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LOCAL NATIVES | Launched Artist The Angel Aug 11, 2020

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Local Native’s Kelsey Ayer joins the LaunchLeft conversation with Rain & Summer to discuss music and process. He gives a true sense of the band's long time dedication to each other and how they are able to achieve their special sauce of sound and vision. Don’t miss the quick Q&A with The Angel about her visually stunning video for “Words Like Daggers" (feat Jhelisa) directed by Mark Pellington, Sergio Pinheiro and Sweeten. She shares about the past, present and future collaboration that brought this powerful song solidly into 2020.

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine.

LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands.

LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-center artists in all creative fields.

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MALIK | Portrait Series Aug 04, 2020

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Grammy award winning rapper and producer spends a little time with LaunchLeft on the heels of his debut project “Spectrum”. This young left-of-center artist is already making his mark in the industry by collaborating with the likes of Ariana Grande and Earthgang. He shares his unique take the creative process of making music, family and his optimistic perspective on the current state of music and its trajectory.

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LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE

https://www.launchleft.com <https://www.launchleft.com/>

TWITTER

https://twitter.com/LaunchLeft

INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/LaunchLeft

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine.

LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands.

LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-center artists in all creative fields.

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Jonah Yano | PORTRAIT Jul 28, 2020

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Jonah Yano sits down with LaunchLeft to talk about art, music and life as a left-of-center creative born in Japan, residing in Toronto on planet Earth during the time of Covid-19. He talks shop about collaborating with his estranged father through a 20 year old recording. If you haven’t heard Jonah’s soulful and soul-lifting music yet, you should… and you will! Strap in for Episode 48 of LaunchLeft!

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Madame Gandhi Portrait | Launched Artist Ane Diaz Jul 21, 2020

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Music Producer, drummer, artist and activist are just some of words to describe this enigmatic left-of-center force. Madame Gandhi sits down for a short but pithy conversation about a life in art and how it not only transformed her into a leading female voice in the music industry but created a platform for her to highlight social and political issues.

We close the show talking to this week’s launched artist Ane Diaz about her latest latest single “Los Ejes de Mi Carreta”

Watch her new video only on LaunchLeft.com or wherever you hear podcasts.

Be sure to check out the new compilation album "Defund The Sheriff" featuring Madame Gandhi, Aja Monet, Mystic and many more. STREAMING EVERYWHERE!

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BLACK VIOLIN - PORTRAIT Jul 14, 2020

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Violin, Viola, Hip Hop and activism - a match made in LaunchLeft heaven! Set in the amber light of Hollywood’s boutique hotel, music studio & dive bar Gold-Diggers, we welcome another group of truly one-of-a-kind, left-of-creatives. We explore Black Violin’s journey from childhood to adulthood through the lens of classical music and uncharted territory. This inspirational discussion covers all kinds of hearty goodness for the soul and followed by a special live performance.

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Phantogram + Launched Artist Simone Istwa Jul 07, 2020

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A week after this conversation was captured at Gold-Diggers in Hollywood, the world went into quarantine. It’s near romantic to hear about life on the road from Phantogram. This street beat, dream-pop duo do not mince words as they unpack their life-long friendship, creative process and the trials and tribulations that have fueled the engine of their creative and activism. They pay it forward and share about a band they love called Why? We welcome them on the heals of their latest record Ceremony.

To close the episode a quick Q&A with Simone Istwa about her new single “Driving” available exclusively via the LaunchLeft label.

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Bess Kalb + Launched Artist Victoria Reed Jun 30, 2020

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Comedy writer and author Bess Kalb joins LaunchLeft for a conversation about her latest, best-selling novel “Nobody Will Tell You This But Me”. She also gives a vignette of her childhood, her career and what it has been like breaking through as a woman in a male dominated industry.

We follow with a Q&A with launched artist Victoria Reed who shares among other things, how the stars and planets informed her song “Same Way”.

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Portugal. The Man: Portrait + Launched Artist: Tenlons Fort Jun 23, 2020

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Rain and Zach start the conversation on activism in relation to Portugal.The Man advocating for indigenous peoples during their concerts and through their foundation. It centers largely on the topic of personal responsibility and especially for those who identify as white, how to ask ourselves what we can do daily to learn more, humble ourselves and be willing to change deep rooted biases in our culture. This episode was captured before the mass protests began, but it’s obvious there was something in the air begging our attention. It’s time for change and LaunchLeft believes “artivists” will be at the frontlines of the new era. Our hats off to PTM for being an example and inspiration- we look forward to speaking to more artists and activists like them who encourage and uplift voices long stifled by ignorance. We close the episode with a short Q&A with Jack Gibson of Tenlons Fort with his song “Hey Dan” the 4th single from the “Launched Artist Digital Singles” on LaunchLeft.

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Jehnny Beth: Portrait Jun 16, 2020

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Songwriter/performer/musician/author and evocative rebel artist Jehnny Beth never stops creating. To her, the artist lives within and must be coaxed into the act of creation through inspiration. She gives a window into her creative process and how it has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. Settle in for this intimate and fascinating portrait of one of today’s most ground-breaking artist.

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MUNA Portrait + Launched Artist Simi Stone Jun 09, 2020

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In early 2020 before Covid-19 found us inside for months and before we hit the streets in protest to mourn the deaths of innocent Black men & women calling out racist cops and to shine a bright light on systemic racism, LaunchLeft sat down with the self identified “Queer Pop” band MUNA at Gold Diggers to talk about their music and activism. They shared about their writing process, Black Lives Matter, racial injustice and the watershed moment at USC when they experienced firsthand the racial disparity on campus. The lyrics to their song “I know a place” directly spoke to their growing awareness that while the marriage equality act had passed, for trans women of color, to be physically safe was still an issue that needed our attention. Their record ‘Muna Saves the World’ centered largely on the idea that “the personal is political” and it was a privilege to hear how these young women use their music to activate their activism. Their inspirational conversation including their personal picks of favorite new music is followed by a quick Q&A with Simi Stone highlighting her new single “Beautiful One (Simi’s Remix)” - the third drop from our “Launched Artist Digital Singles”.

#MUNA #LaunchLeft #SimiStone #artistslaunchingartists #MUNAsavestheworld #beautifulone #blm #golddiggers #artivism #activism #leftofcenter #LaunchedArtistDigitalSingleSeries #RiverPhoenix50

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