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THE UNSTARVING MUSICIAN
5.7.21
Create, cultivate and connect are words that carry special meaning for Joy Ike. We talk with her about her music coaching and mentoring program, Cultivators and all things music-making.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW
5.2.21
Zoob and Alan talk with musician, coach, artist about their Existential Covid Crises and what it means to move forward as an artist.
ART & FAITH CONVERSATIONS
3.18.21
Contributing host, Joy Ike, talks about the freedom we find in the giving away of our creative gifts and the risk that it takes to realize we don't need to hoard the things we've been given.
ART & FAITH CONVERSATIONS
2.10.21
Guest host, Joy Ike, joins the podcast with an episode about sound and how it affects the clarity of our vision. She shares her thoughts and questions about the power of sound and how the things we hear can either distract us or re-orient our focus.
TELL YOU WHAT! THE PODCAST
9.4.20
Joy talks about her Nigerian upbringing, her interesting on and off relationship with the piano, and ideas she has for her next project. We hear about the making of the delightful children’s video for her interpretation of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, the Mr. Rogers theme song. Joy also shares her thoughts on current events shaking the US, the Black Lives Matter movement and the George Floyd killing.
Why We Make Stuff Podcast
8.11.2020
Joy Ike talks about writing music during the pandemic, her mentoring program, Cultivators, and an article she recently wrote called Outside The Box, which addresses the issue of systemic racism in our country.
FOREFRONT 360
7.29.2020
Zack Osinski talks to singer/songwriter Joy Ike about how music became her vocation, work vs rest, how her faith journey led to a heart for the world, and how to be an artist during a pandemic. Register for Forefront Festival: Virtual today to be able to see Joy Ike perform. Listen above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Spotify. Forefront Media
MAGNET Magazine: Isolation Drills
4.22.20
Like the majority of you, all of us in the Philadelphia area are staying at home, learning to adapt to our “new normal.” MAGNET is checking in with local musicians to see how and what they’re doing during this unprecedented time. // The last six weeks have been a bit surreal for me. I think everyone can fairly say… [READ FULL INTERVIEW]
The Pittsburgh Current: Review
April 21, 2020
If you’re in search of some soul-soothing, lend your ear to Joy Ike. More than a decade into her musical career, this singer-songwriter — who is from Pittsburgh and now lives in Philadelphia — has sharpened her craft into something that has the potential to cut right through your chest, sometimes tugging at your heart, sometimes caressing it. Her new quarantine-inspired single, “All the Time in the World,” puts a…[continue reading]
WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast
2.24.20
LET ‘EM HEAR
03.26.19
ART & FAITH CONVERSATIONS
02.06.2019
GERMANTOWN ARTIST ROUNDTABLE
10.2018
Joy talks to host Paula Paul, sharing the backstory of her latest album Bigger Than Your Box.
POPMATTERS
10.24.19
Joy Ike’s message has always been one of hope. When PopMatters premiered a previous track, "Ever Stay", earlier this year, it was with the notion that we are never truly alone. Following the release of her latest album, Bigger Than Your Box, Ike has partnered with director Andrew Whitlatch to produce a music video for her newest single from off of the LP, "Hold On". The singer-songwriter had previously stated that …[READ FULL ARTICLE]
SOUNDSTAGE INTERVIEW
5.31.18
Joy talks to host Nicole Zell about touring, the themes behind the new album and the stories that inspired individual songs.