Bryan Mitschell - Community

The Quiet Kismet Project was born out of a desire to create an emotional and informational bridge between those who have experienced homelessness and those who have not. From a partnership between songwriter Bryan Mitschell, renowned cellist Dr. Tess Remy-Schumacher, the University of Central Oklahoma Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs and Oklahoma City advocacy organizations The Homeless Alliance and Pivot, comes an album of six recorded interviews with individuals who have experienced homelessness, and six songs inspired by those interviews.

The music covers a range of genres from hip-hop to Americana, conveying the powerful stories of a runaway teen, a terminal cancer patient, a single-mother of four, and more. The intent is to lend a voice and expression to these underprivileged individuals, relaying their experiences to a broad audience in order to raise awareness and increase empathy and understanding toward victims of homelessness.

This album was funded with a Regular Faculty Grant from the University of Central Oklahoma Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and was organized in collaboration with Oklahoma City organizations The Homeless Alliance (website) and Pivot (website). All interviewees were compensated for their time and contributions by the generous support of our UCO Regular Faculty Grant and private donations.

Come catch Bryan Mitschell speak at the TEDxUCO event April 14th! He will speak about the intersection point between songwriting and helping the homeless community.

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