Making Noise Podcast

“...I wrote that script, I recorded it, and I was like, ‘this is what I’m going to do. This is how I’m going to promote my career. This is how I’m going to further my career and this is how I’m going to do it the way I want to do it.”

Stephen Trygar is a historical musicologist, podcaster, writer, producer, and voice actor engaged in revitalizing the...

"We've got 8 billion people in the world. Which means there is 8 billion ways to be a person. And everybody that is alive is literally their own universe; their own beautiful universe of experience and perspective, with an incredibly colorful story."

Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, is a classical composer, citizen of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma a...

"Part of it is always the same: we want to package this up in an interesting way and bring people in who are hearing this music for the first time, or say, 'Wow, I didn't know there were so many composers out there. That's amazing!'"

Seth Boustead is a composer, broadcaster, writer, concert producer, in-demand speaker, and visionary with the goal of ...

"One of the messages that I hope will come out of our talk is that people try to have more of an open mind, not make assumptions and be kind to one another."

Through her various roles as a teaching artist, performer, composer and activist, Beata Moon has been able to fulfill her wish to work with people of all ages and backgrounds. A graduate of the ...

“It was 2003, and I came to NYC with Greg Cornelius who is a saxophonist and composer at Bowling Green. And he and I were driving in his Dodge Caravan and I think we were listening to Music for 18 Musicians, and it was raining, and I remember seeing the city lights of New York, and just being overwhelmed with this idea that I need to be here.”

Erin ...

“You know I’m a Seth Godin fan. When he talks about education he says one of the problems right now is we’ve been teachings students how to get the right answer. And that is the wrong way to do it. We want people who can ask the right questions. So what does that mean for music?”

Dr. Garrett Hope’s purpose is to use his God-given creativity and commu...

“Those of us that have these very complicated internal lives as artists, we’re so lucky; because we carry our world with us all of the time.”

I’ve always been really interested in Alex and everything she does. After listening to her on several podcasts and following her music, I’ve learned so much from her about the business side of composing, connec...

“The point is obviously not the colonoscopy, the point is what we remember. And music is all about memory. When you write music, if you don’t appeal to the person's memory at all, it’s not going to have much of an impact.”

I was very excited after receiving an email from Alan that he would be happy to join me on the podcast. His work as a composition...

“Here’s the suffering: I just made the statement ‘I really appreciate music when people are being honest.’ And then we bring in ‘voice’ into that. Now, when someone puts pen to paper if they’re concerned about being honest and being true to their voice, I feel like that is a recipe to not write anything at all.”

Boston based, Doug Bielmeier creates ...

“I think that exploring new sounds is something that our future audiences deserve because there is so much more to say.”

Before this episode, Erich and I had never spoken outside of interactions on social media. However, from those interactions, I had the sense this would be a fun and welcoming sort of conversation. That proved to be very true! We h...

“It’s very unlikely I'll have a full-time position with an orchestra as a pianist as my career. That is not a thing that happens to too many people these days. So, if not that, sink or swim, I have to start thinking about my career in a different way.”

Marianne Parker is one of the most active and vibrant musicians I know. Just to name a few things s...

“Failure is information. And it helps everybody do better work next time.”

I had the absolute privilege of sitting down with Andy Hudson, an amazing clarinetist - performing with ensembles like Latitude 49, earspace, F-PLUS, and Zafa Collective - and professor at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Andy has a way about him that makes you f...

“What does it mean to write an opera? What does it mean to put something on stage and to write something with the purpose of there being physical action to do?”

New music powerhouse Lisa Neher is a mezzo-soprano, composer, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through story, sound, and open-heartedness. Described by Oregon ArtsWatch as “a s...

“Productivity is not about getting the most done. Productivity is about getting to the end of your day and feeling like you got enough done.” I was introduced to Sarah's work through a 3-day online coaching seminar called the Ultimate Music Business Summit. She did a presentation called “Master Your Mindset: How to Ditch the Impostor Syndrome and Take Your Career to the Next Level” absolute...

“Music is not who you are, it's what you do and what you love.” If you’re a performer, this episode is definitely for you! Flutist and entrepreneur Francesca Leo goes into great detail about her research and work on the Playing Without Pain Project: a resource for musicians to educate on the severities of performance-based injuries, how to prevent them, maintaining healthy and efficient pra...

In episode 11 of the podcast, the featured guest was Alinéa Ensemble. However, one member was missing in the conversation, Matt Henson. To make up for lost time, Matt and I were able to find a place where our schedules aligned, and have him on the podcast! He is the type of musician that does a little bit of everything: bassist, conductor, music theorist, doctoral student, and member of Ali...

“My fundamental artistic drive is to do things with my friends, and sometimes I can care less about the actual music." Making Noise Podcast is starting off the new year with a big one! The first episode of 2021, 3 hours and 15 minutes long, features my friend and phenomenal composer Kory Reeder. Kory and I met at orientation when we started graduate school at BGSU. We spent many nights goin...

I randomly stumbled upon Alinéa Ensemble’s podcast, Everything but the Kitchen Sink, and was immediately amazed. I had never heard of them prior, however, the podcast featured interviews with composers like Chaya Czernowin, Beat Furrer, Aaron Cassidy, Marcos Balter, Rebecca Saunders, just to name a few. To me, this was an ensemble that was open to taking on challenges. They took advantage o...

Shaped by sonic sensitivity from a young age, Pittsburgh based composer/performer/artist Devon Osamu Tipp creates unorthodox musical environments from ostensibly incompatible realms. Tipp’s music draws influence from his Japanese and Eastern European roots, his experiences as a jeweler and painter, improvisations with plants, and his studies of gagaku and hogaku in Japan and the US. His wor...