To Help and to Heal with Monique Powell from Save Ferris

Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Monique Powell from ska band
Save Ferris. They discuss their shared love of the genre, her
journey from ballet to opera to punk rock, and the importance of
mental health advocacy in the creative community.  Today's
Guest Monique Powell was classically trained from the age of 11
with a passion for punk at the age of 9. While her first love was
ballet, she knew she was going to be in a band after hearing The
Specials for the first time at 13. At 19, after singing in an
all-girls ska band and Zappa-inspired experiment called Larry,
Monique found herself singing in an Orange County ska band called
Save Ferris. Little did she know, she was living smack in the
middle of a music phenomenon. Save Ferris was part of what soon
became known as the third wave of ska music. Within months, Save
Ferris was signed to Epic Records and spent the following years
touring the world.  In 2013, Monique acquired full ownership
of the band name. Under her leadership, Monique has been riding
higher than ever, shimmying, burlesquing, and belting her way from
stage to stage and country to country spreading her gospel. Monique
being a survivor of many things, her life goal is to help and to
heal.  Save Ferris is performing at House of Blues Anaheim on
November 18, 2022! Grab your tickets here:
https://livemu.sc/3FblSDX   About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a
quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the
University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT
series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show
The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment
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