Lorenzo Michelutti “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” Pwajdeur Swanstrom “Dedication, many efforts, taking the music seriously and having a good time! Bruce Jackson “In music, the more you know, the less you know—the deeper it gets.” David Cunningham “When I am done learning I will be dead”! Korey Hicks “I want to make other people happy when I play music” Larry Greenstein “I do music not to just make a living, but to enjoy living as much as possible.” Anthony Rocco Sclavi “Process is vital” Kenneth W Garnier “Music comes from the universe and you are frequency” Kelly Larson “Mother by day and Musician by night” Michael Mothershed “Do it for the Love, and not the money, and you’ll have a career!” Kenna-Camara Cottman “When you are Black and creating a work, Blackness is in it!” Julie Kastigar Boada “Art is a powerful tool for people to tell stories that are on the fringe.” Phil Belknap “Ya Gotta do the Music ‘cus ya Love It!” “Little Diamonds” Luke Leblanc does the chic a boom, chic a boom Jim Zieba “Sitting back and enjoying the music” Nothando Zulu doesn’t separate the artist from the community Chris Johnson: He Gets Paid by the Rest Johnna Morrow: Survival Through Diversification Kevin Washington: Jumping Out of the Box Milo Fine: Composing in Real Time Homewood Studios: You Do Not Have to Leave the Community to Find Great Art David Harris: Music Builds Community Jamie Carter: Music is a Reflection of Life Merlin Brunkow-Bronco Keeps on Playing Scott Nieman-Music Brings People Together Locally and Globally