Performing in France and Discovering Your Passion in College with Musician Kyle Sparkman

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After School Program

ASP Media

39 episodes

5 hours ago

Find out how successful young professionals navigate life after school. Zach McHale, a former production associate at NBC News's "Stay Tuned," and Connor Heine, a Philadelphia sound engineer working with bands including “Muscle Tough,” have conversations with young professionals across various fields, including some that are quite literally off the beaten path. The purpose of After School Program is to blend captivating stories, light-hearted banter, and personal insight into how people approach life after school.

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Performing in France and Discovering Your Passion in College with Musician Kyle Sparkman | Ep. 15

After School Program

50 minutes 39 seconds

4 years ago

Performing in France and Discovering Your Passion in College with Musician Kyle Sparkman | Ep. 15

Kyle Sparkman (@kylesparkman) is a guitarist and singer-songwriter based in Philadelphia. His music has been described as indie-funk or a combination of “Mac DeMarco, John Frusciante, Tom Misch, and some disco rolled into one.”

Kyle recently released his live sessions EP “Alive and Well”. His music and videos have been streamed over 400,000 times.

Kyle discovered his passion for performing while studying Economics at the University of Clemson. He did a semester abroad in Paris, France where he began performing in the street and jamming with other musicians.

After graduation, Kyle began to get his footing in the Philadelphia music scene playing guitar for the band Looseleaf. But an opportunity arose to teach English in Lyon, France for a year and Kyle took it.

He returned back to Philadelphia and was reestablishing himself in the scene until the pandemic hit. Kyle has been focusing on creating new music and promoting his content on social media.

In this episode:

1:01 The process of creating his EP

9:54 How he would describe his music

12:47 His influences

18:06 Discovering his passion for performing in college

20:35 Studying and performing in Paris, France

24:32 Creating his band Frequent Flyers at Clemson University

40:39 Joining the Philadelphia music scene and Looseleaf

30:52 Deciding to put music out under his own name

34:18 Moving to Lyon, France to teach English for a year

40:45 Rejoining the Philly music scene

43:01 Using social media for his music