{"id":76784,"date":"2020-12-24T13:22:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T19:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=76784"},"modified":"2020-12-24T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T19:22:49","slug":"kc-lawrence-musicians-collaborate-to-bring-holiday-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2020\/12\/24\/kc-lawrence-musicians-collaborate-to-bring-holiday-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"KC-Lawrence musicians collaborate to bring holiday cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cami Koons | @koons_cami<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Santa Claus is Coming to Town (KC-Lawrence musicians)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CVGOmKeB8e0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawrence and Kansas City musicians have united, virtually, to spread holiday joy and feel connected to their community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Max Indiveri, a sophomore at the University of Kansas and KJHK multimedia staff member, headed the collaboration and mixed the final video project. Indiveri said he contacted most of the artists through Instagram and that he was thrilled with the responses he received.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of these people I got to work with were people I\u2019d been fans of for a while,\u201d Indiveri said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Included in the project are: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2uqfTAg8zdgIvWC0AcmlEt?si=-af3YRNCR8-6q-8yXCM0Iw\">Indiveri<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2cpp3v5rAq5qnkvSxDdjM5?si=k_aiA9PgQee2Z-NOFY1i7A\">Sam Wells<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6C56uKIPIbASnMtBZKGHiZ?si=pR6F10_wTLClcrCgESc7_w\">Fritz Hutchinson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4PhQ39UOnUHapvTQ5pCldt?si=NasuFY6sTs2OXGMGqQGESA\">Deegan Poores<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ndiajane\/\">India Jane Walker<\/a>, Derek Kwan, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7L67PIC68tcR1ISMik7vrT?si=ykkdP58dQgCUc5keZHVgCQ\">Remy Styrk<\/a>, and Jo Makenzie. Indiveri said he sent each artist a backing track and click beat to his take on Bruce Springsteen\u2019s \u201cSanta Claus is Coming to Town.\u201d From there, he said the artists had creative license.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want people to see who you are as an artist,\u201d Indiveri said he told his collaborators. \u201cSo don\u2019t hold back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indivieri said he started the project after realizing his calendar, like most artists\u2019 right now, was blank through December. He said with no shows and not wanting to \u201ckill his career with a Christmas album\u201d this project was the perfect way to get back to what musicians do best, while also giving the community a bit of joy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wells, a Kansas City based musician, explained the importance of the project. She said musicians have three things that matter the most to them: writing music, playing shows, and collaborating with and meeting other artists. Music writing, despite the pandemic, has continued, but the other two items have seen less attention. Wells said this project facilitated the aspects of her profession she has missed.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Styrk, also a Kansas city based artists and music educator said part of the reason he loved the project was because of the opportunity for collaboration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo know that musicians are still creating right now&#8230;it was really encouraging to see that people are still inspired and want to create,\u201d Styrk said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaboration was a key element to Indiveri\u2019s plan. He was inspired in part by the \u201cWe are the World\u201d collaboration from the 80s, which he studied in a MUS 588 arts management class. Indiveri said he loved that the project highlighted the individual artists while still creating a great track. Similarly, with his own project, each artist\u2019s creativity and personality added to the video\u2019s charm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery little part just added so much to it in a way that somehow worked,\u201d Indiveri said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like \u201cWe are the World,\u201d this project is more than just a collaboration. It\u2019s a way for musicians to use their platforms to create something uplifting for their communities. Kwan, the executive director of the Lied Center and instructor for Indiveri\u2019s arts management course, said community influence was a focus of the class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt gives a sense of real human connection,\u201d Kwan said. \u201cThis type of project helps to give a sense of it, even though it\u2019s still virtual.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiveri said he didn\u2019t want to make another \u201cZoom-call music video\u201d and tried to make it feel like the artists were all together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like seeing someone\u2019s face in the store,\u201d Indiveri said. \u201cIt\u2019s something that\u2019s been taken from us that we didn\u2019t really realize. [the video] brings some sense of normalcy to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pandemic has not made it easy for musicians. Walker, a Kansas City musician, said she was excited to work with Indiveri because of how different this year has made her industry. Walker said she would have jumped at the chance to work on any project, but that this one was especially important because of its spirit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a chance to do something goofy and fun, and community based,\u201d Walker said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Supporting local artists is important always, but especially during these times. 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