Music. Magic. Life!: Recent Episodes
Maya Mathias
Songs are windows into wonder. They're portals into another world, or simply another point of view. In this podcast, Maya shares her take on music that makes you go "Hmm," "Oh my," or "Wow!"
Music. Magic. Life! is the personal and leadership development experience you didn't know you needed. Dive in and let's vibe.
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With bonus audio: my performance of “Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)” released in 1954 by The Treniers.
I share:
my reflections on Khruangbin & Leon Bridges’ EP “Texas Moon”
how this is helping to shape and frame my original music
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I share:
my work-in-progress arrangement of OneRepublic’s hit single “Run”
reflections on their latest album “One Night In Malibu”
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I share:
my reflections on The Temptations’ latest musical offering “Temptations 60”
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I share:
my musical tribute to Meat Loaf, who passed this week aged 74.
reflections on Meat Loaf’s iconic 1976 album “Bat Out Of Hell”
how he’s inspired my new season of songwriting, and will inform my future Twitch livestream performances
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I share:
reflections on Billie Eilish’s 2021 concert experience, filmed at the iconic Hollywood Bowl, for her album “Happier Than Ever”
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I share:
my livestream cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes”
reflections on “Toy,” a posthumous album by David Bowie that dropped today
my “beginner’s mind” impressions of Bowie’s musical world
what I’m excited to explore & express soon, from Bowie’s rich body of work
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I share:
my cover of Cerian’s single “Wrong Side”
reflections on this interesting, often unsettling, yet promising, period in human history
a story about feeling more inner strength and sturdiness
my cover of John Lennon’s timeless song “Imagine,” and my 2022 wish for you
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I share:
my take on “Underdog” by Alicia Keys
reflections on “KEYS,” the latest album from Alicia Keys (yes, I couldn’t hide my excitement!)
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I share:
my take on Elvis’ classic tune “Blue Christmas”
reflections on Kelly Clarkson’s latest album “When Christmas Comes Around”
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I share:
my thoughts on the new Beatles docuseries “Get Back.”
a songwriter’s response to Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” (I talked about this Taylor song at length in Episode 2 of Music. Magic. Life!). Watch Robby Fontana’s “A Little Love Song” here:
my musical tribute to Broadway great Stephen Sondheim, who passed today aged 91. I performed my version of “Not While I’m Around” from his musical Sweeney Todd.
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I share:
my cover of Adele’s single “Easy On Me”
thoughts on Adele’s new album “30,” and how it reflects some of the most important relationships in our lives
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I share:
snippets from a recent Twitch livestream, where I covered tunes by Rascal Flatts and Ricky Nelson
reflections on the “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album Taylor Swift re-released today, focusing on the track “All Too Well”
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Welcome to our first episode!
I share:
snippets from my recent Twitch livestreams, where I covered tunes by Alanis Morissette and Garth Brooks
reflections on the “Voyage” album ABBA released today, their first in 40 years
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