Kurt Rohde examines the structural problems embedded in how opportunities circulate in contemporary music — how access, relationships, and institutional permission compound quietly over time,…
Austin Hammonds unpacks how taste, history, and storytelling shape his approach to film scoring. He and Tyler talk about what it means to compose for someone else’s vision, why he currently identifies…
Gabriel Bolaños found music through curiosity—a household guitar, a minor second that clicked. Formal study in Belgium led him from classical guitar to counterpoint, but the shift toward composition…
An unexpected ballet staging of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, a chamber-orchestra miniature built on pure unison, Calvino’s literary lectures, Japanese wabi-sabi, and an Ermhoi album remix—these are…
Graeme Shields reflects on how a single conversation with a mentor reshaped his idea of what it meant to be a composer—and what kind of life he wanted to build around music. He and Tyler talk about…
Andrew Noseworthy reflects on how his earliest musical life — writing original material in basement hardcore and progressive metal bands — never really separated from his later identity as a composer,…
Through her operas, Yue Song gives voice to untold histories. From stories of women who survived wartime sexual slavery to reflections on the lingering trauma of violence, her work transforms pain…
Shruthi Rajasekar opens up about the creative paradox at the center of Carnatic music: an oral tradition where improvisation is the heartbeat of performance, yet centuries-old compositions are guarded…
Vanessa Ague recalls her time in college radio — from nervous beginnings to hosting her own shows focused on indie music and experimental sound. She describes the freedom of programming whatever she…
Beyza Yazgan discusses her deep connection to visual art and stop-motion animation, focusing on Passage, a handmade collage animation created alongside her music. Drawing from childhood memories,…
