The best partnerships happen when there’s a shared vision, a feeling of safety, mutual respect, and complementary strengths.

Here’s what Zadikow’s scene has given me: email chains of legendary YouTube performances, an insider perspective on NYC venue do’s and don’t’s, and a reminder that giving up is more of a pipe dream than going for it. His biggest push? “People just have to play.”

“You have to let people know that you know who they are,” she emphasizes. “And it’s not just what TV they were on or what they’re famous for; it’s what’s near and dear to their heart.”

"I really just want to foster this idea that you don’t actually have to do it all." It’s actually really cool if you spent your whole life perfecting your craft on this instrument and then you can let other people who spent their whole life perfecting their craft do the other part. You don’t have to do everything.”