Unlearning Restriction and Expanding into Creative Freedom with Shuying Li LISTEN Apple Podcasts  | Spotify  | YouTube  | Amazon Music  | Acast  | Deezer 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 fro

Composing from Intuition, Image, and Expanded Possibility with Jessica Ackerley LISTEN Apple Podcasts  | Spotify  | YouTube  | Amazon Music  | Acast  | Deezer   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 bandleade

Building Community and Finding Balance in Music with Nicky Sohn LISTEN Apple Podcasts  | Spotify  | YouTube  | Amazon Music  | Acast  | Deezer 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

Listening Across Place and Process in Music with Christopher Stark LISTEN Apple Podcasts  | Spotify  | YouTube  | Amazon Music  | Acast  | Deezer   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

Expanding Music from Personal History into Narrative Possibility with Anuj Bhutani LISTEN Apple Podcasts  | Spotify  | YouTube  | Amazon Music  | Acast  | Deezer 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 flui