JAE BRODERICK
STORYTELLER
Music by Dylan MarcAurele.
Vocals: Katie Emerson, Nakiya Peterkin, Patrice Bell, Kim Onah, Sam Balzac
The Setup: Matt and Nick are drivers for Fedex. It is Nick's first day. Matt is teaching him the ropes.
Originally conceived as a writing assignment in the BMI Workshop, "Knock Knock" is a certified crowd pleaser and was twice featured in the BMI Industry Showcase.
Music by Simone Allen.
Vocals by Andre McRae
The Setup: In a reverie, Willy Loman reflects on his life, his relationship with his son and makes a decision about the future.
This song was written for BMI's famous "Death of A Salesman" assignment - a notorious rite of passage for writers in the program. Our interpretation was controversial - but Simone and I love it.
Music by Matthew AC Cohen.
We wrote "Coojele" during our O'Neill residency and a day later they provided us with a choir full of NTI students to bring this song to life. Jason Weisinger taught the song then jumped on keys, Matt Cohen got on the djembe, Patrice Bell and Nakiya Peterkin stepped up like pros and I just watched the whole thing lol. This was our first and only take. Hands down my favorite memory of our time there. Coojele is a real word I discovered in my Fora research. It means "where have you been this long time?"
There's a war in your heart
you don't know who you are
and it tears you apart
dare to speak and understand
that the answers you seek
are found in the land
For centuries we waited
feeling a void
as the boats took our people
and our hope was destroyed
so we sounded the drums
hoping you'd hear our call
COOJELE!
And we'd finally be together
one and all
