Musician Coffee House

Not your typical pop Artist/Influencer, Dena is one of the very few female artists based in Taiwan who has the ability to self-produce songs from scratch with a global competitive taste in pop music. Having participated in numerous singing competitions, and record label deals, enrolled in Berklee College of Music, and written songs for mainstream artists based in both Taiwan and China, she has grown to be very experienced and familiar with the pop music industry. Besides being an artist, songwriter, and producer, she is also an influencer with a following of nearly 300k followers.

We all know that Steve Jobs developed Apple in his garage, and Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in his dorm, but what if I told you that there's another genius who developed a technology that translates body motions into music-based experiences, providing health and education specialists with valid data for assessment?! Tune into this episode to hear more about Kevin's inspiring story of how he changed technology in the music/health industry.

Kevin Clark, B.M. in Jazz Composition & Film Scoring, Berklee College of Music - Boston, USA. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2015 with a double major in Jazz Composition & Film Scoring, Clark founded his first company, Point Motion. Clark's passion for music found its purpose when he developed this motion control technology which allows users to create music through the movement of their bodies. Receiving a patent for his technology, winning numerous awards, and being recognized around the US for the uniquely innovative solution combining music, health, and technology, Clark continues to inspire many people with his dedication to problem-solving and finding purpose through music. Kevin Clark also provides Music Productions and Consultation Resources to empower a community of rising artists who benefit from his experience as an artist turned entrepreneur.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=566qVUo5h4I 

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🎙️ Guest Speaker:  Kevin Clark 

Instagram: @pointmotion 

Website: https://pointmotioncontrol.com/   

🎙️ Host:  Grace Pak 

Website: https://msha.ke/gracepak/#about

Instagram: @gpakkkk

Sway Bleu is an Rnb/trap soul artist from Boston. His influences range from Bryson Tiller, Ty Dolla $ign to PJ Morton and Daniel Caeser. Sway specializes in producing, writing, and composing in everything he does. He has collaborated with artists such as Milky Day, Ash Haze, and Riyah. Be on the lookout for a new single in the next month or two. In this episode, he shares his authenticity of being an independent artist - the hardships of encountering contracting scams, and bright moments where he’s able to publish his story by having the freedom of expression that he wants to share with others through his song-writings, and resilience in always staying true to himself “Be your number one supporter and number one fan” - Sway.   Thanks for joining us for coffee! And remember to write a review on Apple podcast. 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lwrQY_Ay5M 

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🎙️Guest Speaker:  Sway Bleu

Instagram: @swaybleu

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0UCbydneMuhqhsaF5qQu30?si=tvW-NRvNRF-potMLG33Hug&dl_branch=1

🎙️Host:  Grace Pak 

Website: https://msha.ke/gracepak/#about

Instagram: @gpakkkk

In this episode, I invited a special guest, Liat Shapiro, who was born in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, but adopted and raised in the Boston area. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in spring 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics. As a Korean adoptee, it has been Liat’s dream to give back to the South Korean orphanage community. She is excited to be serving on KKOOM’s Board of Directors and looks forward to helping her younger brothers and sisters achieve their dreams. In the midst of those accomplishments, Liat originally wanted to pursue being a professional concert musician as a harpist. Find out where, what, and how her musical journey has shifted.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq0aS1cs1As

Have you been playing games at home during this whole quarantine? Do you have a favorite soundtrack from a game that you play? Get a glimpse of behind the scenes of Adam's life as a video games music composer/conductor/editor.

Adam Kallibjian is a composer and conductor for Film/TV/Games and was awarded the first place music award during MOTU's sponsored scoring contest. He holds a bachelor of music from the Berklee College of Music. Recently, Adam collaborated with Oscar-winning composer Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, The Good Dinosaur) on arrangements for Mychael’s score to the SONY animation film "Surf’s Up" available online.

Thank you for joining us for coffee! ☕

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMkIpsWaFC4

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🎙️Guest Speaker:  Adam Kallibjian

Instagram: @adamkallibjian

🎙️Host:  Grace Pak 

Website: https://msha.ke/gracepak/#about

Instagram: @gpakkkk

Podcast Link:  https://anchor.fm/mchpod

Benny Char is a Korean American songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and spent most of his life in Seoul, South Korea. Benny graduated from Seoul International School and is currently attending Berklee College of Music as a Contemporary Writing and Production major. With his partnership with CJ E&M, Benny released his debut album “GENESIS” in 2016.  Random question..! Do you ever wonder what's going on inside fellow Korean men's heads when they’re about to leave for mandatory Korean military service? This has been a rule for Korean citizens (men only) for many years now, but I personally feel that there are some unspoken truth/voices about how these men really feel about it. Especially as a musician, it can be worrisome to be on a pause with their music for a couple of months. That’s why I’ve invited Benny Char to ‘grab coffee’ with me to discuss about his mental health of his preparation before, during, and after his service. Find out more behind the scene and how this mandatory service will change affect his music career. Thank you for joining us for coffee ☕

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQO3WLuCok

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🎙️Guest Speaker: Benny Char

Instagram: @bennychar

Spotify: @https://open.spotify.com/artist/0fP10sGDcpc0dcfe1QoNhS?si=PxIwkHXNQZasOO-P9wOapg&dl_branch=1

🎙️Host:  Grace Pak

Website: https://msha.ke/gracepak/#about

Instagram: @gpakkkk

Podcast Link: https://anchor.fm/mchpod

Hello~  I'm so thrilled to be finally introducing music therapy to my platform! There are so many that I want to share with you all based on music therapy but for now, Laura Sekarputri and I are diving into the basics and sharing with you all what music therapy program is like in Asia. 

Laura is a multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and music therapist from Indonesia.  She graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Therapy and minor in Psychology. One of her proudest moments includes a Gamelan performance with the Grammy-winning artist Evan Ziporyn in MIT’s Kresge Auditorium. In 2018, she received the Professional Scholarship Award from the New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association. She is also the recipient of the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from Berklee College of Music (class of 2018), and the President’s Innovation Award Scholarship from the American National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) in 2015.  

Thank you for joining us for coffee ☕

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdf7soDDlFQ&t=174s

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🎙️Guest Speaker: Laura Sekarputri

Instagram: @laurasekarputri

🎙️Host:  Grace Pak

Website: https://msha.ke/gracepak/#about

Instagram: @gpakkkk

introducing the "4 R's", Repentance, Recieve, Rebuke & Replace. There's so much beauty in all of those four processes. The beauty comes from Him, who is the definition of perfect love. For me, this whole quarantine was a time of reflection, which lead to something that changed my life 180 degrees. Turning back to Jesus is the best decision I have made in my life. Hear more about our brief testimonies and the process of it.

Come join with me in this journey --> https://anchor.fm/grace-pak/support 

Thank you for joining coffee with us 😊

Starting a YouTube channel is not always an easy process. It takes lots of courage, time, and consistency but it’s a lot of fun! And with this experience, it allows you to go beyond in learning more about yourself than what you think 😉

Born in Suwon, South Korea, Serin Oh moved to Ohio with her family at the age of six. Growing up in church, she was surrounded by gospel music in her formative years. During her time at Berklee College of Music, she dove further into her passion for jazz and r&b, whilst also rediscovering her Korean roots through the lens of K-Pop. This led her on a search for a sound that would allow her to express the duality of her identity through her music. However, it wasn't until she moved to Valencia, Spain for a postgraduate course that her search finally came to fruition. Here she met her long-time collaborator and sole producer Luke Helder - a film composer hailing from the UK, and together the duo began working tirelessly on bringing the musical world of serin oh to life. Serin released her first single, shower thoughts, in June 2020. Serin's second single, other woman, was placed in Spotify's renowned New Music Friday editorial playlist in 8 countries, in addition to RADAR Korea. Her next single, mm+i, releases 27/01/21.

Come join Serin and me for coffee to hear why we both started doing YouTube and what our journey has been like in this field by far ☕

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUZXaBpgVLE

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🎙️Guest Speaker: Serin Oh

Instagram: @serinohfficial

Other: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/serinoh/mmi

🎙️Host: Grace Pak

Website: https://msha.ke/gracepak/#about

Instagram: @gpakkkk