Berlin-based musician Martha Rose on ‘diving deeply and emotionally after something that you love’
In this week’s edition of Amplified, we meet U.K.-born, Berlin-based musician, Martha Rose
The German swing band that vows to keep you entertained through the pandemic
In this week’s edition of Amplified, KCRW Berlin’s Erik Kirschbaum meets big band leader Andrej Hermlin.
‘Sonic thinker’ Sam Auinger explores the Halle am Berghain
In this week’s edition of Amplified, we catch up with Berlin-based composer Sam Auinger
Leitmotifs: Cellist Eckart Runge — Beyond the Artemis Quartet
Every month, opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg hosts “Leitmotifs,” our series on classical music. In this episode Fredrika talks with cellist Eckart Runge, who played in the world renowned Artemis Quartet for 30 years.
Singer-songwriter Michael Brinkworth on how to create this ‘Good Old Feeling’
In this week’s edition of Amplified, we catch up with Australian musician Michael Brinkworth on his new album, “Wasted Wonder.”
Noah Slee: Far away but ‘Here For It All’
In this week’s edition of Amplified, we catch up with New Zealand-born soul singer and producer Noah Slee.
Derya Yildirim on ‘coming alive again’
We caught up with the 26-year-old multi instrumentalist in France where she is reuniting with her band to write new material.
Leitmotifs: Conductor without an orchestra – Marc Albrecht on finding a new passion in trying times
In our series on classical music, “Leitmotifs,” host Fredrika Brillembourg talks with German conductor Marc Albrecht, who was named ‘Conductor of the Year’ at last year’s International Opera Awards.
Odes to love and life: singer songwriter Finn Ronsdorf on his first EP
Berlin-based musician Finn Ronsdorf is releasing his first EP, “Odes,” on June 12. We talk with the 21-year-old singer-songwriter about his early musical influences and what it takes to write a love song. He says the key is “really just being very much in the moment.”
The rap teaching kids to keep COVID-19 at bay
Brodie White loves to teach guitar and audio production to kids. But when the schools were closed, the 35-year-old had a lot of time on his hands, so he came up with a special lesson for his students: a hygiene rules rap. We found out more in today’s Amplified.
