In this episode of Two Beats Ahead Live!, Michael Hendrix interviews renowned Icelandic choreographer, artist, and designer Sigga Soffia, founder of Eldblóm Elixir. Sigga Sofia shares how her clear understanding of “designing moments” has led to a connected career, from dancer to fireworks designer to gardener to spirits entrepreneur. She discusses the unpredictable nature of Icelandic weather and how it has been key to her building resilience and confidence as a creator, and how her own year-long battle with cancer deepened her commitment to honesty, joy and art.

In this episode of Two Beats Ahead Live!, Michael Hendrix interviews critically acclaimed composer, producer and musician, Valgeir Sigurðsson, co-founder of the Bedroom Community record label and owner of Greenhouse Studios. Valgeir talks about his pursuit of “complementary differences” among his collaborators and his instinct to find interesting creative opportunities where categories blur. He shares the origin of his label as well as his new music project, Isabelle Lewis, a fusion of electronic and contemporary classical music.

In this episode of Two Beats Ahead Live!, Michael Hendrix interviews íris Thorarins, a musician and composer who is also the co-CEO of TÝRA, a project management and consulting firm that fosters innovation and creative thinking. Íris shares her own music career journey to embracing mistakes, the value of collaboration, and the self-revelatory power of improvisation. She also tells stories from her business, from supporting elections to empowering women with menopause, and how she manages the pendulum swing between strategy and creative thinking.

In this episode of Two Beats Ahead Live!, Michael Hendrix interviews Pan Thorarensen, an ambient musician, founder of the Extreme Chill Festival and owner of Space Odyssey Experimental Music Space. Pan talks about seeking connections, seeking surprises and the value of building community through creating opportunities for others. He shares the origin of the festival and how improvisational music has taught him that he needs to occasionally have bad days.