Divergent Paths with Dan Dunford
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDan Dunford is an NYC-based freelancer who is fascinated by the directions people take to find work and legitimacy in the music world of today. Every other week he talks to people creating their own path, as well as some amazing music.
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Episode 17 - Bronx Mezzo-Soprano Linda Collazo
April 20, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBBack from Covid and stronger than ever! (?) This week’s guest is mezzo soprano and fellow denizen of the South Bronx Linda Collazo. I was super happy to catch her in between engagements because she is busy as hell. We talk about her background and development as a singer, the never ending struggle for motivation, and take a lengthy detour to talk about the difficulty of balancing outreach in tough neighborhoods like the ones we hail from. Linda is great and to check out some of her past wo...
Episode 16 - Violinist/Composer Leonor Falcón
April 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBThis week, my friend Leonor Falcón joins the podcast to talk about her journry from Venezuala to New York, her journey from classical violin to jazz/avant-garde, and her new album, Imaga Mondo, Vol.2. We also hear a few contributions from her 1 year old son, and talk about pregnancy and motherhood as a working musician, an issue that often gets overlooked. Check it out. She's awesome. leonorfalcon.com falcongumbarecords.bandcamp.com/album/imaga-mondo-vol-ii
Episode 15 - Creatives Care
March 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBMental health care is so vital in today's world. But there are very specific obstacles that musicians and artists face when trying to get help for themselves. Enter Creatives Care, an organization, whose mission is connecting artists with affordable mental health care providers with experience and/or interest in serving artists. The 3 founders, Dr. Alana Mendelsohn, Columbia neurobiologist and psychiatrist, Eric Kohlmann, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, and Catherine Hancock, Marketing E...
Episode 14 - Film Composer/Arranger Bethany Brinton
March 03, 2022 03:05 - 1 hour - 155 MBThis week, I have a fun and a little loopy (on my side) conversation with film composer/arranger Bethany Brinton. We talk about her background, her process and projects, and a load of movies and movie music. Bethany does her own composing and writing for film and television but also works on concert productions of some of the greatest film scores in history. She is absolutely great! Take a listen! bethanybrinton.com
Episode 13 - Violist/Singer/Songwriter Sarah Elizabeth Haines
February 16, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBThis week, I'm excited to share a really lovely interview with the extremely talented Sarah Elizabeth Haines. We talk about playing in rock bands, touring with the most popular musical on the planet (Hamilton), and the vulnerability of songwriting. In addition, we cover Sarah's brand new album, Castaway, available on February 25th, 2022. This was a really fun talk. Sarah is a delight! sehaines.com sehainesmusic.bandcamp.com
Episode 12 - Percussionist Mariana Ramírez
February 02, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIt was such a pleasure to share a fun chat with the extra-talented percussionist Mariana Ramírez. We talk about her background in Mexico, her transition to the city, her flexibility across styles, and her time on Six The Musical on Broadway. Get into it because she is great! marianapercussion.com
Episode 11 - Press Start Orchestra
January 19, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBSo happy to have some friends from a relatively new organization called Press Start Orchestra. Press Start is dedicated to taking the worlds of gaming/video game music and classical music and bringing them and their respective communities togther with both digital projects and in-person performances. Zach Nicely, Clyde Daley, Ash Turner, and Dmitry Laping (all from the leadership team) were able to sit down for an extremely fun and laugh-filled chat about what we love about video games and mu...
Episode 10 - Brass Out Loud
December 22, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBThis week, trumpeters Melissa Muñoz and Kate Amrine and hornist Rebecca Karu, founders of the excellent non-profit Brass Out Loud join the show to talk about the origins of thir diversity-championing organization, their goals for brass/music education and their 2022 Brass Workshop. brassoutloud.com brassoutloud.com/workshopregistration brassoutloud.com/support
Episode 9 - Flautist Gina Izzo
December 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBThis week, the multi-faceted and multi-talented Gina Izzo hops on to talk about experimental, improvisational, and electronic flute performance, her project ladyybirdd, her mentorship organization bespoken, and much more! ginaizzo.com ladyybirdd.com righteousgirls.com bespoken.org
Episode 8 - Organist Janet Yieh
November 24, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBSay hello to Janet Yieh! She is a fantastic musician and an assistant organist at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City. We had fun talking about the organ, sacred music, and the organization she co-founded, Amplify Women Composers, among many other things. It's really good. CHECK IT OUT. janetyieh.com amplifyfemalecomposers.org
Episode 7 - Mozart for Munchkins
November 10, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBThis week, so excited to feature the early education program/organization Mozart for Munchkins. Listen to my interview with founder Sara Sherman and Creative Director Peter DelGrosso to talk about their approach to bringing music to very young children, how they run their organization, musical concepts, and building engaging programs with great musicians that appeal to early ages! It was also fascinating to hear about how they peresevered through the pandemic. Really good stuff here. mozartfo...
Episode 6 - Goodbye New York: A New Musical
October 27, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBGoodbye New York is a new musical with music by Andrew Beall, book by David Don Miller, and lyrics by Evan McCormack. Andy and David were able to sit down with me and we had a really nice talk. Learned so much about some things I really just don't know much about. Also I feel like I’m in the middle of a good run where I’m getting my interview legs back so to speak. And also excellent guests (obviously). Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
Episode 5 - Pianist Erika Dohi
October 13, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 83 MBPianist Erika Dohi is this week's guest. We talk about her journey from Osaka to NYC, improvisation, new music, and her fantastic album. I, Castorpollux (out on 37d03d Records). Check out erikadohi.com and get the album at erikadohi.bandcamp.com
Episode 4 - An American Trombonist in China - Greg Hotrum
September 29, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBGreg Hotrum is probably not a name that you recognize but he is an old trombonist friend who spent 2008 to 2018 living, teaching, performing, and conducting in China. He hangs out to talk about his experiences and all the things he learned from 10 years in a beautiful and unique culture. Take a listen.
Episode 3 - New York Bass Trombonist James Rogers
September 15, 2021 13:28 - 1 hour - 150 MBThis week, I talk to New York freelancer James Rogers about struggling to find a footing in 2008 recession New York, about the decisions to be made between artistic fulfillment and paying one's bills, the pitfalls and learning curve of subbing on Broadway, and the difference that exists when you finally get your own show.
Episode 2 - Bass Trombonist Jennifer Wharton
September 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBBroadway veteran Jennifer Wharton (Beautiful, King Kong, West Side Story) joins the show to talk about her unusual road to success from the West Coast to NYC, about Broadway pit life, about her group Bonegasm, and even about kicking around the house with ANOTHER world class trombonist. We really spread out have a fun conversation. Check out Jen's music at jenniferwharton.bandcamp.com and her upcoming events and merch at jenniferwharton.com Support Divergent Paths! Anything and everything hel...
Episode 1 - Calliope Brass
August 18, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBIt's OFFICIAL RE-LAUNCH DAY. Welcome to all new episodes of Divergent Paths. I'm so excited to be making new things. This week my first guest (and also a return guest from the initial run) with a brand new episode is Calliope Brass, an ensemble of incredible women who have worked their butts off to create an original group in an overcrowded world of brass ensembles. They do incredible work in education and performance and we talk about building an identity, both creative and business. CHECK I...
Retro Re-Release #2 - Bass Trombonist David Taylor - Part 2
August 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBThis week is Part 2 of my 2016 interview with bass trombone legend David Taylor. We jump in on his recording projects, teaching philosophies and artistic influence. As always, Dave is excellent. Check out my Patreon for more stuff and to *bats eyelashes* support the show :) : patreon.com/divergentpathspod
Retro Re-Release #1 - Bass Trombonist David Taylor - Part 1
July 30, 2021 00:11 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBIt's a Pre-Launch Party! While the official re-launch of Divergent Paths won't come until later this month, we are having previews. Or a soft open. Or whatever you want to call it. Originally from ewarly 2016, this interview is from my first run of Divergent Paths. And it is great. David Taylor is one of the most legendary bass trombonists to ever pick up the instrument. He's played with everyone from Sinatra to Boulez to Duke Ellington to Thad Jones to the New York Philharmonic. And given so...