Please join me in welcoming Johanna Cook to the show! We’re going to talk to her to find out about her love of cooking. Johanna is showing us busy moms that with just a few basic skills and simple ingredients, making great meals for your family and friends IS possible everyday of the week! You can visit her website at www.mommacuisine.com.

On upcoming My Symphony Of Life Episodes

we will be bringing you more interviews on:

  • Entrepreneurs/Mompreneurs

  • Authors

  • Cooking

  • Crafts

  • Parenting

  • Wellness/Beauty

  • Reviews

We will also provide additional content around the holidays to help make them all that more special.

All of our writing, poetry and journaling tips will be provided for you on our blog at www.mysymphonyoflife.com and www.audiosmaximus.com.

Our website has received a bit of a facelift and are currently making even more upgrades for you, our viewers and listeners conveinence. It's is back up and available for you at: www.mysymphonyoflife.com

Thank you so much for listening to our podcasts and reading our blogs! We value you all and are happy you have become a part of “The Nation”!

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In this episode The Tour Bus Music Show is stopping by the “Jazz Lounge” with an interview and music with the extraordinary Matt Cusson.

Matt is the keyboardist for Brian McKnight and is an award-winning singer/songwriter and pianist in his own right. Ana and I sit down to talk with this gifted self-taught musician and get a picture of the man behind the music. We’ll also talk about his musical influences, such as Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Djavan, Miles Davis, and John Mayer, just to name a few.

A few interesting facts about Matt:

  • In 2009 Matt won (by unanimous vote) the John Lennon Songwriting Contest's top annual prize - the Maxell Song of the Year - for his jazz ballad "One of Those Nights".
  • 3 time winner of the amateur night competition at the legendary Apollo Theater
  • That song won the Billboard Songwriting Award in the Best Jazz Song category, and came in second in the International Songwriting Competition.
  • He’s also performed with, including Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, the Roots, Babyface, and Javier Colon.
  • He’s performed with Brian McKnight on "Live with Regis and Kelly"
  • He was a featured performer on the international "Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror" tour in 2010.
  • Perhaps more inspiring is his constant effort to share his talent by supporting various charities, such as the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Songs of Love, Defenders for Children, Hillcrest Educational Center and Community Resources for People With Autism, as well as his local food pantry.


We hope that you enjoy the show as much as we’ve enjoyed talking with Matt.

You can finds out more information about Matt Cusson at: http://www.mattcusson.com/ and http://www.reverbnation.com/mattcusson

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On this episode of The Tour Bus Music Show we have the pleasure of talking to Singer/Songwriter and the “Original Freedom Child” Misty Gonzales. Her latest cd is “Rock and Roll Freedom Show”. Her music has been heard on television shows such as the Nickelodeon Network - "Degrassi", MTV - “The Hills” and “Tough Love”. Her songs can also be heard in films such as Universal - “Bring It On 5 Fight to the Finish” - Gatlin Films - "Beauty 24".

She’s also a Partner of FREEDOM CHILD ENTERTAINMENT This company is an independent record label, a partnership between media mogul Tom Wilson and Singer/Songwriter Misty Gonzales. They are involved in various charities around the world. Speaking of her travels, we’ll go in depth of her 2nd trip to Haiti, how she and Tom Wilson are making a great contribution to the youth there with their “Freedom To Dream” project and her experiences during the trip. We will also be going behind the scenes in her musical career on how she has become such a powerful force in independent music. We'll talk about her Rock N Roll Freedom Show and the experience of attending one of these live shows.

She enjoy’s hearing from all of her freedom children at her website: http://www.mistyfreechild.com/. You can also find Rock & Roll Freedom Show on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/MistyGonzales. Thank you so much for listening to the Tour Bus Music Show!

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Today we have the pleasure of speaking to Gretchen Baker who’s the co owner of Baby Gassy Gooma, Gooma Models and Fashion Friends Club

She’s also an author, clothing designer, doll maker and a successful female entrepreneur. I like Gretchen’s quote "Our mistakes, our failures, our poor choices don’t have to keep us from our God-given destiny. It’s not about how you've started, it’s about how you finish". We’ll hear more about this from Gretchen.

We have an announcement to make in regard to My Symphony Of Life. T.Mic and I have been thinking about the direction that we would like to take in regard to this podcast. There are several formats that have been on our mind. I understand that previous posts have been quite long to listen to. You see the average person has a span of approx. 30 minutes of driving to and from work in which a podcast can be heard. With that of course it can be heard once you get into work. We’ve decided to break the podcast into different sections which will start with this podcast. With that in mind will bring you a weekly podcast which will be broken down in segments. These segments will be broken down by You Being The Conductor You Were Meant Be In Your Life!

Be the conductor you were meant to be in your life by learning with the content that we share with you. We are on this journey with you and in such we shall provide creativity, connection, and a way to empower yourself in strength, growth, knowledge and motivation that will help you in all areas of your life. Let’s take these steps together.

Note one- Interviews that will be held with authors, life coaches, professional bloggers, and mompreneur’s.

Note two- Cooking- talking with those who have a passion of sharing their love of food including sharing tid bits for your kitchen that are must haves!

Note three-Crafts- We’ll share craft ideas as well as video’s on our blog also.

Note four-Parenting- explores the issues of parenting including being a step-mom to journey of single parenting.

Note five- Reviews- Here we’ll talk about products, items, book and movie previews. Not only can people read the post on our website but new customers can also hear about it as well to grow your brand in other media.

On a side note our writing, poetry and journaling segments will be only available on our website.


Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to our podcast as well as reading our blog. Thank you again Gretchen Blank for taking the time to talk to us here on My Symphony Of Life podcast.


Until next time, be the conductor you were meant to be in your life

Ana

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In this episode of The Tour Bus Music Show we sit down with Ekotren Guitarist Keith Finnell. Along with featuring four rocking songs from Ekotren, Keith takes us on a journey from the beginnings of the band to present and talks with us about their growing pains touring, recording experiences, and how the band keeps churning out great music despite that challenges of the modern recording industry and the lackluster economy that all bands are dealing with these days.



Listening to the band's music on ReverbNation is what first called our attention to them. Their playing style along with the voracity of their music grabs you by the bawls and starts slamming your head against the stage. That being said there is also quite a bit of diversity within the songs themselves. One minute you are listening to pounding hurricane of hard rock and the next you are in the eye of the storm with acoustic guitars and pristine harmony vocals and then it takes off into a grandiose mix of powerful chords and melodies and then before you get your bearings it's back to ripping you head off with the pounding drum and guitar assault.



The band has been touring in recent times with groups such as Staind, Chevelle, ill nino, (hed) pe, Powerman 5000, Straight Line Stitch, and Diecast. Their most recent release, The Dead Of Night was produced by Paul Trust and achieved an overall tighter, aggressive, and professionally produced album than it's predecessor. That being said, 2008's Light the Fire was and remains a very good album in it's own right.



We hope you enjoy the interview. You can find more information about Ekotren and purchase their swag by visiting the links below and the ones mentioned in the podcast.

http://www.reverbnation.com/ekotren

http://www.facebook.com/EkoTren

http://www.myspace.com/ekotren

http://www.last.fm/music/Ekotren

http://www.amazon.com/Ekotren/e/B001LH3WYM




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On this episode of The WhimsiMagical Mousecast we tell the first of what will be a four part series on the history of EPCOT. How it was meant to be the cornerstone of the modern day Walt Disney World and how it came to be not the EPCOT Walt envisioned but did become the theme park that we all know and love today. Would the original EPCOT idea made a difference in the Walt Disney World that we know today? Most certainly it would have. It may have even had an impact on the cities we live in today by it's example of innovative infrastructure, transportation, layout and efficiency. We'll also explore how the present day site was chosen and the creative way the Disney company approached purchasing the land at cost effective prices by retaining the secrecy of the company's involvement.

With Ana joining us, we'll then journey back to the present and discuss the International Flower and Garden Festival that is currently happening in, of course, Epcot. We'll tell you about some of the events going on and why you should make a point of making a trip to experience this unique tribute to creativity and nature (with some great events and concerts thrown in to boot.

In this episode we'll talk about the current pet care options inside of Walt Disney World and we'll also advise you of current and near future attraction closures and refurbishments. Please join us for this episode as we continue to explore the whimsical and magical place that is Walt Disney World.

For the current operating hours and attraction closures & refurbishment schedules to WDW please visit this link:

http://www.thewhimsimagicalmousecast.com/wdwcalendarapril2012

For current ticket pricing please visit the following link:

http://www.thewhimsimagicalmousecast.com/wdwtickets

To book your next trip to “The Happiest Place On Earth” please visit the following link:

http://www.thewhimsimagicalmousecast.com/wdwvacationplanning

To order the official Walt Disney World Vacation Planning DVD please visit the following link:

http://www.thewhimsimagicalmousecast.com/wdwdvd

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This is Ana of My Symphony Of Life if you the woman of the home you know how important it is to stay on a budget. There are wonderful tools out there that we can use in order for us to save money.  My featured guest is helping others where Pinchin’ Pennies is  a way of life. Join me in welcoming Tracie Forbes- Penny Pinchin’ Mom.  We’re going to discuss the journal and poetry prompts that I provided you on the last episode. I’m also, going to read you a new poem. I hope that you like it. I’m going to talk about these prompts and share my answers to these questions. Many of you follow me on Pinterest and nail flaire is one of my boards on there. With that being said, this is about nail polish trends - spring 2012.

This spring brings creamy undertones and opacity. If you like painting your nails… Keep an eye out for these colors!

Pistachio

Nude

Copper Effect

Tea w/ the queen- dusky hue

Polka dot’s variety of colors

Checkered

Vibrant red orange

I'm also going to discuss spring color which is in reference to my Pinterest board- Fashionisha Flavor. This spring brings cheerful color blocking, neon colors, metallic, hot yellow...speaking of hot yellow I'll share my thrifty find with you. There's going to be bold prints as well as oranges/tangerines colors to keep a look out for.

I have two clothing items... ultimate favorite is the office shorts with the matching jacket as well as flirty style skirts.

 

Additional money saving/coupon information.

If you’d like to get a preview of coupons via email go to www.sundaycouponreview.

It gives you the opportunity to see if you want to get a newspaper on Sunday or not. It gives you a chance to see what coupons will be coming out. These site’s may offer a service fee. However, these are great site to look into!

www.thecouponclippers.com

www.couponsthingsbydede.com

www.thecouponmaster.com.

There’s also printable coupons at:

www.coolsavings.com

www.coupons.com

www.redplum.com

Other resources:

All You magazine has coupons as well.

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This episode on The Tour Bus Music Show we have a special treat for all of you. A artist whose voice is seductive, sultry, and has the sound of many years of experience that can be deceiving if you have never heard her before. She is just as attractive as she is talented and brings both to bear in her performances. Our featured artist to day is Lauren Light. She hails from Lexington, North Carolina and has been featured on television, and has making a huge splash into the music scene this year from winning Kernersville Idol, being a Nominee in the Carolina Music Awards 2011 for Rock Female, and getting runner up for “Go Triads” Best New Act. She just recently opend for Dia Frampton and has already been tapped for licencing her music for commercials.

We ran across her on Reverb Nation while scouting new independent talent for the show. When we first heard her voice, we were blown away and immediately wanted to bring this new talent to all of you. On this episode we talk to Lauren about her about a variety of topics relating to her about her music and her unique approch to getting into the music business. While we won't say too much about her approch here, it is something that new musicians especially should listen to. She is soon to start recording her first full length album and with the talent, drive and intelligence that she posesses it will make for a lethal one-two punch that is bound to create a bright and busy future for Lauren and her band.

You can find out more about Lauren Light, her music, upcoming tours and her music at her website at: http://www.laurenlight.com. Also be sure to check out this blog at http://www.audiosmaximus.com to see a few of Lauren's Videos!

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My Symphony Of Life episode 15 is dedicated to Claire Johnson. Claire Johnson was the wife of DJ. Knuckles aka Vance Gardner.

Our featured guest is Carrie Heyes. Carrie Heyes is a children’s poet. Her most recent book is called Duck... duck... Moose! She writes whimsical poems that lend themselves to catchy phrases and silly but thoughtful ideas. She’s a podcaster at Carrie Heyes Doopod: poetry for kids which can be found on iTunes, she’s also the founder/owner of her website www.carrieheyes.com. I’ll discuss 2011 year in review. We’ve had wonderful guests on our show. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed talking to all of our guests. I hope you have learned as much from them as I did! I have journaling prompts as well as poetry prompts for you as well

  1. Where do you want to be 6 months from now?

  2. Are you creating this opportunity for yourself/What tools are you using to get there?

  3. Close your eyes and focus on one of the people that you hold dear to your heart, who is it and how have they provided inspiration in your life?

Poetry Prompts

1. Write a poem about your favorite state that you’ve visited. Think about what excites you about that state and why it’s meaningful to you.

2. List 5 of your talents and passions you have in life and write poetry based on your list. Write about your true self!

3. List pet’s you might have had in your life and write about the connection you’ve had with each of them. What made the connection unique?

I look forward to hearing from you and responses to these prompts. Again, I’ll share mine with you on the next show. If you have any questions regarding journaling you can always email me at admin@audismaximus.com.

If you’d like me to share your journaling and poetry writing’s on the next podcast, let me know and I’ll get that on the next show!

For the next show our featured guest will be Tracy- Penny Pinching Mom! Stay tuned!

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We have a full show for you let’s get into what I have for you, my listeners/readers. On this episode we have the pleasure of talking with Angie Mozilo . Angie is the host of Mom of many hats radio which can be heard at www.toginet.com.com/momofmanyhatsradio. She’s also the founder and author of AZ mom of many hats blog. Angie has a heart for moms and helping them to see their importance and believe in their value in the world.
We have the calendar section for the Baton Rouge, LA and surrounding area for the next two weeks. There’s plenty to do out there together as a family. Perhaps I’ll see you out there at these events.
I will also talk about StepN2Mom’s which is about being a stepmom and what my two weeks are like with them.  I’ll also have resources/tips to share with you. I have a craft project for you: One of a kind paper/cardstock-Marbleized paper.
My affirmation is about Grateful and my band pick for this episode is non other than Saturate! They are a wonderful group! The group was formed in 2005 on Vocals- Jimmy Miller, Guitars- Mike Mexas, Bass- Hector Porras, Drums-Doyle Hingle. Be open to listening to new music! I am part of their street team… in this case audio street team!  They’ve been interviewed on The Tour Bus Music Show. Bands know that we support them 110%. I have a Picture Poem for you. I hope that you enjoy this type of poem and I hope to hear about the poetry you come up with.
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