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Hailing from the south suburbs of Chicago, Norman got his musical start playing and composing gospel music in the church. He went on to study at Wheaton Conservatory of Music, where he began composing and arranging pieces for orchestra, chorus, and jazz ensemble. He was also commissioned by Arena Theater, Northern Illinois University, and Workout Theater for scores to their theatrical productions. He also has won multiple awards at the Elmhurst Jazz Festival, was a tenor in the Northwest Indiana Symphony, played Chicago’s largest independent music festival at the late Congress Theater, directed music at the largest RCA church in the world, and holds the all-time Wheaton College high score in the original Nintendo game Duck Hunt. S. Joel Norman has also played alongside jazz greats Ira Sullivan and Marquis Hill, as well as rock and roll heroes Billy Ozzello (Survivor) and Chip Znuff (Enuff Znuff), and went on the road playing keyboards with Eddie Money. He also enjoys cooking, learning how to speak pointless languages, and accepting any challengers in NES Tetris. Here are a few things that are currently inspiring S. Joel Norman: Books: Ego is the enemy:http://egoistheenemy.com/ The Power of Now: https://www.eckharttolle.com/power-of-now-excerpt/ Podcast: Pete Holmes - You made it weird: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-made-it-weird-with-pete-holmes/id475878118 Master Class - Herbie Hancock https://www.masterclass.com/classes/herbie-hancock-teaches-jazz Music: https://www.jonbatiste.com/ https://www.macmillerswebsite.com/ /// Find S. Joel Norman at: http://www.sjoelnorman.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/insightnwi/support