Mind the Artist

Mind the Artist with Anne Dorko is an interview podcast featuring songwriters who publish their original music. Learn what goes on in the artist's mind behind one of their tracks.

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Whitney Lindquist: Revealing the Struggle

Whitney Lindquist is a multi-instrumental musician who writes, arranges, records, and produces her own music. She is very proudly out as a lesbian and enjoys writing about and expressing that perspective. She is known for not keeping one album to one genre and can capture multiple energies in her music.

Oct 05, 2020•29 min•Ep. 4

Theresa Croft: Abandoning Perfectionism

Guest Theresa Croft joins Anne Dorko on Mind the Artist to discuss her track Push – and how she uses her music to spread her message of hope and encourages you not to lose yourself in pursuit of arbitrary goals that don't reflect your true values. Click here to hear Push ! Theresa is an actress, singer, dancer, and lifestyle model blessed to experience performance opportunities in several cities and stages of her life. She is passionate about spreading art into the world through various platform...

Mar 06, 2020•33 min•Ep. 3

Daniel Carr: Evoking Moods in Wordless Tracks

Guest Daniel Carr joins Anne Dorko on Mind the Artist to discuss his track Spelunking – and how he evokes different types of moods in wordless tracks with the end goal of storytelling and game music composition in mind. Click here to hear Spelunking ! Daniel Carr is an avid gamer aspiring to become a video game music composer. He's played drums for 20+ years, piano for 10+ and sang jazz and opera in college as a tenor. Internet content creator through Twitch, YouTube and SoundCloud. Find Daniel ...

Sep 27, 2019•29 min•Ep. 2

Meri Amber: Telling Stories With Comedy

Guest Meri Amber joins Anne Dorko on Mind the Artist to discuss her track Baby Baby Butt So Sexy – and the way it plays a role in her stories and social commentary via comedy in song form. Click to hear Baby Baby Butt So Sexy ! Meri Amber is a nutball musician human from Sydney. She writes songs that fall into story-telling, comedy, social commentary and filk. She has songs inspired by everything from Doctor Who, ninjas and zombies, to cats, food and robots taking over the world! She also has a ...

Sep 06, 2019•30 min•Ep. 1

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