Composer Chats
Composer Chat is a podcast where we talk a little bit about music, a little bit about life, and a whole lot about whatever we feel like at the moment! Each episode I am joined by a special guest composer and we will chat about their pathway towards success in their musical career!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 81
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
1.24 - Ryan George
Join Jason as he welcomes composer Ryan George to the podcast!
RYAN GEORGE currently resides in Austin, Texas where he is active as an arranger and composer. His work, ranging from music for the conce…
1.23 - Quincy Hilliard
Join Jason as he welcomes composer Quincy Hilliard to the podcast!
Quincy C. Hilliard’s compositions for wind band are published by several major music publishers, and are performed throughout the wor…
1.21 - Nicole Piunno
Join Jason as he welcomes composer Nicole Piano to the podcast this week!
Nicole Piunno (b. 1985) is a composer who views music as a vehicle for seeing and experiencing the realities of life. Her mus…
1.20 - Dara Taylor
Join Jason this week as he welcomes composer Dara Taylor to the show!
Dara Taylor is an American composer for film and television scores. An HMMA-nominated composer, she has composed music for a numbe…
1.19 - David Biedenbender
Join Jason as he welcomes composer David Biedenbender to the podcast!
David Biedenbender (b. 1984, Waukesha, Wisconsin) is a composer, conductor, performer, educator, and interdisciplinary collaborato…
1.16 - Gordon Goodwin
Join Jason as he welcomes THE Gordon Goodwin to the podcast!
Even for a successful composer and arranger in Hollywood, Gordon Goodwin’s numbers are impressive: A 2006 GRAMMY Award for his Instrumenta…
1.15 - Daniel Montoya Jr.
Join Jason as he welcomes composer Daniel Montoya Jr. to the podcast!
Daniel Montoya Jr. is a proud and rare native of Austin, an ’80s, ’90s, & ’00s music aficionado, and fully embraces his unstoppabl…
1.14 - Alexandra Gardner
Join Jason as he welcomes composer Alexandra Gardner to the podcast!
Praised as “highly lyrical and provocative of thought” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and “mesmerizing” (The New York Times), the…
1.13 - Rossano Galante
Join Jason this week as he welcomes composer Rossano Galante!
Born in Buffalo, New York, Rossano Galante received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Trumpet Performance from SUNY Buffalo in 1992. That sa…
1.12 - Robbie Teehan
Join Jason as he welcomes composer Robbie Teehan to the podcast!
Robbie (Rob) Teehan is a JUNO-award nominated Canadian composer, known for his nuanced and melodic scores to film, …
1.11 - Erika Svanoe
Join Jason this week as he welcomes composer Erika Svanoe to the podcast!
Dr. Erika Svanoe (b. 1976) is a conductor and composer for wind band, known for her lyrical melodies, nods to classic literatu…
1.10 - Adam Gorb
Join Jason as he welcomes composer Adam Gorb to the show!
Adam Gorb was born in 1958 and started composing at the age of ten. At fifteen he wrote a set of piano pieces – A Pianist’s Alphabet – of whic…
1.9 - Johan de Meij
Join Jason as he welcomes Dutch composer and conductor Johan de Meij to the podcast!
Dutch composer and conductor Johan de Meij (Voorburg, 1953) received his musical training at the Royal Conservatory…
1.8 - Laura Strickling
Join Jason as he welcomes world renown, Grammy nominated soprano, Laura Strickling!
Two-time GRAMMY® award nominee for Best Classical Vocal Solo Album for Confessions (2022) and 40@40 (2024) – Laura S…
1.7 Catherine Joy
Join Jason this week as he welcomes composer Catherine Joy to the podcast!
With a passion for music and collaboration, Catherine Joy is a composer for film, media and live performance. She recently wo…
1.6 - Anne McGinty
Listen in as Jason welcomes composer Anne McGinty to the podcast!
Anne McGinty is known throughout the world as the most prolific woman composer in the field of concert band literature, having written…
1.5 - Jennifer Jolley
Listen in as Jason welcomes composer Jennifer Jolley to the podcast!
Jennifer Jolley (b. 1981) is a composer, conductor, and professor person. Her work is founded on the belief that the pleasures and …
1.4 - Jim Stephenson
Listen in as Jason welcomes composer Jim Stephenson to the podcast!
Leading American orchestras, instrumentalists, and wind ensembles around the world have performed the music of Chicago based compose…
1.3 - Paul Dooley
Join Jason as he welcomes composer Paul Dooley to the podcast!
aul Dooley is one of the most prolific and performed composers in America today. His path has embraced not only his Western Classical her…
1.2 - Dana Wilson
Join Jason Nitsch as he welcomes composer Dana Wilson to the podcast!
The works of Dana Wilson have been commissioned and performed by such diverse ensembles as the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Formosa …