This December, UniSound launches the fourth round of its Black Teaching Artist-in-Residence program (BTAR), an initiative to support the music practice and professional development of Black teaching artists in Greater Pittsburgh. Starting the first week of December and lasting nine months, the residencies have been awarded to Anqwenique Kinsel and Yusef Shelton.      UniSound is […] The post Meet the 2023-24 BTARs appeared first on UniSound ..read more

I’ll take this opportunity to tell the world about my paternal grandmother, my nana Edna.  I spent many of my formative years stuck to her hip. She was my summer child care and as the matriarch of our family, her home was “Grand Central Station”. While many conversations and memories with her stick out as […] The post If You Don’t Ask… appeared first on UniSound ..read more

This listing is for people who have thought about a career shift or are undergoing a crisis of heart. These are things I wish I had considered before diving headfirst into the life of an artist: Networking is everything If you don’t like to network, you’re in the majority. This is why your approach to […] The post 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before The Artist ™️ Life appeared first on UniSound ..read more

In this episode, SoulMan IT discusses the current state of affairs between the human brain versus the machine brain, aka A.I. With technology playing a major role in his career and quality of life over the past two decades, he wanted to have an honest look at what’s happening in our society and how we […] The post The Power of The Mind vs. The Machine appeared first on UniSound ..read more

I am a social nightmare right now. Largely incapable of doing the things I “should” do to push my art – going to see my friends and peers do their thing, sharing music, and networking. I feel so blocked. I wish it were as easy as I think it is to just do these things. […] The post What I Feel Offstage appeared first on UniSound ..read more

INEZ writes about the multi-faceted work she does as an artist and how she balances creating art with other side jobs that pique her interest.  I will always be a lot of things to a lot of people. Singer, songwriter, audio engineer, performing artist, teaching artist, etc. Right at this present moment, I’m helping a […] The post Multihyphenate appeared first on UniSound ..read more

Feralcat highlights some previous projects he has worked on and been a part of and talks about the concept of scope creep and how it is impacting his current projects.  . . . I once had a dream to unify Pittsburgh’s music scene. Me and my friend group of twenty-something musicians were IN IT for a […] The post Scope Creep appeared first on UniSound ..read more

Feralcat talks about the rich history of jazz and what makes jazz music different from other genres.  . . . I came to Pittsburgh and learned more about jazz music than I had ever anticipated learning, thanks to the rich history of the region and the stories the music itself tells. Musicians like the great […] The post Why Everything Isn’t and Shouldn’t Be “Jazz” appeared first on UniSound ..read more

 Not only does taking music lessons allow one to master an instrument, but additionally taking music lessons provides a wealth of cognitive, emotional, and physical benefits. However, learning music is sometimes difficult and weekly lessons plus instrument costs and repairs can get expensive! So why should you take music lessons? Taking music lessons affects the […] The post Why Take Music Lessons? appeared first on UniSound ..read more

In this episode, we take a look at what makes up SoulMan IT’s “personal foundation”, and how creativity plays into that existential base. Guest appearances by: Candace Burgess, Zo Zielinski, Ahmer’e Blackman, Winston Bell, Marvin Irish, Liza Barley, Gil Teixeira, R1PHY, Rawthentic, Amos Levy, f3ralcat, Strange K, & LiveFromTheCity The post Foundation Pt. 1- Creativity appeared first on UniSound ..read more