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The Musician's Loupe

Elaine Chao and Trist Curless
Songwriting
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
Music Industry
Underdog Theme
Stevie Wonder
I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer
The Laundromat Swing
Jim Croce
Pop Culture References
Rachael and Vilray
Kenny Loggins
Half Of the Way
Vulfpeck
Lake Street Dive
1930s Music Style
Product Management
Sheryl Crow
Siedah Garrett
Music Education
Leap Of Faith

A discussion about music and musicianship by Trist Curless (jazz singer, educator, sound engineer, and recording engineer, formerly of m-pact and The Manhattan Transfer) and Elaine Chao, M.Ed (multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, beatboxer, singer-songwriter, author, and former educator). Each week, we listen to a song together and discuss the music we love through the lens of decades in the music ind... more

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This week, we review a classic big band arrangement of “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” highlighting the delayed entrance of the vocal group and other elements that make it a classic 1940s big band tune. This song has a vintage sound, and we jump i... more

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This episode reviews George Michael’s cover of “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” the classic Bonnie Raitt hit, covering the differences between the vocal delivery and instrumentation. But there's a mystery: the surprising tag that George Michael added to t... more

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This week, we dig into “Breathless" by CPR, a group formed by David Crosby and a son he dsicovered late in life. The intricate harmonies, unexpected chord changes, and the interplay between acoustic and electric instrumentation belies the song's arti... more

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Trist Curless
Jazz singer, educator, sound engineer, and recording engineer with experience in vocal ensembles and music production.
Elaine Chao
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, beatboxer, educator, and author with experience in music education and performance.

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Chemistry between Trist and Elaine makes technical topics accessible.
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The show provides in-depth, practical music analysis through a singer-educator lens paired with a versatile musician/educator. Each episode centers on a single track, unpacking songwriting, chord progressions, instrumentation, recording technology, and arrangement while weaving in personal experience from the hosts' careers in jazz, education, and production. Listeners likely gain actionable takeaways for performance, composition, and music production, with a distinctive emphasis on voice, harmony, and the storytelling of songs across eras. The format's chemistry and hands-on approach to dissecting familiar tunes makes it a compelling resource for aspiring and working musicians, educators, and audio professionals seeking thoughtful, accessi... more

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