41 min
028 I AM The Band with Greg Poree Pt. 2 I AM Podcast
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- Society & Culture
Musical director, arranger-composer, artist, producer and world renown guitarist, Greg Poree,was influenced by a lot of great music growing up. Falling in love with the guitar, he started playing seriously at the age of 15 years old. At 23 he received the first break in his career, as musical director for Sonny & Cher. In 1970 he became the musical director for Gladys Knight and the Pips and soon was working with many of the Motown acts, serving as musical director and guitarist for Diana Ross, Thelma Houston, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, and The Jackson 5. By the late 1980s he was becoming more active as a composer and producer, writing music for the Martin Lawrence Show and arranging for the National Symphony Orchestra and making significant contributions to the music of dozens of musical legends including Paul Anka, Sammy Davis Jr, Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Joan Baez, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. Greg is the music director for the California Jazz Foundation and organization dedicated to helping California jazz musicians in financial and medical crisis.
What you will hear:
Sonic Tonic podcast
Confronting yourself
Music and business
Recording arts vs performing arts
Stevie Wonder, harmony and intelligent music
Composition and inspiration
Staying true to your authentic self
Self doubt
Curiosity and growth
Horseback riding
Quotes:
“That’s the beauty of life, it’s not about our differences, it’s (about) where we can find common ground.”
“Humans are messy, but It’s that messiness that makes the art grow.”
“99% of what we hear is processed music.”
“No one can take away your knowledge.”
“Either your going to deal with your art or your art will deal with you.”
“The common thread for me still is curiosity and a love of life and learning. I have no real love for people who are proud of being stupid.”
“Having ego is a good thing…...to impose it on other people, that’s what’s wrong.”
Mentioned
Bill Hughes
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jacob Collier
IG@ AnitaPoree
Gregporee.com
Sonic Tonic Spotify
Sonic Tonic Google
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iammusicgrouppodcast/support
Musical director, arranger-composer, artist, producer and world renown guitarist, Greg Poree,was influenced by a lot of great music growing up. Falling in love with the guitar, he started playing seriously at the age of 15 years old. At 23 he received the first break in his career, as musical director for Sonny & Cher. In 1970 he became the musical director for Gladys Knight and the Pips and soon was working with many of the Motown acts, serving as musical director and guitarist for Diana Ross, Thelma Houston, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, and The Jackson 5. By the late 1980s he was becoming more active as a composer and producer, writing music for the Martin Lawrence Show and arranging for the National Symphony Orchestra and making significant contributions to the music of dozens of musical legends including Paul Anka, Sammy Davis Jr, Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Joan Baez, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. Greg is the music director for the California Jazz Foundation and organization dedicated to helping California jazz musicians in financial and medical crisis.
What you will hear:
Sonic Tonic podcast
Confronting yourself
Music and business
Recording arts vs performing arts
Stevie Wonder, harmony and intelligent music
Composition and inspiration
Staying true to your authentic self
Self doubt
Curiosity and growth
Horseback riding
Quotes:
“That’s the beauty of life, it’s not about our differences, it’s (about) where we can find common ground.”
“Humans are messy, but It’s that messiness that makes the art grow.”
“99% of what we hear is processed music.”
“No one can take away your knowledge.”
“Either your going to deal with your art or your art will deal with you.”
“The common thread for me still is curiosity and a love of life and learning. I have no real love for people who are proud of being stupid.”
“Having ego is a good thing…...to impose it on other people, that’s what’s wrong.”
Mentioned
Bill Hughes
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jacob Collier
IG@ AnitaPoree
Gregporee.com
Sonic Tonic Spotify
Sonic Tonic Google
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iammusicgrouppodcast/support
41 min