Songs for a Living

Daniel Lazar

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Songs about my podcast conversations with artists on For a Living.

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Episodes

Each Petal a Portal (for Eric Pan)

This is a mediation on my podcast conversation with composer and pianist, Eric Pan. Each Petal a Portal is a four-part composition arranged and performed by Daniel Lazar and Brian Trahan . The lyrics are a cento, selected from various poems by Joshua Weiner. I. Beneath the Dogwood’s White Explosion II. No Essential Mysteries III. The Hand Holds Tight the Line IV. No Hand, No Hold The composition was recorded at Funkhaus Studios in Berlin and produced by Bran Trahan. Brian and Joshua were both gu...

Aug 15, 2023•20 min•Ep. 7

Giorgio Morandi's Bottles (for Benjamin Rubloff)

This song is a reflection of my podcast conversation with Berlin-based contemporary artist, Benjamin Rubloff . It features Marty Kondziolka on drums and is produced and mastered by Brian Trahan.

Aug 15, 2023•4 min•Ep. 6

Mandelstam: Voronezh, 1935 (for Joshua Weiner)

This song is a reflection of my podcast conversation with poet and professor, Joshua Weiner . The lyrics are a version of a Osip Mandelstam poem , translated by Weiner. It features Marty Kondziolka on drums, Mark Kondziolka on sax, and is produced by Brian Trahan ....

Aug 15, 2023•4 min•Ep. 5

Keep the Pencil Moving (for Hannah Dougherty)

This song is a reflection of my podcast conversation with Berlin-based visual artist, Hannah Dougherty . Lyrics - Daniel Lazar (and Dr. Seuss) Lead Vocal - Daniel Lazar Backing Vocals - Megan Fleming and Scott Robbin Guitar - Scott Robbin Bass - Marty Kondziolka Drums - Marty Kondziolka Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Marty Kondziolka. Thanks Marty!!...

Aug 15, 2023•4 min•Ep. 4

Bodies Keep the Score (for Elina Akhmetova)

This song is a reflection of my podcast conversation with dancer and choreographer Elina Akhmetova features Kevin Fleming on guitars and backing vocal, Megan Fleming on vocal, and Marty Kondziolka on drums. It also features the John F. Kennedy High School Berlin Choir under the direction of podcast alum, Dr. Joseph Curtis . Produced by Brian Trahan ....

Aug 15, 2023•4 min•Ep. 3

Angel from Montgomery (alt. track for Sonya Naumann)

A whiskey-soaked cover the John Prine song that I recorded the night I recorded a podcast conversation with conceptual artist and photographer, Sonya Naumann . Produced by Brian Trahan . I didn't release this with the podcast, but why not drop it here?

Aug 15, 2023•6 min•Ep. 2

When I Paint My Masterpiece (for Sonya Naumann)

This less than masterful, muddy cover of the Dylan masterpiece is in dialogue with my podcast conversation with conceptual artist and photographer, Sonya Naumann . Produced by Brian Trahan .

Aug 15, 2023•6 min•Ep. 1

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