#11: The Music behind Art of Me Films, Part 2 - "Blood Hana"

01/30/21 • 31 min

In this episode, Lexington Rivera, the young student writer behind Art of Me's short film "Blood Hana", with Clyde Lawrence and Cody Fitzgerald, the musicians who wrote the score for "Blood Hana".
This is the second of three special episodes where we take a deep dive into the music behind Art of Me's films.
About Cody and Clyde:
Clyde Lawrence and Cody Fitzgerald are a pair of emerging composers from different musical worlds. They met at Brown University after realizing that their respective bands, soul-pop project Lawrence and indie-rock outfit Stolen Jars, were playing competing shows every weekend, and formed an unusual collaboration. With their different musical backgrounds, they found that they were able to mix genres and be more versatile than either could be on his own. The duo have worked on a number of film scores, including Disney’s Christmas feature Noelle, the Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei feature The Rewrite, indie feature Hard Sell, upcoming Sundance pick Landline, and the Cannes-featured short Open 24 Hours. Outside of film-scoring, both Clyde and Cody have also found success in their songwriting and artist careers. Clyde’s project Lawrence is the first band to be signed with pop star Jon Bellion’s record label, with their latest album Living Room reaching #2 on the iTunes soul charts and appearing on several Spotify editorial playlists including New Music Friday, culminating in a world tour that included stops at festivals like Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Firefly, Hangout Fest, and more. Cody’s project Stolen Jars has garnered praise from a number of sources including The New York Times, David Byrne of The Talking Heads, and NPR’s Bob Boilen, has been featured in an international Apple iPad Commercial, and in multiple feature films.

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#10: The Music behind Art of Me Films, Part 1 - "The Effects

In this episode, Rosemary Gramajo Quiñones, the young student writer behind Art of Me's short film "The Effects", with Vincent Richardson, the musician who wrote the score for "The Effects".
This is the first of three special episodes where we take a deep dive into the music behind Art of Me's films.
About Vince: Vincent Richardson is an artist, songwriter, producer, composer, pianist, educator, and entrepreneur from Washington, DC. He owns the Richardson School of Music in Takoma Park, MD, and currently sits on the board of The Recording Academy (DC Grammy Chapter). Vincent has worked and shared the stage with many major artists including: Raheem DeVaughn, Maysa, Phife Dawg, Bilal, Eric Roberson, Chrisette Michele, Lauryn Hill, Amel Larrieux, EnVogue, Mya, Will Downing to name a few. As well as platinum-selling producers Chucky Thompson (Grammy), Glen Mosley, and The Heatmakerz. Vincent is a Howard University alumnus.

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#12 - The Music behind Art of Me Films, Part 3 - "The Unstoppable"

In this episode, host Aviva Pusey chats with Angelo Ibasco, a singer-songwriter whose music was used in the Art of Me short film, "The Unstoppable".
This is the third (and final) episode of three special episodes where we take a deep dive into the music behind Art of Me's films.
About Angelo Ibasco:
A singer-songwriter from the Philippines who has been writing songs since 2011. He entered university as an architecture student but after two years switched over to English as his major to try learning more ways of writing. Taking inspiration from artists like Jason Mraz, Maroon 5, and Sam Smith, he likes to tell stories of his emotions through sometimes playful-sometimes somber music.