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Special report on ARK fighting hunger in the Philippines; Legendary photographer Corky Lee gets his own street; Manhattan Kips Bay South Asian community; Miracle fruit changes taste buds; Music artist and composer Treya Lam.
The Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers are three of the largest salmon producing rivers that originate in so-called British Columbia and flow into Southeast Alaska. These transboundary rivers breath vital nourishment, cultural vibrancy, and economic sustenance into this region, yet there are no enforceable policies to protect wild salmon, clean water, or the many jobs and lifeways they support from mining projects upstream. In this special, in-person interview with Jill Weitz, campaign director at Salmon Beyond Borders, we take a closer look at the corporate mining sector and transboundary watersheds, following wild salmon in their path across borders to find common ground in the issues that unite us all. Music by Eliza Edens, Bird By Snow, Treya Lam. Visit our website at forthewild.word for the full episode description, references, and action points.
Treya Lam is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter whose cinematic songs and compositions are built on dynamic piano, ethereal vocals, meditative guitar and lush chamber-folk arrangements. Her debut album Good News was created entirely by womxn - headed by Kaki King who produced and released the record on her label. Treya joins us to discuss what it's like to make an album entirely with women from start to finish, the highs and lows of being an artist in the age of social media and how she wrote her song 'Still Here' Treya will be performing alongside Phil Pickens and Eli Lev on March 23rd at Rockwood Music Hall at 6pm tickets available here: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1826788/ www.treyamakesmusic.com
Phil Pickens, Southern transplant in New York joins us to talk about how he found his way to music as a child in Atlanta, how he wound up in New York auditioning for the Jersey Boys and about his song 'Mary The Boxer' from his debut album Cathedrals. The New York Artists Collective is proud to have Phil perform in the round alongside fellow musicians Eli Lev and Treya Lam on March 23rd at 6pm at Rockwood Music Hall - tickets available on our website www.newyorkartistscollective.com.
Treya Lam is a Brooklyn based singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter with an extensive foundation in classical music. Her cinematic songs are built with ethereal vocals that sit over Nina Simone inspired piano, meditative guitar and lush chamber arrangements. She is currently working on her first studio album. Treya used to be insecure about herself which did not help her confidence. She shares what helped learn to love herself along with taking action on the things that is in alignment with her true self. Listen to her episode as Treya shares her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Treya's episode, Treya's website, resources, gifts and so much more.
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: I first learned about Treya, an up-and-coming musician with an amazing voice about two years ago, when she was profiled on TaiwaneseAmerican.org. From then on she was definitely on my radar to have as a guest on the Talking Taiwan, but somehow the timing was just not right for it. As I waited for the stars to align, I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing her perform live several times. Now it’s time for me to have her on Talking Taiwan as a guest, and the timing couldn’t be better as Treya is in the midst of a Pledge Music campaign to raise funds for her first album. She’s running a sort of crowdfunding campaign, which I happen to know a thing or two about. So I am really thrilled to be able support her at this time, and to let others know about her huge talent. On top of all this I have the distinct honor of being the first on record to have done an audio interview with her! Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Treya’s thoughts on Taiwan and being Taiwanese and American Her musical inspirations and influences Treya’s music writing process and her sources of inspiration How she deals with writer’s block Working on her first album and her Pledge Music Campaign and what she has planned for it How you can support Treya’s Pledge Music Campaign and what she is offering at different contribution levels Her thoughts on musicians independently producing their own music Related Links: To learn more about Treya, visit her website: http://www.treyamakesmusic.com/ To support Treya’s Pledge Music campaign visit: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/treya Treya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treyamakesmusic/ Hello Taiwan: http://www.hellotaiwan.us/