{"id":201,"date":"2015-09-29T00:47:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T00:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hiflyn.com\/?p=201"},"modified":"2023-03-03T15:54:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:54:47","slug":"meet-korby-lenker-more-than-a-medium-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiflyn.com\/index.php\/meet-korby-lenker-more-than-a-medium-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Korby Lenker, more than a “Medium Hero”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Korby Lenker, deep in the\u00a0writing zone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Can you think of a song that immediately brings back a special memory? Have you ever noticed how\u00a0quickly the first few notes can put you in a totally different place or stir up\u00a0a strong emotional feeling?<\/p>\n

The power of music has always intrigued me and drawn me in. As a visual storyteller I have a great appreciation for the significant roll the right music can play in truly enhancing and conveying the emotion and impact of a\u00a0film.<\/p>\n

When we first set out to produce this\u00a0documentary, Joe and I often talked about our deep connection to music and how it\u00a0plays such a major role in our lives. For Joe this was especially important throughout the course of his rehab and recovery. In many ways music actually can actually become the soundtrack for our lives, allowing us to replay memories and change our emotions in an instant.<\/p>\n

As we near completion of the film, one of the last aspects of a production is creating the soundtrack and score. This is such a special time because of the incredible relationship between the story, the sounds, the music and the visual imagery. Everything has to work together to create the right emotional experience. To help us make that happen we are thrilled to announce that\u00a0Korby Lenker<\/a>\u00a0has joined the It’s Raining, So What production team as our music director, composer and supervising producer.<\/p>\n

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MEET KORBY LENKER<\/h4>\n

\"Korby<\/a>Originally from Twin Falls, Idaho, Korby now makes his home in Nashville, TN. As a well established\u00a0indie singer, songwriter, performing artist, author, and multi instrumentalist, Korby approaches songwriting with a unique \u00a0sense of curiosity, as if each time he writes a song he is journeying into unknown territory, never really sure where it will lead. That sense of adventure, simplicity, and spirit of pushing up against the boundaries\u00a0of his\u00a0comfort zone to write meaningful emotion filled songs\u00a0is one of the many things that led us to him as a great fit for our film.<\/p>\n

“I like it simple,” says Lenker. “I just do. As soon as there’s a weird chord, I’m like, ‘Why? That’s all been done. Who cares?’ What’s really hard is to hit people in the heart and to reach them. That’s what I’m trying to do: make music that’s easily likeable, but with a kind of secret sophistication. I’m always trying to write a song that you can hum along with on the first listen. You’re like, ‘Yeah, I’d like to hear that again.’ Then maybe you hear it 20 times and you’re like, ‘Damn, that’s actually something I’m going to think about now.'”<\/p>\n

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Going back to his roots in Idaho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But there’s a lot more than that to his instinctual, unorthodox journey from being brought up as a mortician’s son in rural Idaho to being recognized as one of the more innovative voices in Nashville’s current music scene. Korby has recently returned from touring in Europe, and has opened for artists like Chris Isaak, Willie Nelson,\u00a0Ray LaMontagne, Nickel Creek, Keith Urban, Susan Tedeschi and Tristan Prettyman, and others. He is currently working on his seventh studio album\u00a0“Thousand Springs”<\/a>\u00a0and just got his book\u00a0“Medium Hero”<\/a>\u00a0published.<\/p>\n

Over the years he has developed\u00a0a great network of passionate and talented musicians, songwriters and artists and we will be collaborating with some of them as we create the soundtrack and score for the film.<\/p>\n

I recently had the great pleasure of\u00a0recording a podcast with Korby talking about his background, life experiences, and his creative approach to songwriting, film scoring, his latest book release “Medium Hero” and much more. We invite you take a listen to it and share it if you know someone who may also enjoy it!
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