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The Untethered Electronics of Briana Marela | The Tonearm
The experimental musician splits her time between soldering synthesizers at Buchla and touring the country with wearable instruments that let her move freely through audiences. Her intimate new album, ‘My Inner Rest,’ offers a glimpse.
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s Century of Longing
The Ethiopian nun and pianist transformed heartbreak into transcendence, creating music that fused European classical training with sacred Ethiopian traditions across ninety-nine years of exile, prayer, and resilience.
Pedal to the Pastoral — Shrunken Elvis’s Nashville Dreams
British-born pedal steel player Spencer Cullum discusses his move to Music City, the organic formation of his ambient-adjacent trio Shrunken Elvis, and why staying true to his musical identity matters more than fitting the Nashville mold.
Dancing to Brainwaves — Andrew Staniland’s Mind Music
The Canadian composer’s JADE technology transforms EEG data into sound, turning six dancers into living instruments for his spatial audio album ‘The Laws of Nature.’
Larry Tye: How Jazz Legends Fought for Civil Rights
In his latest book, ‘The Jazzmen,’ Tye examines how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie fought racial injustice offstage, using their fame to push America toward a more equitable future.

Latest from the Spotlight On Podcast:

Robin Holcomb & Peggy Lee: Behind the Delicate Sound of ‘Reno’
Explore the two-decade musical partnership between composer Robin Holcomb and cellist Peggy Lee in Pacific Northwest creative music scene.
Larry Tye: The Jazzmen Who Changed American History
Author Larry Tye reveals how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became civil rights pioneers beyond their music careers.
Rico Jones: The Spiritual Sax of BloodLines
Tenor saxophonist Rico Jones discusses his debut album Bloodlines, spiritual approach to jazz, and multicultural influences in this podcast.
Aqeel Aadam: Code, Creativity, and Democratization of Sound
From Google engineer to plugin designer, Aqeel Aadam creates software that makes modular synthesis accessible and inspires creativity.
Rez Abbasi: When Everything Else Fades, Sound Remains
Guitarist Rez Abbasi discusses his new album Sound Remains, meditation’s role in music, and how impermanence shapes his acoustic quintet RAAQ’s latest work.

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