micro/Maker by Loose Leaf Transmissions

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Short, sharp, and to the point—micro/Maker brings you a quick dose of creativity and craftsmanship from the composers and artists heard on music/Maker with Tyler Kline. A podcast from Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Online at looseleaftransmissions.com. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 14 hr ago

    159 - Linking DIY Roots to Formal Paths

    Andrew Noseworthy reflects on how his earliest musical life — writing original material in basement hardcore and progressive metal bands — never really separated from his later identity as a composer, even when academic language and institutions entered the picture. Rather than viewing those early experiences as a detour, he describes them as the foundation of a through-line: recurring gestures, textures, and instincts that continue to surface as his music evolves. Growing up in the extreme isolation of Labrador City, with limited access to instruments, teachers, or a broader musical scene, meant learning largely by necessity — self-teaching guitar, repurposing bass guitar for wind band parts, and finding creative momentum through sheer persistence. That isolation, paired with a DIY ethic and a gradual exposure to theory and new listening through private study, shaped a musical identity that still values continuity over reinvention — an artist carrying the same core impulses forward, even as the frame around them changes. micro/Maker episodes release every weekday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 1 day ago

    158 - Art as Witness

    Through her operas, Yue Song gives voice to untold histories. From stories of women who survived wartime sexual slavery to reflections on the lingering trauma of violence, her work transforms pain into remembrance. In this conversation, Yue shares how writing about social injustice and anti-war themes has deepened her understanding of empathy—and how music can sustain the act of witnessing. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 4 days ago

    157 - Where Improvisation Becomes Inheritance

    Shruthi Rajasekar opens up about the creative paradox at the center of Carnatic music: an oral tradition where improvisation is the heartbeat of performance, yet centuries-old compositions are guarded with fierce dedication. She and Tyler unpack how lineage shapes authority, why certain versions of works are protected as “correct,” and what gets lost when contemporary creators—especially those outside dominant caste and cultural spheres—are overlooked. Shruthi draws a vivid picture of a tradition negotiating its past and future, and makes a compelling case for honoring both inherited material and the living, improvisatory imagination that defines the music. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on social media @LooseLeafTransmissions. micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 6 days ago

    156 - Finding Community Through College Radio

    Vanessa Ague recalls her time in college radio — from nervous beginnings to hosting her own shows focused on indie music and experimental sound. She describes the freedom of programming whatever she wanted, the joy of building a small but dedicated audience, and how those experiences shaped her thinking about music’s reach beyond traditional scenes. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on social media @LooseLeafTransmissions. micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. 25 Aug

    155 - Building an Artistic Ecosystem

    Beyza Yazgan discusses her deep connection to visual art and stop-motion animation, focusing on Passage, a handmade collage animation created alongside her music. Drawing from childhood memories, vintage imagery, and surreal storytelling, she describes animation as a parallel artistic language—one rooted in patience, imperfection, and tactile process. While music often comes first, visuals allow her work to expand into a broader ecosystem, where sound, image, and personal history coexist without competing. For Beyza, composition, animation, and performance aren’t separate paths—they’re inseparable parts of a single creative life. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon. Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. 21 Aug

    154 - Thinking It Was Too Late, Until It Wasn't

    Sugar Vendil attempted composition right after grad school—musicians learn a language but don't always use it this way—then stopped because it felt overwhelming and too late. She'd started piano young, already knew she was good at that, and classical training emphasizes craft in performance. For years she had strong ideas for pieces but collaborated with other composers to realize them. One collaboration wasn't working. Sitting in LAX after learning a friend had died, she turned to her husband and said, "I have to make the piece. Life's too short." That became her first work, interdisciplinary with choreography. She stopped again, focused on her ensemble, commissioned other composers. Then two more friends died. A Target Margin fellowship pushed her to investigate new ways of interacting with the piano. Everything converged: loss, exploration, the realization that she knew what she wanted. She decided to make the damn thing herself. Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. 19 Aug

    153 - Choosing Clay Over Comfort

    Sinclaire Marie describes a gradual but decisive shift from charcoal drawing into ceramics, driven less by strategy than by a growing sense that her earlier work no longer felt honest. She traces her deepening commitment through atmospheric firing—raku, wood, soda—and the formative role of access, noting how losing university kilns after graduation forced her into electric work while she built a parallel career in arts administration. Working at a small nonprofit meant teaching, curating, and sustaining community programs, often at the expense of her own studio practice, even as she continued making pots at home and discovered the power of sharing clay through outreach work like teaching in a local jail. That tension—between supporting art and making it—eventually clarified what was missing, leading her back to wood firing, additional study, and ultimately a residency at Queen City Clay. What emerges is a portrait of commitment shaped through interruption, persistence, and a slow recognition that without clay, something essential was absent. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 18 Aug

    152 - Redefining What a Film Can Be

    For C. Jacqueline Wood, experimental film isn’t about chasing a single style—it’s about breaking rules. In this conversation, she recalls the appeal of video art in undergrad: working solo, translating an idea directly from her head to the screen, and pushing film beyond the walls of the movie theater. From projecting moving images outdoors to exploring sound, space, and site-specificity, Jacqueline describes experimental film as an open-ended practice: a series of choices that can subvert any element of cinema, from editing to exhibition. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Short, sharp, and to the point—micro/Maker brings you a quick dose of creativity and craftsmanship from the composers and artists heard on music/Maker with Tyler Kline. A podcast from Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Online at looseleaftransmissions.com. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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