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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Fifty Five Airs August 2nd at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty Four "DCI Texas Tour! DCI Week Four"
Episode Fifty Four: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the Fourth Week of DCI Shows for the 2023 season! They dove into Texas Tour and how shows were scoring throughout the week. Along with this they dove into some of these caption placements that were not very expected. They also discussed how shows are slowly changing and how shows are competing against one another with these changes.
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/TuU-Z5oz8Q0
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Fifty Four Airs July 26th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty Three "DCI Is Getting Tense! DCI Week Two/Three"
Episode Fifty Three: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the Second and Third Week of DCI Shows for the 2023 season! They discussed scores from the past two weeks and how Corps have either climbed or fallen in comparison to their initial thoughts in the early season. They also redid their Top 12 and 1st out now that they have a bunch of scores to compare.
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/qm8pOfLRfVw
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-three-dci-is-getting-tense-dci-week-twothree
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Fifty Three Airs July 19th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty Two "DCI Is Finally Back! DCI Week One"
Episode Fifty Two: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the First Week of DCI Shows for the 2023 season! They put out their early thoughts on a bunch of this year's shows and how it compares to previous years. They dove into some costume designs and what they thought about overall show package. They also each gave an early season prediction on Top 12 and 1st Out.
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/j9Z_2OAYifM
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-two-dci-is-finally-back-dci-week-one
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Fifty Two Airs July 5th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty One "Open Mic Discussion/Debates 3"
Episode Fifty One: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into an open mic discussion where they discuss topics across the music community. They dove into some popular Bands of America debates that have happened from the past few competitive seasons. They also talked about what their experiences were like in the programs they were in and the competitions they performed in.
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/QOlJVLw39dA
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-one-open-mic-discussiondebates-3
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Fifty One Airs June 28th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music!
Episode Fifty One Airs June 21st at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Listen in weekly on Rays Inspiring Productions or on YouTube, Facebook, and Tik-Tok!
Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty "Open Mic Discussion/Debates 2"
Episode Fifty: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into an open mic discussion where they discuss topics across the music community. They dove into some popular Drum Corps debates that have happened from the past few competitive seasons. They also talked about what Drum Corps they would like to be in depending on the year and the shows that were put on that season.
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/E3XLtvjuKJU
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-open-mic-discussiondebates-2
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Fifty Airs June 14th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Listen in weekly on Rays Inspiring Productions or on YouTube, Facebook, and Tik-Tok!
Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music!
Episode Fifty Airs June 7th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Listen in weekly on Rays Inspiring Productions or on YouTube, Facebook, and Tik-Tok!
Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Nine "Open Mic Discussion/Debates"
Episode Forty Nine: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into an open mic discussion where they discuss topics across the music community. They dove into some popular Drum Corps debates that have happened from the past few competitive seasons. They also touched on some BOA topics from the past few years.
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/BdAJxBCBv0U
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-nine-open-mic-discussiondebates
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Forty Nine Airs May 31st at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Eight "Rulebook Catchup/DCI Preview"
Episode Forty Eight: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into one of the newest BOA Rules and how it affects the Bands. They also dove into all the current DCI Show Reveals and talked about how they think each show should fair this year and discussed a brief finals bubble with all the groups in play this season.
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/FbHAUfpnq3c
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-eight-rulebook-catchupdci-preview
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Forty Eight Airs May 24th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Seven "Gavin Ray and His Musical Journey"
Episode Forty Seven: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the journeys they took throughout music. This week they dove specifically into Gavin's story and how his experiences in Wind Ensemble/Choir had a huge part to play in his journey. If you'd like to share your story, contact us on the website!
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/N22lRgNe4v4
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-seven-gavin-ray-and-his-musical-journey
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Forty Seven Airs May 17th at 6:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music!
Episode Forty Seven Airs May 10th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Listen in weekly on Rays Inspiring Productions or on YouTube, Facebook, and Tik-Tok!
Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Six "Mitchell Urban and His Musical Journey"
Episode Forty Six: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the journeys they took throughout music. This week they dove specifically into Mitchell's story and how Jazz had a huge part to play in his journey. If you'd like to share your story, contact us on the website!
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/3cZkmaUp4XM
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-six-mitchell-urban-and-his-musical-journey
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Forty Six Airs May 3rd at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Five "WGI End Of Season Wrap Up"
Episode Forty Five: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into what we should expect as we head into Season 5! They also discussed the WGI season as a whole and watched some of the top shows from this year for them. Congratulations to all of our amazing WGI groups this season!
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/-zMvjAnXFzI
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-five-wgi-end-of-season-wrap-up
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Forty Five Airs April 26th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Listen in weekly on Rays Inspiring Productions or on YouTube, Facebook, and Tik-Tok!
Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Four "WGI Percussion/Wind World Championship Prep"
Episode Forty Four: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into what we should expect as we head into the WGI Percussion/Wind World Championship Weekend. They watched clips of some of the shows to be on the lookout for and talk about who they think will win it all!
Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/PRBVOhdHORg
Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-four-wgi-percussionwind-world-championship-prep
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Life is Better with Music!
Episode Forty Four Airs April 19th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Listen in weekly on Rays Inspiring Productions or on YouTube, Facebook, and Tik-Tok!
Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
Life is Better with Music!
Episode Forty Three Airs April 12th at 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Listen in weekly on Rays Inspiring Productions or on YouTube, Facebook, and Tik-Tok!
Join our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban every week as they discuss the performing arts. Weekly they will look into organizations and see how they are performing at the personal and competitive level. Along with this, they will take a look at the show design/concept and quality of performance. The hosts plan to cover all areas of the performing arts from Marching Band, Drum Corps, Show Choir, Classical Settings, etc. They plan to bring on special guests from these organizations to see their opinions and how they feel about the performing arts. Compositions of our artists here at Rays Inspiring Productions will be featured on every episode along with a discussion. Organizations will also be discussed and featured depending on the topic of the episode. Life is Better with Music has a mission to peak minds with the voices of performers of all varieties and create an environment to freely discuss the performing arts.
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Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty Four "DCI Texas Tour! DCI Week Four" Episode Fifty Four: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the Fourth Week of DCI Shows for the 2023 season! They dove into Texas Tour and how shows were scoring throughout the week. Along with this they dove into some of these caption placements that were not very expected. They also discussed how shows are slowly changing and how shows are competing against one another with these changes. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/TuU-Z5oz8Q0 Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-four-dci-texas-tour-dci-week-four Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty Three "DCI Is Getting Tense! DCI Week Two/Three" Episode Fifty Three: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the Second and Third Week of DCI Shows for the 2023 season! They discussed scores from the past two weeks and how Corps have either climbed or fallen in comparison to their initial thoughts in the early season. They also redid their Top 12 and 1st out now that they have a bunch of scores to compare. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/qm8pOfLRfVw Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-three-dci-is-getting-tense-dci-week-twothree Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty Two "DCI Is Finally Back! DCI Week One" Episode Fifty Two: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the First Week of DCI Shows for the 2023 season! They put out their early thoughts on a bunch of this year's shows and how it compares to previous years. They dove into some costume designs and what they thought about overall show package. They also each gave an early season prediction on Top 12 and 1st Out. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/j9Z_2OAYifM Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-two-dci-is-finally-back-dci-week-one Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty One "Open Mic Discussion/Debates 3" Episode Fifty One: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into an open mic discussion where they discuss topics across the music community. They dove into some popular Bands of America debates that have happened from the past few competitive seasons. They also talked about what their experiences were like in the programs they were in and the competitions they performed in. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/QOlJVLw39dA Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-one-open-mic-discussiondebates-3 Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Fifty "Open Mic Discussion/Debates 2" Episode Fifty: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into an open mic discussion where they discuss topics across the music community. They dove into some popular Drum Corps debates that have happened from the past few competitive seasons. They also talked about what Drum Corps they would like to be in depending on the year and the shows that were put on that season. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/E3XLtvjuKJU Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-fifty-open-mic-discussiondebates-2 Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Nine "Open Mic Discussion/Debates" Episode Forty Nine: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into an open mic discussion where they discuss topics across the music community. They dove into some popular Drum Corps debates that have happened from the past few competitive seasons. They also touched on some BOA topics from the past few years. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/BdAJxBCBv0U Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-nine-open-mic-discussiondebates Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Eight "Rulebook Catchup/DCI Preview" Episode Forty Eight: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into one of the newest BOA Rules and how it affects the Bands. They also dove into all the current DCI Show Reveals and talked about how they think each show should fair this year and discussed a brief finals bubble with all the groups in play this season. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/FbHAUfpnq3c Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-eight-rulebook-catchupdci-preview Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Seven "Gavin Ray and His Musical Journey" Episode Forty Seven: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the journeys they took throughout music. This week they dove specifically into Gavin's story and how his experiences in Wind Ensemble/Choir had a huge part to play in his journey. If you'd like to share your story, contact us on the website! Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/N22lRgNe4v4 Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-seven-gavin-ray-and-his-musical-journey Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Six "Mitchell Urban and His Musical Journey" Episode Forty Six: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into the journeys they took throughout music. This week they dove specifically into Mitchell's story and how Jazz had a huge part to play in his journey. If you'd like to share your story, contact us on the website! Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/3cZkmaUp4XM Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-six-mitchell-urban-and-his-musical-journey Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Five "WGI End Of Season Wrap Up" Episode Forty Five: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into what we should expect as we head into Season 5! They also discussed the WGI season as a whole and watched some of the top shows from this year for them. Congratulations to all of our amazing WGI groups this season! Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/-zMvjAnXFzI Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-five-wgi-end-of-season-wrap-up Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Four "WGI Percussion/Wind World Championship Prep" Episode Forty Four: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban dive into what we should expect as we head into the WGI Percussion/Wind World Championship Weekend. They watched clips of some of the shows to be on the lookout for and talk about who they think will win it all! Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/PRBVOhdHORg Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-four-wgi-percussionwind-world-championship-prep Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty Two "Show Choir Finale" Episode Forty Two: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban discuss the future of the podcast and what to expect going forward. They then dove into the Show Choir Finale watching a few short clips discussing what they thought went well for the groups. They also took a look at two separate nationals results. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/dhESAVDpc-0 Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-two-show-choir-finale Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Forty "Show Choir Ladies Groups" Episode Forty: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban watch a random Show Choir show that is a full Ladies ensemble. They dove into what they thought was great about the show and what they think could use some more refining. They also looked at some random competition results and talked briefly about the final upcoming shows from FAME. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/bh-1Gcixik0 Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-forty-show-choir-ladies-groups Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Thirty Eight "The Show Choir Cup" Episode Thirty Eight: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban watch a random Show Choir show from this year and give their thoughts on it. They talked about the positives of the show and what could be better after touching on it in a rehearsal. They also looked at random competitions that have occurred to see placings and who attended that they might know. They checked in on the Show Choir Cup to see if they can see who is going to be attending but couldn't find anything. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/7ayudXHwnYA Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-thirty-eight-the-show-choir-cup Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Thirty Seven "WGI Season Has Begun" Episode Thirty Seven: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban watch a few shows from this year and discuss what they thought about them. They also dove into how they are excited to see how these shows grow and change over the course of the season. We greatly appreciate your patience with us taking a week off! Thank You! We look forward to diving into the rest of the season. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/-J1_w6gFsnE Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-thirty-seven-wgi-season-has-begun Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Thirty Six "Show Choir Reveals" Episode Thirty Six: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban watch one of this year's many Show Choir shows and discuss what they enjoyed about their performance. They will watch random shows across the Show Choir competition community and dig deep into their show and reveal what they enjoyed and expect from this show as the season progresses. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/y6isRlwm5vY Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-thirty-six-show-choir-reveals Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Thirty Three "Show Choir Here We Come" Episode Thirty Three: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban discuss our recent start to the Show Choir season and what to expect throughout the season. They watched parts of a show choir clip sent to them via email and dove into what they liked and what they hope to see in more clips throughout the season. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/lPA6j7c2tGU Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-thirty-three-show-choir-here-we-come Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Thirty Two "Indoor Ensembles Preseason" Episode Thirty Two: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban discuss our upcoming start to the WGI season and what we should expect as the season goes on. They dove briefly into each of the 3 types of Indoor Ensembles and how they perform in comparison to each other. They also spoke about how they compare to other performing arts and how they think they should perform in the setting they are in. Happy New Year! It's great to be back with everyone! Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/L2-gN2uBHSc Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-thirty-two-indoor-ensembles-preseason Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Thirty One "Symphonic Ensembles" Episode Thirty One: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban discuss different types of Symphonic Ensembles. They also spoke about some of their favorite pieces that they have had the opportunity to perform or really want to perform. They also talked about what's coming in the near future for the podcast and what to expect during the upcoming holiday season! Happy Holidays! Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/dN_ekVDcZ3I Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-thirty-one-symphonic-ensembles Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
Life is Better with Music: Episode Thirty "What is a Show Choir?" Episode Thirty: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban discuss the Choral Arts and dive into how it divides up. They dove into what a Show Choir is and how it differs from a Musical on stage. They also spoke about how the Choral Arts compare to the other performing arts in the aspects of performance and overall judging. Watch on Youtube https://youtu.be/DYVLRqQeWew Watch on the Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/podcast/v/life-is-better-with-music-episode-thirty-what-is-a-show-choir Website https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/ Join the Arts Community at https://www.raysinspiringproductions.com/contact
