Music Is My Life

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**Music Is My Life**

During each episode of this Berklee Online podcast, we talk to a different music industry mover and/or shaker who is making us take note. Our guests walk us through their musical journeys, beginning with their first exposure to music, continuing through their epiphanies and into their current positions, where the subjects can proclaim from the highest mountain, “MUSIC IS MY LIFE!”

Latest Episodes:

050: Lee "Scratch" Perry Nov 09, 2020

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Lee "Scratch" Perry on working with Bob Marley, inventing dub, and a lifetime of being "the Upsetter."

049: The Go! Team Oct 26, 2020

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Ian Parton and Ninja of the Go! Team talk about how to turn a solo kitchen recording project into an energetic live ensemble that stays together for nearly 20 years.

048: Joe Wong (The Trap Set) Oct 12, 2020

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Joe Wong talks to Pat Healy on hosting The Trap Set podcast, creating his solo debut, "Nite Creatures," and scoring for shows like Russian Doll and Master of None. Visit musicismylifepod.com and save $100 on a Berklee Online course.

047: Molly Tuttle Sep 28, 2020

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Molly Tuttle's brand new … but i'd rather be with you is a collection of seemingly disparate cover songs—running the gamut from Rancid to the Grateful Dead—that got the singer through tough times in her life. She recorded the album as a coronavirus lockdown project because everybody else is currently going through tough times of their own. She talks in detail about her upbringing, her punk rock roots, and her bluegrass background, as well as her time at Berklee, playing with the Goodbye Girls.

046: Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and SAD13 Sep 14, 2020

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Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz on the eve of releasing Haunted Painting, her second album under the SAD13 moniker, discusses her life in music, words, and math. Math? Yes, math!

045: Martha Reeves Jul 05, 2020

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Summer's here and the time is right for taking time to appreciate the legendary Martha Reeves, of "Dancing in the Street" fame! Along with her backing singers, the Vandellas, Martha Reeves recorded other mega Motown hits, including "Jimmy Mack," "Nowhere to Run," and "Love is Like a Heatwave." She speaks to Pat Healy about the climate of social change then and now, the importance of having a teacher who believes in you, as well as her amazing career at Motown. Visit musicismylifepod.com to save $100 on a Berklee Online course.

044: Janet Billig Rich Jun 22, 2020

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Janet Billig Rich became interested in music when she first saw the Replacements. After taking in about 100 shows she went on to sell merch at indie rock shows, intern at Caroline Records, and then move on up to manage acts like Nirvana, Hole, and Dinosaur Jr. She's now a music supervisor, clearing rights for Broadway shows like Rock of Ages, as well as for movies and TV shows. Visit musicismylifepod.com to save $100 on a Berklee Online course.

043: Vanessa Carlton Jun 08, 2020

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Vanessa Carlton speaks candidly about the seedy underbelly of the music industry, and why followups to "A Thousand Miles" were more successful than the men on her team wanted her to believe. She discusses how her latest album, Love Is An Art, is a new beginning for her and how eager she is to tour, once touring is something people are allowed to do again. She also talks significant relationships with fellow musicians, from the magical (Stevie Nicks), to the amazing (John McCauley of Deer Tick), to the regrettable (Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind). Visit musicismylifepod.com now.

042: Sam Hales of Jungle Giants May 25, 2020

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Sam Hales is the songwriter, singer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and now the producer of most of Jungle Giants' music. They have released three albums and two EPs, and for the first EP, Sam worked two jobs, one at a convenience store, the other at McDonald's, just to make the money to fund the recording. He and the other members, Ceshira Aitken, Andy Dooris, and Keelan Bijker all met in high school, when some of them played in rival bands. Visit musicismylifepod.com now.

041: Eddy Grant May 11, 2020

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Eddy Grant shares how a heart problem at the age of 23 led him to quit the Equals and start a career in music production, and then as a solo artist, eventually making some of the biggest hits of his life, like "Electric Avenue" and "I Don't Wanna Dance," by fusing rock, reggae, and elements of electronic music. He continues to pioneer new sounds like soca and ringbang. Visit musicismylifepod.com now.

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