May 2018

On Episode 04 of Boston Music Explorer, we host singer-songwriter, producer, and youth mentor Adam Sickler. As one of the most active members of the Boston music scene, Adam hosts the Sunday open mic night at Article 24 in Brighton. His latest single, The Cure can be heard on Spotify, and iTunes. The video, which has gathered 500k views on facebook, can be VIEWED HERE. The Barton Brothers’ new song Overgrown is out now. Keep up with the bros @thebartonbrothers on Instagram, Facebook and at thebartonbros.com Topics Covered: Indie release strategies META – Music educators and teaching artist fellowship Mass Cultural Council Klarman Family...

Episode 3 of Boston Music Explorer featured Desi Oakley, who is currently starring as Jenna in the national Broadway tour of Waitress the Musical, hops on a call with Dan Barton to chat about Broadway, music education, life on the road, and being authentic. Desi is a singer/songwriter from Wichita, Kansas. Studying dance, voice, piano, and theater, she began performing musical theater professionally at age fourteen. After earning her BFA from The University of Michigan, Desi Oakley moved to New York City and within two years, made her Broadway debut...

  For episode 2, we hosted Dan Masterson, who is a Boston-based performing songwriter whose influences -- including Jack's Mannequin, Sara Bareilles, and Billy Joel -- come together to create a distinct piano-driven alternative pop-rock sound which has traversed the airwaves on over 100 independent radio stations nationwide.

For our first episode, Abby Krawson joins us to discuss her life, her entrepreneurial track, living and working in Boston, and the pros and cons of grad school and a conservatory education. Krawson is the director and a performer for the Boston Chapter of Opera On Tap, a countrywide organization devoted to bringing opera to the masses. In 2018 Abigail is thrilled to be role-debuting Musetta with Boston Opera Collabortive and High Priestess with Connecticut Lyric Opera. She will also be the soprano in Cantos de Taos at the Taos...