COVID has prevented us from indulging in the live music experience, but what it hasn’t taken away from us are our memories of past shows. The last show I attended was Anderson.Pak’s 'Ventura'; and while the music served as the soundtrack, the lighting, stage design, setlist, the overall ambiance contributed to my experience and my memory of the show. 

In our season finale, I sit down with Production Manager and my good friend, Sam Dinkins IV, to discuss some of his music memories and what all goes into making live events memorable. 

We’ve all heard those  old sayings, “if there’s no photo, did it ever happen. Or a picture is worth a thousand words. But is the same true for our memories? 

Today I’m joined by creative Eric Rogers to discuss more about the role of photography in preserving our music memories and how music can help us reflect on our headspace.

Since the beginning of time music has remained one of the primary outlets for storytelling. It’s virtually impossible to have a song that doesn’t tell a story or evoke some kind of emotion in its listeners. 

Today I’m joined by filmmaker slash director, Andrew Butte, to understand the role of music in storytelling and how our memories inform those stories 

Music has always been key in setting the mood. Odds are you’ve been to restaurant, a cozy café or maybe a clothing store - but how much do we really pay attention to the music played in those settings? Or the memories we form?

This episode of seeks to understand the music strategy behind our favorite retail spaces and the memories we create.

In this episode, I sit down with DJ and Vibe Curator, Selomé Samuel to discuss more.

There’s a link between music and memory. We’ve seen it studied in films like “Alive Inside”. We hear folklore sayings that tell us ‘nothing triggers a memory quite like a song’. We even experience these moments when we are mentally and emotionally transported back to our memories. 

But why is that exactly, and what can we learn from them?

In this episode, I sit down with cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Amy Belfi to discuss more. 

In My Element is podcast that explores our relationship of music and memory. In this inaugural season, we seek to understand why music has the ability to evoke memories and all the ways those memories are formed.  

Welcome to In My Element, I’m your host Briana Jade