When to Leave Your Dream Job
After telling my colleagues in Eighth Blackbird that I was leaving the group, my whole body heaved with grief, as if I’d ended a marriage. So why did I leave?
Design Thinking for Musicians, Part One
After studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory and design at Stanford, I came to realize that musicians’ training primes us to become great design thinkers, if we can only learn to see the connections between the two.
21CM Presents re/CREATE, Hosted by Joe Brent
re/CREATE, the new interview series from 21CM, celebrates musicians paying homage to the traditions they love while creating music from the heart. In this episode, we feature renowned singer-songwriter Erin McKeown.
“Doing Good”: The Winners
In April, 21CM launched a contest for pre-college students who used their musical gifts for the purpose of doing good in their communities. Now, we are proud to present the winners.
Connect: 21CM Book Club: “Waking the Spirit: a Musician’s Journey Healing Body, Mind, and Soul”
Andrew Schulman had a close brush with death in July 2009. Against the odds ― and with the help of music ― he survived. Join us as we read “Waking The Spirit” for our October Book Club.
