Cliff Beach: You Showed Me the Way
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
06/29/24
•104m
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Cliff Beach is an award-winning singer, songwriter, author of “Side Hustle and Flow”, podcast host, record label owner and also works fulltime as VP of digital and operations in the beauty industry. This episode focuses on his recent album and tribute to Ella Fitzgerald “You Showed Me the Way”, we also got into his funk hit “Confident” and the last part of the interview we talked about some of his valuable advice from his book. Most of the guests I speak with work in music full-time, but of course that always means having many skill sets, and a few musicians like Cliff have a day job and also work hard on their music which is central to their lives. Cliff didn’t write his book for musicians, but for anyone that wants inspiration and advice for making the best of their lives, and I found a lot of what he wrote about resonated with me. Take a look at the time-stamps below.
Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website : https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/cliff-beach
Cliff Beach music link for You Showed Me the Way: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/cliffbeach1/you-showed-me-the-way-2
Cliff Beach website: https://californiasoulmusic.com/cliff-beach-fyc-confident
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:34) jazz album “You Showed Me the Way” tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
(07:11) “You Showed Me the Way”
(13:13) Cliff’s childhood singing in harmony in church
(15:50) teen years and Berklee
(17:11) networking in LA
(19:27) cruise ship gigs
(22:26) Mestizo Beat, “Confident”
(26:38) ”Confident”
(29:58) winning the John Lennon song-writing competition
(32:27) playlist curation and pitching your music
(37:12) book “Side Hustle and Flow”, setting goals, self-reflection, gratitude and building habits
(53:16) new merch to support the podcast!
(54:09) more advice and perspectives from “Side Hustle and Flow”
(01:00:02) Bill Withers
(01:04:57) about “The Gift of Blues”
(01:08:3) “The Gift of Blues”
(01:12:14) Toastmasters
(01:19:19) creating the audio book and Udemy course
(01:24:32) the many roles we play in life and business, financial advice
(01:30:54) cold calls, taking chances and pitching
(01:35:33) making it personal, family stories
(01:38:09) telling stories with different media, how music helped Cliff through challenges
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Jessica Cottis: Hearing in Colour
June 22, 2024
•86m
Jessica Cottis is an acclaimed orchestral conductor, and in this wide-ranging interview you’ll gain insights into the special world of orchestral conductors and also some of Jessica’s interests in the natural world and the arts. She spoke to me about her musical path, from how she made her first trumpet, to life on a sheep farm, to her transition from a career as a concert organist, to lessons learned from conducting mentors including Colin Davis and Colin Metters. Jessica is such an articulate champion of the value of music and the arts, and I’ve also been privileged to have worked with her in my role as a violinist in Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra.
I have a special interest in synesthesia, so I was interested in hearing her experience of sound through colour, and if you look at the description of this episode, you’ll find detailed timestamps for the many topics covered, inluding some beautiful music from Julie Cooper’s new album Oculus with Jessica Cottis conducting. Jessica also shared her difficult recovery from a concussion and how her senses were further mixed for a period of time.
Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on my YouTube channel and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/jessica-cottis
Jessica Cottis website: https://www.jessicacottis.com/about
Angel in Dark Green by composer Julie Cooper is featured in this episode from her album Oculus (conducted by Jessica Cottis): https://juliecoopermusic.com/
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:46) Jessica Cottis transition from organist to conductor
(13:57) the experience of conducting an orchestra
(16:57) Julie Cooper Oculus project, synesthesia, chromesthesia
(20:41) Angel in Dark Green by Julie Cooper from Oculus
(25:45) synesthesia
(26:22) please support this listener-supported series!
(26:58) synesthesia, random assault and recovering from concussion
(37:08) childhood and the sheep farm, butterflies
(42:08) childhood musical education, trumpet, piano
(43:45)programming orchestral programs
(48:52) presenting and interpreting contemporary music
(52:20) equity and inclusion in classical music
(56:19) conducting mentor Colin Davis
(01:00:18) conducting mentor Colin Metters, the art of conducting
(01:07:41) how Jessica learns scores, listening to historical recordings
(01:16:00) inspiration from books
(01:17:34) time-space synesthesia
(01:19:16) childhood and using music to understand and express emotions
(01:20:52) early conducting experiences, founding the Bloomsbury Opera and getting sponsors
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Lisa Pegher: Percussion Pioneer
July 6, 2024
•98m
Lisa Pegher is a brilliant American percussion soloist and drummer. She is also a composer, improvisor and software engineer. She is known for pioneering percussion as a solo instrument within the orchestral realm and beyond, making it her life’s work to present percussion to larger audiences by commissioning, collaborating, and creating new works and performances that bring percussion to the front of the stage. We talked about her new concerto/show, "Circuits and Skins," written for her by Paul Dooley, which explores ways to meld orchestra with Electronic Dance Music, and also her project A.I.RE Artificial Iintelligence Rhythm Evolution. You’ll hear about her perspectives on self-care, social media, the value of mentors, and a fascinating variety of her performances during this episode. (the links to the video performances from the podcast are linked to the show notes on my website, where you'll also find the transcript and this episode on my YouTube:
https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/lisapegher
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The podcast theme music was commissioned from composer Nick Kold, and you can use the timestamps to navigate the episode.
Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:24)the story of Lisa’s first drum, breaking boundaries at a young age as a soloist, Schwantner concerto (13:34) vibraphone improvisation (16:48) love for the vibraphone (18:46) great teacher (22:29) yoga, getting in the zone (24:19) No Reply (27:24) love for marimba, the importance of a solid technique (30:13) dealing with burnout (31:38) Player of Games, AI, Fate Amenable to Change (34:40) A.I.RE Artificial Intelligence Rhythm Evolution show (38:03) demo using AI (39:31) thoughts about improvisation (43:34) new merch available! (44:28) intro to Matthew Rosenbloom’s Northern Flicker (47:03) excerpt from Northern Flicker by Matthew Rosenbloom (50:17) the challenges of notating percussion scores (52:43) the fun of found objects (55:40) Splice, the joy of coding (01:00:51) TROMP percussion competition experience and value of community (01:03:43) Paul Dooley Circuits and Skins, bringing EDM audiences into symphonic music (01:06:02) Imperfection project with SideFire trio free jazz (01:12:38) excerpt from Fire from Imperfection with the SideFire trio (01:13:44) taking risks (01:15:45) collaboration with Andrew Knox Imaginary Windows (01:22:45) Water Runs Up from Minimal Art: Imaginary Windows (01:25:35) overwhelm with social media and promotion (01:32:52) equity and inclusion in music
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