Kids & Family
Hello, I’m Hillary Rubin and this is... the 10th episode of the Create Like A Mother Podcast. On my quest to reconnect with my creativity, I sat down with another inspiring woman, Aika a singer-songwriter, happy to be in a human body, who wants to be kind and playful with her two children while creating her music. She wishes she had two bodies, one to create music and one to be with her children so she doesn’t miss ANYTHING. She sees Creativity as a compilation of our life experiences. We’re going deep into Creating In Flow, we talk about ... HOW to find balance with being creative and taking care of our family... How baby steps lead to something bigger over tim... HOW important it is for children to see what we do. We unpacked CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION and WONDER. Buckle up, get ready for the wisdom nuggets… AND Thank you so much for listening. Remember this is your safe place to hear what other mamas who are just like YOU do to stay connected to their creativity. Mentioned in this episode: Aika’s Music Aika - No More Games Video Nico the Owl Prince Elizabeth Mitchell The Artists Way - Morning Pages Brains and yelling Improv Get Social With Aika: Aika on Instagram About Aika: Aika is known for her debut album “Ai-Wo”(EMI JAPAN) which reached the top 10 Japanese Charts on its first week of its release and the platinum hit “Path Of Independence “ which she wrote for singer Ayaka. Ai-Wo turned Gold and Path of independence reached the 1 million platinum status. Furthermore, In 2011, she released “Dancing Arrows” that was used for the official theme song/promotion song of the Hollywood movie “IRONCLAD” featuring Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version, 12 years a slave), Brian Cox (Troy, X-men), Kate Mara (House Of Cards), James Purefoy (The following). Aika also sings the theme song for the award winning movie “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” featuring Tina Fey. Her song “ALL HE HAS TO SAY” is used to promote Autism Awareness for “Autism Speaks” Latest release “Heard an Angel “debuted at Spotify “best of indie “ playlist. The song is featuring rapper Rhyan Bēsco. Notable performances include the OSAKA JO(CASTLE) HALL where she performed in front of 10,000 people, JZ BRAT with guest star Marty Friedman (Megadeth), Paradise Boston, The Living Room NY, Rockwood Music Hall, Room 5 LA. Furthermore AIKA has been touring Japan for the last 8 years. Aika is currently in the studio working on her next single with producer NicoTheOwl, rapper fiction. and DJ duo FANNYPACK.