Rachel and Franciska have a casual conversation about their upcoming RAP collaboration music project "IF YOU WANNA BE" that is dropping just in time for Purim. They talk about the lyrics, the day of the shoot and so much more. Get a scoop on what it's like working with Franciska..... For full show notes: www.franciskamus.com/single-post/rachelsam To contact Franciska: franciskakay@gmail.com...
Feb 08, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 119
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I interviewed both of my paternal grandparents Sol & Liesbet Goldschmidt as well as my grandmother's sister Judith Schwartz. Please consider downloading the Shmuzy app to listen to this episode as well as join in on the conversations that are created for each episode. For full show notes, go to www.franciskamusic.com/single-post/holocaust I'd love to hear your feedback, as always....
Jan 26, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 118
From Cedarhurst to Radio, the story of an ambitious young woman with big ideas and so much support behind her. For full show notes, please visit: www.franciskamusic.com/single-post/malya
Jan 18, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Rebecca Sigala is an internationally recognized boudoir photographer and self-love activist for women. Through her artistic and intimate portraiture, women are given the opportunity to see their beauty in a different light. This can be an enormous milestone on their journey towards self-love and acceptance. Rebecca currently runs an online Facebook community of over 3,500 women, has hosted workshops, and spoken at educational conferences about the importance to self-care, positive body image and...
Jan 11, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Sina is a brand communicator, content coach, and author. She's working in branding for more than 10years, working with companies like adidas on their brand strategy. She now focuses on helping women create their Personal Brand to grow their careers. She's the founder and host of the Shared Diversity Podcast where you can find interviews with successful businesswomen of faith who discuss topics around business, branding, and womanhood. With her content and courses, she helps creative professional...
Jan 04, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Darcie (Davida Giborah) is a longtime music business consultant, publicist, vocalist, songwriter, and subject matter expert. She is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and founder of Ask Darcie and Intent Impact Marketing. www.linkedin.com/in/askdarcie Sign up for the class: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=7LKWP52PX5JDG To contact Franciska- franciskakay@gmail.com For full show notes, please visit: www.franciskamusic.com/single-post/darcie...
Dec 28, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Melissa Peshka is the founder of Essential Life Mastery Coaching & Healing. She is Certified as; a Life Mastery Coach, a Reiki Master/Teacher in Usui and Holy Fire, and an Angel Card Reader. With over 35 years working as a Hairstylist, working with people is her passion. Not only making them beautiful on the outside but also on the inside! It was through this work and her own trauma, she realized the need for these healing therapies. Melissa found healing with Reiki for her own trauma, which...
Dec 25, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Jessica Roda is an anthropologist and ethnomusicologist. She is currently an assistant professor of Jewish Civilization in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Her research interests include religion, performing arts, gender, international cultural politics, and transnationalism. She earned Ph.Ds from both Sorbonne University and the University of Montreal respectively, during which she studied the political implications of Sephardic and Arab-Jewish music as well as the ...
Dec 21, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Kaley Halperin, singer-songwriter, educator and community activist. Born in the USA, grew up near Jerusalem, Israel. Currently lives in Jaffa, Married and mother of three. Kaley has been connecting people for as long as she remembers. She continues to do so through creating and teaching music and being involved in creating spaces for introspection, connection and prayer; such as producing local festivals of music in synagogues, creating and leading the arts program in a local school, and intiati...
Dec 06, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 111
This conversation around Post Tznius Stress Disorder is an attempt to raising daughters with a healthier relationship toward tznius[MODESTY]. This title has been lent to us by Rabbi Anthony Manning & Bracha Poliakoff who are working on a new book about tznius that hopes to add a lot to the conversation on this topic. Our Panelists: Yaffa Palti- a well known inspirational speaker, trained educator as well as a certified addictions and substance abuse professional. Fayga Leah Landau - born and...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Mrs. Storch began her songwriting career in 1973 as a Freshie in High School - composing music and lyrics for school and camp. As Jewish novels were published, Dina became the songwriter for these now popular plays - Dovid Meyer, Bamboo Cradle, Shefford, as well as her own original scripts. In 1995, Mrs. Storch initiated a program of recorded tefillos in proper pronunciation and, of course, in song. The program Shirei Tefilos Yisrael is used in many schools across the U.S. She has compiled songs...
Nov 17, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 109
My podcast is about addressing the "elephant in the room". I use my podcast platform to give a voice to the Orthodox Jewish Women in the Entertainment industry as well as survivors of abuse. Over the last week, i felt a creative block. I was not able to focus on producing and creating my regular content, my writing has been silenced. I decided to address the "elephant in my room". I stayed very neutral in this conversation but I feel like I gave a space for opinions to be expressed. Maybe, now m...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Eli Nash, famous for his TED ex Talk on "Escaping Porn Addiction", shares his story of abuse, recovery and self discovery. "Abuse is not the source of the issue - there is always something that creates the ideal environment for an abuser to take advantage of an already poor situation". Explicit language used. Eli Nash's podcast: In Search of More https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192112 To share your story, reach out to franciskakay@gmail.com www.franciskamusic.com/single-post/elinash...
Nov 01, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Rachel Factor was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and educated at a prestigious college prep school, Punahou (same alma mater as former American President , Barak Obama). Much to her parents dismay, she skipped college and went into the world of the arts searching for truth and meaning. She found work in television shows, films, commercials and music videos in LA. She was hired for her first Broadway show when she was 21 culminating in a position as a Radio City Rockette, all while pursuing a passion f...
Nov 01, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Miriam Israeli, is an American-born lyricist and singer of contemporary Jewish religious music. She performs internationally for women-only audiences.She released her first album of songs in 1999; however, her songs on this and a subsequent album were recorded by male vocalists per the directive of her Rav. Her songs have been recorded by Benny Friedman, Yaakov Shwekey, Ari Goldwag, Mordechai Shapiro, Uri Davidi. You probably recognize the songs: Vezakeini, Bonei Olam, Yesh Tikva,Ivri Anochi, Ma...
Oct 18, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 105
As a producer, composer ,and songwriter, Chayala (Hartstein) Neuhaus has carved her unique niche in the Jewish music industry. In addition to releasing two original albums (Miracles and Miracles 2), her songs have been inspiring and uplifting audiences via both male and female artists. Credited with popular releases by Benny Friedman, Mordechai Schapiro, Moshe Tischler, Dovid Pearlman, Devorah Schwartz as well as countless others. She operates C-note studios, a full scale production studio that ...
Oct 18, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 104
This episode is brought to you by ambitious female frum entrepreneurs who are all earning using their unique talents. Even though they are not artists per se, this episode is intended to bring you some inspiration and encouragement to pursue a career (that pays) using your talents and unique skills. This episode features: Rebbetzin Bat-Chen Grossman www.connectedforreal.com Nechama Dena Zwiebel radiantyou101@gmail.com Jodi Fried loveadventuremom.com Tamar Weinberg http://www.tamar.com/ Yael Trus...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 103
This video was created as a PSA for aspiring performers and singers. I went around and asked some performers out there to share their experiences about monetizing their original music, their performing income potential, etc. I hope this brings value to anyone starting out! Let me know in the comments below what you think. Did you know this? Is this valuable to you? For full show notes, please visit: www.franciskamusic.com/post/collab
Sep 15, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 102
No child, teenager or adult should ever have to go through what Pinny survived in his lifetime. Pinny is open about his name, upbringing and story. He shares so many excruciating details of his life and that the hope for going public with his story was the reason he wanted to stay alive while trying to heal the pain. Pinny says: "EVERYONE is responsible for the abuse because victims need to know they will be believed to come forward." ****Trigering content**** Listeners discretion is advised. Th...
Sep 03, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 101
In this episode, I talk about all the things I have learned about this industry, my guests and myself over the last 99 episodes. I compare the place I have been at the beginning of this journey, through my interview with Neshama Carlebach and where I am today. I share the process I use to support me in continuing in this journey. Shout out to Naomi Markovic for her clear and awesome comment on my latest post that I briefly mention here. Shout to Jennifer Rosenfeld, my coach and Rifka Harris for ...
Aug 20, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Fame and the allure of life as a performer sent Miriam Sandler traveling the globe with international superstars, singing background vocals and dancing for thousands. She spent a decade touring with superstars like Gloria Estefan and Michael McDonald, which included shows at the White House and abroad for the Queen of England. Aside from being a polished performer on stage, Miriam has also recorded with megastars like Julio Iglesias and James Brown. Now exclusively performing for women and girls...
Aug 13, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 99
This episode has been removed. Thank you for understanding and respecting the privacy of our guest. If you would like to share your story, please reach out to Franciska at franciskakay@gmail.com.
Jul 29, 2020•20 sec•Season 1Ep. 98
Professional British Singer and the director of the new Brooklyn Girls Choir. Her voice is powerful and full of emotion and positivity. Follow her music journey on her instagram @musicdobby. Dobby has composed and released her first album in November of 2019 and is available worldwide for purchase. "Dance" and "Rejuvenate" are the hit songs amongst girls from all over the world. Check this episode out to learn from the 5 mistakes Dobby shares from her personal experiences. You will not regret it...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 97
With over 80,000 followers, Eliana Ladenheim a.k.a @eishesstyle - is one of the only influencers who drives the biggest sales in the frum community. She is what we call an Instagram Influencer. It's a brand that she created from nothing and earns from. Eliana shares some awesome tips and stories on how to grow and manage your insta account. This is an episode you do not want to miss. To contact Franciska- franciskakay@gmail.com For full show notes, please visit: www.franciskamusic.com/post/eishe...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 96
The Challenges and Opportunities of Being a Religious Artist with Abie Rotenberg , Simcha Leiner , Moshe Braun,& Chaim Aizenshtat This panel was co-hosted with Rabbi Scott Kahn, founder of JewishCoffeeHouse.com and host of the Orthodox Conundrum as well as other awesome podcasts. For more episodes, please visit: www.franciskamusic.com To contact Franciska: franciskakay@gmail.com...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 95
This talk hopefully brings awareness with issues that are relevant to EVERYONE! I'd love to hear your thoughts on this bonus episode. For more episodes, please visit: www.franciskamusic.com To contact Franciska: fanciskakay@gmail.com
Jun 30, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Bentzy does not go into detail about his many traumatic episodes of child sexual abuse. However, he does share a refreshing outlook on the healing process and what life in pursuit of questions and then peace looked for him. From suicide thoughts and being on a cocktail of 24 medications, to yoga and meditation, love & forgiveness. For more episodes, please go to www.franciskamusic.com
Jun 24, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Nissim Baruch Black (born Damian Jamohl Black ; December 9, 1986) is an American-Israeli rapper and producer from Seattle, Washington. Originally performing under the name D. Black , he released two albums, The Cause and Effect (2006) and Ali'yah (2009), and was featured on producer Jake One's debut album White Van Music (2008). www.nissimofficial.com www.franciskamusic.com/post/nissim franciskakay@gmail.com...
Jun 11, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Bailey shares her personal story with us in this episode. If you would like to share your story or contact Bailey, please reach out to franciskakay@gmail.com For full show notes, please visit www.franciskamusic.com/post/bailey
May 26, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 91
For full show notes, please visit: www.franciskamusic.com/post/elana Elana Greenspan is a songwriter, music producer and performer. Soon after becoming religiously observant, Elana started the first-ever, ongoing, women-only performance venue in the world, in Jerusalem's Pargod Theatre: Women's Open Mike Night, back in 1999. Participants went on to start their own women-only performance venues around the world. To contact Franciska: franciskakay@gmail.com
May 19, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 90
