Collaboration with Cathleen Murphy & Karen LeFrak

A lot of creating, especially writing - whether it be music, prose, poetry or nonfiction - is a solo pursuit and often happens in isolation which is why this conversation about Collaboration is so inspiring to me. My guests for this episode, composer and author Karen LeFrak and creative facilitator and strategist, Cathleen Murphy, explain how they came together to collaborate and what they did to translate Karen's vibrant music to a global, digital audience and over 18 million (and counting) streams worldwide. 

Theirs is a mature creative partnership built on trust, mutual respect, active listening, open communication and joy.

Key Takeaways

• Find opportunity
• Adapt to new platforms
• Conform to industry standards of quality
• Be open
• Ask questions
• Know your audience
• Go to where your audience is
• Show up consistently
• Build relationships
• Find the right partners
• Think strategically and long term
• Be discoverable
• You Can Find Your Voice at Any Age

Karen has released seven studio recordings since March of 2021, including her latest, Renewal. Her works have been commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic, the American Ballet Theater, and the Shanghai and Miami Symphony orchestras. She is an ardent champion of musical and literary education for children and has received wide accolades for her children’s books. Discover more about Karen at KarenLeFrak.com

Cathleen is a widely respected music industry professional and the CEO of Key Of C Entertainment, who has established one of the industry’s most diverse and creative driven careers leading initiatives, major labels and music publishing companies, working with a staggering list of acclaimed Grammy, Tony Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning artists, including Yo-Yo Ma, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, Nile Rogers, the Blind Boys of Alabama, 2 Cellos, Bobby McFaren and Cindy Lauper, among many others. Find Cathleen at KeyOfCEntertainment.