Musicians vs the World

About Musicians vs the World

Join professional musician, Christine Smith, as she discusses topics that face the day-to-day lives of those responsible for making the music we all love. Together, with experts and fellow musicians, Christine dives into everything from the business to the personal and even the social/political side of being a musician. It is a refreshing and honest look into the lives of those responsible for performing and creating the music in our lives.

Publisher

Frosted Lens Entertainment

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2019

Latest episode

13 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

132 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Jan 2026

   Laura Sinclair on Curating a Stress-Free Studio

   Joining us today is Violist, Educator, and Coach Laura Sinclair. We are talking about one of my favorite topics: music teaching! Specifically, we’re talking about reshaping the way we think about teaching to make it sustainably work within our own musical career goals and our portfolio of musical income. Topics include: -Seeing where the "yeses" come from -Breaking the cycle of perceiving teacher as "less-than" than performing, and realizing how teaching can improve our performing career -What is tuition-based teaching? -Reshaping our relationship with boundaries, studio policies, and value-based teaching -Creating your own Stress-Free Studio

2. 

   20 Dec 2025

   Prateek Rajagopal on Scoring With Electricity: An inside look into VR Scoring, Haptics, and "In the Current of Being"

   In today's episode I chat with artist, composer, and record producer Prateek Rajagopal about building bold, immersive music. Prateek breaks down how he balances "feel" with technique, why rhythm is his north star, and how hardware synth/modular workflows can turn raw electric current into musical building blocks for composition and world-building. We also focus on Prateek's experience composing for "In the Current of Being," a haptic VR experience directed by Cameron Kostopoulos that tells the true story of Carolyn Mercer, a survivor of electroshock conversion therapy. Prateek Rajagopal is a film composer, record producer, and artist by way of Oman and India, known for his boundary-pushing work across film, immersive media, and music. He is the executive music producer and composer at KOST AI, where he scored In The Current of Being, which won SXSW 2025, premiered at Cannes Immersive 2025, and the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. In the film and television world, Prateek has collaborated, written, and produced music on major studio projects including Trolls Band Together (Justin Timberlake), Star Wars’ The Mandalorian Season 3, and Creed III (Michael B. Jordan), as part of the team under Joe Shirley and Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson; a path he began after being selected for USC’s prestigious Screen Scoring program. Most recently, he has returned to his musical roots through close collaboration with electronic composer and producer Bobby Krlic (Midsommar, BEEF, Beau Is Afraid). Outside of film, Prateek is the chief songwriter and guitarist of GUTSLIT, India’s leading death metal export.

3. 

   30 Nov 2025

   Alexander Parsons and The Intersection of Music and Technology Part II: The Spatial Audio Revolution

   In this fascinating Part II of our conversation with multi-instrumentalist and composer Alexander Parsons, we explore how spatial audio and virtual reality are revolutionizing the concert experience. We chat about combining VR, augmented reality, and liver performances to create memorable and meaningful experiences for audiences. Alexander shares his groundbreaking work with The Room is Not Silent Collective and their immersive installation "From the Fields." Topics Covered in this Episode: -How spatial audio creates immersive 3D soundscapes with 64+ speakers -The future of VR concerts blending mixed reality with live orchestration -Behind the scenes of Mirror Shot Collective's multi-sensory performances at BAFTA and SXSW -Creating "From the Fields" - a historical audio installation exploring London's Saint Giles district -Why spatial audio changes music beyond just "sounds whizzing around" -The intersection of classical training, DJ culture, and software-based sound design

Who has been a guest on Musicians vs the World

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Brian Steckler
• Alexander Parsons
• Jennifer Roig-Francolí

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

31,544

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

82

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