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The Psychology Of Music As Medicine with Markus Reuter

The humble, soft-spoken, vulnerable and sincere manner in which you will hear Markus Reuter speak on this podcast might leave you surprised when you figure out it comes from an artist who spent the past decade on the road with living legends like Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto (amidst many others) on multiple continents performing for audiences who flock to hear them play a form of music based on a process an entire generation possibly doesn't even know exists.
A qualified Psychologist, Reuter's work as recording artist, solo performer and collaborator spans (and frequently fuses) electrophonic loop music, contemporary classical music, progressive and art rock, industrial music, world jazz, jazz fusion, pop songs and pure improvisation. Over the course of a two-decade career, he has been a member of and collaborator with multiple bands, ensembles and projects (including centrozoon, Stick Men, Tuner, The Crimson ProjeKct, Europa String Choir, Gary Husband and Devin Townsend) as well as a solo artist. Markus is also an in-demand creativity coach and music instructor. 
 
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http://markusreuter.bandcamp.com/
 https://www.facebook.com/kopfmensch 
https://www.facebook.com/olderthangod
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Death, Discovery, Legacy, Heartbreak, Being a Misfit and Social Media Adieus with Jivraj Singh

Hailed as 'one of the hottest drummers on the planet' by Nitin Sawhney, RBMA Graduate, heir to what has been called the 'the first family of Indian Independent Music', core member of pathbreaking band Pink-Noise and most well known as one half of indie art-pop duo Parekh & Singh, Visual/Inter-diciplinary artist/ Drummer/Producer Jivraj Singh is the personification of unassuming, prodigal, autodidactic talent and depth, the extent of which he still remains reluctant to acknowledge openly.
In his most intimate conversation on record till date, I catch up with my God-brother, collaborator, soulmate and peer-mentor to talk about how the last 5 years have been since the demise of his parents and my friends Gyan and Jayshree Singh, his most adult break up, his history-making success with Parekh and Singh, therapy and decision to leave Social Media. 
 
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Understanding And Tackling Racial Bias in 2020 with Tayo Rockson

(Rec. 23rd July 2020) 
Tayo Rockson is a writer, speaker, consultant, podcaster, and brand strategist who runs UYD Management - a strategic consulting firm that helps organisations incorporate sustainable diversity and inclusion practices. As the son of a diplomat, Tayo grew up understanding the nuances of multicultural diversity while living on 4 continents. He has leveraged his experiences to establish himself as an authority in communicating effectively across cultures and personal branding by gracing various stages including TEDx, the prestigious Chautauqua Institution as well as the United Nations. Tayo regularly expands on his knowledge by interviewing top industry leaders via his top rated "As Told by Nomads" podcast as well as consulting with corporations ranging from fast growing startups to multinationals. Tayo's most recent accomplishments include landing a book deal with Wiley, a global publishing company. His first book on connecting across cultures in divisive times is called Use Your Difference To Make A Difference.
 
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Website: www.tayorockson.com
Podcast: www.tayorockson.com/podcast
Book: Use Your Difference To Make A Difference
UYD Collective: https://tayorockson.podia.com/uydcollective 
 
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The Colour of Music + Sexism Female Singers Face with Sophie Dunér

(Rec. 12 July 2020)
Swedish Singer, Composer, Arranger  and Painter Sophie Duner has been making waves in international Jazz/Contemporary/Avantgarde circles with her uniquely blended sound uniting the romantic and the spiritually elevated with the bold dissonance of satire drenched in tense colours that resolve into unpredictable  scapes of expansion.
Drawing heavily on a variety of composers like Kurt Weill, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Hans Werner Henze, Dizzy Gillespie & Stravinsky to create what has been described as 'Dúneresque' by Grammy Award winning Producer Michael Haas.
Based between Sweden and the US, the Berklee graduate mentored by the likes of George Garzone, Hal Crook and Ed Tomassi continues to fascinate with provocative melanges of sonic and visual colour.
In this episode, we catch up for the first time since our Artist Residency at the UNESCO endorsed Bimbache openART festival in 2015.
 
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The City of Dizzy on FB https://www.facebook.com/thecityofdizzy
Sophie Dunér on Twitter https://twitter.com/SophieDuner
Sophie Dunér Website www.sophieduner.com
 
 
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Sophie Dunér Art on Twitter https://twitter.com/home
Sophie Dunér Art Website www.sophiedunerart.com
 
 
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Solocast : Thoughts on consistency for the artist.

Late night blurbs on the role and definition of consistency that have been relevant for me as an artist and make themselves more apparent of late.

Laying Down The Law With Manojna Yeluri

(Rec. 27th June 2020)
Founder of Artistik License, a legal and business consultancy for artists and creative professionals since 2013, Manojna Yeluri is arguably India's most credible entertainment and intellectual property rights lawyer whose collaborative work with the Indian independent arts and music is sworn by by some of the sub-continents most-respected artists.
Representative of the same at global events like WOMEX and IOMMA, she  consults additionally with the Artists at Risk Connection project of Pen America as their Asia Regional representative, assisting them with their activities in the region. She is also co-creator of community based tool, Contracts for Creators.
Yeluri holds a Masters Degree in Entertainment, media and intellectual property rights law from the UCLA School of Law, and a BA.LLB (Hons) degree from NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, India where she currently operates from. 
 
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Website: https://www.artistiklicense.org
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtistikLicense/
 
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(Apologies for audio dropout in between due to T.L.'s moronry) 

Solocast 2 : Why Self Love without Self Enquiry s like trying to love a ghost.

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The Making Of 'Maed In India' with Mae Mariyam Thomas

(Rec. 12th June 2020) 
 
Featured in GQ magazine's 2019 list of 50 Most Influential Young Indians, Mae Mariyam Thomas is a presenter, podcaster, journalist, writer, and voice over artist, with over a decade of experience in the radio industry.
 
Relocating to India in 2010 after starting her career as news editor and journalist in Wales, UK., she continued working in radio best-known for hosting the afternoon request show, 'Mumbai On Demand' on 94.3 Radio One, before she began exploring the growing medium of podcasting.  
 
2018, saw her starting her own podcast production company and consultancy where 'Maed in India', India's flagship indie music podcast and food industry show 'NoSugarCoat' with Pooja Dhingra went on to be selected by Apple as Best Indian Podcasts in 2018.
 
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Website:  www.maedinindia.in
Twitter: www.twitter.com/maebemaebe
Instagram: www.instagram.com/maemariyam
 
 
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Solocast 1 : Why I Started This Podcast

Raw Solo-cast describing core motivation behind 'Tapasya Loading'. 
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Ego And The Guitar with Rez Abbasi

(Rec. 5th June 2020)
Voted #1 “Rising-Star Guitarist” in 2013’s DownBeat Critics Poll and successively in the top-ten guitarists alongside luminaries Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi is among a rare breed of artists that continue to push boundaries while preserving the traditions he has embraced. “Abbasi is living, breathing proof that jazz music can be as vital and boundary-pushing as ever.” AllAboutJazz.com. 
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, migrating at the age of four to the vastness of Southern California, schooled at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music in jazz and classical music, along with a pilgrimage in India under the guidance of master percussionist, Ustad Alla Rakha, Abbasi is a vivid synthesis of all the above stated influences and genres. Making New York home for the past 25 years, he has developed a unique sound both as a composer and an instrumentalist and is considered by many to be one of the foremost modern jazz guitar players the world over.With fifteen albums of mostly original compositions, Abbasi continues to forge new ground with his many multi-dimensional projects. From his 2005 organ trio recording Snake Charmer that features Indian vocal sensation Kiran Ahluwalia, to his recent Behind the Vibration (2015), he captures provocative sounds rarely heard in jazz. Abbasi’s sixth album, Things To Come (2009) features a star-studded group of Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Dan Weiss, Johannes Weidenmueller and Ahluwalia and was included in DownBeat’s “top CD’s of the decade” along with a 4.5 star review. The same year he was awarded the prestigious Chamber Music America (CMA) commission to compose new works for the same ensemble, Invocation. 
In 2010, Abbasi reconvened his group Invocation to record the follow-up to Things To Come, Suno Suno which features his CMA commissioned compositions that are informed by Qawwali - spiritual music from Pakistan. The power, joy and depth that Qawwali encompasses can be heard throughout Suno Suno. In 2017, Unfiltered Universe was released. It is Abbasi’s third of a trilogy of albums with his group Invocation and his twelfth album release. The compositions are based on his experiences performing with Carnatic musicians and dancers and were once again commissioned by CMA. Among Abbasi’s most recent projects is a commission by the New York Guitar Festival to create and perform a live score for the 1929 silent film A Throw of Dice, based on an episode from the Indian Sanskrit epic The Mahabharata. His “Silent Ensemble” recorded the score and the album was released in 2019. In 2020 Rez is set to release his 15th album, Django-shift which features his imaginative recasting of the music of Django Reinhardt, one of history’s most influential guitarists.
 
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