DocSong

DocSong Connecting musicians with people to transform stories into songs that build empathy, connection, and a shared sense of humanity

We've got more amazing folks joining the DocSong board - welcome, Hope! 👋Hope Kay has been making music for as long as s...
09/01/2026

We've got more amazing folks joining the DocSong board - welcome, Hope! 👋

Hope Kay has been making music for as long as she can remember and designing and building digital products for the last twenty years – two paths that, on paper, look unrelated and in practice have always run on the same instinct. She has sung with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, one of the world’s premier choral ensembles, since 1995, contributing to fundraising and community engagement for an arts organization that has sustained itself for decades. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music History and a Master of Arts in Nonprofit Arts Administration, both from the University of Akron.

In her professional life, Hope has spent the last twenty years creating digital products for healthcare and financial organizations, currently as Director of Digital Product at Panacea Financial, where she’s building the product function from the ground up for a startup serving thousands of healthcare professionals. Across every role, her real subject has been the same: what moves people, what they need, and how to build something that actually serves them.

That instinct is what brought her to DocSong’s board. The belief that how people experience something is as important as what they experience runs through her music life and her career in equal measure, and DocSong’s work of turning personal stories into songs that heal and connect is, for her, the place those two perspectives meet.

We have some awesome new board members who joined the DocSong family this summer and we're excited for you to meet them!...
08/31/2026

We have some awesome new board members who joined the DocSong family this summer and we're excited for you to meet them! First up is Prince Prince Mubake - seen here at our concert last year with Mayo Street Arts 🎭🎶

Prince Mubake is a finance professional, author, certified educator for people with special needs, and publisher whose career bridges international banking and Christian leadership.

After earning a five-year degree in Economics from the Université Protestante au Congo, he pursued advanced studies at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management in Germany, where he completed a full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA). With more than a decade in the banking industry, he has built solid international experience and currently serves within a leading financial institution in the United States.

He is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Editor-in-Chief of Maison Prince Mubake Éditions, a publishing house dedicated to works that inspire transformation, cultivate leadership, and uphold Christian values.

Originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he is married and resides in Portland, Maine.

🌞 Anyone else feel like this summer flew by faster than any other summer has ever flown?! We've got lots of exciting upd...
08/26/2026

🌞 Anyone else feel like this summer flew by faster than any other summer has ever flown?! We've got lots of exciting updates to share but for now here we are in a dreamy Maine summer haze with DocSong founder Malcolm Brooks in his natural habitat 🫶

🌎 We’re excited to share “Stay Connected,” a documentary song from our Music in Conversation project, featuring the stor...
08/05/2026

🌎 We’re excited to share “Stay Connected,” a documentary song from our Music in Conversation project, featuring the story of Evangeline and created in collaboration with teaching artists from Renovare Music

After returning to India with her family, Evangeline experienced her home in a new way. Surrounded by tradition, culture, and loved ones, she found herself reflecting on what it means to carry those experiences with her. Now, as she raises her daughter in Cleveland, she wonders how she can pass that connection on.

With lyrics like:

“How can I be authentic with my identity?
Who am I, what am I holding on to?
What can I bring back to keep us connected?”

“Stay Connected” explores questions many of us ask about identity, belonging, and what we hope to pass on to the next generation.

Through the Documentary Songwriting Method, personal stories become songs that preserve memories, deepen understand, and create connection. Thank you, Evangeline, for trusting us with yours. 💛

What helps YOU stay connected to your roots?

Keep an eye out for a blog post coming soon, where we’ll take a deeper dive into the story behind “Stay Connected.”

We are so excited to welcome Sam Monaco as DocSong’s new Executive Director!Sam first connected with DocSong through per...
05/27/2026

We are so excited to welcome Sam Monaco as DocSong’s new Executive Director!

Sam first connected with DocSong through performances featuring stories from New Mainers, work that reflects the heart of what we do: collaboration, storytelling, and music that bridges communities.

A lifelong musician who grew up in Portland, Sam brings a deep commitment to access, inclusivity, and strengthening Maine’s creative community. We’re thrilled to have him leading this next chapter- building on our existing programs while growing deeper roots in Maine.

Shout out to ! We’re so glad you’re here! 🎉

Drumroll please! 🥁 With the month of May coming to a close, we’re gifted a beautiful new “roots” themed Music in Convers...
05/27/2026

Drumroll please! 🥁 With the month of May coming to a close, we’re gifted a beautiful new “roots” themed Music in Conversation song.

“Empty Container, Two Step Movement” is one of those songs that sticks with you, and for good reason.

Jack Haskell, alongside teaching artist, Alex Millan, created something so deeply honest here that it’s impossible to ignore. Their haunting harmonies, combined with lyrics like:

“American Dream, home alone / over and over again / in a basement obsessively / prescribed the right way to be”

have a way of settling in your bones. The song wrestles with identity, expectation, and isolation, and the quiet pressure to become someone else’s version of yourself. In a world where we’re constantly searching for a stronger sense of self, Jack and Alex remind us to tell the truth — the good, the bad and the ugly.

Stories like this one tend to live juuust underneath the surface. What truths are you still learning to tell? 🔮💌🎶

To read more about “Empty Container, Two Step Movement,” check out our blog @ docsong.org/work/stories/

Our virtual Teaching Artist Training Program is a few months away! Join us for a week of songwriting and community. July...
05/01/2026

Our virtual Teaching Artist Training Program is a few months away! Join us for a week of songwriting and community. July 25th - July 31st

Apply at the link below. 🎶🎸🥁

https://forms.gle/6zXd5dPhbNjC7vCo9

Questions? Contact Hazel ([email protected]) for all the deets!

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