To Help and to Heal with Monique Powell from Save Ferris

Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Monique Powell from ska band Save Ferris. They discuss their shared love of the genre, her journey from ballet to opera to punk rock, and the importance of mental health advocacy in the creative community.  Today's Guest Monique Powell was classically trained from the age of 11 with a passion for punk at the age of 9. While her first love was ballet, she knew she was going to be in a band after hearing The Specials for the first time at 13. At 19, after singing in an all-girls ska band and Zappa-inspired experiment called Larry, Monique found herself singing in an Orange County ska band called Save Ferris. Little did she know, she was living smack in the middle of a music phenomenon. Save Ferris was part of what soon became known as the third wave of ska music. Within months, Save Ferris was signed to Epic Records and spent the following years touring the world.  In 2013, Monique acquired full ownership of the band name. Under her leadership, Monique has been riding higher than ever, shimmying, burlesquing, and belting her way from stage to stage and country to country spreading her gospel. Monique being a survivor of many things, her life goal is to help and to heal.  Save Ferris is performing at House of Blues Anaheim on November 18, 2022! Grab your tickets here: https://livemu.sc/3FblSDX   About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.   Want more Dr. Raj? Check out the Beyond the Pearls lecture series! The Ultimate High Yield Bundle: The complete review of high-yield clinical medicine topics necessary for graduate medical education board exams including NBME, USMLE Steps 1/2/3, ITE and ABIM Boards. You can also listen to the Beyond the Pearls podcast.   Check out our other shows: Physiology by Physeo Step 1 Success Stories The InsideTheBoards Study Smarter Podcast The InsideTheBoards Podcast   Produced by Ars Longa Media To learn more about us and this podcast, visit arslonga.media. You can leave feedback or suggestions at arslonga.media/contact or by emailing info@arslonga.media. Produced by: Christopher Breitigan and Erin McCue. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as professional or medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices