Jung Society of Vancouver, and lectures regularly at the Jung societies of both Vancouver and Victoria. He is the founding international workshop facilitator of a new psychotherapeutic method called Archetypal Music Psychotherapy which integrates core Jungian principles within a clinical improvisation framework. It was the Shambhala Online Book of the Month for April , and it is the subject of our talk today. This interview was recorded on Wednesday, May 27, You can listen to it right here in your browser or download it directly to your computer.
This episode is now available on our YouTube channel. You can also listen to this episode on your Amazon Echo device. Topics include: what music is, music vs. He learned how to play guitar in high school, and he eventually went on to study Music at the University of Manitoba and University of Alberta in Edmonton, where he earned a master's in ethnomusicology and popular Music studies.
Kroeker soon strays from academia, though, and goes on to make bid as a pop musician. A few years after his debut on the indie circuit, Kroeker landed a deal with True North, which in turn released Kroeker's second album, Melodrama, in His third album, Closer to Flame, come out three years later.
The record featured a duet with Quebec's Dany Bedar called deja Vu, and the video for that song went on to claim the number one spot on MusiMax channel in January We aim to collect all the knowledge the World Wide Web has to offer. Terms and Condition. Privacy Policy. General contact: contant plex. They've done one song and there's two more to come. Kroeker will record "When God Made Me.
He told me how much he liked 'Melodrama' and I said, 'Wait 'til you hear the new album,' and before we left MIDEM, he had heard the new album and he loved that, so we struck a tentative agreement about what we would do, and then over the next few months, we got it organized and signed. The album covers the journey thematically covering themes of the human search for truth and meaning.
The journey musically is equally diverse spanning easily 15 years of musical influences. The album is a truly diverse with a generous sprinkling of rock, pop, folk, electronic, gospel and experimental. The result is a gorgeous tapestry of influences and themes with a clear thread of hope that is vibrant and true. It seems like Joel feels the freedom to experiment more with this CD, which offers a greater showcase of his guitar skill and imaginative backdrops. This album has an undeniable energy and a spontaneous feel that brims with emotion.
A wonderful album. It has been over three years between albums for Joel Kroeker, but accusing the B. His debut, Melodrama, was received warmly enough to encourage Kroeker to tour relentlessly, traversing Canada at least five times, either supporting the likes of Hawksley Workman and Paul Kelly or touring solo.
He also performed as an accompanist for the likes of cabaret singer Patricia O'Callaghan and rock icon Randy Bachman, both of whom have covered his songs. Eager to expand his range as a songwriter, Joel has co-written with and had tunes recorded by an incredibly diverse range of other Canadian artists, from Pavlo to Lee Aaron, Quebec rocker Jonas and Haydain Neale Jacksoul.
Through all this activity, Kroeker managed to find time to write a batch of new songs for his eagerly-awaited second album, Closer To The Flame. It will soon be released on True North Records, and it showcases an impressive creative evolution.
Even though he has become a prolific writer with others, he stuck to solo compositions for the new album. It would be very hard for somebody to come in and help with such a personal thing. I know my own range and limitations and as I'm writing a song can feel myself performing it.
With someone else, you're trying to get into the head of another person. It's like being a detective, figuring out what stage that person is at in their life. Some people have totally wacky ways of writing and that's fascinating. You also get to watch another person think through the exact same problem.
You paint yourself into a corner with a song, and I may go 'let's jump onto this side,' and the other person will go 'no, let's jump on the chandelier and swing across the room! I wasn't sure if they'd be pretentious or mean. This time, it felt like family. They're such brilliant guys that we could basically record everything live, so that makes it very easy. Kroeker is not just another guitar-strumming folkie troubadour, but a writer and singer with an excellent sense of pop-rock melody and structure.
If the brilliant and rockin' opening track and first single , "Against Myself," doesn't get commercial radio play, heads should roll! Kroecker insists that "I can't really write for radio. If you have commercial aspirations in your mind as you are writing, that can be so paralyzing. There is no streamlined way to commercial success these days so you have to go from the heart-and aim for what pleases yourself.
He reports that Melodrama received a release in such markets as Italy and Australia, and met with a positive response. As a songwriter, Joel is also doing his part to bridge "the two solitudes" in Canada. A virtual Berlin Wall still exists between the Anglo and French music markets here, but Kroeker has teamed with highly popular Quebec artist Dany Bedar still largely unknown elsewhere , with very successful results. He recalls that the pair met when Kroeker had a gig in Quebec City on St.
Jean Baptiste Day "the worst day to sing in English there," he laughs. A couple of years later I got word that he wanted us to write together.
I did some research and saw that he'd sold a quarter of a million albums there! Joel Kroeker, however, managed to juggle both at once, professionally playing music while attending the University of Winnipeg.
Later, he earned his Masters in Ethnomusicology here at the University of Alberta, which has proven invaluable to Kroeker as a singer-songwriter. In comparison to musicology, which is usually based on western music, ethnomusicology is all over the world. And not necessarily ethnic cultures, but also singer-songwriters and musicians. Describing the sense of community that exists in Edmonton between musicians, Kroeker admits to missing his former place of residence and the venues that it contains.
Playing shows with bands like Captain Tractor and all the local bands were a lot of fun. It was just such a great venue. The album is a surprising contrast when compared to his effort, Melodrama: whereas Melodrama chronicled his life as it was falling apart, Kroeker insists Closer to the Flame is a much more positive affair, where all the pieces of his life have been picked up and put back where they belong. Joel Kroeker has already ventured to several points on the globe with his music, but just watch his Air Miles card heat up now.
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