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Michelle A. Jones “Two Dogs & a Rat” (children’s music) Growing up in a family of creatives, Michelle A. Jones was destined to showcase her talents. After retiring from teaching, she started to weave strings of poetry into lyrical compositions that would become the foundation of her journey into the music industry. …

World travel hasn’t been too easy to do during the past few years. But some intrepid explorers keep searching out new horizons. Fired by fascination, they journey all over the globe, learning and sharing whatever they can, absorbing and synthesizing traditions, and making unlikely connections. guUs is an artist like …

Major Spark “Run Run Run” (alternative) https://youtu.be/mW7H8MjqD08 Major Spark “Beautiful Noise” (dance / alternative) https://youtu.be/RF6-V7wIqNI Major Spark is Mark Goodman and producer Brian Charles. Their debut album Beautiful Noise is a stirring amalgam of garage rock, power pop, psychedelia, and synth-drenched textural soundscapes, all lovingly detailed, sturdily composed, and immediately catchy. …

Welcome to Music Existence!  We are chatting today with Teyquil. Can you tell us about yourself and how you got into music?  Hello, Music Existence! It is an absolute pleasure to be here and thanks so much for having me. A bit about me, well, I am an introvert but eventually, …

Pep Rally “Turn The Radio Up (Own The Night)” (indie/rock) https://youtu.be/y7VzmRESNKo   The engines of the current Philadelphia cultural renaissance are the recording studios and rock clubs in town. Foremost among these venues is MilkBoy, run by producer/engineer Tommy Joyner. Hosting and recording sessions for artists like Lana Del Ray, …

Raised in New York City and based in Los Angeles since 2017, Grace Hong has accumulated a wealth of experience by way of various corporate and philanthropic endeavors. In particular, Hong currently serves as Senior Adviser at TPG Global, and as part of the Board of Directors at nonprofits Save …

Every music fan knows that the songs we love are reflections of our souls. Our music collections are powerful indications of the people we are and the things we value. When we encounter another person who shares our tastes (and spins our favorite tunes), the bond is often instantaneous. We …

Albert Cummings “Need Somebody” (rock) https://youtu.be/_0rLgpc017g It’s not just about soul-selling. There are lots of good reasons why the blues gets associated with crossroads. Blues intersects with nearly every form of American popular music: jazz, gospel, country, rock, even mainstream pop. If you don’t know the blues, buddy, you’re missing …

Dici “Do What I Can” (rap) https://youtu.be/WOBefnZEwQQ In hip-hop and electronic music, boats symbolize opulence. If you have one, chances are, you’ve got something to boast about: conspicuous wealth, status, command over the world’s most elegant form of transportation. But when you’re alone on the open surf, with the expanse …

When did you first know you wanted to become a musical artist? What was the first song you ever wrote? Larry Studnicky:  I first fantasized about being a musical artist around age 8 when I heard early songs by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. But it was truly a …

Colin Peterik “West Coast” (Lana Del Rey Cover) (rock) https://youtu.be/7gXzTeeKg_U It takes more than chops and imagination to cover a song by Lana Del Rey. It requires guts, too. Lana Del Rey has made inimitability part of her mission from the beginning of her career. But Colin Peterik has never shied away …

We have Caroline McQuaig in the house today. How are you doing? I’m doing great, thank you so much for having me! Okay tell us something about yourself that might surprise us!  Well after about 5 minutes with me you could probably guess this one, but I was a musical theatre …