Podcast appearances and mentions of Alicia Keys

In today's Glossys: Britney Spears is now dancing with knives! Alicia Keys is doing Alicia Teas! The US season of The Office is set to reboot! SNL is returning with non-actor hosts! Follow us @rickileetimjoelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The IRS is cracking down on ticket scalpers, and Alicia Keys is breaking into the drink game.

Joe Carnahan is considered one of the most fiercely independent directors in Hollywood today. Bursting onto the scene with Narc, it served as a cinematic calling card that landed him on the A-list as far as directors go, but rather than accept projects that felt compromised to him, he would step down if he thought he wasn't a good fit. This happened with Mission: Impossible III, and it happened with the Death Wish reboot. He chose to make films that were personal to him, and while the results have sometimes been mixed, many (us here at JoBlo included) consider his movie, The Grey, to be a masterpiece. Of his films, one that's always had a mixed reaction but is developing a cult following is 2006's Smokin' Aces.Smokin' Aces is an interesting film to revisit. It was an early action role for a young Ryan Reynolds, who leads the ensemble cast as an FBI agent tasked with protecting a high-profile snitch named Buddy Israel, played by Jeremy Piven at the height of his fame on entourage. A who's who of assassins descend on the Lake Tahoe resort that he's holed up in. The movie provides early roles for Common, Alicia Keys, Joel Edgerton, and most notably, Chris Pine, who went from this to starring as Captain Kirk in the Star Trek reboot. The cast also included vets like Jason Bateman, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia and more.While not an immediate hit, the film was a smash on home video, earning a DTV prequel, and has since become a favorite in the crime genre to fans. In this episode of WTF Happened to this Movie, we take a look at the story behind Smokin' Aces and how Carnahan came to direct this comic action mashup, which features a great performance by the late Ray Liotta.

Joining the program is Legendary singer-songwriter Angela Hunte, who most famously wrote the song Empire State of Mind by Jay Z and Alicia Keys. That went on to winning 2 Grammys in 2009 and helped land Jay Z's first number-one single on the chart as a lead artist. Really listen to the Brooklyn native go into depth about the creation of making music and how the life of a mom, an award-winning artist, and being on tour can change your life. If you enjoy the show or even if you don't leave a review, but if you did subscribe for new weekly podcasts All love,Check Out our Youtube Page- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoqz3s_B_VYHuQtuVIDxpiQ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@therealoshow?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcTweet @zacharyowings2 with what you thought about the podcast or what you want us to discuss in future shows. Music by Leno Tk- Greatness (Streaming All Platforms)

Sydney Dake is a beauty industry veteran. She built her career in beauty product development and brand strategy. She is the person behind “holy grail” products for e.l.f. Beauty, like Camo Concealer and Poreless Putty Primer.  She's also developed Alicia Keys' Keys Soulcare line and consulted for mission-led beauty start-ups while building her true passion, Gntl.  In developing countless beauty products for other brands, Dake saw a clear opportunity for sophisticated, multi-use, sustainable products to "reverse innovate" for the beauty community with Gntl.  Sydney Dake also graduated from IIN, the Institute of Integrative Nutrition as a certified health coach. She is trained in holistic wellness, taking a 360 approach to healthy living, including what we put in and on our bodies, our social connections, and daily movement.  Gntl is a multi-use skincare line that reimagines the everyday essentials by creating a world of fewer, better things. Gntl creates minimalistic, experiential, multi-use skincare products while supplying connection and love. A single Gntl product will replace multiple, excessive products in your daily routine (Gntl's products aim to replace 4-6 products in one formulation).  Gntl's unique products have identified and filled a niche by creating universal formulas designed to delight everyone. Gntl's debut launch product, Gntl Skinwash, can be used as a makeup remover, feminine wash, body wash, face wash, shaving gel, hand wash, and more.   More of Sydney:  Website: gntlskin.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sydneydake/ Instagram: @sydneykdake

This singer, actor and improv artist who comes from the Republic of Moldova, embarked on a daring journey when she was just 14 years old, leaving the comfort of her hometown to pursue her dreams in the sprawling city of Los Angeles. Afina's tale is a testament to bravery and resilience in the face of adversity, having to juggle a tedious job, the harsh realities of immigration, and her own online business, all while honing her passion for music. Afina Madoian shares the story of how Sweet Dreams was born. She explains the lyrics of the song, written as a source of comfort and support to herself during difficult times. Afina has recently started acting and shares the journey of her success so far. From her struggles in the unfamiliar land to the birth of her heartfelt song, 'Sweet Dreams', and her recent leap into acting, Afina's story shows us the beauty that can blossom when we dare to chase our dreams. She also shares about her current writing projects and her exciting plans for future music releases. Afina's journey is a lesson in perseverance and hope, and we're excited to share it with all of you. We hope her story ignites a spark in those who are at the crossroads of choosing between their passion and practicality. So grab a cup of your preferred beverage, sit back, and prepare to be inspired by Afina's journey filled with music, love, longing, and dreams. CHAPTERS (0:00:00) - A Conversation With Singer Afina Madoian: Afina Madoian left Moldova at 14 to pursue singing, worked long hours, built an online business, and ultimately quit to pursue music full-time. (0:13:39) - Pursuing a Music Career: Afina Madoian faced challenges transitioning to the US, going from packer to sales operations manager while pursuing music and opening an online business. (0:20:11) - Dreams, Songwriting, and Acting: Afina Madoian shares her story of creating Sweet Dreams, her acting journey, and upcoming singles. AFINA MADOIAN Soul, jazz and pop singer Afina Madoian (who goes by the mononym Afina) was born and raised in Moldova, performing since childhood all over Europe and landing a spot on X-Factor Romania in 2014. The Los Angeles performer with bountiful curly hair, a striking voice and an even bigger heart was granted the prestigious O1 visa for extraordinary abilities in the arts when she was just 19 years of age. Afina's story is one of bravery, intense isolation but most of all of an immigrant artist following her dreams. The powerhouse vocalist speaks Romanian, English and Russian and she is cultured beyond her years, immersed at a young age in Jewish, Greek and Armenian cultures growing up in Moldova. With a recognizable presence, Afina's vocal prowess and stylings may remind listeners of artists like Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, and even Beyonce and Whitney Houston. Paul Vato ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paul Vato⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an actor, improvisor, comedian, poker player, podcaster & entrepreneur. Connect with Paul Vato across all social media at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PaulVato.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS - Are you a podcaster and/or a social audio enthusiast? Join the Podcast Elcat Mastermind & Think Tank at ⁠PodcastEclat.com⁠. - Check out Paul Vato's Step by Step Podcast Launch Course & Ignite Your Brand's Voice! Available at ⁠⁠PaulVato.com⁠⁠ - Buy The Kama Sucia aka The Filthy Bed at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VATO.tv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you! - Monetize your time & knowledge w/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Owwll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enter referral code "VATO" at sign-up to get $10 to use on the app: Apple: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠apple.co/35HC0hd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Android: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/OwwllGooglePlay⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paulvato/message

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In Part 2 of his Questlove Supreme interview, Chris Robinson discusses his creative process in making legendary music videos for Alicia Keys, N.O.R.E., and Busta Rhymes. He also speaks candidly about changing business models in music, video, and film—including the ongoing fight. Chris sheds some details on directing The New Edition Story as well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kathy Kopp, nacida y criada en Barranquilla, Colombia, actualmente residente en Miami, Florida, es una reconocida estilista y asesora de imagen de artistas de fama internacional como Shakira, Fonseca, Luis Fonsi, Alicia Keys, Menudo, entre otros. Ella nos cuenta cómo fue su reencuentro con Jesús en el momento culmen de su carrera profesional y como este encuentro cambió su vida radicalmente.

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2012 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Miguel, Frank Ocean, Melanie Fiona, Chris Brown and Trey Songz. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:01:48 - Five Guys vs McDonalds french fries 0:07:20 – Looking back at 2012 R&B and stans culture during that era 0:14:00 – Looking back at the debut projects of Elijah Blake, Elle Varner, India Shawn, RaVaughn Brown, Tinashe 0:23:41 – Releases from female artists like Alicia Keys, Brandy, Monica 0:36:33 – Releases from male artists like Miguel, Usher, Ne-Yo 0:55:07 – Rookie Of The Year of 2012 0:58:20 – Top 3 albums of 2012

Today, this is what's important: The TII tour, Texas, school dances, deodorant, Austin & Portland, reality tv, RiffRaff, Newark, Florida, childhood homes, meeting the fans, beards, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 192 host Galit Friedlander and Charles "Lil Buck" Riley (Madonna, Vogue, Blindspotting, Versace, Alicia Keys, and more), discuss the roots and rise of Memphis Jookin, what 'gettin Buck' means, and the key to getting taken seriously across different professional fields. Follow Galit: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gogalit Website - https://www.gogalit.com/ On-line Fitness Courses - https://galit-s-school-0397.thinkific.com/collections You can connect with Lil Buck on Instagram and through his website. Listen to DanceSpeak on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

This week, I sat down with Sharlene Hector, who plays Thought 1. But you may recognize the voice as Sharlene is the lead vocalist for the band Basement Jaxx and appeared in the West End production of Hairspray.. But Sharlene can also be heard providing backing vocals for artists such as Alicia Keys, Primal Scream, Josh Groban and many, many more.  We were joined by Tendai Humphrey Sitima (Thought 4) who is also a musician in his own right and could previously be seen in the West End Smash “The Play That Goes Wrong” Official Website / Tickets Broadway Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Herbal Face Food. Use promo code "Makini20" for 20% off ALL PLANT facial products.   In this episode, Felicia shares how she properly cares for herself and others and how you can do the same.   Felicia Temple is a musical artist and registered nurse. She is a soul-rooted contemporary R&B artist, singer/songwriter, pianist, and producer specializing in mature romantic ballads.   Felicia comes from a musical family. She's the daughter of Diamond Temple, who has been touring with the legendary hip-hop band the Sugarhill Gang (“Rapper's Delight”) as a vocalist and keyboardist for decades.    Felicia competed on The Voice during season 12 in 2017. Her blind audition cover of "All I Could Do Was Cry" won over coach Alicia Keys.    In June 2017, Temple self-released The Balancing Act: a six-track EP that was written and recorded while she was undergoing treatment for carcinoid cancer and working as a registered nurse.   Although it wasn't until February 2019 that Temple followed up with Bedroom Chronicles, another EP, the singer continued work as a headlining performer and backing vocalist, most notably for Deborah Cox.   In March 2020, Temple was performing across Europe when the pandemic forced her to return to the USA, and she immediately re-entered the nursing field to work in the intensive care unit.    She's since returned to music and debuted top of the iTunes R&B charts.   We discussed: Why inspired her to get into nursing Recovering from the same type of cancer Aretha Franklin and Steve Jobs died from but currently no signs of disease in her body. Embracing what life brings you Trusting in God And much more.   Stay connected with Felicia online: Website Instagram   Stay connected with us online: A Walk In My Stilettos Legacy Leavers Media Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube LinkedIn Books Subscribe to our newsletter if you love the value and free stuff!  Send feedback/questions to info@awalkinmystilettos.com Submit guest suggestions HERE  

Delve into the high-octane world of event planning with none other than Jeff Krauss. Discover how he orchestrates legendary gatherings for Hollywood A-listers like George Clooney and Alicia Keys. Plus, get a sneak peek into the electrifying universe of FanRoom Live, where fans and stars collide in a virtual extravaganza of meet and greets.   My guest, Jeff Krauss, and I discuss: The story behind the creation of FanRoom Live - FanRoom Live is an interactive virtual event series online, where Fans get to meet their favorite actors, comedians, athletes, and musicians in a group town hall-style meet and greet with Q&As.  Jeff shares some magical moments from the many FanRoom Live events including stories from Jake The Snake Roberts and Sean Kannan's appearances Jeff takes us behind the scenes of party planning for celebrities. Jeff has planned events for George Clooney, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, and more! Jeff takes us behind the scenes of working with SNL - Jeff plans the after and after after parties for the cast and crew!   You're going to love my conversation with Jeff Krauss Jeff's Instagram Jeff's Twitter (X) FanRoom Live - website FanRoom Live Instagram FanRoom Live Facebook IE Group website   Follow Jeff Dwoskin (host): Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Join my mailing list Buy me a coffee (support the show) Subscribe to my Youtube channel (watch Crossing the Streams!) Yes, the show used to be called Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show Love the books I talk about on the show? Here is my Amazon store to shop.

On the show this time, it's the collaborative Mali meets world music of Vieux Farka Touré. Vieux Farka Touré has released 7 studio albums since his debut in 2007. He's shared stages with and collaborated with a slew of great musicians - from Amadou and Mariam to John Scofield and Dave Matthews. He's played with slide virtuoso Derek Trucks and with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder. He formed another band with Israeli singer Idan Raichel. He performed at the World Cup alongside Alicia Keys and Shakira. He's clearly earned the right to be reviewed without mention of his father. But - he's got the maturity to enjoy his connection to family and history. His latest album is named “Ali.” It's another collaboration - this time with Texan psych-rock meets hip-hop trio Khruangbin - all covers of songs by his Dad. It's available on Dead Oceans. Recorded 04/11/2023. Ali Hala Abada Diarabi Ngala Kaourene Adou Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it's the collaborative Mali meets world music of Vieux Farka Touré. Vieux Farka Touré has released 7 studio albums since his debut in 2007. He's shared stages with and collaborated with a slew of great musicians - from Amadou and Mariam to John Scofield and Dave Matthews. He's played with slide virtuoso Derek Trucks and with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder. He formed another band with Israeli singer Idan Raichel. He performed at the World Cup alongside Alicia Keys and Shakira. He's clearly earned the right to be reviewed without mention of his father. But - he's got the maturity to enjoy his connection to family and history. His latest album is named “Ali.” It's another collaboration - this time with Texan psych-rock meets hip-hop trio Khruangbin - all covers of songs by his Dad. It's available on Dead Oceans. Recorded 04/11/2023. Ali Hala Abada Diarabi Ngala Kaourene Adou Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angela Barnes was brought up on comedy. She and her dad Derek would go to stand-up shows together and when they listened to comedians on the radio he would say “Why don't you have a go at that?, Angela. Why don't you give comedy a try?”. For a long time, she felt she couldn't. But when Derek died suddenly at the age of 60 Angela remembered his words and today she appears on the very shows she used to listen to with her dad. The National Poet of Wales, Hanan Issa, has that wonderful advantage of being able to see the world via a bi-cultural lens; she's Welsh-Iraqi. Hanan's also a filmmaker and scriptwriter and her monologue 'With Her Back Straight' was performed as part of The Hijabi Monologues at the Bush Theatre in London and she worked on the much loved and lauded Channel 4 comedy series We Are Lady Parts. If you watch Britain's Got Talent, the chances are you saw Richard Essien introduce himself as the street magician Magical Bones. His shows combine magic, illusions and street-dance culture and before he fully committed to his magic career, he was a hip-hop dancer working with huge music acts; form The Black-Eyed Peas to Alicia Keys and even private events for Madonna. All that plus The Inheritance Tracks of comedian Lou Sanders - and we join Jason Williams ...In Nature. Presenters: Nikki Bedi and Jon Kay Producer: Ben Mitchell

A Broadway star as a child is coming to off-Broadway in one of the most anticipated musicals of the season. Gianna Harris will be playing Young Ali in "Hell's Kitchen" at The Public Theater. Hell's Kitchen features the music written by Alicia Keys, directed by Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen, Next To Normal), choreography from Camille A. Brown (Once on this Island, for colored girls). The show stars Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, and more. Gianna Harris (School of Rock) gives listeners a true peak behind the curtain into the life of a child performer. She shares her audition process for her newest role, meeting Alicia Keys for the first time, stories of Alex Brightman and Sierra Boggess, being a kid on Broadway and touring around the world, and so much more. Curtain up, Gianna Harris Connect with Gianna Harris on Instagram: @thegiannaharris Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli Edited by Jessica Lauren (@jessicalaurenradio) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine working side-by-side with world-renowned music artists like Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran, and Common.  Now, imagine your musical / business partner and co-vocalist is also your spouse. How would that all work? Is it possible to manage the incredibly high expectations of these artists, and still keep a solid, God-centered marriage intact? That's the story that husband and wife duo RAII & Whitney are living out.  In this episode, they reveal how working together with love, trust, faith and professional excellence can lead to incredible opportunities - so that you can enjoy the same kind of blessings in your creative life.  RAII & Whitney are a songwriting and performing duo based out of Chicago, Illinois. For over 15 years, the couple has performed as supporting vocalists for some of today's biggest stars.  From performing as contestants on America's Got Talent, to appearing on some of the most iconic stages in the world, they have earned the respect and admiration of the top artists in music as trusted vocal coaches, directors and mentors. Through their company His & Her Entertainment, RAII & Whitney have helped to prep vocals for major productions like Saturday Night Live, The Grammys and residencies at Lincoln Center in New York, and now serve as vocal coaches and directors for Alicia Keys and her singers. More than just a singing duo, they coach, counsel, and run workshops to help others achieve their creative dreams, as they expand their successful creative business together.RAII & Whitney will be performing together in an exclusive concert on August 27th, 2023 in Chicago - follow them on social media for details! Stay Connected with RAII & WhitneyWebsite - HisandHer EntertainmentFollow on InstagramSubscribe on YouTube If you enjoyed this, you will also love these episodes! Famous or Fulfilled? How To Identify What Really Matters w/ Dontaniel Jamel Kimbrough, ProducerMarried to the Music? How We Stay United in Love and Creative Business w/ The Hardens and The PaulsSupport the showBUILD YOUR BEST CREATIVE LIFE WITH FREE RESOURCES Learn about The 4 Questions you need to ask before going Full-Time as an artist and avoid the pitfalls and frustrations while you pursue God's call for your life! Sign up for our Creative Checkup Newsletter and become more inspired and confident as you get constant and consistent encouragement from fellow creatives! HELP US HELP MORE CREATIVES Become a God and Gigs Monthly Partner! Tap HERE to pick an amount to support and get an honorary credit as a 'co-producer' of the podcast!

Enjoy this week's mix! Questions/Inquiries -> ronnie@rjzproductions.com-       Hey Hey (Andrea Fiusco x Nuck 2k23 Remix) | Dennis Ferrer-       Drop It Low | Micha Moor, Kocham-       Turn Off The Lights | Zsak-       Giving Me (Tom Hall Remix) | Jazzy-       Alegria | Dave Winnel-       Otherside | Wax Motif, Malaa-       I Want Your Soul (Mau P Remix) | Armand Van Helden-       California Love (Dunisco Remix) | 2Pac, Dr.Dre-       Bangarang (Morar Roland x Edward Remix) | Skrillex ft. Sirah-       Atmosphere | FISHER ft. Kita Alexnader-       The Big Easy | Claptone-       Nanana (It Goes Like) (Damien N-Drix VIP Remix) | Peggy Gou -       The Jam | HANGTYME-       Bel Mercy (Brett Allen Remix) | Jengi-       Break Free (Tiger Toast Remix) | Ariana Grande ft. Zedd-       Crazy In Love | MATTN & Noel Holler-       Empire State Of Mind (SGRO vs Crunkz Massive Edit) | JAY-Z ft. Alicia Keys-       Me, Myself & I (Lewis Thompson Remix) | Mae Muller-       adore u | Fred again.. & Obongjayar

JP Rende and Kat Raio Rende are a husband and wife songwriting team and founders of Earworm Music. JP and Kat write and produce music for kids television, animation, film, and commercials. They won an Emmy for their song "Friends with a Penguin" sung by Billy Porter on Sesame Street. They've produced music for various shows including Gabby's Dollhouse, Baby Shark's Big Show, Barbie's Dreamhouse Adventure, and more. JP and Kat shared details about their unique collaboration, allowing them time to work together and separately. They gave a glimpse into how the process of writing specifically for kids and how scripts, pitches, and deadlines all play a significant part in their work. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google, YouTube Show Notes: Earworm Music - https://www.earwormny.com/ "Friends with a Penguin" - https://youtu.be/derxRN-ZkMI Mrs. Doubtfire Recut as a Horror Film - https://youtu.be/U71P5FKFqfg Social Story Songs with Brian and Chris - http://www.socialstorysongs.com/ Brian Funk Website - https://brianfunk.com Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc  5-Minute Music Producer - https://brianfunk.com/book Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store This episode was edited by Animus Invidious of PerforModule - https://performodule.com/ Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk Episode Transcript: Brian Funk: Hello everybody and welcome to the Music Production Podcast. I'm your host, Brian Funk. And on today's show, I have JP Rendy and Cat Rayo Rendy of Earworm Music and they do a lot of cool stuff. Congratulations, first of all, they just won an Emmy for the song, Friends With a Penguin that they wrote for Billy Porter. That was, what a catchy song and fun. Great job guys, JP Rende: Thank Brian Funk: congrats. JP Rende: you, Kat Raio Rende: Thanks. JP Rende: thank you, thank you. Brian Funk: They write for Sesame Street, Gabby's Dollhouse, Princess Power, Baby Shark's Big Show, Barbie's Dreamhouse Adventure. There's a long list of stuff they do. They do a lot of work for kids in animated TV and film commercials. I love the Charmin, Shiny Hiny song they have. That Kat Raio Rende: Ha Brian Funk: was Kat Raio Rende: ha Brian Funk: great. Kat Raio Rende: ha. JP Rende: Hahaha Brian Funk: A lot of fun. Kat, you've sang with Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Ray Charles. A lot of really impressive stuff. You guys are doing great work and it sounds like you're having fun. You've married your music and your lives together. So Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. Brian Funk: it's a really unique combination and I'm very excited to talk to you guys. I had a lot of fun digging into your catalog a bit, getting ready for the show. JP Rende: Sweet, thank Brian Funk: Welcome. JP Rende: you. Kat Raio Rende: Thanks. Brian Funk: So, first of all, congratulations on the Emmy. That's great. JP Rende: Oh, thank you. Brian Funk: That must've JP Rende: Yeah, Brian Funk: been JP Rende: that Brian Funk: a real JP Rende: was Brian Funk: treat. JP Rende: really fun. That was a really fun night. Kat Raio Rende: That was a wild time. JP Rende: Yeah, we didn't think we were gonna win, honestly, because we've been nominated before and it's really a crap shoot. You never know. You really never know how the cards fall. And I remember the first time that we went out to the ceremony, maybe it's just a little bit of arrogance. Of course we got this. We got this. Brian Funk: Hehehe Kat Raio Rende: This is JP Rende: It's Kat Raio Rende: Sesame Street. JP Rende: a great song. Ah, we lost. And it felt so bad. It felt, you know, I'm gonna give it real. A lot of people are like, oh, it doesn't matter. It felt bad to lose. So when we got nominated again, we went out with like, hey, it's probably not gonna happen. Let's just have a great time. And we were up against a Ben Folds song. And it was a really good song. Like, Ben Folds, I don't know you, but I wanna know you and you're fantastic. It was called Kat Raio Rende: little things. JP Rende: The Little Things Charlie Brown. It was for Charlie Brown's special. So I Brian Funk: Oh JP Rende: was Brian Funk: wow. JP Rende: like, he's gonna win, it's all good. And then when Jojo Siwa called Friends With a Penguin, we were shocked. Like, full on that meme with Taylor Swift like this. We were totally shocked and it was a really fun thing. And you know, the song, as silly as it can come across on the surface, has a much deeper meaning about, you know, just say hi to somebody that's different than you and you can become friends and don't be afraid of anything that's dissimilar because that's how we learn from each other. Brian Funk: Is that the Emmy behind you, Kat? I see. Kat Raio Rende: I know, I was trying to cover it up because I don't want it to look like a douche. I'm sorry, I don't want it to look like a jerk, but Brian Funk: No, that's great. Kat Raio Rende: yeah. Brian Funk: You should Kat Raio Rende: So. Brian Funk: have that proudly displayed. Kat Raio Rende: Ah ha Brian Funk: Yeah, Kat Raio Rende: ha! Brian Funk: that's awesome. JP Rende: Yeah, sorry, I have one too. It's not in my studio. I gave it to my parents. And partially I was like, you know what? I'm just gonna look at that and become complacent. So I always gotta stay hungry, so. Brian Funk: Yeah, yeah, right. That's a big part of it. You know, you mentioned being silly. And this is like something I kind of wanted to talk to you guys about because there's, I think, a different mindset that goes into writing songs like this compared to like being an artist. You know what I mean? Like Kat Raio Rende: Yes. Brian Funk: a serious artist. So just to give you a sense of where I'm coming from with this. I have my serious artist side, Kat Raio Rende: Hehehe Brian Funk: where I write my songs and stuff. But a few years back with a friend of mine, we wrote songs kind of directed for kids with special needs, specifically autism, for social behavior stuff. And it's called social story songs. And that's something that's often used to help teach proper behavior in places, restaurants, how to interact with people. We had a song similar. to the concept of yours, the perfect greeting for who I'm meeting. So it just teaches JP Rende: Oh Brian Funk: you Kat Raio Rende: Yes! Brian Funk: how JP Rende: wow. Brian Funk: to say hello and stuff. But what I found with that was it was very liberating to write in that way where you didn't have to be so artistic about everything and so serious about it. I had a lot of fun with that. And I wanted to ask you guys a little bit about just that mindset and that way of writing and getting free to be silly with it a little bit and have fun with the songwriting process. Kat Raio Rende: That is the most fun that I think that you can possibly have, especially when it comes to like, I'm neurodivergent and like writing from that perspective and writing, there's like that is a really great, it's a really good place to come from, but also like a really great way to like get all of that out. You know, like you said, like being an artist, I started off as an artist and And it's just not as much fun. It's so much fun writing for like to be silly. And like, you know, there are some artists that do it now. And there's, especially for like, you know, they're for kids movies, but like the recent Barbie movie had a song by Lizzo that I thought was so funny. Like it started off as, I did not write it, but it was a song that was. the first time it came around, it was very serious and happy. And the second time around, it started getting panicked because Barbie was changing as a person. And, JP Rende: Poiler alert. Kat Raio Rende: spoiler alert, sorry. But it's so fun to write like that because like, as writing for kids and knowing their parents are also watching it, it's so fun to like, add adult content in it. Like, we wrote a song for Baby Shark's big show called call me Billiom and where Billiom, Baby Shark's best friend, was trying to be an adult and he said I'm not William now from now on call me Billiom and then the song is like this very serious like rap song and there was like a funny little I don't know if it's an Easter egg but for the adults where it's like I have a cute sign in my living room that says live splash love I'm Billiom it's like You can get to the parents, the silly side of the parents. It brings out the silly side of the parents too. And it's so fun to like add like, I love puns, adding Brian Funk: Uh... Kat Raio Rende: puns and I dream of fish puns. But it's so fun to add, I JP Rende: True Kat Raio Rende: do. JP Rende: story. Kat Raio Rende: I wake up in the middle of the night and like, JP, I'll be right back, I gotta go. Sometimes I'll like go hide Brian Funk: Thanks Kat Raio Rende: in Brian Funk: for Kat Raio Rende: the Brian Funk: watching! Kat Raio Rende: laundry room and just like write, you know, write things down or sing into the voice recorder. But. There's nothing like, I think of it as like neurodivergent writing, but it's just you get to write what you actually want to write, whereas everything else has to be in this like serious box and Brian Funk: Hmm. Kat Raio Rende: kids music you just do, like kids think like that and they enjoy it, so I really love it the most. Brian Funk: It's something I've taken to my artist side too. You know, playing in a band when we're trying to come up with music, a lot of times it does start out kind of silly and it's gibberish or blabbering or just placeholder lyrics. But being free enough to do that has opened the door to actually get into some of those other areas too. And I find Kat Raio Rende: Oh yeah. Brian Funk: it's something I encourage people to do is like. Don't be afraid to be silly. Don't be afraid to make bad music. And I try to remember that with myself because a lot of times things that might not seem like my masterpiece after I work on it for a little while starts to come together a little bit Kat Raio Rende: Mm-hmm. Brian Funk: when I'm not so judgmental about it. Kat Raio Rende: Oh, it'd be so nice to add that into it. Like Primus and Macklemore and Eminem and who else? There's some artists that really do it well. Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: Harry Grip. Kat Raio Rende: Well, Perry Grip is a kid's artist, but JP Rende: Yeah, but Kat Raio Rende: he's JP Rende: he's Kat Raio Rende: like JP Rende: amazing. Kat Raio Rende: the king. Brian Funk: Yeah, and you mentioned too, I guess, the concept of just capturing ideas whenever you get them at the moment. So you're jumping out of bed. I think that's such a smart thing to do because I think they disappear so fast. Kat Raio Rende: I JP Rende: Yeah, Kat Raio Rende: mean, JP Rende: have Kat Raio Rende: sometimes, JP Rende: you, have you, oh sorry Kit. Kat Raio Rende: I was just gonna say sometimes, the whole song is there. Sometimes we'll read a brief when we get a song, and we will read a brief at night, or in the afternoon on a Sunday, and then wake up on a Sunday morning at two o'clock and be like, here, here's this, and there's the whole song. Or the main idea of the song usually comes in the middle of the night. And it's JP Rende: Yeah. Kat Raio Rende: so much fun because it's like you didn't write, I didn't, you know, like your subconscious writes it and you're like, that's a good idea, subconscious. Thank you. Brian Funk: Thanks for watching! JP Rende: Well, mine is sometimes I write the most amazing songs in my dreams and then like I wake up and they're fucking horrible. But in your dreams, like they're the greatest song ever. You're like, oh my God, I'm gonna Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: change the world with this song and then you have all these accolades and people are singing your song and then you wake up and you hum a tune, you're like, what is that? So, but fortunately, cats middle of the night stuff is always. Brian Funk: Well, I think Kat Raio Rende: Most Brian Funk: it's Kat Raio Rende: of Brian Funk: important Kat Raio Rende: the time. Brian Funk: that you're comfortable with letting that stuff in. Even if it is, it turns out to be bad. Just let the music in or let it out, however you want to look at it. And Kat Raio Rende: You know what, Brian Funk: then Kat Raio Rende: writing, Brian Funk: later, judge. Kat Raio Rende: yeah, writing lyrics too. The way that I personally write lyrics is I'll write, and it goes for ideas in general. Even if you have really bad ideas, you kind of have to like. Expel them first so I'll write all the worst stuff and knowing it's not going to be possible knowing that like if you're writing for a specific character who's an octopus and you really need to change it, you know, it's and it's an octopus specific Line and it's definitely not going to work for them. You write it out anyway, and then Once you get all the bad, you know, once you get all the stuff that doesn't work out first, you know you have it like for some reason it just sticks in your brain until you let it, until you're like, okay, I'll give you some attention, you know, write it down, and now after that's done, the other stuff comes to mind for whatever reason. You know, you put your bad rhyme down, you put your... It's not like you have it as a placeholder either. You just literally have to like write it on a piece of paper, write it on a, you know, a Word document. And then... once you've given it the attention that it needed, it goes away and leaves room for other things, I think. Brian Funk: Last weekend we had a party at my house and it's like this thing we do once... JP Rende: Thanks for the invite, Brian. Kat Raio Rende: Hahaha! Brian Funk: Yeah, I'm JP Rende: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Brian Funk: kind of sad because you guys aren't that far away. Kat Raio Rende: hehe Brian Funk: But we have just music outside, so we just set up drums and guitars Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. Brian Funk: and stuff. And there's a lot of jamming that happens. And it's very spontaneous, but... Sometimes you want to try to develop it a little bit and you sing a little bit and you just sort of have to be okay with whatever fits whatever works and just get stuff out and Sometimes the thing that might even have felt silly or dumb in the beginning starts to actually make sense and work That and I think that freedom That you give yourself to be okay with that Is so important because then if then the good stuff can come out without getting kind of gate-kept, you know, before it had a chance. JP Rende: For sure. I think that you really hit the nail on the head is you can't be afraid to write shit. You can't, you know? And what that can do is you gotta get that bad stuff out of you before the good stuff can come. And self-judgment is...we all suffer from it many times. And I commend you for doing that at a party, because I know that like... even in our studios, Cat's studio's not far from mine, but when we're each kind of like messing around with stuff, we really don't want the other person hearing it, just because Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. JP Rende: it's not that they're gonna judge it. I think Cat knows the way that I write and I know the way she writes, but it's just the fact that I wanna be able to get out all the kinks that I'm feeling, and I feel as though that... there's a bit of a show-off-ness when somebody else is hearing it. Brian Funk: Right. JP Rende: We're professionals, right? So we have to conduct ourselves as quote unquote professionals, so it's like we play the wrong chord in front of somebody else and they're like, you know a six is a minor, right? But Kat Raio Rende: Ha ha JP Rende: you Kat Raio Rende: ha! JP Rende: mess up and you play a major and you're like, oh no, I didn't do that. But when you're by yourself and you don't judge, then fun stuff can happen. So. Brian Funk: Hmm. JP Rende: I do think it's important to not be afraid to just mess around and make it sound like crap because for all you know the next time that you go sit down and write, one little nugget of that crap session could make the song that you're working on now. Brilliant. Kat Raio Rende: Wanna hear something, JB? That I've never JP Rende: Short. Kat Raio Rende: told you? I mean, it's not whatever. But the reason why I don't like to hear, for you to hear what I'm doing is because I think you're gonna like it. And I'm like, I'm not, it's not done, it's not done. So I think that like, you know, my first thing tends to be pretty, depending JP Rende: Oh, here it Kat Raio Rende: on JP Rende: comes. Kat Raio Rende: where it's coming from. JP Rende: Here it comes. I Kat Raio Rende: What? Brian Funk: Thank you. Kat Raio Rende: What do you think I was gonna say? JP Rende: thought you were gonna say like, my first thing tends to be really, really good, but it's not good enough for me. So I don't... Ha ha Kat Raio Rende: No, JP Rende: ha. Kat Raio Rende: no, it just like, it's just like a rough thing. And sometimes it's like a little bit simple or something. Sometimes like, my memory is kind of, I can't always access it. And sometimes I'll write something that I'm like, oh, this might be close to something I've worked on before, or sometimes like something I've written before. And, or it's like, you know, it's like, for lack of a better term, it's like derivative of my own stuff, I guess? And so I'll be like, I can't do, I want to do something new on this. Like I want to change, like there was, there's, there was a song we were working on yesterday for Baby Shark's Big Show and it was like this wacky, like really out there, like chord change that didn't belong because two characters who don't get along were trying to, were finding out that they were friends. And um, it, I, It was really out there and I'm like, this part is good. I don't want him to hear that because it's not actually finished. But the other chords were like so much the same and the same and the same. So I knew the rhythm was good. I knew the production was good. It was really good. I knew that you were going to like it, Jay. But I knew there was more to go and I knew it was going to be like, keep it. And that's what happened. JP Rende: Yeah. Kat Raio Rende: And I was like, oh, but you know, we did end up keeping it. And usually when he says stuff like that, it is the right, it was the right thing to do. So that's something that like, we tend to kind of hear, when we hear it undone, the other person will, either JP will pair it down for me or I will do something on his tracks. Brian Funk: Right, nice. You know, it's interesting, you guys, your situation, right? Cause you are partners in the music and you're married too. JP Rende: Mm-hmm. Brian Funk: And it's often, those are often comparisons that are made when you're in a band. It's like being married to a couple of people or all these relationships. And so much happens, I mean, within a relationship, but then within a musical relationship, and sometimes they affect the other relationship, you know? JP Rende: Absolutely. Brian Funk: but it seems like you guys have figured out some ways to make that work. And one of the maybe interesting things that's going on right now for people that are watching, they might be able to tell, but you guys are in the same building, right? Same house, Kat Raio Rende: Oh yeah. Brian Funk: but JP Rende: Mm-hmm. Brian Funk: different spaces. You have your own separate space for that, JP Rende: 100%. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. Brian Funk: for your work. JP Rende: We learned this a long time ago. We do our best work together, but when we're actually like in a co-writing session, we both tend to be a little bit headstrong on our ideas and sometimes that affects the music in a negative way. So we found that part of our process that really works is that if we get a brief for, you know, we get hired to do something is that we'll come together for a very short while and say, okay, what are we thinking here? Okay, I'm thinking X, Y, and Z, and I'm thinking, okay, that's cool. And we do the collaboration there before we even get to an instrument, anything. And then it's like, okay, once we kind of settle on, let's say, okay, we're gonna do an up tempo that kind of has like something that sounds like this, the kind of pantomime or sing something with a drum beat that's like, th Kat Raio Rende: Mm-hmm. JP Rende: I'll add stuff, she'll sing some ideas, I'll sing some ideas, and then before we know it, we have a cohesive track and song, but then Kat is the last person, not the last person to touch it, because I do the mixing, but the last creative, so once she's singing it, she could be like, hmm, you know what, this idea really wasn't good, and just be like, hey. Do you mind if I try this? And sometimes I'm like, yeah. And sometimes I'm like, no. No, Kat Raio Rende: Hehehehehehe JP Rende: you may not. You may do it exactly the way I did it because I like it. And then we fight, and then we fight some more, then we argue, then we realize that I'm wrong and she realizes that she's wrong. We find somewhere, sometimes it's in the middle and then sometimes it's like, you know what, Kat? You're absolutely right. And that's it. So that's our process. It's not the most... Kat Raio Rende: collaborative? No, it is JP Rende: No, Kat Raio Rende: collaborative. JP Rende: no, it's not the most cohesive, but I think that it helps us and it helps save our personal life as well, because in the very beginning, we would argue in the studio, before we were married, before we were even dating, Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. JP Rende: and then it'd be like, well, I don't wanna see you for a while, I'm mad Brian Funk: Mm-hmm. JP Rende: at you, whatever. So we found that within our professional life to kind of keep it there. And then, you know, once we go upstairs and we're with our kids, it's like, you know, we'll still talk about it and we'll still sing, but the kind of negotiations are over at that Kat Raio Rende: Yeah, JP Rende: point. Kat Raio Rende: and it allows us to like show instead of tell. Like instead of being like, I want it to sound like X, Y, Z, and then they have their own idea of what it could be because it could be anything. Like we're trust. People trust us now, thank God. It allows us to show each other instead of having to tell them about it, which we'll never say. If you're like, I wanna marry these two styles that are crazy, the other person will be like, that's terrible. But if we have the right idea, it will end up working out. And also, on a side note, we're very serious, at least I am very serious about like, when work ends, we try not to talk about work. because if you're spending nearly all your time with someone, because don't forget, we go out with our friends and we go on dates and a lot of our time is spent together. We were like, okay, nine o'clock, I'm gonna go. and I'm gonna be on my room, you're gonna be on your room, and we can, you know, you have to knock before entering the whole thing. It has to be very separate so that the two of us can feel like we're not, like we're coming home from work or going Brian Funk: Mm-hmm. Kat Raio Rende: to work because it's, you know, just a staircase down instead of having to even leave the house, which is a wild Brian Funk: Right. Kat Raio Rende: thing. Brian Funk: Yeah. And it's hard enough on your own even to divide that kind of labor, especially when you're not clocking in Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. Brian Funk: every JP Rende: Mmm. Brian Funk: day, or you have the kind of job where it follows you, where you can take the work home or, you know, you can think about your music all day long, all night long Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. Brian Funk: to have those lines are really important. JP Rende: Well, what I find that's pretty awesome about our job is that we have deadlines. And deadlines, I think, are really, really important. Before we did this, you know, Cat was doing the artist thing, and I was doing the songwriter producer thing, and just writing songs and hoping people would buy them or pick them up and sing them or whatever, but there was no deadline. Like, I could take months on a song if I wanted to. And I feel as though that having deadlines helps us get fully involved in the project and then finishing it and on to the next one. And I find that helps creativity, creatively, for me at least, kind of be all in it and then boom, it's like a conveyor belt. It's off and the next one comes. So good, bad, or ugly, that project is at least until we either get feedback or whatever, is off the plate and we can kind of start fresh. So it's kind of like, I guess, is it Tiger Woods? I don't know, somebody's saying like, you can't, don't worry about the last shot you did, worry about the one you're doing now. Kat Raio Rende: Mm. JP Rende: And that's how I take the music. Kat Raio Rende: Especially pitching, because there's so much pitching involved. Even, JP Rende: Oh yeah. Kat Raio Rende: you know, we know all our peers who are at the top of their game still have to pitch. JP Rende: Yeah, I hate pitching. Kat Raio Rende: It's a wild thing. JP Rende: It's the worst. Kat Raio Rende: Like after you write it, it's none of your business. And you have to just like, that one's done. JP Rende: Mm-hmm. Kat Raio Rende: No matter what it does. Brian Funk: Can you take us through the process of a project, a song? You know, you mentioned a pitch, a brief, then the deadline, of course. JP Rende: Sure. Brian Funk: What does that look like and what is the general timeframe? Or maybe it depends on the project. JP Rende: It really depends on the project, really. Like we also work on jingles, and sometimes that's 24 hours. So something will come in, and like the Charmin, for instance, hey, and you know, we're gonna do these toilet songs. And a Brian Funk: Thanks JP Rende: lot Brian Funk: for watching! JP Rende: of times when it comes to jingles, the lyrics are already written, so we just kind of gotta make something out of it. But let me give you a, like in the... television world is a brief will come in. Well, do you want a pitch? They're very similar. Do you want a pitch or let's say we have the job and we're just working on the brief? Brian Funk: Can you do both? Cause JP Rende: Sure. Brian Funk: that JP Rende: They're Brian Funk: sounds JP Rende: very, Brian Funk: pretty JP Rende: very similar, Brian Funk: interesting. JP Rende: whereas, Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: well, I'll do a pitch first. So we'll get an email from a network that, let's say Disney, we were just, got one last week. And it'll say, okay, here's the premise of the show, we're looking for a theme song, it's gotta be within 30 seconds to a minute long, it has to incorporate the kind of premise, sometimes they'll say we want the name of the show within the song, sometimes they will say we don't want the name of the show in the song, then they will give us references. And this is where, Kat Raio Rende: Hmm JP Rende: you know, I really dislike pitching is because the references are so bizarre sometimes and they don't make any sense. And I understand where they're coming from because I think that, you know, in a perfect world, it would be like, oh my God, we're gonna have like, you know, a Dua Lipa beat with a ska, you know, horn section, and then what we're gonna do is like, you know that like, really cool filtered guitar that Third Eye Blind used on their second record? We wanna have that in there with like, lyrics like Lizzo. Now, it sounds awesome, but it's nearly impossible to do. Brian Funk: Right. JP Rende: And sometimes people... people hit it, you know, but. Kat Raio Rende: I am gonna interrupt and just say that like, and sometimes the references, as they are for anyone are subjective. So like what Brian Funk: Hmm. Kat Raio Rende: I, as the show runner, might like about a specific song, might be different than what you might like. And so they'll be like, we really like this song. And sometimes they'll describe why they like it in an effort to really pinpoint it down. But sometimes you have to like, you know, especially if it's a very popular song, sometimes you have to be like, oh, that just means they want high energy. Brian Funk: Hmm. Kat Raio Rende: or like, you know, shake it off has been JP Rende: Oh, Cat, Kat Raio Rende: the JP Rende: I Kat Raio Rende: thing, JP Rende: was just about Kat Raio Rende: right? JP Rende: to play a game Kat Raio Rende: Or like, JP Rende: with you. I was like, Kat Raio Rende: Iconopop, JP Rende: all right, the Kat Raio Rende: shake JP Rende: first Kat Raio Rende: it off, JP Rende: song Kat Raio Rende: happy. JP Rende: that everybody always asks, I was gonna go one, two, three, and we were both gonna say Kat Raio Rende: Shake JP Rende: Shake Kat Raio Rende: it off. JP Rende: It Off. They love Shake It Off. They love that boom. Boom. Brian Funk: Right. JP Rende: Love Kat Raio Rende: Or JP Rende: it. Kat Raio Rende: like, and other times, the references are so, not obscure per se, but like so indie or so dark, which generally like doesn't work for kids stuff. And then the end product is never as indie or dark. It's just that like sometimes, and this is no disrespect to the showrunner, they don't want it to be dark or indie. They want it to have the show to have substance. I mean the song to have substance of some sort and so maybe you know that's how you're interpreting the fact that they have this like, you know, very slow song with very things that are very like off Inappropriate for a kid's song sometimes like and we only know this because we do it so much that that's not necessarily what they want They want a little bit of like a deeper vibe. That's JP Rende: Yeah, Kat Raio Rende: that's usually about it JP Rende: I think interpreting briefs is an art form in itself. Brian Funk: Hmm. JP Rende: Because again, it's not, you know, the showrunners and the network, they're not trying to make our life difficult. They're trying to get the best piece of music that, you know, conveys their idea of the show. And it's our job to kind of say, yeah, I get what you're saying, but I don't think that's exactly what you mean. Like Kat's saying. And sometimes it is, and a lot of times, you gotta just take a shot, and you gotta say, well, I don't know if they're really feeling it. I don't know if what they're asking for works. And again, sometimes we're right, and we'll win, and be like, okay, we had an instinct on what I think works for the show, and sometimes we're clearly wrong, and that's okay. I mean, that's all part of it, and I think that's where. the creativity lies within this kind of work is that we do have the freedom to choose or not to choose, Kat Raio Rende: Mm. Brian Funk: Mm-hmm. JP Rende: where otherwise we're just, you know. Kat Raio Rende: gonna be killed by AI. JP Rende: We're just cranking product down a conveyor belt, like just building cars, we're not. So we're able to kind of put our spin in what we do within those briefs. And again, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, and that's just part of it. Brian Funk: So yeah, a lot of decoding. That happens in bands too. That happens Kat Raio Rende: Definitely. Brian Funk: especially when you're talking with people that aren't musicians. They'll say very abstract things. JP Rende: Well, Kat Raio Rende: Oh. JP Rende: that's one of the most difficult things is when we're getting feedback from non-musical people and they will always say, listen, I don't know music at all. And so anytime they'd be like, I'm like, okay, here it comes. And then it's just like, yeah, you're right. You don't know music at all. And Kat Raio Rende: Oh JP Rende: that, you know, but, you know, it's always really great when you're working with. a network that has a point music person because they're able to filter all the awesome ideas that's coming from the non-musical people and say, okay, I get it. I get what you want and I'm going to speak to the composers the way that I can convey that. So that's awesome. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah, it's very different working from a new show in a big network than a, you know, even a big show that's going to network or that is being developed. We really like working with new shows too. Brian Funk: Right, because you can craft that identity a Kat Raio Rende: Oh Brian Funk: bit, Kat Raio Rende: yeah. Brian Funk: I guess. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah, there's JP Rende: Mm-hmm. Brian Funk: Rather Kat Raio Rende: a little Brian Funk: than Kat Raio Rende: bit Brian Funk: trying Kat Raio Rende: more Brian Funk: to Kat Raio Rende: interpreting, Brian Funk: fit into it. Kat Raio Rende: but Brian Funk: Yeah. Kat Raio Rende: it's worth it. Brian Funk: Right. JP Rende: Definitely. Brian Funk: So that's a pitch. And JP Rende: Yeah. Brian Funk: that would mean basically you don't have the job yet. JP Rende: Oh no, Brian Funk: So they're kind of fishing around. JP Rende: that's the worst part about it. Again, I don't wanna be negative, but it's really, it's hard because you're putting all your effort into it. And again, actors have the same thing when they go on Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. JP Rende: the audition. Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: This is part of the job and nobody likes it, but you can get... a real kind of sense of pride when you're able to crack that code and be like, look, Kat Raio Rende: Hehehe JP Rende: we gave you this and you love it and it works and it works on, you know, for the whole tone of the music of the series. So we really love that. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah, and a lot of times, sorry, a lot of times, if you've already had something that you really like that you could maybe reuse from something else, then you also have an opportunity to kind of like, I don't know how it is for you, but generally, we do this for a living and we really enjoy what we do as a job, but sometimes we have these other musical ideas that are. that we wouldn't maybe play with on our own, you know, if we have something or like if we just have the time to do a pitch, sometimes we'll do something really crazy and really out there just because like it's just another way to like flesh out what some idea that you that you have and a lot of times that works that does work because sometimes if you're getting five songs or more you're just going to pick something that jumps out to you. JP Rende: Yeah. Kat Raio Rende: And so a lot of times that's what works. JP Rende: Yeah, and now the... Kat Raio Rende: Assignzons? JP Rende: Assigned songs, thank you very much. Very, very similar except the pressure is kind of off because you know you have the job, but you know that there's always gonna be notes, there's always gonna be feedback. And sometimes it's great, actually I found that a lot of times the notes that come back are like, spot on, we're like, yes, I get that. Yes, our chorus takes too long to come in or this lyric just isn't really fitting, beautiful. But I do like the fact that we know we're gonna get a second shot. And a lot of times in pitching you don't get a second shot. It's like, yes, no. You've Brian Funk: Mm-hmm. JP Rende: done all the work, put all your heart and soul into this song, and then it's just like, sometimes it works for them, sometimes it doesn't. It really has nothing to do with your ability. It has nothing to do with that your music isn't good. It just wasn't working for, or what they, it just wasn't what... they had in mind and that's fine. But when you're assigned a song, if you do deliver something that isn't exactly what they have in mind, you get other chances to kind of revise it and kind of, I guess it becomes another collaborative process then with the network. And I think that's always, I love collaborating. So I find that it's kind of fun to collaborate with people that don't necessarily do exactly what you do. Kat Raio Rende: Mm. JP Rende: especially with script writers, collaborating with them is so much fun. Like Kat said, showrunners, which most of the time are also script writers. So yeah, it's a lot of fun. Brian Funk: How much time do you generally have to Kat Raio Rende: Hehehe Brian Funk: work on a song? JP Rende: Um, okay. So pitches and assigned songs are roughly about a week. You get about a week Kat Raio Rende: depending JP Rende: to Kat Raio Rende: on JP Rende: do Kat Raio Rende: what JP Rende: it. Kat Raio Rende: kind JP Rende: Depend, Kat Raio Rende: of a song JP Rende: depending Kat Raio Rende: it is JP Rende: on sometimes, Kat Raio Rende: and how JP Rende: you Kat Raio Rende: big JP Rende: know, Kat Raio Rende: it JP Rende: we've, Kat Raio Rende: is. JP Rende: we've been known to be the, the team that gets called on the ninth hour where Kat Raio Rende: Thanks for watching. JP Rende: they've gone through so many different like rounds and they're like, okay, JP and Kat, sadly, you have two days. Can you Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. JP Rende: do it? And we're always like, yes, yes. And, and that kind of like. puts a little pep in our step, because we're like, all right, let's get down to business. But generally, for television, it's usually about a week, sometimes two. That's with songs. Now with underscore, because we also do a lot of that, how that goes is we will get a animatic. which is basically like a storyboard and it'll be a couple scenes. Sometimes it's a whole episode and that's nuts, but most likely it's a few scenes, so there'll be like a real action scene, a kind of sentimental scene, maybe a comedic scene, and they're not gonna spot you. You're just gonna go for what you think is best for that. Now that's a... also a very, very tough ask because usually when we're spotting, when we're working on a show, the director is spotting us. So what that means is music spotting for those who don't know, we will watch the show or movie together and they'll say, okay, at time code. whatever, I need something, I need a hit here. So he's gonna open a door and slam it, so within the music I need to hear that. And then what I want you to do right after that, there's gonna be something lurking around the corner in a few seconds, so I want you to start giving me something that's a little bit foreboding, you know. And that's Kat Raio Rende: Thanks for watching. JP Rende: beautiful because they're telling you what they want. But then where the art comes in is like foreboding can mean a lot of different things. And depending on the project that you're working on, especially if you're doing animation, it can't sound like, you know, the inception soundtrack. Kat Raio Rende: Hehehehe JP Rende: It can't be the most like wildly dark thing. I don't care if there's a monster coming out. The Brian Funk: Alright. JP Rende: monster is gonna look like a silly little nothing. You can't have like real, or sometimes you can, but in my experience, they'll say things like foreboding or peril, but you gotta kind of read the room, as they say, like it's for children, Brian Funk: Right? JP Rende: a lot of times. Kat Raio Rende: That's interesting about the underscoring is like you're giving, you're kind of giving children the, when it comes to doing for children, you're giving them the emotion that's not being said, especially if it's one that's a little bit like higher level than they know. Like a lot of times we'll write, we'll write, there have been episodes of like Tab Time on YouTube where she gets into serious, Tab Time has Tab at the Brown. and she gets into serious concepts like death and separation JP Rende: Yeah. Kat Raio Rende: and when, and Sesame Street too, and when you write underscore or music for them, you're empathizing with the feelings that they can't put into words yet just developmentally. And it's nice because if you can't say it because it's just something that they just don't get it. you're still giving them something musically that they can feel. And that really helps, I think. JP Rende: Definitely. Brian Funk: Right, guiding them through the feelings. JP Rende: Yeah, and it's really nice to, as our company grows earworm, to be able to wear the different hats. I mean, we love writing songs. Like we started as song people and I think we'll always be song people first. But as the years progressed and we started doing more underscoring and sound design and it's just, that's a fun, fun job Brian Funk: Hmm. JP Rende: because Kat Raio Rende: Mm. JP Rende: you, like, You are building the tone of the whole show. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. JP Rende: And like one of our really good friends and collaborators, P.T. Walkley, who is the main music guy for Gabby's Dollhouse and also Blue's Clues and You, his sound is just so amazing. And you can always tell when it's a P.T. cue or song and he created that sound for that show. And whenever we're lucky enough to be involved, what we're doing is bringing our sensibilities, but knowing that it's PT's world. So we have to be in that world. So that's a big responsibility on both parties, whether you're additional composer, which is what we are for Gabby's, or main composer, because it's, again, it's your world that you're creating. And... That's the most fun part when you're working on a show from the ground up, is that you're really helping shape the sound of the show. Kat Raio Rende: Mm. Brian Funk: Right, right. Yeah, very delicate thing. There's a video on YouTube I show my sampling class. Mrs. Doubtfire recast as a horror film, JP Rende: Oh Brian Funk: recut JP Rende: my Brian Funk: as JP Rende: god, Brian Funk: a horror film JP Rende: I Brian Funk: as JP Rende: love Brian Funk: a trailer. JP Rende: it. Kat Raio Rende: Oh yeah! JP Rende: I love it. Brian Funk: It's JP Rende: I Brian Funk: hysterical JP Rende: love that. Brian Funk: because Mrs. Doubtfire, fun loving family film, you change the music a little bit and it gets stalker, creepy vibes, you know, and it real JP Rende: 100%. Brian Funk: fast becomes... Kat Raio Rende: That's JP Rende: 100%, Kat Raio Rende: like a perfect JP Rende: and I love that. Kat Raio Rende: example. JP Rende: I love that because, you know, now that we're in a new time, I don't know if Mrs. Doubtfire would play well in this. It is a bit creepy, you Kat Raio Rende: Totally JP Rende: know, Kat Raio Rende: creepy. JP Rende: like a dad dressing up like an old woman just to see his kids because his wife doesn't want him. Like, it could be a horror movie. Brian Funk: Yeah, it's delicate. JP Rende: Actually, I think it would be a fucking amazing horror movie. Kat Raio Rende: Hehehehe JP Rende: Heh heh heh. Brian Funk: Yeah, it doesn't take much to change that. So it's a great example of how important the vibe and tone is. Kat Raio Rende: Definitely. Brian Funk: And JP Rende: Definitely. Brian Funk: I can only imagine, especially working with films and TV shows for kids, that's so important. JP Rende: Mm-hmm. Yeah, I would say, you know... B. The, I guess, kids and family kind of space that we find ourselves in most of the time, not all the time, but most of the time, it kind of has a really wide spectrum of stuff, and I love it. I really do love it, because we can be as silly sometimes and as serious, just like Cat was saying with Tab Time. We did just do an episode on death. where there is a song that we didn't write, but we had to produce and then do the underscore. And it's a real heartfelt song about missing somebody and it's important. So it's like, just because it lands in the kids and family space, doesn't mean that there isn't a depth there as well. So I think it's a great space to be in. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah, I think the depth comes from honoring what you're talking about. And that goes with like, not only the concepts, but like. like if we're doing like a celebrity song, also honoring their own their own styles. Like I think people would I think when you have a celebrity on a show and you're writing something that's not really that their style of song, it's it just doesn't come off even to the kids as authentic because they're like I listen to you know Cardi B or I listen to the Jones Brothers and that's not their style. So like. like when we did a song for Cardi B on Baby Shark's big show called Seaweed Sway, like it was a big task to write for her, first of all, on the show at all, like her being who she is, and like her being like on a bash, like I'm gonna say what I want, I'm gonna do what I want, and having like the hair history of like WAP and all that, it's like that stuff, to put her in this space could be just like a big. a big flop because if you wrote something that was childish for her or in the wrong genre but we had to make sure and same thing with Billy Porter. We had to make sure that the production that we did that was not by her producers or Billy Porter's producers, the production that we did for her or him was their style of production and even embodying and trying to empathize with their own writing style or their own... Lyric style or their own melodies is a big deal like you have to be authentic for kids in every single way like even there was a we did like a we did like a Hanukkah song once and a lot of the song like we my stepfather's Jewish and We've celebrated Hanukkah number of times, especially when our kids were born But like a lot of times the Hanukkah songs are like, we are celebrating Hanukkah and we're gonna put a mammonora. And like everything is so like, like you're talking at kids instead of coming from like a place of empathy. And so we wrote this really fun song. What was the name of the song? JP Rende: uh... a fish devil of lights Kat Raio Rende: Okay, JP Rende: because Kat Raio Rende: the JP Rende: of Kat Raio Rende: title, JP Rende: the Brian Funk: Hehehe Kat Raio Rende: the title notwithstanding, the song had to be like a JP Rende: I Kat Raio Rende: hey. JP Rende: don't think we wrote, I actually think that when we were assigned that song, they wanted it to be called that. I don't think we came up with that Kat Raio Rende: Oh yeah, JP Rende: title. Kat Raio Rende: we did not. JP Rende: No. I don't Kat Raio Rende: We JP Rende: think Kat Raio Rende: did not. JP Rende: we wrote that song. Kat Raio Rende: But, um, but, um, the song was from like a, hey, we've all been celebrating this and you can learn from us, but we're gonna tell you what it's, you know, we're not gonna tell you as a person who doesn't know anything about it, because if you celebrate Hanukkah, like, you know all that stuff. And Brian Funk: Mm-hmm. Kat Raio Rende: you learn, a lot of times I think that at least our kids like learn more not by talking at them, but talking about it in conversation, like, oh, this is what we're doing. And they pick up better when they feel like you're talking about something in a connected way versus like talking at them. JP Rende: Yeah, and actually, just to jump in, do you remember how when we first started Friends with a Penguin? This is a cool story. So we did our normal, like, hey, Billy Porter, cool. And with Sesame Street, we don't write the lyrics, we just write the music. So we got these lyrics, and again, on face value, it's like, what the hell is this? You know, but then you start to read into them and then you read the scripts and you're like, oh, okay, I get it. And I remember I was like, I got this, Cat. So I went into the studio and I started writing something and it was good, but it was not Billy Porter's, like it was not his sound at all. And I was like, yeah, but he could sing this and it would sound good doing it. Cat's like, yeah, that's true, but like Billy Porter is like larger than life. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. JP Rende: So then she was like, all right, now I got this. So then I was like, okay, you're the boss. She took it and started adding the strings and the real fun things, and then that kind of inspired me. And we kind of went, it was a real cool collaborative effort, but if Cat didn't stop me from, I think it sounded, I think it started to sound like an Andy Grammer song, which is fine, like, and. Definitely Billy Porter's such a wonderful singer. He could do it, but is that Billy Porter? Absolutely not. And then when the video and he was wearing that awesome gown, it was just so cool. And that was Kat telling me to like, whoa, steady boy. You got it. You. Brian Funk: I think it's awesome that you guys do that. It must be such a fun creative challenge as well. Kat Raio Rende: It's definitely better than other jobs we could have had. Huh. Brian Funk: Right. JP Rende: Yeah, I always joke that like when, you know, I might have, you know, I would have to learn how to make a really cool cup of coffee at Starbucks, you know, if anything happened with this, because, you know, we just love it so much and we've just devoted so much of our time and energy into it and don't want to do anything else. Brian Funk: It's fantastic. You guys have had so much success with it. Great. Follow your dreams story, you know? And JP Rende: Definitely, Brian Funk: it's JP Rende: definitely. Brian Funk: really... JP Rende: And again, we're always learning and we're always trying to get better. By no means do I think that we are finished products. I think that we are work in progress. And, you know, like right now, it's a slow time for us with the rider strike and the sag strike and networks kind of cutting back. So... what we're doing is we're utilizing this time to kind of hone in our craft and always stay relevant. And just, it's a great time to kind of check where you're at and kind of project where you wanna be. And that's kind of part of the reason that like my Emmy I gave to my parents, cause I don't wanna look at that every day and just Kat Raio Rende: Hehehe JP Rende: be like, see, look what I accomplished, you know? It was a great accomplishment and I'm very proud of that, but I'm also looking to the future on the other wonderful projects that we will be involved in. Kat Raio Rende: And we are involved with. We have a number of projects. I don't know, can we talk about the, no, thank you. I was like, JP Rende: No, no, unfortunately we can't because, Kat Raio Rende: I just get to like, how do JP Rende: yeah. Kat Raio Rende: I do this? JP Rende: I mean, yeah, I'll tell, I can tell you, Brian, just don't put this in. We're gonna do the Baby Shark live show. We're gonna, we were hired to do the music for a live stage performance, but I don't know Brian Funk: Oh JP Rende: if Brian Funk: cool. JP Rende: it's been, I don't know if it's been announced or anything, so yeah. Kat Raio Rende: I was talking about the other JP Rende: What Kat Raio Rende: project. JP Rende: Barbie? Kat Raio Rende: No, 80. JP Rende: Oh, you know what? Actually, I wanna come back on your show, dude. Kat Raio Rende: haha JP Rende: I think this is Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: awesome. We will talk about some of these other projects as well as they come out. This one is one that we're developing on our own. But no, it's not ready to be discussed yet. Brian Funk: Okay. Well, cool. We'll do a little wrap up then and then I'll trim this to fit nice. You guys have such a cool partnership both musically and as far as life goes. Earwormny.com is the website. Is there anywhere else you'd like to send people to check out your work? JP Rende: I believe my Insta is, my Instagram is also EarwormNY. Brian Funk: Mm-hmm. JP Rende: Is that correct, Kat? All Kat Raio Rende: Yep, AeroWorm JP Rende: right, Kat Raio Rende: NY. JP Rende: cool. EarwormNY. Brian Funk: Nice. JP Rende: I did have a TikTok for a minute Brian Funk: Thank you. JP Rende: and I was doing not music. I thought that I was gonna be the new Dave Portnoy of Serial, because Kat Raio Rende: I'm JP Rende: I love Serial. So Kat Raio Rende: sorry. JP Rende: I called myself the Serial Slayer. I think I stopped, I did a few things. So like, I would buy these like, junk cereals and I would be like, wow, cereal, and I would taste them and I would review them. But I haven't done that in a long time. And Kat Raio Rende: No, but you're very serious about cereal. JP Rende: I'm very serious about cereal. I love cereal. But I remember Kat, you know, this is part of our personal life. She's like, you know, maybe you should, you know, lay off on doing those reviews, you know? Kat Raio Rende: Okay, JP Rende: And I'm like. Kat Raio Rende: wait, no, my thing about it was not that part. It was the fact that we were opening a full box of cereal every, like every day, and it was always like junk cereal, but also like that we were wasting like the milk in the cereal because you can't eat that much cereal. JP Rende: Oh yeah, that was the whole stick. It was like, how Kat Raio Rende: Do you know JP Rende: fun Kat Raio Rende: how big his bowl was? JP Rende: would, it wouldn't be fun to just pour regular, so I would, I took a salad bowl, poured the entire box in, Kat Raio Rende: I'm gonna JP Rende: took Kat Raio Rende: go. JP Rende: all the milk, because Brian Funk: Right. JP Rende: it was the visual, like, you know, but Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: yeah, turns out that having a successful YouTube channel or TikTok account or any sort of food review, it's very difficult. It's not as easy as it looks, as obviously you know with your show. Brian Funk: Well, maybe it's like a song title you can bank for later. Serious about cereal. JP Rende: Serious About Cereal, Brian Funk: All JP Rende: I Brian Funk: right, JP Rende: love Brian Funk: come JP Rende: that. Brian Funk: up. JP Rende: That's actually really good. That would Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: be like a really fun, like just kids song. Cause like we write a lot of songs around the house with our kids all the time. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: And I don't even want to call it writing because it's just stream of consciousness and it's just so much fun. And sometimes, actually we were going upstate this weekend, just Kat and I, and we were talking about that. I would really love to be part of a project where we could just come up with stream of consciousness songs and not have to worry about like production value or anything, it could just be like, just silly, silly stuff that just, you know, kind of makes you giggle. Like, I don't know who wrote, there was a show on Nickelodeon many years ago called Sanjay and Craig. I've never really Brian Funk: Yeah. JP Rende: watched the show, but I remember hearing the theme song and it was just like, Sanjay and Craig. They're in the best friends hall of fame. Sanjay, hey Craig. There is no best friends hall of fame. They lied, we made it up or something. Kat Raio Rende: I'm gonna go. JP Rende: And it was just the Brian Funk: Thanks for watching. JP Rende: most absurd thing. And again, the song itself is very catchy. I'm still singing it, but I don't remember it having to like, it wasn't like super slick production. It was just funny. So like Brian Funk: Right. JP Rende: out there, anybody wants really silly songs that just have. stream of consciousness, things, we are your people. Brian Funk: I love it. Kat Raio Rende: Sounds like a TikTok channel, Jade. Just saying. JP Rende: No, can't do it, can't do it. Brian Funk: Too much cereal in a bowl. JP Rende: too much cereal in a bowl. Brian Funk: You gotta make your choices. But hey, I know we're running late here, so we'll wrap it up. It was really awesome talking to you guys. JP Rendy and KatReyo Rendy. Check out EarwormNY.com. So much fun music on there. And congratulations on the Emmy. JP Rende: Thank you. Brian Funk: And I wish you all the best of luck, and hopefully we'll get to chat again soon. JP Rende: Definitely. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. JP Rende: And next time, if you're ever playing live, we'd love to come and see you. Kat Raio Rende: Yeah. Brian Funk: Yeah, same. Yeah, we're not too far apart. So that'd Kat Raio Rende: Thanks. Brian Funk: be cool. Kat Raio Rende: Where are you? Brian Funk: Long Island. Kat Raio Rende: Wow, that's not Brian Funk: Yeah, Kat Raio Rende: far at all. Cool. Brian Funk: no, not at all. Cool. JP Rende: Awesome. Brian Funk: Thank you guys and thank you, JP Rende: Thanks man. Brian Funk: everyone, for listening. JP Rende: Be good. Kat Raio Rende: Thank you.

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On this Kari Kimmel interview: bouncing back after getting dropped by TWO labels and one publishing contract… the determination that carried her from potentially nowhere, to incredible success. How she handles rejection (and yes, she still gets tracks turned down more often than you might think), and her secret ingredient to pressing on. Her primary talents & attitude that allows her to succeed. BIGGEST MISTAKE composers make when approaching music supervisors & shen making track submissions! Cool stories about working with Ringo Starr, Al Pacino… why you need to respect everybody & LOADS more cool stuff. AWESOME information if you want to get into licensing: Discover Where the Money's Hiding in the Music Business in 2023: https://MusicReboot.com Kari Kimmel is an Independent Artist, Songwriter & Producer who's had incredible success licensing her music in over 1,000 films, television shows, trailers, video games & commercials. Films include Blockers, World War Z, Southpaw, and The Duff... TV shows Big Sky, New Girl, Charmed, America's Funniest Home Videos, and Lucifer... trailers for Cobra Kai, Fortitude, Dirty John and The Walking Dead. Subscribe & Website: https://musiclicensingprofits.com/subscribe/ She has written an astounding 25 theme songs, most notably “Where You Belong” for The Fosters, as well as She-Ra, Spirit Riding Free and Rhyme Time Town. Her songs have been recorded by major artists such as The Backstreet Boys, Kesha, Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato, and Gloria Gaynor. She's sang BGV with Ringo Starr, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Pharrell & others. In 2014, Kari founded Glow Music Group, a music licensing company that represents performers. Recent Glow placements include Gatorade, Coke, Michael Kors, Seal Team, Riverdale, All American, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Grey's Anatomy. Glow represents over 400 bands from all genres & time periods.

What happens when you don't say “yes” to your gift, your calling, your intuition, your infinite potential? My guess is you have a story to tell about this.  Listen as I share my experience meeting Alicia Keys and a fellow fan taking a big step back in awe of the question.  Whether you experienced grief, chaos, betrayal, or anything else, by not saying yes to your gift, this episode may inspire you to honor your light and let it lead you. I'll share some personal stories in this episode of what happened to me before I said “yes” to my gift. In this episode, you will hear: My story about meeting Alicia Keys and what it awakened in meHow saying “yes” to my gift healed my anxiety and panicThe cost of not saying “yes” to your gift, your intuition, or your callingMy homework for youIf your gift is guiding you to heal more on a deeper level and expand your intuition, I have the program for you!  The Energy Healing and Intuition Training is exactly where you need to be.  Live calls with me start on Aug 15th.  Now you can receive my transformational core teachings for less than ½ the price.  Learn more and register here: https://schoolofintuitivestudies.com/intuitiontraining/Support the show

House music at its best! Let Dave Baker take you on a journey of discovery and aural pleasure as he brings you the hottest and freshest funky, deep and tech house releases every week. This week is packed full of classic tracks with a modern makeover including a couple from Londoners Two and Fro; Purple Disco Machine remixes a classic Wamdue Project song; Whisper Machine gives Alicia Keys the house music treatment; and The Cube Guys meet the Pet Shop Boys with West End Girls. We also have an amazing track by Dutch duo Tom & Jame which has to be one of the best tracks of 2023! What more could you ask for! Please share, rate, review and subscribe wherever you can to help the podcast reach more house music lovers. All tracks released on August unless shown below. Website: https://www.djdavebaker.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djdavebaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hothousehours 1. Strong (Original Mix) - Chaney [Insomniac Records]

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Our first ever celebrity guest edition!!! How well does Alicia Keys know her 90's pop culture?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WELCOME EVERYBODY TO EPISODE 371 OF THE HOOTS PODCAST WITH JOSHIE LOPEZ, THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH YOUR BOY. THE ROAD EPISODE 400 CONTINUES. ON THE ROAD TO 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS, PLEASE LIKE THIS VIDEO AND SUBSCRIBE. Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/thehootspodcast Cash App: https://cash.app/$JoshieLopez94 Follow me on Twitter @TheHootsPodcast Follow me on Instagram @JoshLopezMedia Intro Song: Karma by Alicia Keys 0:00-1:15:25 - INTRO/The Back Porch Q&A Session 1:15:26-1:40:52 - This Week In WWE (RAW/SmackDown Thoughts, SummerSlam Card, Cody Rhodes Media Car Wash, NXT Great American Bash 2023 Preview & Predictions) 1:40:53-1:48:59 - Week 2 NJPW G1 Climax 33 Report 1:49:00-2:12:20 - WTHIWWAEW Segment 7-27-23 (AEW Dynamite 7-26-23 Recap, Collision exposes Dynamite's flaws. Keep all microphones away from Jack Perry. Jon Moxley vs. POCKETS, Are You Fucking Kidding Me? AR Fox joins The Mogul Embassy. Jericho/Callis, Who Cares. Excrement Impression) 2:12:21-2:16:54 - The CLAHN Of The Week Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thehootspodcast/support

Hélène Bonhomme, vous la connaissez peut-être comme la créatrice et dirigeante des Fabuleuses au Foyer, un site, des newsletters, une communauté autour de la question du bien-être des mères, de la prévention de l'épuisement maternel. Hélène, c'est une de mes belles rencontres de ces derniers mois, dont je suis très heureuse de vous livrer aujourd'hui le témoignage. Ce qui m'a intéressée en échangeant avec elle, c'est son parcours, et la manière dont elle a su si finement utiliser sa propre expérience pour en créer des outils, des partages, qui aident autant les autres. Hélène nous parle de son amour de l'écriture, de son premier métier et de comment elle en est arrivée à l'exercer, et à le quitter aussi rapidement. Elle nous parle beaucoup de sa relation avec son mari, et du duo qu'ils forment, moteur dans ses projets avec les Fabuleuses. Elle nous parle de son ambition, du muscle de l'audace, des saisons de la construction de son entreprise, qui a démarré avec des articles écrits dans sa cuisine et cachés au fond d'un dossier de son ordinateur. Et elle nous parle aussi du foyer, celui que nous occupons toutes et tous le matin, le soir, le weekend. Hélène est d'une grande finesse et justesse dans son analyse de ce qui l'émeut, de ce qui la meut, au sens de mettre en action, et l'écouter est un délice. Je vous souhaite de vous régaler et de vous inspirer. Dans l'épisode, nous évoquons : Le livre « Mère épuisée » de Stéphanie Allénou La chanson ‘Girl on fire' de Alicia Keys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J91ti_MpdHA La chanson ‘Juice' de Lizzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaCrQL_8eMY ********************************************* Merci à notre partenaire Calm, l'application n°1 de bien-être mental, qui regorge d'outils pour vous aider à vous sentir bien : méditations guidées, paysages sonores, méditations pour les enfants, techniques de respiration. https://www.calm.com/equilibristes Pour vous, chères et chers Equilibristes, Calm offre une réduction de 40% sur l'abonnement Calm Premium, avec de nouveaux contenus ajoutés chaque semaine. Rendez-vous ici pour en bénéficier !

"Self awareness is the key to unlocking your greatness" - Ed (Suuuper Anime podcast host) Discussion NotesHas anime exposed us to different values and perspectives?Does the message of self-improvement and perseverance in anime resonate with us?Did anime help us in forming our own identities?Are there any examples of how anime has shaped our mindset?Are there any positive or even negative effects that anime can have on our mindset?  Links to things referenced in the podcast Listen to anime characters we are most like – Who We BeRead Wise – This is the service Solo mentioned.   Patreon - www.patreon.com/suuuperanime If you enjoy the podcast, please don't forget to FOLLOW, RATE and REVIEW the show (it takes less than 30 seconds) Please do also share with anyone you fill will enjoy the show. Also, to keep conversation going were super keen to hear your thoughts, questions and opinions on the show's discussion points, so please do drop us a voice note on our website www.suuuperanimepodcast.com or email at www.suuuperanimepodcast.com/contact Suuuper podcast title inspired by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys   – Empire State of Mind  Social media links Instagram: SuuuperanimepodcastTikTok: SuuuperanimepodcastTwitter: @SuuuperanimeFacebook: SuuuperAnimePodcast You Tube: SuuuperAnimeDiscord: https://discord.gg/suuuperlightsassemblePlease press the follow button on your podcast app and rate as 5 stars. Arigato ;-)Support the show

Alicia Keys is performing at Seattle's Climate Pledge arena on July 30. Contributor Mia Imani shares a little bit of Alicia Key's personal story and discography and shares her own memories set to the key of Alicia. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fifteen-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, producer and activist Alicia Keys tells Tom how an appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” changed her life, what happened when she asked Prince's permission to perform one of his songs, and what she learned about herself when writing her memoir “More Myself.”

One of the best selling artists of all time is coming to Austin tonight and called in to talk to Booker and Audrey!!

Oh man! Technology has not been in Nora's favor and this episode about disasters has been a disaster! Third time's a charm and we are finally getting this version out to you...which is definitely the best one. We promise! Enjoy because it's been a doozy! 

Earl Cureton, veteran of 12 NBA seasons and author of Earl the Twirl: My Life in Basketball (with Jake Uitti), joins Al to discuss Earth, Wind and Fire's 1975 double album, Gratitude. Earl talks about what he loves about EWF and about this part-live, part-studio album in particular. He also discusses how music and basketball has been intertwined in his life and in the lives of others he has known, including Julius Erving. Earl also delves into his book and his work as the Detroit Pistons' Community Ambassador.As Earl and Al mentioned on the episode, you can pre-order Earl's book now. Here's the link! https://www.amazon.com/Earl-Twirl-My-Life-Basketball/dp/1476693838/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QJI8P93F3V0T&keywords=earl+the+twirl&qid=1684467193&sprefix=earl+the+twirl%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1Also, be sure to keep up with Earl on Twitter: @EarlTheTwirlAl is on Twitter at @almelchiorBB, and this show has accounts on Twitter, Threads and Instagram at @youmealbum. Be sure to follow @youmealbum to find out in advance about upcoming guests and featured albums for this podcast.Subscribe for free to You, Me and An Album: The Newsletter and participate in weekly chats about this podcast's featured albums! https://youmealbum.substack.com/1:18 Earl joins the show2:50 Earth, Wind and Fire was a popular band when Earl was in college4:54 Gratitude introduced Al to sides of EWF he didn't know about7:39 Earl remembers back to listening to Gratitude and other albums in the dorm11:06 Earl talks about music that evokes memories for him14:27 Certain tracks from Gratitude bring back memories for Earl18:31 The early ‘80s were a great time for Philadelphia sports21:26 Earl explains why he decided to write his book24:24 Earl talks about his current work with the Detroit Pistons25:40 Were The Temptations the first group to rap?28:00 Does Earl focus more on EWF's lyrics or their music?29:56 Earl saw Maurice White frequently in the Sixers' locker room33:42 Earl has listened to EWF throughout the yearsDiscussion of specific tracks:35:03 Reasons37:30 Shining Star38:20 Sun Goddess/New World Symphony40:38 Al thinks he hadn't appreciated EWF enough after the ‘70s ended42:28 Earl talks about an Alicia Keys concert he had just attended44:19 Earl lets readers know what they can expect from his book54:16 Earl talks about Marvin Gaye and Dave Bing growing up together in Detroit56:48 Earl recently performed in a lip synch competitionSupport the show

Singer/Songwriter Alicia Keys joins The Wake Up with Bret & Julie!

It was Cosmo's turn to sing "Off Key 4 Alicia Keys" and you just may NEVER here Nelly the same again!

It was Cosmo's turn to sing "Off Key 4 Alicia Keys" and you just may NEVER here Nelly the same again!

Before she performed in Louisville, she called the Ben Davis & Kelly K Show to chat cartoon animals, throwing things on stage, and more!

Stay until the end for another in the long library of Kelly's audio magic moments. LOL. WE HAD ALICIA KEYS ON THE SHOW!! And some other stuff BUT MOSTLY ALICIA KEYS PLAYED LITTLE KID OR DRUNK ADULT~~

Today, we are on our third MTV Unplugged episode of the year and this one is a powerhouse of a musician. -------------------- PODCAST SOCIAL MEDIA: YouTube & Facebook: The Notes McGotes Podcast Instagram/TikTok: @NotesMcGotesPod Email: TheNotesMcGotesPodcast@gmail.com BRANDON SOCIAL MEDIA: TikTok/Twitter/Instagram: @brandonalberda and Brandon.alberda STEVE SOCIAL MEDIA: TikTok: @stevemadole Music used throughout the show created by Jair Driesenga Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. Logos were created by Amelia Grace. Our podcast is sponsored by: Spotifyforpodcasters.com Leave us a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenotesmcgotespodcast/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenotesmcgotespodcast/message

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Playlist: Easy E - Luv 4 Dem (James Godfrey remix)My digital Enemy , Missy Elliot - Freak my basslineCassius - 1999 (Christian Vlad remix)Malibui, Kring - One ThingMoulin, Salda - LindaIce Cube - It was a good day (Kibou bootleg)Point Set - Freak with the bassSandom - Sum SumYall - Everybody JumpCloonee, Summit - Ciggie EmergencyUnknown - Animals (DVS remix)BATZ - Que Pasa50 Cent - Candy Shop (clean jesus remix)Brandy, Monica - Boy is mine (Mirko & Meex remix)Moulin - Pump up the volumeTim Deluxe - It just won't do (Liam dunning remix)Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Heads will roll (Vikko & Yan Bruno remix)Drake, Alicia Keys, Sir Gio - Massive New yorkJefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love (Mazdem remix)Jennifer Lopez - Jenny from the block (Secca remix_Nooran sisters, Louis X, Arli - Goodi RiddimLowgroov - L and GMateus Borges Music - Move your bodySam Greene - Jam inside your LoveSkiiTour - Double DoubleJ Balvin, Skrillex, Chris Lorenzo - In Da Getto (Chris Lorenzo Remix)Gooey Vutton - AppreciationLouie Vega - Let It Go (TMBLV Remix)Mura Masa - Hollaback BitchDaft Punk - Technologic (Ekzander Remix)A$AP Ferg, Dan Gerous - Shabba (Dan Gerous Remix)Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat (Jamie Hal Remix)Drake, Hyalyte - Massiv (Hyalyte Remix)Hamdi - Skanka (RWB Garage Edit)

Alicia Keys would like to remind you that you are enough, and in case you need to hear it straight from the source, you're in luck — she's our guest on the podcast today. The 15-time Grammy award-winner made time to chat all things beauty with us just hours before she hit the stage for her North American Summer tour. During our convo, Keys opens up about her skincare journey (and what it was like being a Proactiv ambassador back in the day), what she really meant when she said she was “swearing off” makeup, and what makes her new product, It's Like Skin, so unique.Shop Alicia's episodeGlossAngelesPod.comhttps://linktr.ee/glossangelespodCALL US: 424-341-0426Shop products from our episodesJoin our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/glossangelespodcastInstagram: @glossangelspod, @kirbiejohnson, @saratanTwitter: @glossangelespod, @kirbiejohnson, @saratanEmail: glossangelespodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE Alicia Keys joined Morgan and Bill Ryan (Yes, really her, NOT Felicia Keys) to talk her 'Keys of the Summer' tour ahead of her stop this Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Based on what she says about the show, you truly do NOT want to miss it!

It wasn't a joke, apparently.  15-time Grammy winner ALICIA KEYS called in to the show this morning ahead of her show at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse tomorrow night.  Bill sometimes has trouble using his iPhone, is this because he's getting older?  What is a movie that you've seen with your parents that was totally inappropriate?  Plus, Battle of the Burbs, New Music Friday, and Austin Love from WKYC Channel 3 calls in to preview "Fahrenheit" which opens in downtown Cleveland today!  AND a TV show recommendation from Bill just in time for the weekend!

For today's episode, I am joined by Grammy-winning songwriter Delacey who is here to talk about her new album 'The Girl Has a Dream.' We discuss her experience escaping into the woods during the pandemic to write her latest album, the awkwardness of hosting songwriting sessions over Zoom, and our biggest childhood comfort records. ✨ MORE ABOUT DELACEY ✨ Delacey is a diamond-certified songwriter based in Los Angeles who has penned hits for the likes of Alicia Keys, Zara Larsson, and Halsey, among others. Her latest album, 'The Girl Has a Dream,' delves into her innermost thoughts, desires, insecurities, and dreams. ✨ KEEP UP TO DATE WITH DELACEY ✨ Website: delaceymusic.com/  Instagram: instagram.com/delacey/ YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCuipXvzcrnZ-0ZGwHzpC62w/featured Facebook: facebook.com/officialdelaceymusic/ Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/1thbOfXak53dM1Xabq3pmb?si=o8BLUVutSnm2XfMXAb3b5A ✨ CONNECT WITH IZZY ✨ YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCv6SBgiYCpYbx9BOYNefkIg Website: agrrrlstwosoundcents.com Instagram: instagram.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents/ Twitter: twitter.com/grrrlsoundcents

It is so easy to get into a funk… And I think most of the time it's because we're not being hyper aware about our mindset and working to adjust things when they feel off. Prioritizing that above other things.    It might mean canceling plans or hibernating for a little bit so you can re-calibrate and come back into the world feeling good and strong - with a clear and happy mind.   Over the last few weeks, I have spent so much time in the hospital with Craig in the areas of the hospital where many of the patients are in bad shape. And then I come home and I am working to help my kids deal with their emotions and state of mind in the healthiest way we know how.   And the way I've been able to do this… Through all the ups and downs, and uncertainty… Is by knowing that the state of mine, that I am in… Is literally everything.    The night before he went in for the most recent big surgery… before we were going to bed… I had all of the kids sleeping in my bed, and Craig was in the hospital… And sweet little Parker who I think has taken all of this, the hardest this go round… Was asking me questions like… If someone goes to heaven, can you text them there?    Things that just tear at your insides… Because I know in reality the surgeries are so risky and every time we have an episode he has more scar tissue and at 51 years old we are really dealing with what is usually 80-year-old problems. It's all very heavy and there is a lot of stress and worry.    But when I find myself thinking… If the worst case happened… How would I even get off the floor… And I picture myself crying on the floor… And then I tell myself…  We're actually going to control our thoughts and we're not going to allow THAT.    I'm a big believer and you have to feel all the feelings and not suppressed things. So it's a fine balance, of course. But it's a matter of not allowing yourself to give effort towards something that you can't change. And I think a lot of us to do this in little ways all the time      Maybe you feel like a coworker has it out for you and you think they think this is this about you but in reality you'll never really know. And also… Their opinion of you just doesn't matter. In the long game… It's a relevant. So it's a matter of controlling your mindset and not giving energy to things that you can't change by worrying about it.    The other side of this… Is recognizing how you feel and figuring out what you need to get back to happy.  If you are super annoyed or irritated, or in a negative mood… rather than still living through all the things you need to do that day… I think it is so much more beneficial to pull back and figure out what you need to get your mind right again.    It would be much better to not get the grocery shopping done that day, then to go to a crowded grocery store. Will likely get more irritated because you walked in there super irritated.    And you will just have overall better interactions with everyone in your life.  Often times when we have arguments or disputes with people it's not actually about something that happened with them… it's about the state of mind that we were in when we entered the encounter.    So let's talk about actual action items we can do when we know we need a mind reset.    One of the things that I think works the very best is to pick a song or create a playlist. I have a playlist on my Spotify called Unstoppable and it's about 10 of my favorite songs that get me in a good mindset.   Some of them apply more to different emotions, but in general for me, it's about getting the emotions out… Thinking through it working through it and then getting back to a happy and STRONG Place.   First one on the playlist is girl on fire by Alicia Keys.  It was the first song I put on when I was driving to the hospital to pick up Craig on the day he was able to come home from Cedars in LA… And it was the first time I had a really good cry about all of it… And it lasted three minutes.  Not because I didn't have any more emotions but because that was enough. That was what I needed to feel the emotions and then move on from this song and get back to my happy and STRONG headspace.  I love love love music as a tool for this.    Another great way to do it is journaling. Write down all the things… All the feelings and emotions and get it all out.    And then after you do that… I think you should get outside or do a work out… A physical change is the best way to get a mental change. So maybe it's journal or listen to a song or cry or whatever it is and then go move your body. To change up the situation. There's literally a 0% chance you won't feel at least a little bit better after doing the metal work and then the physical work.   The key to all of this is to understanding that this is your top priority every day. To manage your headspace means you manage your life. And you keep a continuous pulse on how you're feeling… So you don't wake up one day in this massive funk or depression, because every day, you are hyper aware of how you feel and when you're off work to fix it.    I hope this episode made you really stop and think about the importance of your state of mind and how you can actively attend to it every day for an overall happier life.    Thank you so much for listening!