Creativity Is The Cure

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Producer, engineer, musician and musical director Mark Plati, known often for his work with David Bowie and Prince, discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. 
Topics include; Zachary Alford, Arthur Baker, Kim Basinger, Sterling Campbell, Brian Delaney, Gail Ann Dorsey, William Ellington, Mike Garson, Reeves Gabrels, Philip Glass, Gerry Leonard, Pete Levin, Tony Levin, David Lynch, Arif Mardin, Jerry Marotta, Thomas Merton, Axell Red, Chris Seefried, Earl Slick, Talking Heads, David Torn, Stanley Turrentine, Junior Vasquez, Lenny White, The Akai S900, The Cutting Room, Dreamland Studios, Electric Lady Studios, Emulator 2, Eventide H949, geek speak, The Hit Factoty, Killer Star, Ladybugs, Legos, Publison Infernal Machine IM90, ring modulator, Roland SBX-80, Stylophone, spreading fairy dust on top of the engine...and who makes the best espresso on planet Earth!
*Recorded January 2026 in on the phone between NYC and Palmdale, CA.
**Mark Plati photo by Tony Levin.
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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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Educator, writer and reader Adam Myman discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. 
Topics include; George Lucas, David Streight, John Ritter, Henry Winkler, Ralph Fletcher, Project Based Learning, Larchmont Charter Schools, Costen Foundation, Edutopia, education, calming jars, yoga, council, joy writing, dyslexia, epilepsy and The Magical Adventures of Brian Leonard!
*Recorded January 2026 in Woodland Hills, CA.
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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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Robert C. Guy discusses how creativity affects his work, personal life and spirituality.  Robert is a well-known bass vocalist, songwriter, and engineer associated with the prominent contemporary Christian vocal group Acappella, celebrated for his powerful voice on spirituals and praise songs, contributing to albums like Spirituals, and is recognized by fans for his moving performances, including his interpretation of "I'm At Your Mercy."
Topics include; Stevie Wonder, Africa, California, Nagasaki, Japan, Texas, international travel, acappella music, education, faith and voice-over work.
*Stay tuned after the episode to hear Robert sing "I'm at Your Mercy" with Acappella.
Recorded December 2025 on the phone between Midlothian, Texas and Palmdale, California.
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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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World renown vocal coaches, Seth (95 years old!) and Margareta Riggs, discuss how creativity affects their collaborative work and personal life. 
Topics include; ABBA, Afghan, Avenge Sevenfold, Ray Charles, Van Cliburn American, Michael Jackson, Shirley MacLaine, Ethel Merman, Ozzy Osborne, Prince, Frank Sinatra, Dira Sugandi, Mel Torme, Brian Wilson, and Stevie Wonder.
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*Recorded December 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.

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18-year-old composer, guitarist and singer Ethan Morrow discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Heavy emphasis on extreme metal, classical music  and music theory!
Topics include; Xanthochroid, Meshuggah, Steve Terreberry, DragonForce, Blast beats, guitar shredding, Drowning Pool, Insomnium, Dimmu Borgir, Mastodon, Secundal tone clusters, Stephen Nachmanovitch, Fear Factory, Eric Whitacre, Henry Rollins, Bionicals, Note Flight, the downside of cheap microphone stands, Legends of Hollywood Tours, dumb pedagogy, Ethan's beef with notation software developers and why he thinks saying stupid stuff is a lot worse than wearing stupid stuff.
Recorded December 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
*Stay tuned after the episode to hear "Forest of Sorrow" by Ethan's band, Silvanth!
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CREATIVITY IS THE CURE is a podcast about how creativity influences people in their daily lives and work. In each episode, Malcolm Moore interviews fascinating people of diverse ages, cultures, spiritualities, and professions. For more info, go to www.creativityisthecure.org.