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Andrew Linskens & Cujo: Art-Hop Collective

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Season 2 continues with Bird in the Wings’ first delve into the world of hip-hop! Yas! In this episode, Kelli chats with visual artist, Andrew Linskens, and hip-hop musician, Cujo. They discuss their respective lives as working artists and creatives, as well as their collaborations in the Art-Hop Collective. Demonstrating the power of the meeting of music and art, up-close and personal, from beginning to end.

https://soundcloud.com/bird-in-the-wings/episode-11-andrew-linskens-cujo

Andrew Linskens

About Our Guests:

Andrew Linskens is a local visual artist working in a variety of 2-D and 3-D mediums including painting, drawing, animation and sculpture. Visit AndrewLinskens.com and follow on Instagram to learn more and to view his work!

 

 

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About Our Guests:

Cujo is a hip-hop musician and performer who has released two full length albums, Power of the Paragraph, and Rise, both available to stream and purchase HERE.

 

 

 

 

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Beau Thomas: Across the Tracks (and Back Again)

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Season 2 of Bird in the Wings kicks off with Kelli sitting down to chat with local artist and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay alum, Beau Thomas. Listen as Kelli & Beau take us through his journey from train graffiti and brushes with the law, to degrees in Fine Art & Graphic Design, and founding his own company – Trackside Design LLC. You don’t want to miss this fantastic discussion!

https://soundcloud.com/bird-in-the-wings/beaux-thomas-newmixdown

Beau Head ShotAbout Our Guest:

Beau Thomas is an artist and designer specializing in murals, paintings and graphic design. He now owns and operates his company – Trackside Design LLC. He has completed projects for Red Bull, Badger State Brewing Company and the Green Bay Area Public School District. His paintings have been shown in exhibits across the country.

 

Visit TracksideDesign.com and follow on Instagram & Facebook to learn more and to see his work!

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Season 2: We Are Back!

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It’s been a minute, but Bird In The Wings has returned for Season 2!

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We’ve got lots of new guests coming up in the coming weeks. Kelli will sit down with local artists and creatives discussing culture, the creative process and life as a working artist. Plus, a little fun nonsense too.

Season 2 premieres with a fantastic interview with Trackside Design LLC founder and artist, Beau Thomas. You don’t wanna miss this one!

Happy Listening!

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Michelle McQuade Dewhirst: Finding Your Tribe and Procrastination as Inspiration

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In this episode of Bird in the Wings, Kelli sits down with Michelle McQuade Dewhirst, a composer and music professor at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. The two discuss Michelle’s work, her music and education background, the creative process, a very small consortium, how pop culture intertwines with music and much more!

https://soundcloud.com/bird-in-the-wings/michelle-mcquade-dewhirst

About our Guest:  Michelle McQuade Dewhirst

Michelle McQuade Dewhirst is an active musician, composer, and music professor at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.  Receiving her bachelor’s degree in music education and horn performance from Ithaca College and her master’s and doctoral degree in music at the University of Chicago, Michelle’s work has been performed on a plethora of occasions.  In addition to teaching and writing other music, Michelle is a founder of a very small consortium, which is a music ensemble that plays selections lasting no longer than one minute long OR no longer than 100 notes.  To learn more about Michelle McQuade Dewhirst, check out her website at http://www.michellemcquadedewhirst.com/ .

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May is Cracking!

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A lot is happening around here in May with the upcoming announcement of the Weidner Center’s 25th Anniversary Programming. You should come! It’s on May 24th at 4:00 pm in Cofrin Family Hall. It will be fun – I promise.  Since so much is happening, we had to take a brief hiatus on the podcast. But we’ll be back by mid-June – talking to more artists and creatives in North East Wisconsin.