Mamas in Music

The Mamas in Music Podcast is hosted by Claire London in connection with the Mamas in Music Non-Profit Organization. Join our community here: mamasinmusic.org About Carolyn Ortiz: Carolyn Ortiz has been working in our beloved music industry for over 15 years. Carolyn started out as a self-taught publicist in the NYC blog era, specializing in emerging artists, brand partnerships, and curating live...

Nina Teapot Owens, an award winning music executive and founder of The Teapot Legacy LLC, empowers transformative creators in the music industry to preserve their legacies. Graduating as valedictorian with an Entertainment Business degree from SAE Institute Nashville, Nina boasts extensive expertise. Her directorial debut in an ESSENCE-featured music video showcased her exceptional artistic vision...

Singer-songwriter and actor Rae Leigh has featured on the hit NBC universal TV show ‘Young Rock’  as a Nashville singer in the 80’s covering Dwight Yoakam’s ‘Honky Tonk Man’ and was a kissing bee in the Oscar-nominated film “Elvis”. 

Rae followed up her 2021 EP “Powered by Love”, with three singles in 2022 all of them charting well in the Australian National country radio airplay chart with her s...

Denise Devenish is a qualified counselor, member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, member of The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, Spokesperson for Help Musicians UK, singer, mother, and more. More about Denise here: https://www.denisedevenishcounselling.co.uk/ Hosted by: Claire London Music by: Tiff Randol Become a member of Mamas in Music: mamasinmusic...

Tara Trudel is a versatile songwriter and composer based in Los Angeles. She started her career teaching early childhood and elementary school music in Chicago for The Merit School of Music and Chicago Public Schools. As a teaching artist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Tara performed her students’ original composition with Yo-Yo Ma. Tara left teaching to perform around the country as a Music...

Anita Aysola, the Atlanta-based songwriter, has always been a musical chameleon, skillfully blending her mastery of Western and Hindustani classical music with a variety of other genres. As she moves into 2024, Anita's music continues to evolve as she embraces an alternative style, and she shares how her musical evolution unfolded, how motherhood has influenced her music, and so much more. Her...

Nella Dwyer is a singer, songwriter, composer, ADHD Executive Coach and Neurodiversity Consultant, and an expert on the topic of boundaries. In this episode, we discuss what boundaries are, why they are important, how to implement them, and so much more. More about Nella here: https://www.iamnella.com/ https://www.instagram.com/adhdiversity/ Co-hosted by Claire London and Mary Leay Music by Tiff R...

Talking motherhood in the music industry with the incredible Nicole Barsalona, President of Women in Music, artist manager, advocate, consultant, and mother of two.   

A talented artist and songwriter based in Nashville, Hannah Miller's music has been featured in numerous films and television shows such as This is Us, Virgin River, Pretty Little Liars, and more, and she was honored a Guild of Music Supervisors Award nomination for her work on “This is Us” in 2018. Hannah shares her experience as a mother in music, her journey into the sync world, and what sh...

Mirette Seireg is the President and CEO of MPATH Music, the first and only production music company of its kind to achieve gender parity among its composers. As a mother, business owner, and a fierce advocate for inclusion of diverse groups and gender parity, Mirette chats about some of the challenges she sees for for women and mothers in music, what needs to happen to move the needle, and so much...

London based R&B/Soul singer and songwriter ZITAH chats about her journey as a mama in music and why it's important not to lose your identity in motherhood. More about ZITAH here: @zitahmusic Hosted by Claire London: clairelondon.com (@clairelondonmusic) Theme music by Tiff Randol: tiffrandol.com (@tiffrandol) Mamas in Music: mamasinmusic.com (@mamasinmusic)

An authoritative voice in music, tech, and education, the multi-talented Erin Barra is the Director of Popular Music at Arizona State University, Executive Director of Beats By Girlz, course developer for Berklee Online, former Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and so much more. As a mother of 2, Erin chats to host Claire London about how her music career shifted into...

Leah Zeger is an incredible violinist and vocalist working with everyone from Hans Zimmer to Miley Cyrus to Steve Wonder, and as a mother of 2 with baby number 3 on the way, Leah shares her experience as a mother in music, how she's dealt with being away from her kids on tour, losing gigs because of being pregnant, and what she's learned along the way.  Hosted by: Claire London @clairelondonm...

Talented drummer Demelza Mather shares how her music career took off after after becoming a mother, her passion for playing live, and the constant balance we are all trying to achieve in music and motherhood.  Hosted by: Claire London @clairelondonmusc Guest: Demelza Mather @demelzajmather Music by: Tiff Randol @tiffrandol Mamas in Music @mamasinmusic More about Demelza: Demelza plays drums f...

Lindsey Kirkendall is an artist coach, music business consultant, and mother of two helping artists create a thriving, sustainable, and profitable business for themselves beyond the traditional music business paradigm, and she believes being a mother is the secret sauce.  Hosted by: Claire London @clairelondonmusic Guest: Lindsey Kirkendall @lindseykirkendall Music: by Tiff Randol @tiffrandol...

Incredibly talented singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jess Greenfield chats with host Claire London about her experience as a touring musician with Noel Gallagher, among many other artists, and the real, raw, relatable challenges of being a new mama. Hosted by - Claire London @clairelondon Guest - Jess Greenfield @greenfieldsings Music by - Tiff Randol @tiffrandol Mamas in Music - @mamas...

Host Claire London chats to super talented UK based vocalist Holly Petrie about her experience as a background vocalist working with some incredible artists, and the challenges and joys that come with navigating tour life and new motherhood.  Hosted by - Claire London @clairelondonmusic Guest - Holly Petrie @hollypetrie Music by - Tiff Randol @tiffrandol Mamas in Music - @mamasinmusic More ab...

Welcome to the Mamas in Music Podcast! In our first episode, host Claire London chats with Mamas in Music co-founders Tiff Randol and Mary Leay about how and why this important community began, the challenges we often face as mothers in music, and their mission to create connection, opportunity, and change in the music industry.  Hosted by - Claire London (@clairelondonmusic) Guests - Tiff Ra...