MollieOnATrip: Music Around Paris

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Music industry expat Mollie Lehman has moved to Paris and taken her love of music with her! Each episode, Mollie sits down with local French artists or touring musicians from all over the world to talk about what’s going on in their careers and what inspires them.

Get insights on what these musicians love most about Paris, from their favorite haunts to places to play live, as well what new music and tours are in the works.

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Calle Lehmann, A Swedish Songwriter Explores Paris

Jul 27 2023 20 mins

Calle Lehmann is a songwriter who lives in Stockholm, Sweden and has come to visit Paris several times to work on music. In our chat, he explains what a “topliner” is in the music business and what song briefs are. Hint, it’s not underwear. He tells us about some of the stark differences between Sweden and France, my favorite one relating to beer vs wine! Socials: https://www

Rachel Jacobson, Because Music Executive

Jul 20 2023 30 mins

Rachel is head of Because Music’s film and television team for the United States. Because is one of the foremost French independent music companies and home to Justice, Christine and the Queens, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Breakbot, among many others. Rachel gives us her insights into working with a French music company, what you really need to bring when if are coming overseas, and

Grace Lee, a Music Executive Living in Paris

Jul 14 2023 36 mins

Grace Lee is a Korean-American music executive who was employed at Youtube, Columbia Records MTVin New York City YouTube, Columbia Records working with artists from Daft Punk to J. Cole to Bruce Springsteen before moving to Paris full time. She is an artist and brand connector, an influential music industry executive, and an “artist relations guru”, as dubbed by Rolling Stone.

LPX, Vintage Shopping in Paris From a Musician’s Colorful Eye

Jul 06 2023 27 mins

LPX is a Swiss army knife of art, wild color, and enthusiastic, deeply-refreshing conversations. If you could bottle up some of what she’s got, you’d have the secret formula to creating joy. As for the nuts and bolts, this shenius co-founded the hypercool record label Neon Gold with her friend Derek Davies and has starred in (at least) two bands I love, MS MR and now as LPX. In

Leland: Keeping His Love of Music Alive

Jun 29 2023 37 mins

Leland is an artist and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He’s written for (and with) huge artists including Troy Sivan, Selena Gomez, Charli XCX, Daya and Muna amongst many others. He also works on RuPaul’s Drag Race as a co-writer for some of the songs and guest stars on a few episodes! We got chatting in a corner of a Grammy party in 2023 where he told me about his deep love

Flavia: Paris Has A Secret For You

Jun 22 2023 19 mins

Flavia is a singer, artist, creator, dancer, imaginer, cacao ceremony-host and world traveler, amongst many other things. I caught up with her about her passionate affair with the city of Paris and we discussed how she fell in love with the city, and the ways that it continues to draw her back. She helped me understand in new depth why creatives love this place. how to be comfortab

Eugenie, On Being Vulnerable and Making Music in a Second Language

Jun 15 2023 31 mins

Eugenie is a très cool French pop artist who also sings in English. You can check out her most recent single MTQ on all platforms. She taught herself English partially through her love of listening to American and British pop music. On the show, we talk about her first show in Paris at an early Ed Sheeran tour, how to be comfortable being vulnerable, and how to make a solo pop per

Joshua Radin, How Walking in Paris Completes an Album

Jun 08 2023 23 mins

Singer-songwriter, hearthrob and current world nomad who tends to land in Stockholm for parts of his year. In this Music Around Paris session he talks about why he doesn’t live anywhere permanently at the moment, why he loves to be in European cities, and interestingly, what his special 10 times over ritual has been in the city of Paris. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7omzannyG2

Woody, How an Emerging Artist Makes Music

Jun 01 2023 21 mins

Woody is an emerging French artist who has a big room voice and loves Beyonce, Adele and Celine Dion. She came to chat about what moved her away from a law degree and started her music career, where to find recording studios in Paris, what shows she’ll be going to this year, what she recommends for people visiting France, and more. Woody is playing June 15th, 2023 at Les Etoiles

Charlotte Cardin, A Musician and Museum Girl’s Guide to Paris

May 24 2023 26 mins

Charlotte Cardin is an enigma: a Rubik’s cube of intelligence, humor, talent and inside-and-out beauty, and I also call her friend. While she’s massive in her hometown of Montreal, she’s moved to Paris and is making her second album for Atlantic Records, which will come out later this year. We chat about Paris museums, clubs, restaurants, art of all kinds, and where she perso