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>> THIS MONTH ON BROAD & HIGH, DISCOVER A MUSICIAN WHO IS OVERCOME CHALLENGES TO PURSUE HIS PASSION, LEARN ABOUT A COMPANY THAT CREATES INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE WORKS OF ART , AND HEAR FROM A BAND THAT IS A MIXTURE OF ROCK, POP, AND PUNK .

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON BROAD & HIGH .

>> WELCOME TO BROAD & HIGH.

IN SOME WAYS, LEAH WONG'S PAINTINGS AND PAPER CUTOUTS COULD HE DESCRIBED AS LANDSCAPES.

MULTIPLE LAYERS INVOLVE LIGHT AND SHADOWS THAT GREAT DEPTH IN HER WORK THAT PLACE WITH THE CONCEPTS OF TIME AND SPACE.

WE VISITED LEAH AND LEARNED MORE ABOUT HER TWO AND THREE- DIMENSIONAL FORM.

>> TRADITIONAL EUROPEAN WESTERN OIL PAINTER .

I DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH WHEN I CAME TO THE U.S. 30 YEARS AGO .

I CAN RECOGNIZE THE WORD BUT I CAN RECOGNIZE THE ENGLISH BECOMES ABSTRACT LINES .

WHEN I START TO SEE THE WORLD MUCH MUCH MORE BIGGER , I CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS WITH THESE SKILLS.

I'M GLAD I WAS TRAINED AND I KNOW HOW TO DRAW I KNOW HOW TO USE COLOR , THEY ARE JUST THERE .

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME NOT TO THINK ABOUT TECHNIQUE BUT WHEN YOU NEED IT IT COMES OUT.

THE INSPIRATIONAL , THE LIGHT, THE WATER, THE AIR.

WE CAN'T SEE THEM .

WE CAN'T SEE AIR .

WATER WE CAN'T HOLD IT UNTIL IT FREES IN A CONTAINER, BUT WATER IS FLOW.

WE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.

ALL OF THESE COLORS START TO INSPIRE ME TO THINK EVERY DAY WE HAVE A PATTERN BUT EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT SO THE CLOUD .

THE CREATURES COME OUT .

THE DIFFERENT SHAPES .

I THINK THAT IS BEAUTIFUL .

THIS IS MY LIBRARY .

THIS IS FOR MY NOTES.

IF I LOOK AT THIS ONE REASON, THIS ONE 20 YEARS AGO THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS STILL SHARED .

A LOT OF THE TIMES THE STRUCTURE OF MIND AND IMAGINATION IS THERE.

THIS IS WHEN I HEAR THE BOMBS .

IT'S JUST MY FEELING.

I LIKE THE MOVEMENT THE EARTH GOING ON AND TURNING AND TURNING.

AND CAN YOU TELL .

SO, WHAT IS .

I DON'T HAVE A TIME THERE IT'S KIND OF LIBERATING SO WHATEVER WORKS WORKS AND COMMUNICATE WITH YOU TODAY 20 YEARS FROM NOW .

IS ONE THING, IT'S NOT A SEPARATE THING SO WHEN YOU CUT OUT, YOU LEAVE YOU BECOME AN ACTIVE'S BASE BUT NEGATIVES BASE AGAINST A COLOR THE COLOR WILL SHOW A SHAPE SO YOU PUT TOGETHER IT BECOMES WHOLE.

THE LAYERS, SHADOWS TOGETHER .

THEY BECOME MUCH MORE INTEREST THING .

YOU CAN SEE THINGS CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF BECAUSE WHEN YOU SEE IT AT SOME POINT BECOME POSITIVE .

WHEN YOU SEE LOU IT CAN BECOME YELLOW BEHIND.

SO IT IS NOT THE SAME ANYMORE .

IF I CUT THIS ONE, I WAS INKING ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF THE SON .

I'M NOT CUTTING OUT.

THIS THING AND THIS THICKNESS IS THE DESIGN.

IT LOOKS EASY BUT IT'S NOT EASY.

IT TOOK ME TO THINK A LOT MORE TO CUT ONE AREA .

HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S BALANCE .

THEY DON'T DRAG EACH OTHER IN THE TINY LITTLE HOLE REPRESENTS A SHAPE .

KIND OF FOCUSING MUCH MORE BECAUSE I HAVE TWO THINK A LOT MORE THIS ONE TRIANGLE HERE, I'M CUTTING THREE LINES.

I'M LOOKING AT THIS LINE, I'M LOOKING AT THIS LINE .

WANT TO CUT IT OUT YOU CAN'T PUT IT BACK.

SO THEN, ONCE THEY DO IT I WOULD LOOK BACK .

I LIKE THAT PART BECAUSE YOU LIKE SORT OF IN THIS SPACE SOMETIMES WHEN I WORK, ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING JUST POP OUT.

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>> TO SEE MORE OF LEAH'S WORK, CHECK HER OUT ONLINE AT LEAHWONG.COM .

>> AT AGE 10, JUSTICES CREATED --CREATIVE MIND WAS GROWING, DUSTIN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.

A WHEELCHAIR AND RETREATING INWARD MOSTLY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ALONE , DUSTIN HAD GROWN UP IN A MUSICAL FAMILY AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO MUSIC AND BEGIN WRITING SONGS IN 2011.

KEEP WATCHING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW PERSISTENCE AND INGENUITY HELPED HIM REALIZE HER DREAM OF BECOMING A RECORDING ARTIST.

>> IF I CAN DO IT, ANYBODY CAN DO IT TO BE HONEST.

I CAME INTO MUSIC LIMITED FROM THE START AND IT WAS JUST THE THING I DIDN'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT.

MY NAME IS DUSTIN CLARK AND I AM A BEDROOM RECORDING ARTIST AND I MAKE ROCK MUSIC .

VIDEO GAMES , AND THAT OVER HERE BEFORE THE MAGIC HAPPENS .

I HAVE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY WHICH IS A GENETIC DEGENERATIVE DISORDER .

MY MUSCLES KIND OF TURNED TO MUSH SLOWLY OVER TIME.

I THINK THE THING THAT REALLY KICKED OFF ME MAKING MUSIC OF MY OWN AND RECORDING IT'S WAS I HEARD DEFT TONES, THE SONG DIGITAL BATH BY DEATH TONES .

THAT IS WHEN I STARTED PICKING UP A GUITAR AND I WOULD JUST USE MY DAD'S LITTLE ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR.

I WOULD WRITE PARTS AND STUFF BUT I WAS NEVER ABLE TO PLAY IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH JUST BECAUSE I AM LIMITED PHYSICALLY.

BUT I ALWAYS COULD HEAR THE SONG IN MY HEAD MY GUITARS ARE JUST STARTING TO GET TOO HEAVY FOR ME TO HOLD .

AN ENGINEER RENT .

USING A POINT TO GET IT UP OUT OF MY WAY WHEN I'M NOT USING IT .

I GOT A NEW WHEELCHAIR SO I HAD TO AGREE LEARN HOW TO DO THIS .

FOR ME IT WAS LIKE , THIS IS JUST WHAT I'VE GOT, LET'S USE IT, LET FIND A WAY TO WRITE MUSIC.

I LEARNED HOW TO USE A LOT OF OPEN STRINGS IN MY RIFFS AND STUFF.

MY STUFF IS REALLY EASY TO PLAY, I THINK ANYONE COULD PLAY VERY EASILY .

BUT THAT WAS JUST A PART OF THE CHALLENGE, I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT TWICE ABOUT IT.

I WAS JUST COMPELLED TO MAKE MUSIC.

I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE NOW.

WITH THE SOFTWARE I CAN DO THINGS THAT I WOULDN'T NORMALLY BE ABLE TO DO.

NOT A GIFTED GUITAR PLAYER BUT THROUGH THE POWER OF EDITING I CAN MAKE SOME MUSIC GET IT RIGHT AND THEN YOU KNOW, REPEAT IT .

I FELT VERY DISCOURAGED WHEN I WAS DISCOVERING THAT I CAN PLAY THE GUITAR THE WAY MY HEROES COULD OR WHATEVER , BUT I DIDN'T LET THAT STOP ME .

I COULD'VE GIVEN UP WHAT A NIGHTMARE THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE MUSIC IN MY LIFE.

I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CREATE .

THERE SO MANY MUSICIANS THAT WILL DO 1 MILLION TAKE TO GET THE PERFECT RECORDING.

I GET SO MUCH JOY OUT OF A NOISY STRING OR A FUZZY STRENGTH EVEN.

I THINK THAT IS REALLY COOL.

TRYING TO GET SOME HUMANITY OUT OF IT .

FINDING WAYS TO MAKE IT SOUND AUTHENTIC .

>> THERE IS ENOUGH MUSIC IN THE WORLD VIPER FOR , I WANT TO HEAR HUMANS MAKE MUSIC .

SO I KIND OF LEARNED TO EMBRACE THE HUMANITY OF WHAT I DO AND I SORT OF LIEN INTO THE IMPERFECTIONS MORE THAN TRYING TO LIKE COVER THEM OVER OR QUANTIZE OR PITCH CORRECT OR ANY LIKE THAT.

TRY TO MAKE IT PERFECT.

I HAVE A MIDI KEYBOARD I JUST DON'T HAVE THE DEXTERITY FOR IT.

I LEARNED TO KIND OF CLICK EVERYTHING IN WHICH IS MAYBE A SLOW WAY TO DO THINGS BUT IT WORKS FOR ME.

SO REALLY THERE'S JUST A LOT OF OF THIS .

ACTUALLY YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO, I WOULD BE BOX BEAT FIRST, ONE, TWO, THREE, OR GO --FOUR .

I THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND MAYBE SOMEDAY I WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY THE GUITAR ANYMORE BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY STOP ME FROM CREATING.

I HAVE A UKULELE PROJECT, THAT IS MY NEXT THING .

AND IF I CAN'T PLAY THAT ANYMORE, I HAVE THE ELECT TRONIC .

ALMOST ANYTHING YOU HAND ME I CAN MAKE MUSIC WITH IT SO REALLY, I'M NOT AFRAID OF LOSING MY, WHATEVER STRENGTH I HAVE RIGHT NOW .

I HAVE TO CREATE, I ALWAYS WILL .

>> TO HEAR MORE FROM DUSTIN, FIND HIM ON INSTAGRAM AT DUSTIN CLARK MUSIC >>> COLLABORATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ARE TWO WORDS THAT MIGHT BEST DESCRIBE TYDE MUSIC .

A COMPANY THAT MAKES INSTRUMENTS OUT OF RECLAIMED MATERIALS.

IT WAS FOUNDED IN 2010 BY A PAIR OF SELF TAUGHT LUTHIERS.

WE TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA -- NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO FIND OUT MORE .

>> TYDE MUSIC IS A COLLABORATIVE COMPANY THAT MAKES INSTRUMENTS IN NORTH LAKE TAHOE CALIFORNIA.

WE FOCUS ON UKULELES AND SMALL PORTABLE INSTRUMENTS .

FOR THE UKULELES REBUILD FOUR DIFFERENT PRIZES AND WE HAVE A SOPRANO , A CONCERT, A TENOR AND BARITONE.

IT IS A HAWAIIAN INSTRUMENT AND THE HAWAIIANS CALL THE DAY UKULELE BECAUSE THE WAY THEY PLAYED IT WAS REALLY QUICK.

WE USE A LOT OF MATERIALS FROM THE ROUND --AROUND THE AREA.

WE STARTED OUT WITH THE RECLAIMED WOOD BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

LIKE DIFFERENT GRAINS AND COLORS TO USE IN OUR INSTRUMENTS .

THEY ALL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT SOUND .

ONE OF OUR PARTNERS REALLY TURNED US ON TO THIS BUILDING CONCEPT THAT YEAH, YOU CAN GO OUT AND USE RECLAIMED MATERIALS BECAUSE THEY ARE RIGHT IN THE BACKYARD.

IT'S GOT A CHARACTER AND A STORY .

>> ABSOLUTE FAVORITE MATERIALS TO WORK WITH OUR RECYCLED PEERS OUT OF LAKE TAHOE, YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO EXTREME ELEMENTS OF THE MICROCLIMATE THROUGH LAKE TAHOE.

THE SUN BOUNCING OFF OF THE WATER IN THE WAY THAT IT MAGNIFIES ALL OF THE WINS GOING UP.

AND ALMOST LIKE AN ALLIGATOR PRINT .

IT'S BREAKING APART DIFFERENT PLACES .

WHERE THE WATER DRIPS IT DOESN'T MORE.

HE MET THERE ARE A LOT OF POLITICS INVOLVED IN TAKING SOMETHING DOWN IN THE BASIN OF LAKE TAHOE, LUCKILY OUR NEXT- DOOR NEIGHBOR RAY HERE IS THE PEER BUILDER ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE WE GET TO GO DOWN WITH HIM AND PICK OUT MATERIALS FROM THE PEER THAT HE IS DISMANTLING .

>> LIFTING THE BOARDS OFF KEEP IT ATTACKED .

WE'RE LOOKING TO CHERRY PICK THE MOST INTERESTING MOST LAKE EFFECTIVE BOARDS THAT WE CAN AND THEN THERE IS A JOB TO STACK IT CAREFULLY KEEPING THEM FROM TWISTING .

>> THAT OFFICE VIEW, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT.

IS THE BEST OFFICE YOU TO CHECK OUT THE MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN WEATHERED FOR YEARS.

WE GET TO GO EXPERIENCED THESE OLD PEERS THAT ARE FALLING APART AND THEY ARE REBORN INTO AN ART FORM AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT KNOTS AND DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND DIFFERENT MATERIALS TO USE THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF.

YOUR MIND IS KIND OF LIKE WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH THIS MATERIAL WHEN WE FIND THOSE PIECES THAT SHOW THE RECLAIMED OR THE ROUGH EDGE , WE PUT THAT INTO AN INSTRUMENT BUT WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE IT'S KIND OF CHIPPED UP OR HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN ?

WHEN SOMEONE LOOKS AT THOSE INSTRUMENTS AND CAN INSTANTLY RECOGNIZE THAT THAT CAME FROM AN OLD PIECE OF WOOD OR WHATEVER, I THINK THAT IS A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL PIECE OF ART.

A LADY THAT CAME UP TO US FELL IN LOVE WITH ONE OF OUR RECLAIMED INSTRUMENTS AND WE TOLD HER THE STORY ABOUT A BEING FROM A LAKE TAHOE PEER.

SHE WALKED AWAY WITH THAT UKULELE THAT WEEKEND BECAUSE HER MOM USED TO LIVE UP IN LAKE TAHOE .

THAT BROUGHT UP CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND THOUGHTS OF HER MOTHER .

I WISH THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE LIKE US TO ACTUALLY TAKE MATERIAL AND MAKE ART WITH IT AND NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE LANDFILL AND HAVE OTHER NASTY THINGS GOING BACK , I'M A BIG FAN OF JUST RECLAIMING WOULD AND GETTING IT LOOSELY -- LOCALLY SOURCED .

SOME PEOPLE WANT EXOTIC WOOD AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO SAY NO TO IT.

I'M JUST STOKED TO BE A PART OF IT .

>> TO CHECK OUT MORE OF THEIR WORK HAD TO TYDE.COM .

>>> BIG FAT HEAD IS A BAND THAT DESCRIBES THEMSELVES AS ART ROCK, POST, POST PUNK AND EVEN NOISE POP .

AFTER JOINING THEM IN THE STUDIO, WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING MUSIC AND THEY HAVE A NEW ALBUM SET TO RELEASE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

TAKE A LISTEN .

>> TO HEAR MORE YOU CAN FIND THEM ON INSTAGRAM.

WELL, THAT IS OUR SHOW.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FROM ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, THANKS FOR WATCHING.