Future Matters Reader releases audio versions of most of the writings summarized in the Future Matters newsletter
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Holden Karfnosky — Success without dignity: a nearcasting story of avoiding catastrophe by luck
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Success without dignity: a nearcasting story of avoiding catastrophe by luck, by Holden Karnofsky. https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/75CtdFj79sZrGpGiX/success-without-dignity-a-nearcasting-story-of-avoiding Note: Footnotes in the original article have been omitted.
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Larks — A Windfall Clause for CEO could worsen AI race dynamics
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In this post, Larks argues that the proposal to make AI firms promise to donate a large fraction of profits if they become extremely profitable will primarily benefitting the management of those firms and thereby give managers an incentive to move fast, aggravating race dynamics and in turn increasing existential risk. https://forum.effectivealtrui…
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Otto Barten — Paper summary: The effectiveness of AI existential risk communication to the American and Dutch public
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This is Otto Barten's summary of 'The effectiveness of AI existential risk communication to the American and Dutch public' by Alexia Georgiadis. In this paper Alexia measures changes in participants' awareness of AGI risks after consuming various media interventions. Summary: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/fqXLT7NHZGsLmjH4o/paper-summary…
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Shulman & Thornley — How much should governments pay to prevent catastrophes? Longtermism's limited role
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Carl Shulman & Elliott Thornley argue that the goal of longtermists should be to get governments to adopt global catastrophic risk policies based on standard cost-benefit analysis rather than arguments that stress the overwhelming importance of the future. https://philpapers.org/archive/SHUHMS.pdf Note: Tables, notes and references in the original …
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Elika Somani — Advice on communicating in and around the biosecurity policy community
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"The field of biosecurity is more complicated, sensitive and nuanced, especially in the policy space, than what impressions you might get based on publicly available information. As a result, say / write / do things with caution (especially if you are a non-technical person or more junior, or talking to a new (non-EA) expert). This might help make …
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Riley Harris — Summary of 'Are we living at the hinge of history?' by William MacAskill.
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The Global Priorities Institute has published a new paper summary: 'Are we living at the hinge of history?' by William MacAskill. https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/summary-summary-longtermist-institutional-reform/ Note: Footnotes and references in the original article have been omitted.
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Riley Harris — Summary of 'Longtermist institutional reform' by Tyler M. John and William MacAskill
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The Global Priorities Institute has published a new paper summary: 'Longtermist institutional reform' by Tyler John & William MacAskill. https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/summary-summary-longtermist-institutional-reform/ Note: Footnotes and references in the original article have been omitted.
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Hayden Wilkinson — Global priorities research: Why, how, and what have we learned?
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The Global Priorities Institute has released Hayden Wilkinson's presentation on global priorities research. (The talk was given in mid-September last year but remained unlisted until now.) https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/hayden-wilkinson-global-priorities-research-why-how-and-what-have-we-learned/…
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Piper — What should be kept off-limits in a virology lab?
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New rules around gain-of-function research make progress in striking a balance between reward — and catastrophic risk. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/2/1/23580528/gain-of-function-virology-covid-monkeypox-catastrophic-risk-pandemic-lab-accident
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Ezra Klein — This changes everything
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"One of two things must happen. Humanity needs to accelerate its adaptation to these technologies or a collective, enforceable decision must be made to slow the development of these technologies. Even doing both may not be enough." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/opinion/chatbots-artificial-intelligence-future-weirdness.html…
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MPP 062: Darien Shulman on Composing for Television
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Originally aired 11/21/2017 Composer Darien Shulman returns to talk about his experience writing for a new television series: how he got the job, the process from beginning to end, and what he learned along the way about organization and workflow. Links: Darien Shulman Netflix: American Vandal
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MPP 061: Independent Music Publishers Cooperative
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Originally aired 11/6/2017 After a Summer hiatus, Dennis returns for a conversation with composers Elizabeth Alexander and J. David Moore, two of the founding members of the Independent Music Publishers Cooperative, a group of eight composer-publishers working together to market and distribute their music. The cooperative’s shared website provides …
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MPP 060: REBROADCAST David & Matthew Maslanka on Forging Your Own Path
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Originally aired 8/15/2017 In case you haven’t yet heard the news, composer David Maslanka passed away last week on August 6 after a brief battle with cancer. David, along with his son Matthew, was a guest on the show back in January for Episode #38. Reading other composers’ and performers’ reminiscences of him online, it’s impossible to overlook t…
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MPP 059b: NewMusicShelf Call for Scores Q&A
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Originally aired 8/7/2017 BONUS CONTENT: Dennis and the anthology curators do a live Q&A session » Watch the video here »
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Originally aired 8/7/2017 This week, Garrett Hope of The Portfolio Composer joins Dennis to make a few exciting announcements, including a new partnership with the American Composers Forum, a new distribution outlet for self-published composers, and gigantic new call for scores – all to make composers’ lives better. BONUS CONTENT: Dennis and the an…
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MPP 058: Ed Windels on Being a 5-to-9 Composer
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Originally aired 7/25/2017 Ed Windels returns to talk about the benefits and drawbacks of having a full-time day job in addition to your composing. Links: Ed Windels Ed on Twitter Ed on Soundcloud
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MPP 057: Tony Manfredonia on Video Game Music
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Originally aired 7/18/2017 Composer Tony Manfredonia returns to talk about his bifurcated career of writing concert music and music for video games. Links: Tony Manfredonia Tony on Twitter Tony on Soundcloud Wayward Isles teaser trailer
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MPP 056: Griffin Candey on Securing Performances Before You Write
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Originally aired 7/3/2017 Composer Griffin Candey talks about the importance of securing performances of new, large-scale works before you write them. Links: Griffin Candey Griffin on Twitter Sweets by Kate OperaRox
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Originally aired 6/13/2017 This week, I’m joined by composers Jamie Leigh Sampson and Andrew Martin Smith, the co-founders of ADJ•ective New Music, as they talk about the benefits and challenges of forming a composer collective, how they handle publishing and distribution for their composers, and the value they’ve found in running a podcast about n…
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MPP 054: Commissioning with Megan Ihnen and Alex Shapiro
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Originally aired 6/4/2017 Mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen and composer Alex Shapiro return to MPP to talk about the ins and outs of commissioning new music from the perspective of the composer and the commissioner. In the course of the conversation, we discussed: Making both sides happy Contracts Making smaller, regular payments Consortia Arrangements/Ad…
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MPP 053: Garrett Schumann and Live Streaming Events
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Originally aired 5/30/2017 Composer Garrett Schumann talks about building a local music scene, investing in yourself, and the nuts and bolts of economical live streaming. Links: Garrett Schumann Garrett on Twitter Æpex Contemporary Performance Æpex on Facebook & Twitter The Awesome Foundation Salt Arts Documentation Tech mentioned on the show: Zoom…
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MPP 052: One Year Anniversary Extravaganza
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Originally aired 5/22/2017 MPP celebrates one year of episodes with some reflection on the past year, a look ahead to the coming months, and a drink with return guest Jay Venute. Links: Jay on Twitter Jay Venute: Jerk Birds
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MPP 051: New Music Gathering, Part 2
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Originally aired 5/21/2017 Dennis is joined by composers Tony Manfredonia and Ed Windels to share even more reactions to the third New Music Gathering, held in Bowling Green, OH. Links: Tony Manfredonia Ed Windels REXduo Ed Windels: 5 to 9 Composer
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MPP 050: New Music Gathering, Part 1
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Originally aired May 18, 2017 Dennis is joined by soprano Elisabeth Halliday and composer Spencer Arias to talk about their reactions to the third New Music Gathering, held in Bowling Green, OH. Links: New Music Gathering Elisabeth Halliday Spencer Arias Steven Schick: In Pursuit of an Externally Facing Artistic Practice ÆPEX Contemporary Performan…
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MPP 049: Marc Ostrow on Legal and Legislative Developments
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Originally aired 5/8/2017 Entertainment lawyer Marc Ostrow returns to MPP to talk about recent legal and legislative developments in copyright and licensing, including bipartisan legislation to make the Register of Copyrights a Presidential Appointment, and the Fair Play Fair Pay Act. Links: Marc Ostrow H.R.1695 – Register of Copyrights Selection a…
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MPP 048: Martha Mooke on Finding Balance
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Originally aired 4/27/2017 Composer/violist Martha Mooke talks about improvisation, following your passions, and finding balance. Links: Martha Mooke Martha on Facebook NewMusicBox: “Martha Mooke: Walls, Windows, and Doors” Fuse Project: Revolution x3 (May 19, 2017) ASCAP Thru the Walls The Other Graduation (May 6, 2017)…
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MPP 047: Brian Coughlin on Embracing Variety
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Originally aired 4/17/2017 Composer & bassist Brian Coughlin has been performing, recording, and touring with the Fireworks Ensemble, which he founded in 2000. The six member ensemble plays in a wide variety of styles, emphasizing its “brazenly inclusive approach to repertoire.” During the course of our conversation, Brian and I talked about non-li…
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MPP 046: Robert Paterson on Believing in Yourself and Support Systems
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Originally aired 4/11/2017 Robert Paterson is a composer whose career has many facets: he’s a percussionist, he conducts, he runs a successful new music ensemble, he runs a boutique record label, and he’s launching a new festival of new music in 2018. He joins me this week to talk about running composition competitions, believing in yourself, deali…
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MPP 045: Reg Unterseher on Curation
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Originally aired 4/42017 I met composer Reg Unterseher at the Chorus American conference a few years ago, and was taken with some of the things he had to say about how composers can be better-served by the community. He joins me this week to talk about the benefits of curation, the future of electronic scores, and different forms of distribution an…
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MPP 044: Darien Shulman on Commercial Music
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Originally aired 3/2/2017 After ten months of doing this show, I finally managed to get my husband, Darien Shulman, on the podcast! Darien is a composer who started his musical career as a concert music composer, and has made the transition to writing for TV and film. He also wrote the MPP & CGDB theme music, and does the MPP voiceover. In this wee…
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MPP 043: Alexandra Gardner on Composer Websites
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Originally aired 3/21/2017 Composer Alexandra Gardner (Ep. 9) returns to talk about what should and shouldn’t go into your composer website. Links: Alexandra Gardner Dale Trumbore: Seven Things to Remove from Your Website DaleTrubmore.com Caroline Shaw Agata Zubel Harold Meltzer
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MPP 042: Jason Heath on Working with School Ensembles
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Originally aired 3/14/2017 Jason Heath is a bassist and fellow podcaster. His show Contrabass Conversations has been running for nearly a decade, and helps bass players with their artistry, auditioning, and careers. During the course of our conversation, we talked about working with and getting commissions from school ensembles, and ways that compo…
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MPP 041: Kevin Clark on Kickstarter and the Economics of Art
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Originally aired on 3/6/2017 Kevin Clark is a philanthropy consultant, product manager, and composer working to help artists thrive. He is the brains behind the New Music USA project platform, and speaks and writes about arts economics, technology in the arts and non-profit worlds, and philanthropy. During the course of our conversation, we talked …
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MPP 040: Jonathan Newman on Strength in Numbers
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Originally aired 2/27/2017 In addition to his work as a composer, Jonathan Newman is the Director of Composition & Coordinator of New Music at the Shenandoah Conservatory; he was also a founding member of the composer consortium BCM International. During the course of our conversation, we talked about writing for educational ensembles, the history …
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MPP 039: Anne Lanzilotti on Collaboration and Commissioning
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Originally aired 2/20/2017 Anne Lanzilotti is a violist, composer, and fierce advocate of contemporary music. She is a member of The Rhythm Method string quartet, co-founder for Kalikolehua — El Sistema Hawai‘i, and a member of the string faculty at NYU Steinhardt, and she created “Shaken Not Stuttered”, an online resource of extended techniques fo…
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MPP 038: David & Matthew Maslanka on Forging Your Own Path
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Originally aired 2/13/2017 For this week’s episode, I sat down to chat with David and Matthew Maslanka. David is a renowned composer, often known for his extensive catalog of works for wind ensemble; and Matthew, David’s son, is a euphonist and engraver, and handles the operations for publishing David’s music. During the course of the conversation,…
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MPP 037: Dale Trumbore & Brandon Elliott on Recording Projects
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Originally aired 2/6/2017 In her first appearance on the show exactly 30 episodes ago, Dale Trumbore mentioned How to Go On, her secular requiem commissioned by Choral Arts Initiative. She explained the plan to premiere and record the piece with the ensemble, and promised to be back to talk about the process. So this week, she and CAI Artistic Dire…
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MPP 036: Joshua Gersen on Youth Symphonies
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Originally aired 1/30/2017 Joshua Gersen is, in addition to being a composer, the Musical Director of the New York Youth Symphony and Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic. An advocate for new music, he helps to oversee the NYYS’s annual composer competition, which awards commissions to three composers under 30. During the course of our …
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MPP 035: Scott Tegge on Diversified Revenue
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Originally aired 1/23/2017 Scott Tegge, tubist for the Gaudete Brass, knows how to hustle, and he’s genuinely an awesome guy. We met at the “composer hang” coordinated by Frank J. Oteri during the Midwest Clinic, and I knew right away that he had to be a guest on the show. In addition to all the work he does for the quintet, he also teaches an insa…
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MPP 034: William J. Lackey on Administrative Skills
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Originally aired 1/16/2017 William J. Lackey is one of the many cool people I met at the Midwest Clinic. In addition to his work as a composer, Billy has been the Administrative Director at the Mizzou New Music Initiative, and served on the Boards of the newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, the Odyssey Chamber Music Series, and the Kansas City Ele…
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MPP 033: Frank J. Oteri, Part 2: Audience
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In Part 2 of my conversation with Frank J. Oteri, we talk about reconciling different genres, thinking about audiences and their (lack of) preconceptions, and amateurism.
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MPP 032: Frank J. Oteri, Part 1: Originality
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To say that Frank J. Oteri has a multi-faceted career in music is a gross understatement. In addition to his own work as a composer, he has been the Co-Editor for NewMusicBox since it was created in 1999, where he writes and reports on all manner of topics relating to the realm of new music, and he bears the unique title of Composer Advocate at New…
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MPP 031: Reena Esmail on Gender and Race in Concert Music
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I met Reena Esmail a few years ago when my friend Marc Peloquin (Ep. 20) featured her on the KeyedUp MusicProject. I was immediately taken with her musical style, and was thrilled to get to know her in person after the concert. We tried for over two months to get this episode to happen, but our schedules refused to cooperate until just a few days b…
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MPP 030: Stacy Garrop on Overcoming Shyness
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After several weeks of emailing to set up this episode, Stacy Garrop and I met in person at The Midwest Clinic, and had a wonderful time getting to know one another between Clinic events. A few days after I returned to NYC, we sat down for this conversation. Stacy’s a great composer, and I had the pleasure of hearing her fantastic brass quintet Leg…
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I’m joined this week by a number of friends and colleagues to break down The Midwest Clinic, which we all just attended – most of us for the first time. Trudy Chan returns to the show, then Frank J. Oteri (Trudy’s husband, and the founder/co-editor of NewMusicBox) joins the conversation, then Sean Perrin of the Clarineat podcast and Garrett Hope (t…
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MPP 028: Scott Winship Analyzes NMUSA Project Grant Proposals
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After we spoke in Episode 19, Scott mentioned that we should have looked at one of my previous NMUSA Project Grant applications as an example to help other applicants, and I immediately started kicking myself for not thinking of that earlier. So this week, that’s exactly how we start the episode – we look through two of my previous applications (sc…
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MPP 027: Lessons Learned and the Six Month Anniversary with Jay Venute
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Jay Venute is the wit and talent behind Jerk Birds and the webcomic Doodle Park. He’s also a very close friend, a regular listener to the show despite not being a musician, and a constant sounding board for my myriad harebrained ideas. This week, we commemorate the six month anniversary of the show by talking about how it came to be, the trials and…
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MPP 026: Angela Myles Beeching on Time Management
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Angela Myles Beeching, author of the well-known book Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music, has created and run entrepreneurship programs in a number of major music schools throughout the country, and now is a full-time career consultant for working musicians. This week, she joins me to talk about her work with musicians, and some ti…
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MPP 025: Trudy Chan on Showing Up
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Trudy Chan has had a multifaceted career in music. The former Senior Manager of Promotion at Boosey & Hawkes, Trudy now heads her own boutique composer management company, and works as a collaborative pianist, most notably as one half of the Cheah Chan Duo, which puts on six concerts of art song and piano music each season. Trudy and I have been fr…
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MPP 024: Garrett Hope and Masterminding
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My friend and fellow podcaster – and MPP Superfriend – Garrett Hope is back this week to talk with me about an idea that’s not super-well-known within the music community, but has been helping artists, professionals, and small business owners for nearly a century: Mastermind Groups. Garrett and I are members of a small mastermind group of music pod…
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