Ed Roman: Grows a Song Like He Grows a Tomato (S1 E35)

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04/12/21 • 52 min

In this episode we meet award-winning Canadian musician, singer/songwriter, Ed Roman. It was a true joy meeting and talking with Ed and we learned a great deal about his upbringing, being the child of a elected official or public servant, which we learn is the preferred and more accurate descriptor. You'll also hear about how he came to be in possession of the pope's license plates, how it is that Richard Nixon ate his mother's potatoes and how his uncle sold the Japenese a super-cow for $1.6M. Regarding his music and his path to playing music, we learn about how he writes his songs but we also discover how one particular instrument really spoke to him on a gut level, which is fascinating given his learning disabilities. He speaks passionately about learning styles and recognizing that those diagnosed with things like dyslexia and autism bring so much in the way of other intelligences and gifts that simply are overlooked because too many people are too busy looking at the disability. He puts his money where his mouth is too, as the profits from his song, "Red Omen" and it's video, which is winning short film awards around the world, are being donated to the Whole Dyslexic Society. The WSD is working to get a specific dyslexia curriculum used in the States and Canada,
In sum, it's way-cool how we learned so much and had so much fun in this interview.
Ed's website - www. edroman.net
Ed's facebook - @edromanmusic
Too many awards to list for his Red Omen Video -https://vimeo.com/446785293
Twitter - @SpecialEdRoman
Instagram- @SpecialEdRoman
Kites and Strings Website: https://www.kitesandstrings.com/
Facebook: @kitesandstringspodcast
Twitter: @Kitesandstrings
Instagram: @Kites_and_strings
Kites and String's is produced and edited by Steve Ploum at Turning Stones Counseling, Inc.
Our theme music is by Harrison Amir, and all other original music by purple planet music at https://www.purple-planet.com

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Adriana Gavazonni: ADHD, Law and Writing Erotic Thrillers, S1 E34

Today’s guest is Adriana Gravazonni - she from Brazil, she’s a lawyer, a law professor and she has a series of best selling novels- Her most recent is called Sketches of Live, and her previous series of three is called Hidden Motives. I this episode she shares her love of travel, her zest for reading, learning new languagewitters, being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder as an adult, and she shares about her writing process, which is juggled with her active law practice. She's been practicing law for over 30 years and it was through her work as a lawyer that she discovered a knack for writing and engaged in a friendly bet that had her seriously dusting off an old interest; writing romance novels.
This has since morphed into erotic thrillers spawning a three part series called Hidden Motives, with the titles, Behind the Door, Lara's Journey, and Brilliant Games. Her most recent novel, Sketches of Life, we learn in this interview has a character inspired by her grandmother and a erotic dancer turned spy. Her novels are available on Amazon and recipients of mutiple awards and recognitions by entities like the Golden Book Awards, the Paris Book Festival, the American Fiction Awards, and the Indie Book Awards, to name a few. Adrianna is a joy to talk with and to hear of her inspirations and the manners by which she harnesses her muses in order to grab her string and to fly her kite.
Her Website - http://www.agavazzoni.com/
https://www.facebook.com/authoragavazzoni/
Twitter - @a_gavazzoni
Instagram - @a_gavazzoni

Kites and Strings Website: https://www.kitesandstrings.com/
Facebook: @kitesandstringspodcast
Twitter: @Kitesandstrings
Instagram: @Kites_and_strings
Kites and String's is produced and edited by Steve Ploum at Turning Stones Counseling, Inc.
Our theme music is by Harrison Amir, and all other original music by purple planet music at https://www.purple-planet.com

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Kenya McGuire Johnson: Destroys a House, Builds a City (S1 E36)

Today’s guest is Kenya McGuire Johnson - who’s music has charted in the US's Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary charts, the Top 50 Smooth Jazz independent charts and top 10 on the independent UK Soul Chart in which her previous album My Own Skin (2015) reached the #1 spot for four consecutive weeks. Steve has known Kenya now for over 10 years as he has booked her for a music festival or two, but he shares having learned an interesting fact that he learned from the stage while introducing her the last time. Kenya shares candidly about having considered herself depressed as she looked for meaning. She shared how counseling helped and how she looked to her spirituality and God to get her back into the music game. We wonder aloud about what we believe live music will be like after the pandemic. We learn about Kenya's work in helping other artists develop and we are treated to a few of her songs in this episode. Kenya's website. https://kenyamjmusic.comhttps://www.facebook.com/kenyamjmusic
Kenya's Youtube Channel
Kenya's Podcast on Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/makingmoneyinthemusicbiz
Twitter @Kenyamjmusic
Instagram @kenyamjmusic