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Mik Nawooj

Crushing Classical

Stereo Embers: The Podcast

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JooWan Kim

Today you’ll hear my interview with JooWan Kim, Composer/Artistic Director of Ensemble Mik Nawooj. You’re going to want to check this ensemble out at their website - I can’t tear myself away from their songs and videos.    Led by composer/pianist, JooWan Kim, Hip Hop Orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs, a lyric soprano, woodwinds, French horn, strings, piano, and drums, the music is rigorous, nuanced, accessible, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic.  The result is seamless tête-à-tête with "textures swimming through the sound...like the world's fastest ping-pong game" (Pitchfork) and is considered the "cutting edge of hip-hop" (Huffington Post).    After a successful performance of a novelty piece which featured an MC and chamber ensemble while JooWan Kim was completing his master’s degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the MC at the time suggested they make an album together.  Six months later and writing about an hour of music, Kim had a profound shift in the direction of his writing. He felt that he found a way out of the stifling contemporary concert music aesthetic in this new way of composition. JooWan crystallized his ideas into Method Sampling, a principle of borrowing or sampling of rationales from related as well as unrelated fields, then reframing them into one's own system.    In 2010, JooWan Kim recruited his best friend from college, Christopher Nicholas, to push the project forward in a serious way. Since then, EMN attracted some of the most excellent classical musicians and MCs in the SF Bay Area while gaining national attention from outlets such as ESPN, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, NPR, Pitchfork, Upworthy, NowThis, and more. Follow JooWan and Ensemble Mik Nawooj at their website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.   Theme music and audio editing by DreamVance. You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode! Or you could hop on a short call with me to brainstorm your next plan.  I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!

Today you’ll hear my interview with JooWan Kim, Composer/Artistic Director of Ensemble Mik Nawooj. You’re going to want to check this ensemble out at their <a href="http://miknawooj.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> - I can’t tear myself away from their songs and videos.  Led by composer/pianist, JooWan Kim, Hip Hop Orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs, a lyric soprano, woodwinds, French horn, strings, piano, and drums, the music is rigorous, nuanced, accessible, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic.  The result is seamless tête-à-tête with "textures swimming through the sound...like the world's fastest ping-pong game" (Pitchfork) and is considered the "cutting edge of hip-hop" (Huffington Post).  After a successful performance of a novelty piece which featured an MC and chamber ensemble while JooWan Kim was completing his master’s degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the MC at the time suggested they make an album together.  Six months later and writing about an hour of music, Kim had a profound shift in the direction of his writing. He felt that he found a way out of the stifling contemporary concert music aesthetic in this new way of composition. JooWan crystallized his ideas into Method Sampling, a principle of borrowing or sampling of rationales from related as well as unrelated fields, then reframing them into one's own system.  In 2010, JooWan Kim recruited his best friend from college, Christopher Nicholas, to push the project forward in a serious way. Since then, EMN attracted some of the most excellent classical musicians and MCs in the SF Bay Area while gaining national attention from outlets such as ESPN, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, NPR, Pitchfork, Upworthy, NowThis, and more. Follow JooWan and Ensemble Mik Nawooj at their <a href="%20https:/miknawooj.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/miknawooj/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/miknawooj" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/miknawooj/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Theme music and audio editing by <a href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/dreamvance/reentry-2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">DreamVance</a>. You can join my email list <a href="https://jennetingle.ck.page/d66e5da18c" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>, so you never miss an episode! Or you could <a href="https://calendly.com/jennet/20-minute-discovery-call" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hop on a short call with me</a> to brainstorm your next plan.  I'm your host, <a href="http://www.jennetingle.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jennet Ingle.</a> I love you all. Stay safe out there!

JooWan Kim: Ensemble Mik Nawooj

MC Sandman

“Kicking Against Convention”Classical music is ruled by composers that are thought of as deities. Composers like Bach, Mozart and Beethoven are the undisputed masters of the genre and they nobody can argue with their compositions being the blueprints for the foundation of classical music. But for the Korean-born JooWan Kim, studying the masters at the Berklee School Of Music made him…a bit rebellious. Kicking against the rote conventions of classical composition, Kim found himself drawn towards hip-hop and the dynamism and energy made him wonder if grafting hip-hop with classical was possible. Turns out it was. Teaming up with his college pal Christopher Nicholas, Kim founded Ensemble Mik Nawooj, an invigorating and vibrant musical collective that’s got everything: flute, clarinet, drums, bass, a lyric soprano and an MC. Using an inventive technique called Method Sampling, as the basis for the architecture of each composition, Ensemble Mik Nawooj are one of the most original outfits out there. In this conversation with Kim and MC Sandman, the two talk to Alex about protest music, the value of studying music in higher education and how coming from two different worlds ended up forming one of the most creative working situations in modern music.  The band’s new album Death Become Life is out now.https://miknawooj.bandcamp.com/album/death-become-life-2 http://www.ensemblemiknawooj.com/shop http://www.alexgreenonline.com http://www.bombshellradio.comTwitter: @emberseditorINST: @emberspodcast

“Kicking Against Convention” Classical music is ruled by composers that are thought of as deities. Composers like Bach, Mozart and Beethoven are the undisputed masters of the genre and they nobody can argue with their compositions being the blueprints for the foundation of classical music. But for the Korean-born JooWan Kim, studying the masters at the Berklee School Of Music made him…a bit rebellious. Kicking against the rote conventions of classical composition, Kim found himself drawn towards hip-hop and the dynamism and energy made him wonder if grafting hip-hop with classical was possible. Turns out it was. Teaming up with his college pal Christopher Nicholas, Kim founded Ensemble Mik Nawooj, an invigorating and vibrant musical collective that’s got everything: flute, clarinet, drums, bass, a lyric soprano and an MC. Using an inventive technique called Method Sampling, as the basis for the architecture of each composition, Ensemble Mik Nawooj are one of the most original outfits out there. In this conversation with Kim and MC Sandman, the two talk to Alex about protest music, the value of studying music in higher education and how coming from two different worlds ended up forming one of the most creative working situations in modern music. The band’s new album Death Become Life is out now. <a href="https://miknawooj.bandcamp.com/album/death-become-life-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://miknawooj.bandcamp.com/album/death-become-life-2</a> <a href="http://www.ensemblemiknawooj.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ensemblemiknawooj.com/shop</a> <a href="http://www.alexgreenonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.alexgreenonline.com</a> <a href="http://www.bombshellradio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bombshellradio.com</a> Twitter: @emberseditor INST: @emberspodcast