The Musician's Journey Podcast

What are the perfect conditions for creativity? "Shame and fear went on vacation", says Kim Gajraj who just made her first solo album. And a year ago she wasn't even completely comfortable with calling herself a 'musician.' Many things happened at the same time: a break-up, a diagnosis, a change of address, a lot of intimate work with the voice, and a sexual liberation. "What do I want? Can I ask...

I like to ask people what it means to them to be a musician, and here are several answers to that question. ------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 01:49 Alexander Rider - on YouTube 04:57 Inga Margrete Aas - Website under construction (music from: Vilde&Inga 'How Forests Think' IX) 08:25 Panda Zooizide - Homepage 11:20 Sarah Jeffery - Homepage 13:53 Anthony Dunstan...

Being a self-employed musician means that you often make your schedule yourself. I like to ask musicians how they structure their days, and here are several answers to that question. ------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 01:40 Bill Small - Homepage 03:47 Aron Dahl - Homepage (music from: 'Proportions of time' (2019) 4 channel audio/video installation) 05:11 Aleksandra...

Whether it's troubling thoughts about the future, or past experiences one had to get through, challenges abound in musicians' lives. ------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Kaja Draksler - Kaja’s Homepage : http://kajadraksler.com/ 07:16 Sarah Jeffery - Sarah’s Homepage : https://sarahjeffery.com/ 09:18 Martim Pocinho - excerpt from: 'Don't Give Up'. Listen more t...

Swedish violinist Isabelle Andö, kindly replies to my many questions regarding life as a freelance musician in Stockholm. -------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 02:12 'Isas polska' (I. Andö/ Isabelle Andö violin & Andreas Hedlund piano) 03:15 Isabelle introduces herself 06:55 Economy in freelance musician life 14:20 Income streams 21:12 The platforms where customers ca...

Swedish producer, cellist and arranger, Erik Hamrefors, gives us a glimpse into his personal combination of music-related income streams and interests. Music excerpts from Karl Jenkins 'Requiem' with Erik on the cello. Choir: Oscars motettkör. Orchestra: Orkestern Filialen. ---------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Karl Jenkins 'Requiem' 02:17 Erik introduces himself 10:10 Working as an executive...

Norwegian composer and musician, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, has a highly productive career to look back on. Not that it's over any time soon; it has still only just begun. In this episode she gives us a glimpse into her world, accompanied by excerpts from a recent project with Katarina Barruk: 'Avant Joik'. 00:00 Intro 01:33 'Avant Joik - Live in Bergen - 03 Ubmejen Jiännuo' 03:45 Meet Maja S....

Are you reading the shownotes? Cool. You lived to see the light of another day, despite the world. I wish I knew exactly what you're looking for. Alas, I'll have to guess. Let me know if there's something you're missing from here. And here comes some info about this episode, followed by relevant links. ---------------- Isobel Anderson wears many hats: singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, as wel...

Legit interview with the duo 'Pale Moon'. Bona fide music excerpts. 00:00 Introduction 01:05 'Strange Days' 02:34 Nata and Árni introduce themselves 08:12 Why and how do you make music? 22:15 'Dusty Road' 23:02 Genre and income streams 31:47 Music videos 37:05 'Happier' 38:33 About 'Clown' 46:30 'Clown' 47:30 Siberia and Iceland 50:35 We love taxes 57:50 Outro Pale Moon's website: https://www.pale...

Norwegian musician Rakel Nystabakk, moved home to northern Norway after her music studies to combine a career as a composer, performer and sheep farmer. 00:00 Introduction 00:56 'Dans no 1, demo' 04:00 Rakel's musical journey 12:44 'Synthdrone' 14:13 Living in the north of Norway as a musician and sheep farmer 26:35 'Røtter' 27:39 Artistic focus and process 37:00 'Song frå kjøkkenet' 37:41 The cre...

American musician Bill Small, shares his words and music with us. 00:00 Introduction 01:17 'Nothing I Can Do' 03:04 Enter: Bill Small 08:35 Teaching and other ways of working as a musician 15:35 Influence and inspiration through changing times 18:47 'Something Better' 19:42 Online marketing, being your own boss and setting your rates 30:00 Bill is at a crossroads 37:10 'Gone' 38:15 Opening up, inw...

Guostė Tamulynaitė is a Lithuanian artist based in Oslo, Norway. Here you can listen to her story of freeing herself from labels and capturing the beauty of the moment in her art. 00:00 Introduction 02:02 'Korona Synth Spor 7, excerpt' 03:36 Guostė introduces herself 09:24 Making a living as a musician 11:11 Being an instrumental teacher, and hunting joy 18:30 About the project 'They Always Return...

On Bandcamp: https://gayleskidmore.bandcamp.com/ Image from Bandcamp. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

Contributing musicians: Sarah-Jane Summers (violin) Juhani Silvola (guitar) Georgij Ildeikin (cello) Listen to the whole album: Spotify – Fra fjord og fjære Harald's homepage: http://www.haraldbakkebymoe.no/ Photo by Yngve Olsen Sæbbe. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

Christian on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chris-chamoun Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

On YouTube Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

Gunnar on Facebook Photo from Gunnar Gunnsteinsson. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

Thale Krogtoft on Soundcloud Photo by Martin Holmen. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

On YouTube Image from YouTube, the 1990-version of this cover song. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

On YouTube Image taken from YouTube. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

Bill's homepage Image from Bill Small. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

Linda Hartmann's website Photo by Cristian Gårand. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

Eline's homepage : Eline Hellerud Åsbakk Photo from Eline’s homepage.. Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

'New Christmas' EP on Spotify Image from Facebook Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.

Sarah Jeffery's website Photo from Sarah’s Facebook Page Podcast soundtrack by Ani Amer.