113 - Moving from Premise to Narrative as a Compositional Method

121 - Redefining Reality Through Sound

Skydiving and Kurosawa might not seem like obvious musical influences — but for Emily Koh, both reshaped how she experiences time, perception, and meaning. She shares with Tyler Kline how the surreal suspension of a 40-second free fall, and the multi-perspective storytelling in Rashomon, deepened her thinking about how music is felt, heard, and understood. For Emily, the goal isn’t to control the experience — it’s to leave space for listeners to find their own version of it. Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

120 - Trusting the Inner World

Emma O’Halloran opens up about what drives her to make music—not from an external push to “say something,” but from an internal urge that feels inseparable from who she is. She reflects on creating music that channels emotion directly, sometimes bypassing traditional ideas of form or intellectual justification. Along the way, she unpacks her resistance to the “tortured artist” myth, the layered honesty she seeks in her work, and how trusting her inner world has shaped her creative path. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com [musicmakerpodcast.com]. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon. Follow us on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions. micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

119 - Measuring Growth Through Function and Feeling

Sinclaire Marie frames artistic growth as something both practical and deeply personal: a balance between whether an object does what it’s meant to do and whether it communicates what the maker hopes to share. For her, success begins with function—whether a mug feels right in the hand or a teapot pours cleanly—but extends into conceptual clarity, where texture, weight, and surface convey warmth, care, and intention. She describes pottery as a layered record of decisions: how the clay was handled, how the surface was treated, how fire touched the piece, and how much of that history the maker chooses to reveal or conceal. Rather than chasing polish or perfection, growth shows up in consistency, experimentation, and the ability to keep making—allowing each pot to carry not just use, but evidence of process, emotion, and presence. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon. Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

118 - Discovering a Path Close to Home

Austin Hammonds shares how a brief connection with composer Jay Flippen sparked the realization that a life in composition was actually possible — even from small-town Kentucky. He and Tyler reflect on what it meant to meet a living model of creative longevity, and how moments like that can shape an entire path forward. micro/Maker episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday! Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com [musicmakerpodcast.com]. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions [patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions]. Follow us on Instagram @loose.leaf.transmissions. micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

117 - Reconnecting with Creative Beginnings

Composer and performer Hannah Boissonneault reflects on her early creative impulses—playing an out-of-tune family piano and inventing music long before she knew the rules. She talks with Tyler about how those childhood experiences laid the groundwork for a lifelong relationship with sound, one rooted in curiosity, freedom, and exploration. From classical piano to upright bass to electric ensembles, Hannah’s journey is about staying open and connected to what music feels like, not just how it’s supposed to work. Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com. Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions. Follow us on social media @LooseLeafTransmissions. micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.