Category Archives: The Quinn Spinn

Change the Way Forward

As we reflect on the first half of 2023, there is an opportunity to make second half adjustments.

Let’s chat about some of the lessons we’ve learned at UMC, and how they inform our journey toward greater impact.

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Uncovering Purpose with Sebastian Ortiz

Sebastian Ortiz is a well-traveled, New Jersey-based folk songwriter with a mind to impact the world.

Sebastian’s latest single, “Everyday She Comes Back,” dives into the push and pull of toxic love — but this conversation goes even deeper, into the purpose and formative events that inform the creative journey.

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Full Circle: A Day in the City and an iHeartRadio Debut

The year was 2014. Underground Music Collective (and its predecessor, Lehigh Valley Underground) was not but a twinkle in my eye. I was cobbling together odd jobs, still living at my parents’ house in New Jersey, and the only piece of the UMC platform that existed to that point was our now-Official Podcast, The Quinn Spinn.

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Finding the EEAZE in Entrepreneurship with Candy Tolentino

Candy Tolentino is a serial entrepreneur, business coach, and host of the EEAZE podcast, the “Top Idea into Action Podcast for Aspiring Entrepreneurs.” Candy leans on two decades of experience as an entrepreneur to empower others on their own journeys, helping them identify opportunities and push past their fears.

Candy joins us today on The Quinn Spinn to share world-class insights that will serve anybody embarking upon the creative journey.

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Crossing the Streams with Your Next Favorite Band (Pt. 1)

Your Next Favorite Band is a podcast based back in our old stomping grounds of Bethlehem, PA. One thing we all share in common: a love for building community through music.

On this mashup episode, we dive into our plans to do that — together — later this year. In addition, we get a history lesson on not only the UMC platform, but the formative events that shaped its development.

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Going Home Again: ‘Your Next Favorite Band’ Hosts UMC Founder Gerard Longo This Tuesday

Before there was Underground Music Collective, there was Lehigh Valley Underground, a plucky regional music blog based in Bethlehem, PA.

The origin point of that blog? Of course, it’s our Official Podcast, The Quinn Spinn, which is still running strong in its 10th year.

Over the course of the past decade, we’ve had the opportunity to make countless connections with artists and fellow creatives near and far. However, some of the strongest and most enduring reside right back home in Bethlehem!

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Keeping Your Creative Ambitions in Balance with Meg Rilley

Meg Rilley is a powerhouse southern rock artist located in Nashville. A lifelong performer and musician, Meg’s evolution as an artist and a person shines through in her artistic expression and her approach to pursuing her dreams.

This week on The Quinn Spinn, Meg discusses the journey, as well as her new single, “Below Average.”

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Mission, Vision, and Values: Which Should You Define First?

In our UMC Coaching program, we help creatives identify the mark they want to leave in the world. To do that, you have to be moving in a direction that is true to you.

So, which of these three should you define first: your mission, your vision, or your values?

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