Backstage Lounge: #15 - Musician Twins, The Pool, Mental Health

Singer/Songwriter, Dena Woods, is based out of South Bend, Indiana. She performs as a solo artists and also heads her own group, "The Dena Woods Project". She also in involved in healing outside of the music world being a massage therapist and yoga instructor with her venture, Healing Lab Yoga.

Andrew finds out as soon as they start talking how a like they are. Leaving no stone unturned as they discuss Dena's journey and the difficulties and real aspects of being musicians. They talk about The Pool, a well known music venue in South Bend that was managed by Dena. Also bringing up the difficult things, how mental health, societies demands and more impacts their careers.

The Pool

The Pool is a residence located in Central High Apartments in downtown South Bend. A former high school swimming pool converted into an apartment, The Pool from 2012-2015 served as a unique space for South Bend residents to experience a growing and legitimate arts and entertainment culture. Residents of the Pool opened up their home to host live music shows 1-3 times per month. Other community events like yoga, game tournaments, movie nights, etc. were also held in The Pool. All events were 100% donation based, with all donations going back to perfomers/community initiatives. In 2015, due to new ownership and management of Central High Apartments, the Pool was required to convert back to a residence-only status. While it's tenure was too short, the experiences had and memories created will be remembered by all who witnessed The Pool's magic.