The Musician's Journey Podcast

Amsterdam-based live-coding rap group Panda Zooicide (see their website for full description), took the time to answer my questions about influences, aesthetics, and being a parent as a touring musician. The music in this episode can be listened to further on Soundcloud, among other platforms. But if you can, make sure to see them live. 00:00 'BAMBOO $HOOTZ' 00:52 Introduction 01:47 Inspiration an...

Sarah Jeffery is a British musician, recorder-player, youtuber and educator who lives in the Netherlands. And she loves doing her taxes. The music in this episode is from her album from 2018, called 'Constellations - Minimal Music for Recorders'. 00:00 'Vermont Counterpoint' by Steve Reich 02:48 Introduction 03:26 Enter: Sarah 04:44 Her recorder-playing career during covid times 10:25 About her al...

British musician Kim Gajraj, based in Stockholm, holds workshops on using ones voice. She shares her unique story with us, -as well as a vocal improvisation and a practically business-oriented new song! 00:00 Improvisation 00:58 Introduction 02:04 Kim introduces herself 05:05 From dark silence to light, creativity and sound 11:25 Academics and voice coaching 16:02 Musician as identity, and 'The Ar...

British harpist Alexander Rider, generously shares his journey as a musician and freelancer with us, as well as some live performances of French repertoire. 00:00 'Grand Sonata' by Dizi- live in concert 01:53 Introduction 02:41 Alex introduces himself 08:30 Researching the history of the harp and harpists 16:37 'La Voliere Magique' by Marcel Tournier, live in concert 17:48 Reflections during the p...

Turkish musician Burak Mungan talks about kirtan, medicine songs, collective music-making, yoga, and Turkish psychedelic folk from the 70's. The music in this episode gives a small impression of how a kirtan gathering can sound like, through private recordings used with permission from Burak. 00:00 Sita-Ram 00:20 Introduction 01:04 Burak introduces himself 06:23 Kirtan 13:22 Collective music-makin...

Norwegian musician Jogeir Daae Mæland, took the time to talk with me about his musical journey, about contentment, practice, Kalandra, making money, and why it can be worth signing up with a record label. The music featured in this episode is by Jogeir. 00:00 'Frozen moments V1' 00:32 Introduction 01:12 Jogeir introduces himself 03:00 How the journey unfolds 10:13 Approach to ones instrument 14:07...

Russian/Dutch musician Maya Fridman, found some time during her busy days to have a talk about playing the cello and being a musician... 00:00 'The Song of Songs' by Karen Tanaka, from the album 'Red Velvet' (2017) 00:30 Introduction 01:39 Maya introduces herself 03:00 Presence during performance 07:55 Practising and scheduling, mental practice and Bach 13:35 Productivity, PhD, daily routines, and...

Romanian-Norwegian artist Vasile Baghiuc, shares the story of his journey from taking music lessons as a child in Romania, working as a trombone and brass teacher, conductor and composer in the far north of Norway, and now venturing into a career as an artist. 00:00 'In Times of Searching' 01:24 Introduction 01:53 Vasile introduces himself 09:34 Teaching 11:55 Different approaches to teaching in E...

Swedish musician Tobias Karlehag, shares his story as a percussionist, modular synth performer, improviser and composer. The music featured in this episode is from his album 'Process'. 00:00 'Stay' 03:36 Welcome 04:16 Tobias introduces himself 08:00 About his album 'Process' ('Stay' continued) 11:30 Modular synth for dummies 16:49 'Illusive Passage' 20:24 Rhythm and ambience 21:56 Intention for th...

Icelandic/British musician, composer and performer Matthías Sigurðsson, shares his story as a musician with us. From clarinet to live electronics, Reykjavik to Amsterdam, student to freelancer to student again, we get to hear about an exciting journey as well as lots of Matthías' music. The music in this episode is all composed and performed by Matthías Sigurðsson, except 'Serenade for Sore Souls'...

Polish pianist Aleksandra Bobrowska, took the time to share her thoughts on the projects that are currently close to her heart. We also get to hear excerpts from her recording of the Chopin mazurkas, as well as a taste of Duo Aldice, the duo she has with singer Candice Ielo. 00:00 Chopin, Op.7 nr.4 00:28 Pre-intro intro 00:56 Introducing Aleksandra 03:06 Being a musician for a living 05:44 From a...

Portugese musician Martim Pocinho, based in Manchester (UK), shares his thoughts and music with us. We talk about inspiration, challenges, and the vulnerability of working alone. All music featured in this episode is by Martim Pocinho, aka Soul Bananas. 00:00 'Silver Spaceships' 03:41 Introduction 04:25 Martim introduces himself and Soul Bananas 06:40 Being a multi-instrumentalist + sound engineer...

Swedish guitarists Emil Greilert and Karl-Johan Thenström share their thoughts on musical creativity, how one can make money these days, and if the album as format is obsolete. The music featured in this episode is by the band 'sthlm underground', and solo projects by Emil. Details are in the timeline section of the show notes. 00:00 'När Mörkret Faller' (sthlm underground) 02:42 Introduction 03:3...

Spanish musician NACAÑADÍ dropped by to talk about inspiration, the horrors of recording oneself, and the word 'musician' as identity. The music featured in this episode is by NACAÑADÍ. 00:00 'The Rug' 03:10 Introduction 06:50 'Portugal' 09:15 The future, the creative process, musician as identity 14:35 [coda] 16:00 Finding the voice, recording oneself 20:05 'Gracias a la vida' 22:00 Inspiration,...

Norwegian musician and improviser Inga Margrete Aas, reflects on life as a musician. All music in this episode is from the album 'How Forests Think'(2020) by Vilde&Inga. 00:00 'lll' from the album 'How Forests Think' 04:48 Introduction to the episode 05:57 Inga introduces herself and 'How Forests Think' 08:31 'lX' from the album 'How Forests Think' 09:03 Finding the double-bass 11:07 Classical...

Since early 2020 our lives have been shaped by the reactions to covid-19 by authorities in the countries we live in, making musician life more difficult for some than for others. This episode is not a political discussion of any kind; we get to hear harpist Anastasia Razvalyaeva talk about her experience of the time that passed since the lockdowns in Budapest started. The music in this episode is...

Dutch/South-African cellist and composer Wilma Pistorius, shares her thoughts and experiences with us. We talk about how to plan and structure our days as musicians, how to set prices for our services, and how important it is to enjoy what we are doing. 00:00 'Introduction' composed and performed by Wilma Pistorius 03:16 Introduction to the episode 04:09 How Wilma ended up in the Netherlands 07:04...

Slovenian pianist and composer, Kaja Draksler, talks about managing a busy career as a freelance musician and the challenges she's facing, how it all started, and her traumatic childhood experiences regarding reading sheet music. The music featured in this episode is composed by Kaja Draksler, except ‘To Pianists’ which is an improvisation together with Eve Risser. 00:00 'Delicious Irony' from the...

The first episode of The Musician’s Journey Podcast is a short introduction where the host, Ragnhild Wesenberg, explains in what kind of a context this project was born. Her website is ragnhildwesenberg.com For any comments, go to ragnhildwesenberg.com/podcast Podcast soundtrack is performed and recorded by Ani Amer.