Episode 005: A Conversation with Catherine Hooper | TS Podcast Liner Notes + Playlist
Photo courtesy of Catherine Hooper.
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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING OUT EPISODE 005 OF THE TRANSCENDING SOUND PODCAST!
This episode features Baltimore native and curator of blk wmn in music, Catherine Hooper. You can stream this episode and previous episodes of The Transcending Sound Podcast on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Spotify.
Here are a few time stamps of our conversation:
11:18 - Catherine’s introduction into the arts as a child, playing flute in school, attending Baltimore School for the Arts, choosing a state school for college
26:00 - disillusionment of playing flute as a career path, struggles with playing flute in college
30:58 - music industry career path and goals, moving from Baltimore to Los Angeles, tough love and reality checks while pursuing those goals
42:22 - The Recording Academy: common misconceptions about it, R&B’s representation in the Academy and music industry
55:25 - working in live music space via AEG Presents in account management, navigating the live music space in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing community support to creatives, reevaluating self-worth in terms of being busy
1:07:23 - blk wmn in music: inspiration, past interviews, goals, importance of telling stories of Black women in music in all of their various positions
Photo courtesy of Catherine Hooper.
