Ray Angry (of the Roots): How To Create A Sanctuary for Creativity with Producer Mondays

On this episode of Leave Looking Up, we sit down with the multi-hyphenate creative force Ray Angry — Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, producer, and longtime member of The Roots. From performing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, to playing Carnegie Hall five times (including a reimagining of Prince’s music), to collaborating with legends like Questlove, Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo, and Joss Stone, Ray’s career has transcended genres and redefined what it means to be a 21st-century musician.

In this season of Leave Looking Up, we explore the minds of worldbuilders — visionaries who don’t just create art but architect entire ecosystems. Ray Angry has done exactly that with Producer Mondays, a groundbreaking experiment in communal creativity that has become a sanctuary for some of today’s most gifted musicians. Born from a desire to capture the real-time magic of music-making and nurture a space free from ego, Producer Mondays offers artists something increasingly rare: permission to be themselves.

In this episode, Ray opens up about the lessons learned from grief, the spiritual traditions that shaped his artistry, the dangers of ego, and how he’s dedicated his career to building spaces where music can be created — not manufactured. We also hear how Producer Mondays has sparked new careers, renewed creative spirits, and redefined community for artists in New York and beyond.

This is a conversation about mastery, intention, and building a legacy that leaves the world looking up.

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CreditsHost and Executive Producer: Neal LudevigCo-host: Amer JandaliProduced and scored by: Lushik Lotus LeePost-Production Sound Engineer: Alexander RossiOn-Site Sound Engineer: Albert GooldVideographer: Shuhei Hayashi

Links:
🎶 Ray Angry Website: https://www.rayangry.com
🎹 Producer Mondays: https://www.instagram.com/producermondays/
📸 Ray Angry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayangry/
🌎 Leave Looking Up Website: https://www.leavelookingup.com
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