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
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