  Why did he choose bass?  Tune into this episode and find out!

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Simona Smirnova is my first Lithuanian guest.  She is known for playing the kanklés, a traditional Lithuanian instrument.  She's on tour right now promoting a book she just released called Kanklés in New York.  A fascinating fact: her band consists of someone from Brazil, someone from France, and someone from Italy... that's four nationalities in one band!  You'll find out more interesting things about Simona when you listen to our conversation.

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Yue Deng-Wu is a former lawyer.  She's a classically trained pianist based in San Francisco, and is co-founder of a startup called Spacenotes. She has taken a fascinating path to get to where she is today.  I am glad to call her my piano teacher right now, and am sure you will enjoy getting to know her via our conversation.  What does she think is missing from music education? What did her childhood smell like?  What does success look like for Spacenotes?  These are some of the things you will learn in this episode.  Stick around to the end to hear what is absolutely the most beautiful piece of music to have ever appeared on this podcast. 

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Josh Roush grew up in Middletown, Ohio.  Liv Roush grew up in Australia.  They live in Los Angeles now.  Josh wrote and directed independent punk rock feature film Wrong Reasons.  Liv produced the film.  Kevin Smith is the executive producer.  Josh and Live are on the road right now, taking the film on tour to audiences across the country.  How did they manage to finish this project on a small budget?  How did Josh and Liv meet?  How did Kevin Smith get involved?  What in the world does a film producer even do?  You'll learn the answers to these questions and more from this conversation.

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You'll really enjoy getting to know Jovi Espina, a talented songwriter from Virginia who is currently based in Los Angeles. Among other things, we talk about her EP Act Accordingly, which I strongly recommend you listen to.

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Nina Nepa is a songwriter and musician from Pittsburgh who is currently based in Los Angeles. We get into her songwriting process, and I ask her specifically about three songs so that she can break them down for us. (I link to those in the show notes.) You're going to find one of her stories especially touching.

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Ben Monat is an amateur guitarist from Massachusetts who has a palpable enthusiasm for the instrument.  In this conversation, you'll learn about his musical background, his influences, and what he likes to play these days.

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Brenda Carsey is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.  Her new album is called Cognizance, and you can stream it everywhere this coming Monday, January 9th.  This is also Brenda's first vinyl release, and she's doing it in style, as Cognizance spans 2 discs.

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Olivia Frances is a multi-award-winning indie artist. She is originally from Cincinnati, and is currently based in Nashville.  I like her songs, and I think you will, too.

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