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Just Add Music (with Minna)

Hi! Welcome to Just Add Music, a podcast for the music curious, aspiring music makers and anyone in need of a creative companion on a lonely day.

My name is Minna. I'm a professional composer living in the Bay Area. 15 years ago I started an orchestra called The Magik*Magik Orchestra and have composed music for hundreds of bands, filmmakers, artists on creative projects of all kinds.

The one thing I wish someone had told me when I was younger was that you don't need to be a star to make a good living doing what you love. It took me 30 years to finally trust my intuitive musical voice. I hope that by listening to this podcast, I can help speed up that process for you and help remove unnecessary roadblocks to your own creative intuitions.

If you have ever been curious to explore making music for fun or as a career but wondered what the day to day was like, I invite you to take a listen. The format is casual and unscripted. Just a lunch between two friends talking music, craft and business.

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Credits:
Minna Choi - host, composer, music/audio editor
Nicole Wong - producer, story editor

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16. Just Add...The Layer Cake (Overture Series)

May 27, 2024 • Minna Choi • Season 2 • Episode 8

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The big day is here! Time to go to the studio and finally record the final versions of these two short pieces. It's August 2023 and we are in Oakland at 25th Street Studios with a 13 piece string section, a trumpet player, a french horn player and a flutist. I am conducting and producing the session.

Listen to how we build each piece layer by layer. Thank you to Gabe Shephard at 25th Street for tracking the orchestra and to Adam Muñoz for mixing our tracks!

Welcome to Just Add Music, S2, Episode 8!