MikeyPod 354 | Composer Molly Joyce

MikeyPod 354 | Composer Molly Joyce

From MikeyPod by Michael Harren

November 8, 2022 · 42 min

About this episode

Molly Joyce returns to discuss her new album 'Perspective' and the themes of access and interdependence in her work.

Molly Joyce is back on the podcast to discuss her brand new album, Perspective , which features disabled interviewees responding to what access, care, interdependence, and more means to them. We talk about the development of the album, expanding accessibility with our art, and how a question from a mentor inspired the project itself. Thank you for listening! Composer and performer Molly Joyce has been deemed one of the “most versatile, prolific and intriguing composers working under the vast new-music dome” by The Washington Post. Her music has additionally been described as “serene power” (New York Times), written to “superb effect” (The Wire), and “unwavering” and “enveloping” (Vulture). Her work is concerned with disability as a creative source. She has an impaired left hand from a previous car accident. The primary vehicle in her pursuit is her electric vintage toy organ, an instrument she bought on eBay that suits her body and engages her disability on a compositional and performative level. Her debut full-length album, Breaking and Entering, featuring toy organ, voice, and electronic sampling of both sources was…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Harren

Guest: Molly Joyce

Topics covered

  • disability
  • music composition
  • accessibility
  • interdependence
  • creative process

Keywords

  • Molly Joyce
  • Perspective
  • disability
  • music
  • accessibility
  • interdependence
  • creative process
  • toy organ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Washington Post, New York Times, The Wire, Vulture

Books & works: Perspective, Breaking and Entering

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