Sharing the composition process and 6 lessons to help you create
Release Date: 11/18/2020
Arcoiris Sandoval - sisterhood, better opportunities, and healing thru community
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In this episode, which is episode 5 in the Creative Residency series where Monica talks and plays saxophone with fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women, Monica speaks with Arcoiris Sandoval, a pianist, composer, and bandleader based in New York City. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music. Created and facilitated...
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New Orleans - Monica's Creative Residency Reflection
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In this episode, Monica reflects on her time in New Orleans for the first part of her Creative Residency. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music. Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative...
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Zahria Sims - confidence, putting yourself out there, and loving the saxophone
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In this episode, which is episode 3 in the Creative Residency series where Monica talks and plays saxophone with fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women, Monica speaks with Zahria Sims, a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader based in New Orleans. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music. Created and facilitated by...
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Amina Scott - evolution, time off, and the power of reflection
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In this episode, which is episode 2 in the Creative Residency series where Monica talks and plays with fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women, Monica speaks Amina Scott, a bassist and composer based in New Orleans. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music. Created and facilitated by saxophonist,...
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Welcome back and the Creative Residency Series
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The podcast has returned! In this episode, Monica shares what she’s been up to since the last episode and talks about the creative residency series, "Here, There, and Everywhere" where she talks and plays with 18 fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music. Created and facilitated by...
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Quez Cantrell - Part 2 - growth, being unconventional, truthful and culture-shifting
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In this episode, Monica and Quez Cantrell (an artist, MC, producer, and web designer from Nashville, TN) continue their conversation where they left off in Part 1. They dig into their personal experiences with isolation, emotional incarceration, self-guilt, forgiving, and moving through deeply painful experiences. They talk about reading and sharing books they have found helpful and figuring out how to rest when needed. They talk about collaboration, lifting up others, being sure of your story and figuring out what a moment sounds like. They share their mutual respect for Rakim and Kendrick...
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Quez Cantrell - Part 1 - the journey of self-reflection, releasing pain, and healing through music
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In this episode, which is part one of a two-part series, Monica has a profoundly honest and deeply vulnerable conversation with Quez Cantrell, an artist, MC, producer, and web designer from Nashville, TN. They talk about how they met (it all started with an NPR article about the Nashville Hip Hop scene that came out during the pandemic) and Quez’s unconventional journey that led him to put his brutally honest music out into the world. Quez shares some of the challenges that he’s encountered growing up Black in Nashville and trying to build a career when you’re not a country music artist....
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Matt Crouse and Zack Albetta - thinking, feeling, and breaking down barriers with The Working Drummer podcast
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In this episode Monica is joined by drummers Matt Crouse (from Nashville, TN) and Zack Albetta (from Atlanta, GA) who are the hosts of podcast. They talk about some of the challenges and rewards of producing a podcast, the story of how Matt and Zack started working together and what they each bring to the table. They share how they both enjoy talking about making a living playing drums and the logistical, psychological, physical and emotional obstacles that are inherent within the profession. They discuss some of the misconceptions of the music business, the desire to learn and understand...
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Chelcie Jette - Direction, balance and making way for dreams
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In this episode, Monica chats with singer and songwriter, Chelcie Jette about her journey as a songwriter, how she ended up in Nashville after graduating with a degree in music business from Berkeley, and all of the different odd jobs that she has done. They talk about being inspired by others, learning from co-writing, researching and finding sounds that resonate. Chelcie shares her songwriting process for the songs on her up-coming EP (which drops August 18) including some audio clips and the rollercoaster of emotions that comes with putting work out into the world. We talk about our...
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Ashley Shabankareh - extending grace and space
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In this episode, Monica has an inspiring conversation with Ashley Shabankareh - a musician, musician educator, and administrator based in New Orleans. Ashley is a trombonist, vocalist, the Director of Operations and Programs for the Trombone Shorty Foundation, works with a wide variety of organizations, teaches at Loyola University, and is an artist, costume maker and dancer. Monica and Ashley talk about the challenges with explaining what we do as creatives in a label-oriented world, describing music in terms of bands instead of genres, sharing different influences and listening habits, as...
info_outlineIn this episode, Monica shares the processes she used and the stories behind three of her original compositions: "Knom", "I'm Sorry About Your Face", and "Keep it on the DL". She goes over how each one was created, the inspiration for the piece, and a provides a recording to reference. Monica offers 6 lessons that can help anyone start creating and talks about her workshop, Dive Into Composition, which begins on Dec. 1. Visit BraveMusician.com/dive for more info on the workshop.
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