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Setting Yourself up for Greatness with Victoria Theodore: from child prodigy to world class artist
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Victoria Theodore's name is synonymous to child prodigy and virtuoso, and from a very young age she quickly drew the attention of some of the best music schools in the world. It doesn't come as a surprise that her musical journey led her to working with some of the industry's biggest icons, and solidifying her place as a top instrumentalist.
But Victoria didn't stop there... she went on to working on TV and in films, as a Musical Director on Broadway, and working with some of the most prolific names in Musical Theater.
Captivating to watch and listen to, Victoria's beautiful spirit shines through like a beacon during the course of this conversation, as she shares her journey, and how it has led her to now being an artist in her own right.
00:00 Sound bites
01:35 Down memory lane
04:28 Early beginnings
06:10 Picking up a piano book
06:45 Being seen
08:13 The Young Musician's Program - UC Berkeley
11:58 A real-life F.A.M.E.
14:00 Conservatory and Stanford
17:08 On the road with All girl band Oaktown 357
18:30 New York City
20:00 Back to California and to music
21:53 Building a reputation
24:45 The right kind of network
27:40 THE audition
34:00 The beginning of an era with... Stevie
35:20 The story of becoming a background vocalist
37:37 Trained to rise "beyond" the occasion
39:25 In the company of superlative musicians
42:49 Playing for President Obama
44:10 The Arsenio Hall Show
47:02 Meeting Prince
49:04 The greatest talents don't have ego's
51:07 Struggling as a working musician
51:51 THE audition - part 2
53:54 Here comes Mrs. Carter...
54:38 The Formation Tour
57:13 Difficult decisions
01:01:04 Working with yet another genius - Lin-Manuel Miranda
01:03:20 The book: Classical Piano Pieces That You can Actually Play
01:04:40 Settling into being a Creative
01:06:13 EnSPirits - being an artist in my own right
01:07:57 Beauty in the journey
01:11:21 Figure out your why then do it for the love
01:14:02 Grateful and Human
01:15:40 What the future holds
Follow Victoria:
All links: https://linktr.ee/victoriatheodore
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriatheodoremusic
https://victoriatheodore.com
Watch "Human": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIRsvamo_M0
EnSPirits:
https://enspiritsmusic.com
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