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The Keys to Telling Stories Through Music with Max Cowan | Ep. 004
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I'm so excited to welcome our first musician to the show: Max Cowan. Max is a keyboard player based out of Berkeley, California. In his music, Max uses elements of funk and jazz and blends them into grooves that will surely get you up and moving. Max co-leads the East Bay meets New Orleans funk group, Atta Kid, and has played alongside some of the most accomplished musicians out there today. In this conversation, Max and I talk about how he tells stories through chords, melodies, and by playing with the musical conventions that we all know so well. We talk about everything from creative process, to finding your authentic voice, to musical history, to what makes someone a composition wizard, and if you stick around until the end, you’ll even get to hear Max compose a song on the spot. I had so much fun with this one. Hope you enjoy!
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