Contemporary Composing - In Search of Inspiration, Connection & Equity
Episode 47 - June 24th, 2021
“Ella openly challenges a lot of the long-standing preconceptions about who a composer is”
When I say composer, who do you think of?
Do you think of powdered wigs and tailed coats? Maybe you think of modern composers and the sound tracks to blockbuster movies. Either way, who is the person you think of? A man? A white man?
Ella is neither of those things and she is here to make more room for marginalized people in the world of composing. She grew up surrounded by music, both parents in the jazz scene encouraging her to test and try and create music without risk of wrong. Being told Everything you create is valid.
Along the way, Ella lost her passion to create but a little boy named Marvellous John helped bring her back. Now she has a drive to change the face of composing and boost equity along the way.
*Content warning: there is mention of pregnancy loss in this episode around the 20 minute mark.
Tangents in Episode 47
- Culture of Composing
- Preconceptions of a composer
- Reinventing classical music
- Music education
- Connecting with the audience
- Singer/songwriter vs. composer
- Encouraging creativity in kids
- Pregnancy loss
- Writing to process grief
- Growing from grief
- Trusting your voice
- Empowered through motherhood, Working mom, & Conscious parenting
- “You don’t need parenting books, you need to go to therapy”
- Black Lives Matter Movement, Tokenism, & Making space for marginalized people
- The active balancing of self in composing and life
Who is Ella Jarman-Pinto?
Ella Jarman-Pinto (she/her)
Film, TV & Concert Composer
Helping Film & TV Directors to anchor your work in an audience’s mind by creating memorable and emotive music to fit your vision.
Host of Beyond the Chameleon Podcast
Conversations about improving inclusivity both behind and in front of the screen.
Find Ella on Social Media
“Ella openly challenges a lot of the long-standing preconceptions about who a composer is”
Check #WriteUsIntoHistory on social media to see how Ella is encouraging British music libraries to include more diverse composers to increase representation in music curriculum.
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