BJ Leiderman showed up to our Zoom interview wearing a shirt with LEGO patterns all over it, a cartoonish Halloween mask (for some reason) and speaking as though he were John Lennon.
That was just the beginning of our conversation with Leiderman — well known to public radio listeners as the composer of many an NPR theme — and Kenny White, the New York-based singer songwriter whose career runs from advertising jingles, to a seven-album discography, to appearances with some of music's biggest names.
Listen to their conversation via the audio player above.
They've teamed up for "The Piano/Piano Tour," which will showcase their original works, some covers and, yes, some of those public radio themes: