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Ep. 049 - Building New Music from the Ground Up with Mendel Lee
Apr 23, 2026
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Ep. 048 - Letting the Music Find Its Own Way with Dai Fujikura
Apr 9, 2026
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Ep. 047 - Unlearning Restriction and Expanding into Creative Freedom with Shuying Li
Mar 26, 2026
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Ep. 046 - Composing from Intuition, Image, and Expanded Possibility with Jessica Ackerley
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| 4/23/26 |  Ep. 049 - Building New Music from the Ground Up with Mendel Lee | On today's episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer Mendel Lee.New Orleans-based composer, artistic entrepreneur, VCCA Fellow, and NPN Take Notice Fund grantee, Mendel Lee has built a creative practice that moves fluidly between writing music and building the infrastructure to support it. Since leaving his long tenure as Assistant Director of Tulane Bands in 2022, he has served as Executive Director of Versipel New Music – the organization born from a merger with his founding concert series nienteForte —–and as Board Vice President of Rhythm X.Under his leadership, Versipel has become a defining force for new music in Louisiana, including launching Batture Contemporary, a Louisiana-focused new music festival. His music, praised for "finding the right balance between minimalist static space and forward motion and trajectory," draws on minimalist principles, groove-based rhythmic thinking, and a deep percussive background rooted in drum corps and the marching arts.In this conversation, Mendel and Tyler trace a journey that is anything but linear: from new age piano pieces at high school talent shows, to drum corps, to a composition degree, to three years in corporate IT, to over a decade directing the Tulane marching band, to a leap of faith into full-time composing. They talk about the panic-written piece that finally made Mendel believe in his own musical instincts, the moment he stopped keeping his marching band identity separate from his concert work, what it really means to go from saying "I have a composition degree" to "I am a composer," and why his goal has never actually been for people to like his music.Mendel and his music can be found online at https://mendellee.com/.music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday! Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.comSubscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work: looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/9/26 |  Ep. 048 - Letting the Music Find Its Own Way with Dai Fujikura | On today's episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer Dai Fujikura.Born in Osaka and based in London since moving to the UK at fifteen, Dai Fujikura is one of the most prolific and wide-ranging composers working today. Winner of the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale, the Ivor Novello and Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, and the Paul Hindemith Prize, among many others, his music spans orchestral works, chamber music, opera, and collaborations across jazz, experimental pop, and improvisation. His operas include Solaris, The Gold-Bug, A Dream of Armageddon, and the forthcoming The Great Wave, about the life of Katsushika Hokusai. He runs his own label, Minabel Records, and serves as Artistic Director of the Born Creative Festival at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre.In this conversation, Dai and Tyler trace a journey that begins with a boy in Osaka secretly composing while his mother was out of the house, and winds through a scholarship to a British boarding school at fifteen, years of hustling musicians at Trinity College of Music into playing his work for the price of a pint, and a friendship with Ryuichi Sakamoto that lasted until Sakamoto's death. They also get into how a piece reveals itself — or sometimes stubbornly refuses to — the DIY spirit behind Minabel Records, what traditional Japanese instruments mean to someone who first encountered them not in Japan but at Darmstadt, and why a stiff neck at the end of a long day at the desk doesn't mean you wrote anything good.Learn more about Dai and his music at https://www.daifujikura.com/...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday! Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.comSubscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work: looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/26/26 |  Ep. 047 - Unlearning Restriction and Expanding into Creative Freedom with Shuying Li | On today's episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer Shuying Li.Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as "vivid, dramatic" and described by The Seattle Times as "a real talent," Shuying Li writes bold, emotionally charged music that blends rich colors with compelling storytelling. Originally from China, she began her training at the Shanghai Conservatory before earning a scholarship to the Hartt School and going on to complete her master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Michigan. Her works have been performed by the San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Alarm Will Sound, and many others worldwide. She is currently on the faculty at California State University, Sacramento.In this conversation, Shuying and Tyler trace her unlikely path to composition — from a medical family in China, to a spontaneous cross-country audition tour, to the culture shock of arriving at the Hartt School and hearing for the first time that she could simply write whatever she wanted. They talk about the long, slow process of unlearning the need to impress and finding music as a means of connection instead, the universal stories that anchor her work, and how founding the Four Corners Ensemble reshaped her understanding of collaboration. They also get into her compositional process, her recent push to fold jazz, blues, minimalism, and EDM into her concert music, and her belief that a finished score is only about half the piece — the rest belonging equally to performers and audiences.Learn more about Shuying and her work at https://www.shuyingli.com/...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday! Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.comSubscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work: looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  Ep. 046 - Composing from Intuition, Image, and Expanded Possibility with Jessica Ackerley | On today's episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by guitarist and composer Jessica Ackerley.Described by Wire Magazine as "one of the most exciting guitarists to have emerged from the free music scene in recent years," Jessica Ackerley has built a distinctive voice across 25 releases as a bandleader and co-leader, working with labels such as Innova, AKP Recordings, and 577 Records. Their music has earned acclaim from Pitchfork, BBC Radio, and Wire Magazine, appearing on multiple critics' year-end lists. They have received commissions from Bang on a Can, NYSFA, and New Music USA; a nomination for the Academy of Arts and Letters Music Composition Award; and residencies at Banff Center for the Arts, the International Gugak Workshop in Seoul, and the Arctic Circle Residency.In this conversation, Jessica and Tyler trace the arc of Ackerley's artistic life — from rural Alberta to doctoral studies at the University of Hawaii — digging into a compositional process that begins not with notation but with drawing, and a musical identity that refuses easy categorization. They discuss graphic notation as a tool for equity and collaboration, how Jessica's roots in jazz and rock quietly surface in music written for contemporary ensembles, and the lasting impact of the Arctic Circle Residency on their work. The episode closes with Jessica reflecting on a label that follows them everywhere — "experimental" — and why they wish people would pause before reaching for it.Learn more about Jessica at https://www.jessicaackerley.com/music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday! Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.comSubscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work: looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/26/26 |  Ep. 045 - Building Community and Finding Balance in Music with Nicky Sohn | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer Nicky Sohn.Nicky's music is jazz-inflected and rhythmically driven, with vivid, colorful orchestration that tends to win over a room. Her work spans orchestral, chamber, ballet, and vocal repertoire, and has been performed by the St. Louis Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Korea, and many others. Recent highlights include a sold-out Guitar Concerto No. 1 with the Albany Symphony featuring guitarist Bokyung Byun — later presented at the 2025 Tanglewood Music Festival — a large-scale ballet for BalletCollective premiered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and Galaxy Back to You for the Balourdet Quartet, featured on their debut album. This season brings three new orchestral premieres with the Atlanta Symphony, the Knoxville Symphony, and Orchestra Lumos.In this conversation, Nicky traces her path from an early piano start to a pivotal turn toward composition, through burnout, a reset in Berlin, and a supportive chapter at Rice/Houston. She and Tyler talk about community as the engine of her practice, storytelling drawn from Korean folktales, and writing with broader listenability in mind. Nicky also shares how a love of jazz shapes her sense of motion and harmony, and how a weekday “9–5” routine, boundaries, and life outside music have brought balance—and new brightness—to her work.Learn more about Nicky and hear her music at https://www.nickysohn.com/....music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work: https://looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/12/26 |  Ep. 044 - Listening Across Place and Process in Music with Christopher Stark | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by Christopher Stark.Christopher’s music is deeply rooted in the landscapes of the American West, shaped by his upbringing in rural Montana and informed by a sensitivity to sound, space, and place. A Guggenheim Fellow and Rome Prize recipient, his work has been performed by ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alarm Will Sound, and the American Composers Orchestra. His output spans concert music and film, all marked by a vivid sense of atmosphere and attention to sonic detail.In this conversation, Christopher reflects on how landscape, identity, and environment intertwine in his work, and on the ways patience, revision, and trust guide his process. He and Tyler talk about how his small-town beginnings and self-taught guitar playing led to a life in composition, and how that early curiosity evolved through mentorship and teaching. They discuss residencies as spaces for artistic renewal, the balance between individuality and "finding your people" in the contemporary music world, and how creative work can carry the imprint of the places we come from.Christopher and his work can be found online at: https://christopher-stark.com/...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.comSubscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work: looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/26/25 |  Ep. 043 - Expanding Music from Personal History into Narrative Possibility with Anuj Bhutani | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer, performer, vocalist, and producer Anuj Bhutani.Described by PATRON Magazine as “a force multiplier with more talents than time,” Anuj creates music that moves between visceral grooves, meditative textures, narrative depth, and a fluid mix of acoustic and electronic sound. A first-generation Indian American, his work often inhabits liminal spaces—drawing from classical, emo/screamo, ambient, singer-songwriter, and electronic traditions—and engages deeply with theater, dance, and film.His music has been performed by Beth Morrison Projects, MATA, the American Composers Orchestra, The Crossing, and artists across a broad spectrum of new music. He has received awards from Chamber Music America, ASCAP, Verdigris, Nief-Norf, and organizations nationwide, with recent residencies at Loghaven, Avaloch, Banff, Atlantic Center for the Arts, VCCA, and others.In this conversation, Anuj traces a nonlinear path into music—moving from metal bands and DIY songwriting to psychology studies, then into community college and formal composition training. He and Tyler talk about how personal history, cultural identity, and in-between spaces have shaped his voice; how genre-fluid listening opened new artistic possibilities; and how curiosity, intuition, and narrative emerge as guiding forces in his process. They also discuss the evolving performance practice behind his work, what it means to hold multiple musical worlds at once, and how storytelling—especially in his project Manu—is opening the door to new creative directions.Anuj is online at https://www.anujbhutani.com/...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.comSubscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/13/25 |  Ep. 042 - Rebuilding Music through Sincerity, Transparency, and Trust with Kurt Rohde | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer, violist, and educator Kurt Rohde (they/he).Kurt lives and works in San Francisco on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land. Their practice is animated by the question of how “failure” and “catastrophe” can be folded into the pursuit of beauty. They serve as Artistic Advisor with Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Artistic Director of the Composers Conference, and teach composition at UC Davis. Honors include the Rome Prize, Berlin Prize, fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute and Guggenheim Foundation, and awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Barlow, Fromm, Hanson, Koussevitzky, New Music USA, Chamber Music America, and Creative Capital. Kurt also leads initiatives that open doors for composers at different stages of life and access — from Pathways and the Left Coast Commission Fund to The Farewell Tour Project, commissioning new works for viola.In this conversation, Kurt traces an artistic life that began with home-grown notation experiments on the viola and widened through formative mentorships, a reset in contemporary performance at Stony Brook, and a return to composing in San Francisco. They and Tyler talk about collaboration as a lifeline, rebuilding institutions with more transparent and humane processes, and what it takes to make work that feels honest in public. Kurt reflects on how visual art and graphic notation have shaped their scores over time in surprising ways; how teaching, listening, and community inform their values; and why sincerity — even when it risks failure — remains the core of their practice.Kurt is online at https://www.kurtrohde.com/...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  Ep. 041 - Sound, Movement, and Self-Permission with Sugar Vendil | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer–pianist–choreographer Sugar Vendil, an interdisciplinary artist based in Lenapehoking (Brooklyn).Beginning as a classical pianist, Sugar spent nearly a decade honing her voice; today her kinesthetic, improvisatory practice integrates sound, movement, and theater. She writes and performs solo works for piano and electronics and co-leads Vanity Project with Trevor Gureckis. A proud second-generation Filipinx American, she’s developing Antonym: the opposite of nostalgia (supported by NPN Creation Fund and MAPFund; co-commissioned by Living Arts Tulsa, High Concept Labs, and National Sawdust, premiering 2026 with her ensemble sugar vendil/isogram). Her commissions include work for Jennifer Koh’s Alone Together, The Nouveau Classical Project, ETHEL’s Homebaked, and ACF | Create; her album May We Know Our Own Strength is out on Gold Bolus.In this conversation, Sugar and Tyler trace how movement, breath, and physical instinct shape her compositions; the shift from championing new music to composing her own; and how identity and agency inform an interdisciplinary practice across acoustic and electronic work. They dig into the seeds of Antonym, the body-forward “new virtuosity” she’s cultivating at the piano, collaborative processes that keep the work alive, and why she prefers the deeper connection of a newsletter over social platforms.Sugar and her work can be found online at https://sugarvendil.com/, and you can subscribe to Sugar's newsletter at https://sugarvendil.com/eletter...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.comSubscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work: https://looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/16/25 |  Ep. 040 - Stepping Into Radical Individualism in Composition with Annika Socolofsky | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer and avant-folk vocalist Annika Socolofsky.Annika’s music erupts from the embodied power of the human voice, moving between orchestral works, folk ballads, and unabashed Dolly Parton covers. Her “feminist rager-lullabies” reclaim lullaby texts for a new queer era, and she’s written for ensembles including Eighth Blackbird, Third Coast Percussion, and the Albany Symphony. She is Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Colorado Boulder.In this conversation, Annika traces the experiences that shaped her creative life—from discovering composition in high school and witnessing the Silk Road Ensemble’s genre-defying energy, to finding her voice as both composer and singer.She and Tyler talk about collaboration as resistance to the myth of the “lone genius,” what it means to make “lower-case-c” music with joy and play, and how writing and performing her own work became a space for identity, activism, and emotional honesty. They also discuss her Hardanger d’amore fiddle, her piece Turadh, and the power of vulnerability at the heart of her art.Annika is online at www.aksocolofsky.com...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.comSubscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissionsmusic/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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| 10/2/25 |  Ep. 039 - Embodying the Fullness of Self in Music with Michael Frazier | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer Michael Frazier.Michael is a Black and Latino composer whose work blends jazz, birdsong, hip-hop, and improvisation into a musical language rich in harmony, gesture, and emotional depth. His music has been performed by ensembles including Strings & Hammers, OSSIA New Music, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, and Birds on a Wire.In this conversation, Michael shares how embracing his cultural identity became a central part of his artistic voice. He and Tyler discuss how jazz phrasing informs his sense of musical time, how he approaches emotional connection in his work, and how his creative confidence has grown through writing music that feels fully personal and grounded in who he is.Michael is online at https://www.michaelfraziermusic.com/.music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions.music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 9/18/25 |  Ep. 038 - Nurturing a Musical and Visual Ecosystem with Beyza Yazgan | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer and pianist Beyza Yazgan.Beyza is a Turkish pianist, composer, and multidisciplinary artist whose work blends her cultural roots with global influences, improvisation, and visual storytelling. Her 2024 album Human Cocoon was selected as The Guardian’s contemporary album of the month, and she continues to expand her artistic practice across multiple disciplines while based in New York City.In this conversation, Beyza shares how improvisation opened the door to her work as a composer, how her Turkish upbringing and experiences in New York shape her creative voice, and how mindfulness informs both her music and visual art. She and Tyler also discuss learning to quiet the inner critic, trusting instinct, and how even small acts of creation can offer quiet forms of resistance.Beyza and her work can be found online at https://www.beyzayazgan.com/...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions.music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 9/4/25 |  Ep. 037 - Returning Earth to the Hand through Clay with Sinclaire Marie | On this episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by functional potter, educator, and Atmospheric Artist-in-Residence at Queen City Clay, Sinclaire Marie.A visual artist turned ceramicist, Sinclaire’s practice centers atmospheric firing (wood, soda, raku), functional forms, and a tactile language of texture, intention, and use. Based at Queen City Clay in Norwood, one of the country’s largest community clay studios, she has found both space and support to expand her practice through teaching, residencies, and community firings.In this conversation, Sinclaire talks about the information a pot carries—throwing lines, flashing, ash, weight, rim, glaze traces—and why she leaves the marks of process visible as a kind of memory. She discusses integrating cedar (a Diné practice of cleansing and balance) by rolling its pattern into clay, and how listening to fire changes what pots become. Along the way: community wood-firings, the barter/trade ethos, teaching as a welcoming space, and the ongoing discipline of showing up to the studio.Sinclaire and her work can be found at: https://sinclairemarie.com/Learn more about Queen City Clay at: https://www.queencityclay.com/–Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon: patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsFollow on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissionsNewsletter (new!): looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribe–music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions — Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 8/21/25 |  Ep. 036 - Writing Music That Creates Sensations with Charly Daniels | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer Charly Daniels.Charly Daniels is a Mexican composer based in Mexico City whose work spans orchestral and chamber music, film, dance, and symphonic band. His music has been performed both nationally and internationally by groups such as the Mexico City Woodwind Quintet, Arizona Woodwind Quintet, Borderlands Ensemble, and major orchestras throughout Mexico. His orchestral career accelerated after winning first prize at the Future Symphony Competition in Lithuania in 2020.In this conversation, Charly reflects on his unusual path into composing — from sequencing music as a teenager with no formal theory training, to discovering orchestral music as his creative home. He and Tyler discuss how Mexico City’s energy shapes his work, how synesthesia influences his harmonic and timbral language, and why he strives to write music that creates emotional sensations rather than memorable themes. They also talk about artistic confidence, creative non-linearity, and the delicate balance between ambition and process.Charly and his music can be found online at https://www.charlesphilipdanielstorres.com/...music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions.music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 8/7/25 |  Ep. 035 - Introspection, Text, and Symbolism in Composition with Caterina Schembri | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by Italian-Colombian composer and producer Caterina Schembri.Caterina is based in Dublin, Ireland, where her music traverses harmonic exploration, literary inspiration, multidisciplinary intersections, and symbolic meaning. She recently released her debut album Sea Salt & Turpentine on Ergodos, and her works have been performed by ensembles such as Ficino Ensemble, Chamber Choir Ireland, Lumiere Quartet, and Spilliaert Trio.In this conversation, Caterina reflects on her path into composing, beginning music later in life, and navigating both academic and commercial pressures to find her personal voice. She and Tyler discuss how literature and text-writing have become central to her practice, how symbolism informs her musical decisions, and how introspection, identity, and creative discipline fuel her artistic life.Caterina and her music can be found online at https://www.caterinaschembri.com/....music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions.music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/24/25 |  Ep. 034 - Letting the Story Lead the Music with Nicolás Lell Benavides | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer Nicolás Lell Benavides.Nicolás is a 2024–25 Guggenheim Fellow whose music has been commissioned by the LA Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Eighth Blackbird, West Edge Opera, and many more. His work spans opera, orchestral, and chamber music, often drawing on cultural history, folk storytelling, and regional memory. Upcoming projects include Dolores, an opera about civil rights icon Dolores Huerta premiering in 2025, as well as new commissions for Eighth Blackbird, the LA Phil, and an album with Friction Quartet and mezzo-soprano Melinda Martinez Becker.In this conversation, Nicolás reflects on why his music is rooted in curiosity and dialogue rather than autobiography. He shares stories of writing about cottonwoods and irrigation, sage grouse and New Mexican Catholic folk figures — and how that exploration connects to his own family and heritage. He also speaks candidly about the opera process, the challenge of revision, and how working with brilliant collaborators has helped him embrace humility, growth, and a sense of purpose in the work.Find out more about Nicolás and his work at https://nicolasbenavides.com/music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions.music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/10/25 |  Ep. 033 - Embracing Humor and Mystery in Music with Graeme Shields | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by Canadian-American composer and organist Graeme Shields.Graeme’s work blends elements of the Lutheran music tradition, the avant-garde, and old-world folk influences, often infusing humor, repetition, and audible process into his music. He is also the co-founder of the Vital Organ Project, a nonprofit promoting new music for the organ and providing interactive educational opportunities for audiences.In this conversation, Graeme reflects on how his creative voice has evolved, how his work as a church musician has shaped his priorities as a composer, and how community and humor have become throughlines in his artistic practice. He and Tyler also dive into the world of organ improvisation, the ways old music continues to inform new work, and why eccentricity can open doors for audiences.music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions.music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/26/25 |  Ep. 032 - Building Confidence through Creative Growth in Composition with Yue Song | On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer and pianist Yue Song.Yue Song is a Chinese composer and pianist based in Dublin, Ireland. Her music spans opera, orchestra, chamber, choral, and electronic works, and has been performed internationally by ensembles such as Crash Ensemble, ConTempo Quartet, Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.In this conversation, Yue reflects on her creative path from studying composition in China to finding her artistic voice in Ireland. She and Tyler discuss how nature, emotional honesty, and experimentation shape her music; how she balances theory and intuition; and how collaborative projects — including her growing body of opera work — continue to expand her practice.Learn more about Yue and listen to her music at yuesongusic.com./////music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow along on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions.music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/12/25 |  Ep. 031 - Archiving Life through Experimental Film with C. Jacqueline Wood | On this edition of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by C. Jacqueline Wood. Filmmaker and visual artist C. Jacqueline Wood creates intimate, deeply personal work across moving image, installation, and documentary forms. Her work has screened nationally, including at the Athens International Film and Video Festival, and she was the founder of The Mini Microcinema — a non-profit space dedicated to showcasing independent and experimental film.In this episode, Jacqueline reflects on the emotional honesty at the core of her creative process. She and host Tyler Kline discuss the role of light and duration in her work, and how her latest film became a meditation on unfinished projects, infertility, and creative loss. She reflects on navigating the tension between analog and digital media, processing personal experience through film, and embracing artistic freedom outside traditional systems.Jacqueline's work can be viewed online at https://www.projectplane.com/Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the newsletter for weekly episode details and more, at https://looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on social media @LooseLeafTransmissions.music/Maker with Tyler Kline is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/29/25 |  Ep. 030 - How Fun Can Fuel a Composing Career with Marc Mellits | On this edition of music/Maker with Tyler Kline: Composer Marc Mellits is one of the most frequently performed living American composers, known for his rhythmically vibrant, vividly orchestrated, and viscerally engaging music. His works have been commissioned by Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and many more, and are performed around the world.In this episode, Marc traces his creative path from improvising at the piano as a kid to becoming a leading voice in contemporary music. He and host Tyler Kline discuss the value of beautifully engraved scores, why writing music that’s fun to play has fueled his success, and how his connection to Romania has shaped both his personal and artistic life.For more on all things Marc, visit marcmellits.com....music/Maker episodes release every other Thursday!Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Subscribe to the Loose Leaf Transmissions newsletter for new episodes, behind-the-scenes updates, and ways to support the work:looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribeSupport us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow along on social media @Loose.Leaf.Transmissions.music/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/15/25 |  Ep. 029 - How I’ve Found My Way as a Composer (So Far) | Season 2 of music/Maker with Tyler Kline kicks off with another solo episode, where Tyler reflects on his own creative practice and artistic journey.This time, he turns the tables on himself and answers the same questions he usually asks his guests: What is your first artistic memory? What are the pillars of your creative practice? What artistic artifacts changed your creative world? Tyler explores these questions and more in a candid, personal conversation to open the new season.Tyler can be found online at tylerklinemusic.com....music/Maker with Tyler Kline on the web: https://www.looseleaftransmissions.com/musicmakerFollow us on social media!FB: https://www.facebook.com/loose.leaf.transmissions/IG: https://www.instagram.com/loose.leaf.transmissions/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBWbwqDqI2iAqnPwHh3p0ZgSupport music/Maker and Loose Leaf Transmissions at https://patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsSign up for our newsletter: https://looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/1/25 |  Trailer: music/Maker Season 2 | music/Maker is back for Season 2 — a podcast featuring longform, unfiltered conversations with composers and other artists about how they think, how they work, and how they live. Hosted by composer Tyler Kline, the show dives into the heart of creative practice, exploring craft and process, philosophy and inspiration, and the honest, often messy parts of being an artist — from uncertainty and doubt to purpose and persistence. New voices, new stories, and a deeper look into the creative life. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.New episodes debut Thursday, May 15, 2025 – and release every other Thursday.music/Maker is online at musicmakerpodcast.com.music/Maker with Tyler Kline is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Online at www.looseleaftransmissions.com.Support Loose Leaf Transmissions! Visit https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions to find out how. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/2/24 |  Ep. 028 - Craft and Artistry in Film Scoring with Austin Hammonds (Part 2) | On today's episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler continues his conversation with film composer Austin Hammonds.In Part 2 of this conversation, Austin shares his thoughts on craft versus artistry and discusses the role of the Jurassic Park film score along his artistic journey.Listen to Part 1 here.Find out more about Austin on his website, https://www.austinhammonds.com/....music/Maker with Tyler Kline on the web: https://www.looseleaftransmissions.com/musicmakerFollow us on social media!FB: https://www.facebook.com/loose.leaf.transmissions/IG: https://www.instagram.com/loose.leaf.transmissions/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBWbwqDqI2iAqnPwHh3p0ZgSupport music/Maker and Loose Leaf Transmissions at https://patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsSign up for our newsletter: https://looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/26/24 |  Ep. 027 - Craft and Artistry in Film Scoring with Austin Hammonds (Part 1) | On today's episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by Austin Hammonds.With a seamless fusion of neo-classical orchestral mastery and contemporary production flair, composer Austin Hammonds delivers a contemporary twist on a timeless sound. Drawing from a deep well of musical influences spanning centuries, Hammonds intricately bridges colors and textures the past and the present, offering stories a fresh perspective on the enduring beauty of orchestral music.Hammonds remains steadfast in his dedication to projects that allow him to explore the full spectrum of orchestral expression. Whether crafting traditional orchestral landscapes or pushing the boundaries with innovative and less-traditional scores, he is driven by a profound belief in the power of collaboration. This episode is the podcast's very first two-parter, and it is a deep dive into the world of film scoring. In this conversation, Austin and Tyler discuss their similar backgrounds–and how that starting point led them toward different paths entirely–plus, Austin shares thoughts on the importance of his composition mentors, and we touch on the role of taste in Austin’s work, as well as matters of process and philosophy as it pertains to collaborating with directors and producers.Find out more about Austin on his website, https://www.austinhammonds.com/....music/Maker with Tyler Kline on the web: https://www.looseleaftransmissions.com/musicmakerFollow us on social media!FB: https://www.facebook.com/loose.leaf.transmissions/IG: https://www.instagram.com/loose.leaf.transmissions/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBWbwqDqI2iAqnPwHh3p0ZgSupport music/Maker and Loose Leaf Transmissions at https://patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsSign up for our newsletter: https://looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/19/24 |  Ep. 026 - Musical Imagination and Artistic Responsibility with Mahdis Golzar Kashani | On today's episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by Mahdis Golzar Kashani.Born in Tehran in 1984, Mahdis Golzar Kashani is an internationally acclaimed Iranian composer and pianist whose work has earned her recognition across prestigious stages and institutions worldwide. She began studying piano at the age of six under the guidance of renowned musician Javad Maroufi and Art and Literature School of IRIB, and gave her first solo concert at 14 at Seda va Sima University. Although she initially pursued a degree in electronic engineering at Azad University, her deep-rooted passion for music led her to switch paths and obtain an M.A. in composition from Sooreh Art University.Over the years, Mahdis has performed at prominent festivals and venues globally, including the Classical to Contemporary Music Festival in Tehran, the 4020 Music Festival in Austria, and piano recitals at Niyavaran Hall. She has also collaborated with the chorus of Vahdat Concert Hall at Roudaki Hall and participated in international composition workshops such as the Heidelberg Festival in Germany and the Oxford Song Festival in the UK. Her work has been commissioned by prestigious institutions like the Campus Lemmens Instituut LUCA in Belgium, further cementing her place in the global classical music community, Hermes Ensemble, Hypercube Ensemble, Sitkovetsky Trio, Haft Craft Ensemble, Woodwork Reed Quintet, and Babylone Orchestra. In this discussion, Mahdis talks about her journey as a composer, which led her from her native Iran to living and working in Europe. She also tells this powerful story about what led her to decide on being a composer as a career, and shares an in-depth background of challenges she has faced being from Iran and how that has influenced her life and artistic trajectory.Mahdis is online at https://mahdisgolzarkashani.com/...music/Maker with Tyler Kline on the web: https://www.looseleaftransmissions.com/musicmakerFollow us on social media!FB: https://www.facebook.com/loose.leaf.transmissions/IG: https://www.instagram.com/loose.leaf.transmissions/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBWbwqDqI2iAqnPwHh3p0ZgSupport music/Maker and Loose Leaf Transmissions at https://patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissionsSign up for our newsletter: https://looseleaftransmissions.beehiiv.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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