We spoke with Allan to share his story of how he began playing, what brought him to MTF, and what he’s up to now: How did you get your (musical) start? What inspired you to start playing music in the first place? Like millions of others, the Beatles inspired me to start playing music at […]
Christopher Brown has been a street musician, playing in towns and cities across the country for almost 8 years. He’s also played in music venues in NYC, Boston, Pittsburgh, Eugene OR, Seattle, San Francisco, and many other places. It’s taken a long time to get to this point, throwing himself into music completely, and having […]
On average, professional musicians spend over 90% of their time performing live on the road, away from personal and medical support systems. Injuries can arise at any moment from the repetitive intensity of playing instruments and from unexpected accidents. With this in mind, we are a unique nonprofit – in design, scope, and breadth – […]
His personal inspirations include: Elmo Palamino (“He has always encouraged me to continue with my music and writing.”); Craig Derry and the rest of the Derry family (“They taught me to sing and harmonize.”); and Sophia, Beverly, and Beulah James (“They taught me how to overcome my shyness and helped me improve my harmonies.”) […]
Michael has quite a disparate range of influences. The big ones are Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, David Sylvian, and Jane Siberry. He loves such a variety of music and is perpetually trying to craft the perfect playlist to inspire him at any given moment. Last summer, Michael was heading down a flight of […]
Jenifer is inspired by an incredibly varied list of musicians. Growing up, she listened to all of her father’s records. She loved the music of Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young. She spent a few years delving into Jazz music – drawing inspiration from Billy Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Louis Armstrong, and Chet Baker. How […]
Micah Wagner is an Austin-based musician who has played and produced music for the last 13 years. He considers himself a Pink Floyd “diehard,” and is influenced by artists like Nick Drake, Justin Vernon, Paul Simon, Dan Aurbacher, and Red House Painters. Micah has worked with artists like J.D. Souther, Dean Dillon, and Willie Nelson. […]
Bre Jarvis is a singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas. One day she was riding an electric scooter to get around town when she fell off. She put her hand out to break the fall but ended up breaking her wrist instead. Any musician can tell you, if you can’t use your hand, you can’t play. And […]
For weeks on end, Graham put off doing anything about his hand, hoping his hand would heal on its own. Spoiler alert — it didn’t. The swelling didn’t go away. The pain didn’t go away. On top of that, he wasn’t able to continue his livelihood. When it got to the point that continued inaction […]
Since setting down roots in Austin in 2004, Jonathan has amassed impressive collaborations, including “Plutonium Farmers,” produced by Steve Albini, and “Young Mothers,” a jazz-rap-grindcore group, both with Norwegian bass phenom Ingebrigt Håker Flaten. Jonathan also lent his talents to the works of Book of Shadows, Ichi Ni San Shi, and Jerry Seinfeld’s Atrophied Sac. […]