Music & Medicine

Beat Vessel Interviews Dr. Moshe Lewis: w/Joe Da Boss

We are so delighted to do this interview to talk about our show: Music and Medicine. Thanks to Chris Bridges and Joe Da Boss.

Manoj Chandra: Transitioning Fm India to the US During Covid

MNM was excited to catch up @the_manoj_chandra fresh off his US premiere starring John Amos.
He discusses how he made it big in #india before coming to the US and says “I grew up witnessing fan wars in the cinemas, well-dressed people stealing movie tickets for the premiere show, people dancing, crying, and celebrating their favorite actors in a premiere show. Unconsciously I developed an immense love for cinema at a very small age. “ now that’s devotion.

After 7 Interview with Dr. Moshe Lewis

After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. Jason Edmonds, son of Melvin Edmonds, later joined. Melvin Edmonds died on May 18, 2019, at the age of 65, and his son left shortly thereafter. The song Bittersweet that plays throughout this interview is a tribute to his memory.
 
Bittersweet Producer: JCash beatz
Producer, Executive Producer: Kevon Edmonds
Producer, Executive Producer: Al Manerson
Producer, Executive Producer: Claude Villani Studio
Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Herb Powers Jr.
Composer Lyricist: Tradessa Willis
Composer Lyricist: Trevon Trapper
MNM Episode Executive Producer: Chris Bridges
Executive Producer: Moshe Lewis
Editor: Jason Turcois
Editor: Jeff Foster
Editor: Eddy Kapelczak

Selina Albright: Managing a Career & Growing a Family

Los Angeles native independent singer-songwriter Selina Albright has an impressive way of evoking powerful emotional responses in her listeners. With her sultry, angelic tone and elaborate vocal arrangements, combined with powerful multi-octave wailing and energetic stage presence, she certainly is one whose voice and spirit pierce directly to the soul and command attention.  
In her style, you’ll hear influences of Ella Fitzgerald, Maxwell, Minnie Ripperton, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Amel Larrieux, D’Angelo, Mariah Carey, and Dinah Washington. A balanced blend of all of these is the key to her versatility, empowering her to maintain creative flexibility from project to project. 
Ms. Albright has traveled the world on her solo tours, and also shared the stage with a long list of artists: pianists Jeff Lorber, George Duke, Joe Sample, Brian Culbertson, and Keiko Matsui; guitarists Peter White, Nick Colionne, and Adam Hawley; bassists Marcus Miller and Gerald Veasley; saxophonists Gerald Albright, Maceo Parker, David Sanborn, Kirk Whalum, Steve Cole, Boney James, Jeff Kashiwa, Eric Darius, and Candy Dulfer; flutist Althea Rene; trumpeters Hugh Masekela, Rick Braun, and Ilya Serov; bands Pieces of a Dream and Four80East; and vocalists Chaka Khan, Will Downing, Eric Roberson, Regina Belle, Algebra Blessett, Lindsey Webster, Tony Momrelle, Aubrey Logan, Maysa, and The Temptations.

Victor Orlando: Discusses Prostate Cancer

Considered the percussionist to the stars, Victor Orlando is also a songwriter, actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. Victor has also recorded and performed with “The Gap Band”, Booby Womack, and Chaka Khan as well as Buddy Miles, Billy Preston, Yarbrough and Peoples, Billy Preston, and LL Cool J.

Dionne Warwick: Her Music as Medicine with Dr. Moshe Lewis

Dionne Warwick is second to none as a Multi-Grammy Award-Winning artist whose entire music career has been focused on health, relationships, and charitable causes. Warwick donated all the proceeds from "That's What Friends Are For" to amFAR. Aiming to heighten public awareness of the AIDS epidemic, Warwick added she wanted to dispel the misconception that the disease only targeted gay men, as women and children were also impacted. Likewise her song "Say A Little Prayer For You " provided comfort to families whose children were in the Vietnam war. Enjoy this intimate conversation with a living legend whose Music has been Medicine to millions worldwide.

Judy Pace: Overcoming a Birth Defect and going on to Star in Brian’s Song

Judy Lenteen Pace is an American actress known for her roles in films and television shows, particularly blaxploitation films. Pace portrayed Vickie Fletcher on the TV series Peyton Place (1968–1969) and Pat Walters on the ABC drama series The Young Lawyers (1969–1971), for which she won an Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 1970.
 
Pace quickly became a familiar face in the 1970s on both the big and small screens, appearing in popular blaxploitation movies and popular television shows. Television shows on which she appeared include Batman, Tarzan, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, Days of Our Lives, I Spy, Ironside, Peyton Place, The Mod Squad, Medical Center, That's My Mama, O'Hara, US Treasury, The New People, Insight, Kung Fu, Shaft, Caribe, Sanford, and Son, What's Happening!!, and Good Times. Pace also had a key supporting role as Gale Sayers's wife, Linda, in the critically acclaimed 1971 ABC-TV movie Brian's Song.

Jerry Bell: Overcoming Back Pain after His Car was Crushed

Jerry Bell is a stylist in all facets of life, whether it's singing, martial arts, or acting. His passion for music emanates from early vocal training while growing up in Philadelphia in a musical family which has produced gold and platinum albums for two decades. One of his brothers is Archie Bell of Archie Bell & The Drells, which has the hits; "Tighten Up," "Showdown," "I Can't Stop Dancing," "Let's Groove," and many more. Also started with his own group while still in high school, known as The Delusions. Jerry's vocal skills came from his mother, who was a church singer, Jerry also had a band out of Miami Florida named the Miami Ocean Liners, which later became KC & The Sunshine Band. As life would have it, he would go back to Philadelphia and join forces with his best friends McFadden & Whitehead who were the top writers for Philadelphia International Records, recording such hits as "Ain't No Stopping Us Now," "Bad Luck," "Back Stabbers," "Cowboys to Girls," "For The Love Of Money," and many more.
Jerry would later move to California where he would become friends with Marvin Gaye and learn many vocal and stage techniques as well as singing background vocals for Marvin Gaye. Later he would team up with more of his friends such as James Baker, Austin Lander, and Tony Churchill and began to sing lead and backup vocals for New Birth. After leaving The New Birth in 1979, he then would join up again with other friends, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, Marlon McClain, and become one of the lead vocalists for Motown recording artist Dazz Band. He has also recorded as a solo artist in 1980 on MCA Records, releasing his solo LP "Winter Love Affair".
 

Sy’rai on Her Transformation and Upcoming Album with Willie Norwood

Syrai Smith, daughter of Brandy is a singer and songwriter who is best recognized for her single "At Your Best" where she made a tribute to Aaliyah. She joins us here with her grandfather, Willie Norwood to talk about her Music, Fashion, and Wellness.

Cardiogenic Syncope and Passing Out On Stage

Phil Demmel is an American musician who played lead guitar in the heavy metal band Machine Head between 2002 and 2018, making him their longest-running member in that position. He has also performed in other bands such as Violence, Torque, and BPMD, and briefly joined Slayer as a fill-in guitarist in December 2018. He joins on MNM this Halloween to discuss his career and unexpected health challenges and how he tackled them.