• Living On Music with Steve Houk

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Living On Music with Steve Houk

By: Steve Houk
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  • "Living On Music with Steve Houk" has interviewed over 150 musicians since it began in 2020, from both the super-talented Washington DC music community as well as musical legends from around the world. Host Steve Houk, a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer & producer/music writer and musician, describes the journeys he takes every show, whether it's a deep dive or a brief meetup: “My main objective is to enrich and captivate musicians and music people, let them engage and reminisce about their musical ride, often remembering their triumphs and their challenges, all while educating and entertaining their fans new and old and the public as well. It’s been the most exciting, fulfilling and rewarding experience, both professionally and personally, in my 38-year television and media career.”

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  • Annie Ray on Living On Music (2024 Grammy Music Educator Award winner)

    Annie Ray on Living On Music (2024 Grammy Music Educator Award winner)
    Apr 21 2024
    ANNIE RAY currently serves as both the Orchestra Director and Performing Arts Department Chair at Annandale High School (AHS) in the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system; "Music itself is not the universal language," she says, "but the ACT OF MAKING MUSIC is.” Annie is an advocate for providing universal access to quality music education and is known for founding and developing creative opportunities to make music accessible to students of all demographics. Her additional creation of the FCPS Parent Orchestra teaches just under 200 caregivers annually to learn to play their student’s instrument and provides mentorship to upcoming music teachers. She created the Crescendo Orchestra program to make Orchestra curriculum accessible to students with significant developmental or intellectual disabilities, in January 2022 this program was featured and acclaimed on the cover of and with an article in the Metro section of The Washington Post. In 2023, she was named the FCPS Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the Year for her work on equity in education, and in 2024, Annie was named the 2024 Grammy Music Educator Award recipient. About her winning the Grammy: “Most of all I want to thank my students to whom this award actually belongs, the love of making music has been our unity and community. Thank you all for allowing me to guide you in this, I am humbled to accept this award for you all.” Annie currently resides in Arlington, Virginia with her husband IRVING and their girls ELOISE and MILLIE.

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    51 mins
  • John DeNicola on Living On Music

    John DeNicola on Living On Music
    Apr 10 2024
    John DeNicola is an American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" for which he won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination in 1988. In 1989 he was the co-winner of ASCAP Awards' "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures" for "Time of My Life" as well as for "Hungry Eyes", another song from the film. In addition to Dirty Dancing hits for Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes and Eric Carmen, he has also written songs with and for Eddie Money, John Waite, Kristine W, Steve Holy, Jeannie Kendall, Sugar Jones, Annie Haslam, Bernie Worrell, The Sighs and Martin Briley, and has recently released his own two solo albums.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Andrew McKnight on Living On Music

    Andrew McKnight on Living On Music
    Mar 28 2024
    This wonderful longtime Connecticut-born/Virginia-based singer/songwriter/guitarist and storyteller's latest solo project "Treasures in My Chest" is a profound album and book about his singular experiences deeply exploring his family history. Hailing from the historic village of Lincoln, Virginia, Andrew has had a long musical life with numerous albums, several band collaborations and more, he also teaches guitar and songwriting, offers a variety of programs and workshops for students and adult learners, and is a consultant for people learning to use DNA for genealogy and family history research. His music is in several documentaries and podcasts, and he has written songs with both kindergarteners as well as one on one with veterans to help healing their PTSD. His ambitious plans for 2024, in addition to writing songs for the next album, are as diverse as his interests: he is featured in and helped produce two music mini-documentaries for release this year, he is also helping his cousin, singer and actress Suzanne Lukather, developing her one-woman stage show Little Blue Suitcase, and he is launching a new service, interviewing revered family elders on video telling their stories in their own words to future generations. And while development was stalled by the pandemic, he is now finishing work on his inspirational keynote program, “The Gifts in Our Genes.”

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    1 hr and 14 mins
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