MOLA - Ep 29 -Joe Beribak - Composer/Percussionist/Educator

About this episode

Joe Beribak discusses his unique journey as a composer, percussionist, and educator, highlighting his experiences and insights as a neurodivergent artist.

My guest today is Joe Beribak. He’s a multi-hyphenate in every sense of the word—a percussionist, a conductor, a prize-winning composer, and a dedicated educator. But his path to the podium is anything but standard. We’re talking about a man who spent nearly two years in the silence of a Benedictine monastery, singing Gregorian chant, before returning to the ‘hustle’ of the modern freelance world. Joe is a recent joiner of the Chicago Federation of Musicians, but he’s also a bridge-builder. Between his late-in-life autism diagnosis and his pursuit of what he calls "Expert Noticing," Joe sees the "invisible world" of sound in a way that’s frankly on a whole different plane of the Spider-Verse. Whether he’s finding music in the sounds of a kitchen or mapping out digital "patch" charts that look like a vintage Moog synth, he is the definition of the modern, neurodivergent artist. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Joe Beribak… JoeBeribak.com - Listen & Wonder Watch & Listen to the podcast on YouTube . Listen & Follow at Spreaker.com, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Soundcloud, Spotify, Castbox, iHeartRadio, TuneIn.com & the TuneIn app. Find us at…

People in this episode

Host: Kim-Z Entertainment, LLC

Guest: Joe Beribak

Topics covered

• composition
• percussion
• education
• neurodiversity
• music technology

Keywords

• Joe Beribak
• composer
• percussionist
• neurodivergent artist
• music technology
• education
• autism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Federation of Musicians

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