Speaking of the Arts is a podcast for individuals and organizations who work in the arts industry. Each episode features key industry personnel including artists, agents, managers, and presenters. By offering these unique perspectives, the series provides strategies and tips for many of the challenges facing the arts community. Speaking of the Arts was founded by Mike Epstein, president of Mike Epstein & Company (www.epsteinco.com)
Welcome to another episode of Speaking of the Arts. We have a great episode for you today. Today, we are featuring Lydia Liebman of Lydia Liebman Promotions.
Lydia is a publicist specializing in the jazz genre and works with a large roster of amazing artists. If you go to www.lydialiebman.com you can see who she's working with and some of the amazing success stories she's had for her clients.
In this episode, Lydia and I talk all about the world of PR. Why should an artist hire a publicist? What does the publicist do? How has the role of the publicist changed since Lydia has been doing this for over a decade now? All these questions and more are answered.
I am grateful to Lydia for her time and really enjoyed speaking with her. I think you're going to learn a lot. Without further ado, please enjoy my conversation with Lydia Liebman.
24 Sept 2025
Episode 84: Joel Pierson - The Queen's Cartoonists
Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of speaking of the arts.
I’m your host Mike Epstein and I’m excited to tell you about today’s episode. We’re featuring Joel Pierson.
Joel is the founder, bandleader, and arranger for The Queen's Cartoonists, an ensemble that performs music from cartoons.
Joel had this great idea to combine his passion for animated film, and live music to create a really unique experience for audiences, so he’s cultivated over 100 years worth of animation from all around the world and has largely by himself, transcribed the scores to these films and then put together a great ensemble to perform them.
There are a few different versions of the show that we talk about. One is Simply called "Ages 2 to 102" which is a program that's really for all ages and it’s a lot of fun. Another version of the show is a holiday program which has a singer and animation with live music, but obviously focusing on holiday content. There is also a version of the show where they feature international cartoons and one more version of the show that features the ensemble with cartoons and with symphony.
It was really fun to talk to Joel about how he came up with the idea for the ensemble and some of the things that audiences can expect during a performance. Please enjoy my conversation with Joel Pierson of The Queen’s Cartoonists.
28 May 2025
Episode 83: New Jazz Underground
Mike Epstein interviews Sebastian Rios about the formation of New Jazz Underground and their debut album, exploring the trio's innovative blend of jazz with modern influences.
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