Painting on Glass - The Markus Zosel Music Podcast

Having you here with me is a pleasure and that is why we are going to talk about the future today. In most of the episodes we dealt with things that occurred in the past. Now we’re looking ahead. Just come along to find out a bit more. The song was taken from the current album MYSTICA which you can find on any of the major streaming- and download services online. More information: www.markus-zosel...

Today  I can offer you some sort of special episode for you. That is, because we’re talking about the coming release of the the new album lying just a few days ahead and you’ll hear one of the new songs right in this episode. So, just come along and let’s step right into it. This is all about the new album MYSTICA...

This is episode 60 and it is the second part of a double feature about a classical mass I wrote for my hometown a couple of years ago. If you haven’t listened to the previous episode you can start right here, no problem. In case you should be interested in the whole project, you might listen to episode 59 first. More information on the artist: www.markus-zosel.com  

Markus Zosel introduces his English speaking audience to an early classical work of him: His "Mass for My Hometown" for choir and piano. This is the first of two episodes that are dedicated to this topic.  This recording was taken from a live performance on January 30th, 2010 by the choir "mehrKlang" from Baunatal. The concert took place inside the "Christus Erlöser Kirche" in Baunatal.  Watch the...

Today it’s all about a walk in the summer rain. We’re heading right to the end of August and it feels like a good time for this topic. So - grab your umbrella and let’s go…. :-) And, of course, it's much so more than just walking in the rain.

In this episode Markus wants to talk about the unspoken in everybody’s mind - and how it affects writing. Let’s see what we can find in the following ten minutes…! The song »As a part of me« was taken from the album »Patches« released in 2011. This album is only available as a physical CD. Just have a look at Markus Zosel’s Online Store. https://www.markuszosels-cd-und-buchshop.com    

On the night of July 28th, Markus Zosel was announced for possible induction in to the »Akademia Hall of Fame« in Los Angeles. In this episode he reflects on having come there and the ways of being grateful while being on the go to somewhere new on the path you’ve chosen for yourself. Further information about the work of the artist: www.markus-zosel.com  

You know that I sing songs, I write the songs and I am writing books. And you know that I am teacher. This is what I do to earn a living. Education is a topic that takes a lot of space in m every day life and I’ve always felt very privileged that I have the opportunity to teach, to pass along knowledge to the young - which is quite wonderful, I think. Ten years ago I started to write a novel which...

Welcome back to this episode which took a little longer to publish. That is because of a very busy time. Making a living sometimes needs all attention and does not leave any chance for the things you’d love to do instead.  But this is episode 54 and I hope it’ll be the one you’re about to like. So, let’s get right into it now.

Have you ever received the gift of a song for yourself? No? No problem at all, because this one, yes, this one right here is for you and its comes from all of my heart along with the wish to make you smile and to brighten up your day for a little while. That’s all it wants to aim. And maybe, yes, maybe - it’ll stay in your heart. Find more information on the website of the artist: www.markus-zosel...

Most of my songs are in English. I love this language and it has always been a door to all communication on an international scale and I am very grateful for this essential reason. But from time to time I find myself in the mood and the need to express myself in the language which is the one I learned first - my native tongue.  This song is a good example for what I am talking about.

I bet you got these spaces yourself. Some kind of hiding place you need from time to time to refill you personal battery or refresh your spirit when it needs to be refreshed. A labour day can be long and such places should be not too far away from your home so that you got the chance to get there fairly quick. That’s what I am talking about today. The song "Cafe in the Woods" is taken from the alb...

Welcome back this is Episode 50 (!) and we’re right into the Easter Season. So, a Happy Easter everybody and welcome back to this show. Today we are going to talk about a song I published almost exactly 3 years ago. It was an album called VOYAGE and it was released on April 3rd, 2020. You find one song with the name »I Love You« on this album and that is the tune we are going to take closer look a...

Welcome back to episode 49 of this podcast. I hope you’ll enjoy this one as all the others before. It’s all about the way I found for my writing. No matter whether we’re talking about literature or music. So, let’s get right into it now…

Welcome back to the new episode of this podcast. I think you’re about to enjoy this one, because today’s episode will be about all the things that could be, but we’re not sure about that. Let’s see what this might be in the minutes to follow.

Welcome back. Today's episode will be about a very intense feeling we all know. I’m sure about that. It is about missing someone you lost some year before on the road to this place that you call present now. And from time to time you thoughts wonder back and keep on wishing. What, if suddenly you would have the chance to meet this person again - and smiling…?

Maybe you’re a musician who tries hard to write the songs of your life, maybe you’re an author who has to believe in yourself because no-one else does the way you do. That is alright and it’s good that you keep on going all the way - on and on. But no matter who you are and no matter what you do. At a certain point you’ll be driven to name things, after creating something you gotta give it a name....

There’s magic in the moments shortly before something happens. There’s something that keeps us wordless, lack of expression and astonished when looking at it. It’s the moments shortly before a concert, shortly before we’re about to meet somebody or the seconds before something big is going to happen. You know this kind of tension, I’m sure about that. And this is what this episode is about. The na...

Season's Greetings! This is episode 44: A Holiday Special with Sheila Alderson, singer and dear friend from the north of England. Be a part of a conversation, a very special occasion and join in the conversation between two experienced singers when I had the pleasure to be invited into her beautiful home in the mellow days of December. Credits of the songs chosen from the Christmas Album: "Mary's...

Last night snow fell. It sounds so simple but it also offers a little bit of magic that goes along with it. Early Morning snow is kind of special. Because it appears when you get up early and it is about to disappear within the first half of the day. It’s fragile and lovely to look at because it decorates the outside beautifully and that way it is able to decorate your own heart for the start righ...

Today's show will be about the two instruments you just heard: the acoustic guitar and the piano.  Both are instruments that would work all alone and for themselves. You can play classical guitar and there is nothing you would miss. You can also play the piano and everything is fine. Right. But in the field of songwriting both have an enormous power when recorded together to accompany a song. Why’...

For this episode I’ve chosen a track from the online album recovered. The name is »One for the Show«. The name of the episode is "One for the vine..." - why’s that? We’ll find out and I tell you in the following minutes In life there are so many things to find us or it's us to find all the things on our way. But you are as professional as I am by looking at it and you’ve learned that it’s mostly t...

These days it’s all about changing. We enjoyed the wonderful and mellow days of a late summer which has now gone and we’ve already entered the new season: fall. "A Dance in Fall" takes you out on a little journey all among the shiny light and the trembling leaves in all its wonderful colours - and the reason why you don't have to be afraid of the change that is essential part of life. Find more in...

Today we’re going to talk about old gloves! Old gloves? It’ll be surely a little more to it than just a pair of worn out gloves. But let’s get started right now and we’ll find out! Song "Old Gloves" taken from the album CHARACTER (2019) Find more information about the artist: www.markus-zosel.com  

Being free - it is such a tiny word - but it really means so much. It should be printed in the biggest letters but remains as a word just the same way as all the other words we use almost every day. And there are many sides to this little word. Let us dare taking a closer look.