Suzie Explores

Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world.Today my guests are Clyde and Gracie Lawrence, and Jordan Cohen: three members of the incredible band, Lawrence. If you already know and love Lawrence, you will have experienced their joyous, heartfelt and honest lyrics, their instantly recognisable blend of voices and instruments and their extraordinary talent for writing bangers of songs that remain in your head for days and weeks and months at a time. Truly, their thoughts on what it takes to build, maintain and grow as a band are nothing short of inspirational!

Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world.My guest today is the wonderful improviser, composer and Grammy award-winner, Scott Tixier. Scott’s journey with the violin began in his native France, and his adventures since then have been nothing short of remarkable. Together, we explore so many aspects of music and life and indeed what it feels like to learn a completely new language!

Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world.My guest today is the incredible singer-songwriter and recent Grammy award-winner, Madison Cunningham. We talked in earnest about so many things including what it’s like to be a natural people-pleaser and how to make choices in life. We also delved into what it’s like to grow older, and what it takes to live life to the full!

Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world.My guest today is the absolutely wonderful singer-songwriter and radio show presenter Jamie Cullum. In our conversation, we explore the importance of connecting and communicating, why we should all take a leaf out of the book ‘Steal like an artist’, and what to do when you think you’ve climbed the tallest tree but then you see one that’s even taller - to which the answer is, of course, to climb that one too!

 Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world.Today my guest is the wonderful Fred Harris, director of countless ensembles and senior lecturer at MIT in Boston. We enjoyed a fascinating conversation delving into what it takes to make the moment, the essence of humour, and how to ignite the imagination....

 Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world. Today my guest is the incredible mandolin player, composer, TV presenter and all-round epic human being, Chris Thile. We explore what it is to make practice into performance, what it feels like to connect with your audience, and how important it is to make and drink good coffee! 

Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world. Today, my guest is the director, coach, teacher, recitalist, composer Allyson Devenish. We met once before this podcast when we sat next to each other at a Royal Academy of Music awards ceremony. We just knew that we wanted to carry on having the conversation we had that day, and I am delighted to say that in this podcast, we explore so much of what it is to feel whole in the education process, both as a student and as a teacher.

Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world. My guest today is the outstanding musician Justin-Lee Schultz. At 15, he has already travelled the world and experienced more music than many of us do in a lifetime. We had a great conversation about getting in the zone, how to have fun when you play, what it is like to find the right teacher, embracing online school and moving to LA. Justin also gave an impromptu performance of the beautiful Chick Corea song – Windows.

Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world.American Utopia is a show which toured many cities of the world, before becoming a sell-out Broadway hit. It is the creation of the incredible, ever-evolving, ever-creative David Byrne and features many of his best-loved songs performed by 12 musicians, singers, and dancers live on stage using no pre-recorded tracks. His wish was to represent hope and possibility on stage….and this he does, in the most abundant of ways. This podcast was recorded 6 months after the Broadway run finished and explores how life has evolved since the show ended. We discuss connectivity, mistakes, grief, surviving on tour, and feeding the creative imagination. It was hard to coordinate everyone to be in the same place at the same time, but we did manage to have Jacquelene, Bobby, Mauro, Danny, Tim and Stephane in the same room, and Tendaye joined us by the magic of Zoom. American Utopia Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg4hcgtjDPc

Suzie Explores is a podcast series focussing on the nature of creativity and curiosity. Bringing her unique perspective of the world of music and beyond, Suzie joins forces with a host of luminaries in the creative field to explore what it means to be an inspired human being in this world.Rai Thistlethwayte AKA Raithis is one of those rare artists who not only has amazing chops as a pianist and guitarist and an incredible ability to scat all day long, but also an epic sense of humour which he uses to cheer the world via social media. We had a conversation which spanned so many topics, from mending cassette tapes with a pencil to finding authenticity by having a belief in ourselves.