CS Podcast: Recent Episodes
Center Stage Music Center
Welcome to the world of CS! Intended for musicians and music lovers alike, our podcast are the music conversations coming out of our world, and meeting yours.
Brought to you by Center Stage Music Center, a multi-location music school in Long Island, New York.
Our new podcast episode features our conversation with Kat Cunning, who covered our most recent issue of CS Mag. Hear how she balances both music and acting, with the conversation moderated by Angela Munro.
Find us elsewhere online using the links below:
- Website
- Mag
- Blog
- YouTube
Thank you for listening to the CS Podcast! This episode is a highlight of some of the great work that our instructors have done upon leaving Center Stage. Taking the time to leave a review, or even to become a supporting listener, goes a long way for us. This is a passion project that we take the time to do whenever we're not teaching our amazing students. Thank you for considering, and catch you on the next episode!
Episode 3 features Dan, another one of our former instructors, along with his bandmate Steve. Get to hear a conversation that introduces you to their New York-based rock group called Don't Believe In Ghosts.
Find us elsewhere online using the links below:
- Website
- Mag
- Blog
- YouTube
Thank you for listening to the CS Podcast! This episode is a highlight of some of the great work that our instructors have done upon leaving Center Stage. Taking the time to leave a review, or even to become a supporting listener, goes a long way for us. This is a passion project that we take the time to do whenever we're not teaching our amazing students. Thank you for considering, and catch you on the next episode!
Episode 2 features pianist and producer Kevin Theodore. Kevin has contributed majorly to Marlon Craft's debut album "Funhouse Mirror." He also can be heard playing keys on the late Mac Miller's album "Swimming" - which received a Grammy nomination for "Best Rap album in 2019," and is certified platinum by the RIAA. All of this and more we talk about in this episode; below are show notes and information that you will find useful.
Episode Timestamps
- 1:30 - Discussing Kevin's time teaching at CS
- 7:56 - Transition from teaching to producing full-time
- 23:16 - Working with Mac Miller on the "Come Back to Earth" record
- 26:51 - Recalling the "Pass the Aux" session in New Jersey, organized by Illmind
- 34:55 - Live session with Anderson .Paak
Find us elsewhere online using the links below:
- Website
- Mag
- Blog
- YouTube
Thank you for listening to the CS Podcast! This episode is a highlight of some of the great work that our instructors have done upon leaving Center Stage. Taking the time to leave a review, or even to become a supporting listener, goes a long way for us. This is a passion project that we take the time to do whenever we're not teaching our amazing students. Thank you for considering, and catch you on the next episode!
Thank you for listening to the CS Podcast! Our pilot episode is dedicated to sharing the stories that built Center Stage Music Center, as told by director/founder Veronica McCormick. Below are show notes and information that you will find useful.
Episode Timestamps
- 0:55 - Veronica shares her immigrant story, and how she first fell in love with music
- 5:32 - Taking her passion for music to college and church bands
- 9:14 - Teaching the students that led to the first CS location
- 12:59 - Building the Center Stage concept and team
- 17:40 - Balancing a growing family with a thriving business
- 21:05 - The next chapter, and a second CS location
Find us elsewhere online using the links below:
- Website
- Mag
- Blog
- YouTube
Taking the time to leave a review, or even to become a supporting listener, goes a long way for us. This is a passion project that we take the time to do whenever we're not teaching our amazing students. Thank you for considering, and catch you on the next episode!