Chinese pipaist Gao Hong, songwriter and composer Holland Phillips, songwriter and vocalist Subhi, songwriter/composer/violinist Susan Voelz — what do they all have in common? They all hail from various locales in the great Midwestern United States.
Of course, Chicago is a key hub of American music, but that’s certainly not where the Midwest’s music legacy begins or ends. So it only makes sense that the Recording Academy’s Chicago Chapter is committed to celebrating music people from all corners of the region.
The below video sheds light on a cross section of Midwestern music makers who are members of the world’s leading society of music people.
Check out the amalgamation of revealing interviews below, where these artists reveal their creative processes, share tips for their peers and much more.
As these creators will attest, some of the biggest moves are being made right in the center of the United States — and they call the Recording Academy home.
