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The basis for my artistry is really my humanity

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first. I would say whatever I want to achieve

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as a human comes first. And then my art, the

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fact that I happen to be a pianist and that I've

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got this technique on this instrument or I've

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got this voice that I can use on the stage and

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so on. That's just a vehicle to try and achieve

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those things. I'm really attracted to both the

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meaning behind the pieces. How do we translate

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an inert piece of musical notation into something

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that has meaning for real living humans with

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a beating heart? Impact is something I should

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chase a lot more than recognition. I wish...

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more musicians fly with their ideas and actually

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make something that they own and that they can,

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you know, move the needle in a way that benefits

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artists and benefits our industry in real terms

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rather than benefits institutions. For our upcoming

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episode, Mirrors and Echoes, I invited Aida Lalu,

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UK -based award -winning pianist and multidisciplinary

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artist, to reflect on her debut album and the

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ideas shaping her work today, sound, risk, creativity,

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and artistic agency. Join us tomorrow, January

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27th at 8 p .m. Eastern Time on our YouTube channel

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for the video premiere. The audio episode will

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be available simultaneously wherever you listen

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to podcasts. See you tomorrow.