Nu Deco Unfiltered
Miami’s 21st century genre-bending chamber orchestra, Nu Deco Ensemble, presents unfiltered conversations with dynamic and award-winning musical artists, trailblazing composers, and forward-thinking industry leaders and CEO’s. Hosted by Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Jacomo Bairos, these conversations dive deep into the lives and works of these exceptional artists and leaders, peeling back the mysterious curtain of creativity and inspiration, while exploring life wisdom gleaned from their stories and prolific careers.
Composer, producer, and CEO of Nu Deco, Sam Hyken (also Co-Founder and Artistic Director) writes, arranges, and creates the majority of music for the ensemble and guest artists. Jacomo conducts the ensemble, and together they both curate and program, in liaison with composers and guest artists, content for performances, media distribution, and educational offerings.
Described as “world-class” and “thrilling” in the press, Jacomo conducts around the world with institutions such as the Boston Pops, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Singapore Symphony. He regularly collaborates with Grammy-award winning musical artists such as Wyclef Jean, PJ Morton, and Jacob Collier, as well as hosts both Nu Deco’s performances and education concerts, reaching audiences across the globe and thousands of students throughout Miami and the nation. Jacomo also teaches and leads meditation as well as mindfulness and wellness courses for Nu Deco NXT, Nu Deco’s youth ensemble based in Miami.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2021
Magda Giannikou: Learn how to Learn
Larkin Poe: How vulnerability, authenticity, and resilience allows you to engage deeply and profoundly with your audience.
It is only fitting that one of our final podcasts of the first season gets incredibly deep! Rebecca and Megan Lovell, two of the most talented and creative artists behind Larkin Poe, are supremely wo…
Dennis Alves: Music is Everything, and Everything is Music
From Leading the Boston Pops since the late 80’s to raising funds to support artists who lost all their work during the pandemic, Dennis Alves is an elevated leader in our field whose integrity, empa…
Joachim Horsley: From Pro Tools Assistant to Emmy-Winning Hollywood Composer, with a Quick Stop in Cuba
So excited to pull back the curtain on such an inspiring and super talented human! He is one of today's true musical jack of all trades: Hollywood composer, pianist, arranger, great friend and collab…
Jonathan Martin: Dare to Fail - Creating New Intimacy That Explores the Humanity of Music Making
We are excited to present today’s inspiring conversation with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Pops CEO and President, Jonathan Martin! We also share some highlights with you today from a soon-to-be…
Mason Bates: With Adventure, Magic, and Surprise, a Techno-Infused Classical (R)evolution is Born
From being the opening musical act for artist Moby as a DJ to creating his Grammy-winning opera about one of the pivotal figures of the century, Steve Jobs, Mason Bates is an outlier who uses 21st-ce…
Kishi Bashi: “Making It" Is a Farce - Create a Career Cumulatively
Welcome to our fourth podcast episode, with none other than Mr. Kishi Bashi! Kishi was one of the first collaborators at Nu Deco who saw us for WHO we really were. He helped us unlock our potential, …
Cimafunk: From the Jungles of Cuba, via the Halls of Med School, to Globe-Trotting World Tours and Defining a New Sound and Generation of Afro-Cuban Funk
Today we sit down with Afro-Cuban funk artist Cimafunk and there is simply no way not to be delighted and inspired from his infectious energy, joy for life, and love of family. From listening and mak…
Sam Hyken: A Journey of Energy
Welcome to our very first Episode of Nu Deco Unfiltered, and we are so excited to bring you these in-depth conversations! Our first podcast is with the one and only Sam Hyken. Defined throughout his…
Aaron Parks: Don’t Let The Looking Get in the Way of the Seeing
Today we speak with genius composer and pianist Aaron Parks, whose music is rich, sophisticated, profound, and wide ranging. A incredible philosophical and thoughtful human who drops so much wisdom, …
Nu Deco Unfiltered: Introduction
Welcome to Nu Deco Unfiltered! We are thrilled to get our new podcast off the ground, with our first full episode premiering Friday, April 2nd. With some of the music industry's most inspiring artist…