Launched on February 14, 2020, the MFM Speaks Out podcast seeks to further the mission of the musician's rights advocacy organization Musicians For Musicians (MFM). Episodes are released monthly and feature interview-style discussions on issues that affect the creative rights of musicians. MFM represents a strong voice in the fight for making music a legitimate profession. The main hosts are MFM members Adam Reifsteck and Dawoud Kringle supervised by MFM President Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi.
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In this episode of MFM Speaks Out , host Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (aka SoSaLa ) speaks with internationally acclaimed trumpeter, composer, filmmaker, and educator Volker Goetze about his lifelong journey through jazz, West African griot traditions, flamenco, and socially conscious artmaking. Volker reflects on discovering jazz in Cologne through artists like Miles Davis, Sun Ra, and Don Cherry,…
Guest: Leon "Kaleta" Ligan-Majekodunmi (Afrobeat guitarist, composer, bandleader) Host: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi, aka SoSaLa , MFM President Key Topics & Highlights Kaleta’s early life in Benin Growing up near the Nigerian border Secretly learning guitar against family expectations First musical breakthroughs through church and street performances Moving to Lagos at age 15 Learning English while…
ABOUT THE EVENT Musicians For Musicians Celebrates 10 Years of Music Advocacy with Star-Studded Performance Event at The Cutting Room "In this crazy time with so much social-political-cultural turmoil happening here in the US and around the world,” says Ladjevardi, “I firmly believe that musicians' vital role is to speak out for their communities and come up with messages that will create…
In this episode of MFMSpeaks Out, Dawoud Kringle and Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi discuss the birth, history, mission, and future of Musicians For Musicians. Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi's inspiration for founding MFM, the problems in putting the organization together, including how to define its objectives and methods, MFM's relationship with other musician organizations (such as the Musicians Union),…
In this episode of MFM Speaks Out , Dawoud Kringle comes out of retirement to present a 2023 retrospective. We will share some of the content we brought to you in 2023, and enjoy a few other surprises as well. Our guest for the January episode was Haana. Haana is a violinist, vocalist, electronic music artist, visual performer, and entirely self-contained as a one-woman orchestra. She played with…
"We Had Changes We'd Never Thought of That Created Surprise and a Chaotic Feel." Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Mark Chimples, a.k.a. Mark C . Mark is the guitarist and synthesizer player with Live Skull. Formed in 1982, Live Skull is considered by many aficionados to be the quintessential New York City noise band. Rising concurrently with bands such as Sonic Youth and Swans, Live…
"I Didn't Look For The Fula Flute; It Came And Got me!" Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Sylvain Leroux . Sylvian is a flutist, saxophonist, guitarist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, inventor, and prominent member of Musicians for Musicians. Sylvain Leroux grew up in Montreal where he studied classical flute at Vincent d’Indy; and improvisation and composition in New York…
"I think Live Music Will Always be Very Exciting and There Will Always Be a Market For It." Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Keyna Wilkins . Wilkins holds a Master of Music Composition at Sydney Conservatorium, studied composition, classical and jazz piano, and classical flute with several prestigious instructors, and intuitive conceptual improvisation with Tibetan Buddhist musician…
Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Adam Reifsteck . Adam is a New York-based composer, electronic music artist, producer, entrepreneur, and music activist. He writes for small ensembles, produces electronic music, and performs improvised group compositions on Wi-Fi-connected laptops. He has collaborated with string quartets, university choirs, and visual and electronic artists. His…
" When I Started to Consciously Put it all Together, I was Forging My Own Path and Creating My Own Way of Putting These Elements Together. " Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Haana . Haana is a violinist, vocalist, electronic music artist, visual performer, and entirely self-contained as a one woman orchestra. She played with Kanye West , Alvin Ailey , as well as festivals such as…
