From Prog Rock to Stravinsky: Grammy-Winning Composer Jay Weigel’s Musical Journey (Part 1)

In the first half of this sit-down, we’re joined by musical polymath Jay Weigel, a Grammy-winning composer, producer, conductor, arranger, orchestrater, and contractor with a career spanning over 40 years!

We start back at the beginning with New Orleans Catholic school bands, early gigs with unlimited beer taps on the wall, Jay’s teenage transformation into the world of prog rock and the ultimate spiral into a world of classical giants like Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, fuelled by under-the-desk vinyl deals!

Along the way we talk about musical lineage, aural teaching traditions tracing back to Beethoven, and what it really means to switch ‘musical languages’ across genres.

Plus, a refreshing reminder that even Beethoven wrote bad music, so it’s not the end of the world if you do too! 

Chapters:

00:51 Jay’s early musical background

5:07 Jay’s transition into classical music

12:28 Switching ‘musical languages’ across genres and Beethoven’s musical lineage

17:08 Making bad music 

21:44 Teaching maths and music

Part 2 out now!

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