Catie Curtis - New in the Archive this week
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Boston based singer songwriter met with us at the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Song School to talk about inspiration, motherhood, and the creative force alive in all of us. [visit Catie's website]
Song of America - this week on Public Radio
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In celebration of July 4th we explore the creation of the extraordinary compilation set Song of America, the product of a creative brainstorm between Attorney General Janet Reno and her nephew, songwriter/producer Ed Pettersen. This beautiful retrospective of American history through song was produced by Ed Pettersen, David Macias & Janet Reno, with research by Deane Root from the Center for American Music at University of Pittsburgh. Featuring a star cast of musicians coupled with an inspired selection of songs, the CD breathes new insight and meaning into our collective legacy of music and history.
Philip Bailey - Week of July 6
We sat down at Berklee College of Music for an intimate interview with Philip Bailey, lead singer and songwriter with Earth Wind and Fire. For a musical figure with an illustrious past and a busy present, Philip Bailey has somehow remained firmly focused on the future. "I look at my whole career as part of constantly building, maturing and growing," explains Bailey. "For me, the gift of making music is all about evolving. It's always been about taking that next step." [visit Philip's website]
April 30, 2009 | Posted by Vivian Nesbitt
April 27, 2009 | Posted by Vivian Nesbitt
As many of you are aware we are building a great group of pals on FaceBook. I recently met James Lee Stanley there and wanted to share with you his amazing resource for artists and songwriters. Each week he posts another really useful tip on his blog about creating and maintaining a career in the music business as an indie artist. His site Datamusicata is loaded with free, insightful material based on his lifetime of experience and expertise in the arts.
We’ve ramped up the offerings on our Resources page and are utilizing the Amazon miracle of the AStore. By shopping there you not only get great deals on the books and music featured here on Art of the Song Creativity Radio you help support the program with every purchase.
Not a bad deal in this day and age. And we appreciate it!
April 24, 2009 | Posted by Vivian Nesbitt
John and I recently presented a workshop at the Albuquerque Diversity Leadership Council’s annual forum. It was a peak experience I must say. Our group were mostly from Sandia Labs and a few other big corporations from around the City of Albuquerque. Administrators and scientists with a love of music…
April 14, 2009 | Posted by Vivian Nesbitt
It’s finally here! Volume I of Art of the Song Creative Wisdom. Some of the greatest song writers performing today, giving their best insights about that elusive thing we call creative process. It’s a real gem and we’d love to have your help. Our goal is to have one thousand (1000) people download one thousand copies of this collection of inspiring excerpts from Art of the Song over the past five years. Share the news with anyone you know who’s a lover of creative expression… and check it out yourself at
Creative Wisdom ...
April 13, 2009 | Posted by Vivian Nesbitt
After years of assimilating the lessons we’ve learned from the incredible talents we’ve interviewed, we’ve finally started to write about our own creative processes in blogs… To keep up with John subscribe to his by clicking here and choosing an RSS feed John’s Blog ... I have to say its amazing and features some of his beautiful photography… mine is more pedestrian and follows my reconnection to my path as an actor at the tender age of 50 which is interesting for anyone choosing to rekindle an art form or heart path later after a hiatus…Viv’s Blog. We look forward to hearing from you!
March 23, 2009 | Posted by Vivian Nesbitt
What a great day! We interviewed Holly Near right here in Albuquerque. She played a show last night with Emma’s Revolution at the Outpost. Such a compelling voice, and such magnificent articulation of her creative process. Looking forward to sharing it with you.
If you are so inclined join us on FaceBook! We have a group there with some fun conversations building about rhyming and other songwriting skills. And catch up with Viv’s blog John is working on getting his going so we look forward to hearing from you!
March 10, 2009 | Posted by Vivian Nesbitt
Last week Art of the Song Live was in Boston visiting Berklee College of Music to interview the legendary vocalist with Earth Wind & Fire Philip Bailey. It was a true honor to talk with him in such a vibrant atmosphere, surrounded by Berklee students who’s questions added a really fine dynamic to the show. We look forward to sharing it with you in month or so.
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