Success Beyond The Score

Xdinary Heroes is a South Korean rock band that debuted in 2021. All six members are involved in writing, composing, and producing the music of the band, which might sound like a given, but isn't actually always the case with music groups. A good communication between the members of a team is always important, but it becomes even more so when everybody is involved in a creative process that goes beyond words.

Through their YouTube account, Xdinary Heroes give us charming insights of their life and work as musicians. In the topic of communication, this short humorously illustrates how the members of the band explain their ideas to Gun-il, the drummer: 

This is, arguably, how all musicians convey their ideas to percussionists. It's just the most logical way to do it, both accessible and efficient. Of course, this doesn't negate the fact that the isolated sounds, out of context, become a tad alien and quite entertaining!

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Here is the transcription of episode 8 of season 3 of the podcast "Success Beyond The Score". Happy reading!

- Watch the video of the episode here: YouTube

- Listen to the audio of the episode here: Kajabi

INTRO:

Hello! I'm so pleased you're here with me again. It's a lovely day. It's cooler than it's been for a couple of days, I've got to admit. I'm still sweating, but hey-ho, that's the life of a gigging musician, menopausal musician, you name it. 

Now, today I've really got a very interesting topic, and it might be one that you're already familiar with, but I think maybe I can put a twist on it. So: this is why you should video record your gigs. 

There are a lot of benefits for video recording gigs, and it's something I have a lot of experience with, but it wasn't something that came easy. Maybe you're the type of musician that's thinking: "What? Video recording my gig? Nooo, wait, I ain't doing that!" You know, because you don't like the way you look, or maybe you're...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced artistic venues to close down and all artists across the world face the scary question of how to keep doing our thing when we couldn't even meet with our audiences. After three months of inactivity, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona came up with a solution. On June 2020, they offered a performance to an attentive public that needed no social distancing:

 

 

 

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The string quartet in charge of the performance played Giacomo Puccini's "Crisantemi" for a full auditorium of potted plants plus human audiences connected via livestream. Later, the plants were donated, along with a certificate of attendance, to over 2000 healthcare professionals attending the COVID-19 emergency.

The event, a call to reconnect with nature in times of crisis, was the prelude to the Liceu's 2020-2021 season, during which the Spanish authorities permitted the operation of artistic...