Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 7

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For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)
Episode 128: Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 7
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In this week’s episode, we talk to Ursula Kwong-Brown about the difference between the music scenes in LA, the Bay Area, and New York, the importance of timing in a creative career, and fighting imposter syndrome. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Ursula Kwong-Brown, check her out here: https://www.ursulakwongbrown.com/. This episode was originally recorded in February 2024.
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Intro music: “Trifolium” by Gabriela Ortiz, performed by E4TT (Ilana Blumberg, violin; Abigail Monroe, cello; Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Below the Surface: Music by Women Composers,” January 29, 2022
Outro music: “Lake Turkana” by Marcus Norris, performed by E4TT (Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Alchemy,” October 15, 2021
Transcription courtesy of Otter.ai.
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Chapters

1. Ursula Kwong-Brown - Part 7 (00:00:00)

2. In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Ursula Kwong-Brown, who we spoke to in February 2024. (00:00:38)

3. You fairly recently moved to LA. What inspired the move? And how is the music scene in LA different from New York and or Berkeley? (00:00:46)

4. It's hard to titrate coming into your own and unfolding into your own and taking risks, and then getting exposed at just the right moment where it works. It's a tricky thing developmentally. (00:04:21)

5. What was the piece of yours that you feel like okay, now I'm ready? (00:05:59)