LIKE A MUSE (& Producer Kerry John Poynter) Nominated for a 50 Over 50 Podcast Award!
Like A Muse & Kerry John Poynter Nominated "50 Over 50 Podcast Award"
https://jenhardy.net/top-50-over-50-awards/. Like A Muse and Kerry John Poynter have been nominated for a "50 Over 50 Podcast Award"! The 50 Over 50 Podcast Awards honor outstanding podcasts hosted by creators over the age of 50. These awards showcase the creativity, wisdom, and impact of seasoned voices in the podcasting world. The goal is to highlight the incredible talent and inspire a new generation of creators.
The Submission Proposal
Description
The podcast aims in part to honor and document the subculture of Madonna remixing that exists internationally. This is accomplished in part with interviews with remixers & producers that have Madonna as a muse. Content includes behind the remix interviews, DJ continuous mixes, exclusive premiers, & beat synced visualizers. Produced, mixed, and hosted by Kerry John Poynter.
It launched in early 2023 and debuted at #19 on the U.S. iTunes Music Commentary Chart, has top 100 rankings on every continent in more than 35 countries. It’s beginnings trace back to 2022 when my original 16 year old CKNYC podcast spawned a test run of 14 episodes for the online conglomerate Madonna Remixers United. A new feed. Listeners rave about the podcast's high-quality production and compelling storytelling, citing the "iconic" Dubtronic episode, the In Remembrance episode to trailblazer remixer Idaho who passed recently, and the emotionally resonant Cleo Nasser episode (few Women in the industry, overcoming personal tragedies) as highlights. The Mashed Potatoes mashups series and the Heartbreak Beats episode, are praised for their masterful remixes and creative tributes. Many reviewers also express their enjoyment of the accompanying video visualizers, enhancing the overall listening experience.
Why did you start your podcast?
The international community of remix artists - many often produced underground unofficial remixes from the artists vast songbook. Madonna historically enjoys a well earned respect from the dance music community and DJ's. She has 50 #1 Billboard dance chart songs in a row and that is not a mistake. The vocal tracks and stems were freely available thanks to Madonna and her record company. I befriended many of these talented producers to gain access to higher quality files of their remixes for my CKNYC 16 year old podcast. In 2022 I began a partnership with the international online conglomerate Madonna Remixers United - I offered my podcast listener base and feed for their use to produce a podcast series. I hosted and produced 14 episodes of The Official Podcast of Madonna Remixes United in 2022. These episodes and my own CKNYC Madonna episodes were spun off into a new feed named Like A Muse in 2023. The podcast gives space and attention to a little known subculture that thrives to this day, 45 years into The Queen's career. No other musical artist has such a vibrant and similarly organized community. The featured Like A Muse episodes expose the lives, remix community, diverse international voices, as well as the challenges and obstacles these musicians and producers face. Madonna often is brunt of ageism and naturally appeals to an older demographic of 35-65, the average age of my listeners. The vast majority of these remix artists are underground and produce non-commissioned remix works that are part of the tapestry of respect that Madonna enjoys from the electronic/dance musical genre.
How Does Your Podcast Help Make the world a better place?
- Creates valuable space for unknown or underground remixers or music producers to reach a larger audience.
- Allows for remixers from international cultures and communities to explain, in “behind the remix” interviews, how lived experience has shaped their sound productions. Often topics of misogyny, ageism, homophobia, inspiration, audio production, and stories of success are part of the episodes, in addition to listening to their remix productions.
- Provides individual remixers/producers a voice to educate about concepts and lived experiences that are genuine and sometimes emotionally personal.
- Connects disparate remixers/producers from all corners and cultures of the our geographic world allowing for support and even further skills development.
Kerry John Poynter
Audio Engineer, Podcast Producer and Host
Kerry John Poynter is a classically trained musician from an early age of 10. He mastered the Clarinet and trained is vocal abilities in various musicals and as a music major in college at Ball State University. He received high honors through college as a music major in an electronic music technology program. However, he ultimately found a calling in education and decided to pursue a successful career in higher education administration. He was one of few professionals in the late 90's to spearhead services and educational program for LGBTQIA+ young adults in college. Awarded for his efforts by Duke University, Western Michigan University, and by student leaders at the University of Illinois Springfield. Music was still his 2nd love, especially electronic music, remix dance sounds, and students at Duke University coined the term "it's club Kerry" as these sounds proliferated continuously in the office.
Experimenting with podcasting as a very early adopter in January of 2009, his first podcast named Club Kerry NYC was born. Sharing DJ continuous sets to uplift sounds and artists from the underground electronic vocal house community. His musical and creative outlet became something more than just a hobby. In 2022, he offered CKNYC, now a top 1% ranked podcast globally (Listen Score) and numerous other accolades, to Madonna Remixers United to test run what would become 14 episodes (two podcasts on one feed). Like A Muse: Madonna Remixes spawned from CKNYC in 2023 and has since charted across the globe in the top 100 (often top 10) podcast chart… Read More
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