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She’s also teamed up with Kathy Moser to work with teens and adults and use the power of mu- sic to help those on the journey to recovery from addiction. “I think that the coolest thing about a career as an artist is the unexpected places and situations you find yourself in,” said Leon. “I’m a big believer in flexibility.” It all started when her son was in elementary school. As a par- ent, she came in and wrote a song with the class about their tadpoles turning into magical creatures and it just grew organically from there. “With the school programs my favorite part is when magic and musical surprises happen,” ex- plained Leon. “What makes me proud is sharing my joy for cre- ating something new that didn’t exist before. The songs we create are not pre-scripted. We know what the subject matter is go- ing to be and we generally will choose the style of music, but we still don’t know what the song is going to sound like when we start. I liken it to jumping out of Watch a promo video for The Songs 4 U NJ STAGE - ISSUE 56 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 124