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    Mid-Riff

    Music is a powerful tool for personal and political change. Unfortunately, cis women, trans, and gender-expansive folks have not always been well-represented at the mic (or guitar, bass, drums, keyboard… you get the idea!). If you are a music gear manufacturer, retailer, or venue-owner who wants to learn how to make your customers’ and employees’ experiences better or a musician who wants to hear both hilarious and horrifying stories from folks like you, Mid-Riff can help. Mid-Riff features interviews with musicians, makers, and sellers from a variety of experiences and identities as well as tips to create awesome music spaces and workplaces. Follow for more: www.hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast www.instagram.com/midriffpodcast www.facebook.com/midriffpodcast

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    032 / June Millington (Fanny) on Breaking Through Outsider Status and Being a Lick Librarian [REPLAY] Apr 22, 2021
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    Hilary talks with June Millington of Fanny (the first “all-female” rock band signed to a major label in 1969) about the Institute for the Musical Arts, how playing guitar is like being a nun, and music as a tool for overcoming shyness. [replay interview]

    New content: Hilary covers the problem with “nagging wife” guitar memes.

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    BIO

    June Millington “one of the hottest female guitarists in the industry” (Guitar Player Magazine) has been making music since she was a child playing ukulele in her native Philippines. Having moved from Manila to California in the early sixties, she and her sister, bassist, Jean, turned in their folk guitars for electric and formed a succession of all-girl bands. By ’69 they were in Hollywood with their band, Fanny, which was one of the first all women’s rock bands to be signed to a major label (Warner Brothers). As David Bowie said of the group in an interview in Rolling Stone: “They were one of the finest fucking rock bands of their time… They were extraordinary: They wrote everything and they played like motherfuckers… They are as important as anyone who’s ever been, ever.” (January, 2000)

    Fanny played with major artists like Chicago, BB King, Dr. John, the Kinks, the Staples Singers, Ike & Tina Turner, & Chuck Berry- and recorded at Apple Studios with Geoff Emerick, the Beatles’ engineer. June left the band in 1973 and continued to record and perform both with her sister and on a number of solo albums. She has also produced many artists including Cris Williamson, Holly Near, Mary Watkins, Melanie DeMore, Bitch and Animal, and Joel Zoss. She is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Institute for the Musical Arts (IMA), a non-profit organization for women and girls which hosts Rock ’n Roll Girls Camps in the summer.

    June released her autobiography “Land of a Thousand Bridges: Island Girl in a Rock ’n’ Roll World” in June of 2015 resulting in articles in Pitchfork, MS Magazine, Newsweek, and NPR. She continues to perform, write, and record and teaches at the IMA, as well as colleges and universities in North America.

    JUNE’S MENTIONS

    Angela Davis / Roma Berin / Laurie Anderson / Leslie Ann Jones / Skywalker Sound / LeeAnne Ungar / Kathryn Willmore / Carol Kaye / The Svelts / Sister / Rosetta Tharpe / Gibson / Fender / Richard Perry / Jeff “Skunk” Baxter / Lowell George / Sneaky Pete Kleinow / Elliott Randall / Steely Dan / Kent Henry / Stepphenwolf / Holly Near / Cris Williamson / Bonnie Raitt / Maria Maldar / Isis / Birtha / May Pang / John Lennon / Pete Seeger

    JUNE’S LINKS

    June’s IMA Fundraiser

    Induct Fanny Into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame FB Group

    June’s Podcast

    Institute for the Musical Arts

    MID-RIFF LINKS

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    OTHER LINKS MENTIONED

    Psychology Today Therapist Finder

    Zencare

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    CREDITS

    June’s Bumper Track: “Play Like a Girl” by June Millington

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    031 / Karen Schierhorn (BIG EAR Pedals) on Deep Voices and Accessibility Apr 08, 2021
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with Karen Schierhorn (BIG EAR Pedals) about the tyranny of middle school band teachers, being physically blocked in conversation, the dynamics of working with your partner, and octave pedals for vocal cords. Plus, meritocracy.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

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    KAREN’S BIO

    I was born in South Korea and was adopted at seven months. I lived in Kent, Ohio until I went to New York City for fashion design at Parsons School of Design. I then started working in the fashion industry, started in bridal… met the brides… then moved to sweaters, then worked for Andy and Tommy Hilfiger’s Rock and Roll-inspired clothing line, Andrew Charles where I met Grant.

    A few years after meeting, Grant and I started BIG EAR n.y.c. in the Lower East Side. We realized we didn’t have enough space in a studio apartment so we moved to Greenpoint, Brooklyn into a two-bedroom apartment. That’s where BIG EAR n.y.c. really started expanding. I was still working fulltime in outerwear for Tumi, coming home and working with Grant on BIG EAR at night. It was mildly exhausting! Eventually, we ran out of room and decided to move to Nashville, TN, where we could have more space and both focus on the business. We also dropped the n.y.c. from our name and changed it to BIG EAR pedals at this time.

    When we moved to Nashville, we discovered this small oasis of guitar pedal makers! Until recently, Matt from 1981 Inventions lived here, Zach from Mythos Pedals, Bryan Laurenson from Quiet Theory, AWOL Pedals, Jesse from RudeTech, Trey from Retroactive Pedals… even Paul Cochrane lives about 20 minutes away. And I’m probably forgetting someone… There are a lot of us here! Haha It’s awesome because we can share and exchange parts and it’s just fun to hang with people who do the same thing as you do. At any rate, we had moved to Nashville for more space, but I still feel like we have pedals all over the place. We work from our home and basically have guitar pedals on every surface. It’s the same!

    We recently released our newest pedal, ALBIE, an ambient modulator, which we named after our cat, Cat Albert, who recently passed. I think it’s the most meaningful product I have ever worked on... but we’re on major backorder right now, so lots of ALBIEs are gradually taking over our house! The way I see it, every day is a new opportunity, and I’m excited to see where it goes.

    MENTIONS

    Andy Hilfiger / Steven Tyler / SXSW / Dr. Scientist / East Side Music Supply / Mass Street Music

    KAREN’S LINKS

    Karen on Instagram

    BIG EAR on Instagram

    BIG EAR’s website

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

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    CREDITS

    Karen’s Bumper Track: ALBIE song by Grant Wilson

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    030 / Meredith Stern (Alpha Error, Whore Paint, Teenage Waistband) on Really All Ages Spaces Mar 25, 2021
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with Meredith Stern, drummer, DJ, and visual artist, about buying snares with the buddy system, gas mask microphones, using repetition to shift narratives, and what may be the wildest tour story you’ve ever heard. Plus, how to apologize.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

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    MEREDITH’S BIO

    Meredith Stern (she/her) is a member of the Justseeds Artists' Cooperative. She works as a printmaker and ceramic artist and has been drumming in loud bands for over two decades, including Alpha Error, Whore Paint, and Teenage Waistband. She co-founded the DIY music venue Nowe Miasto in New Orleans and spent several years as Program Director at AS220 Rhode Island's largest non-profit community arts and performance space, booking acts such as: Andrew W.K., Cherie Lily, The Sun Ra Arkestra under Marshall Allen, ESG, Lightning Bolt, and Deer Tick.

    In 2016-2017 Meredith created a series of prints on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is featured in the collections of the Library of Congress. She has additional works in collections such as: the Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, London Metropolitan University's Women's Library, and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.

    Meredith resides in Rhode Island, the ancestral territory stewarded by the Narragansett, Nipmuc, Wampanoag, Niantic, and Mashapaug Nahaganset nations, where she collaborates with worms and bees to tend to a small backyard organic garden and fruit orchard.

    MENTIONS

    Minor Threat / Bikini Kill / Minutemen / Cabbage Collective / Nowe Miasto / AS220 / Ludwig / Armageddon Records / Amebix / Roy Mayorga / Nausea / Sabian / Sonor / Village Drum and Music / Lightning Bolt / Wendy O. Williams / Plasmatics / Equal Justice Initiative / Audre Lorde

    MEREDITH’S LINKS

    Justseeds’ Website

    Meredith’s Website

    Meredith’s Instagram

    Alpha Error Bandcamp

    Whore Paint Bandcamp

    Teenage Waistband

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

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    Blog

    Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!

    CREDITS

    Meredith’s Bumper Track: “I’d Eat My Bones” by Whore Paint

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    029 / Mallory Nees (Reverb) on Dad Jokes and Moderation Mar 11, 2021
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with Mallory Nees, Social Media Strategist at Reverb, about sea shanties, the similarities between theater and social media, and tips for companies to make an impact through social media and marketing.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

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    MALLORY’S BIO

    Mallory Nees is the Social Media Strategist at Reverb, the largest online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new, used, and vintage musical instruments. In her role, Mallory is the voice of Reverb, posting and engaging daily with Reverb’s over 2.4M combined social media followers. Since transitioning from Reverb’s customer engagement team to head of social media in 2017, Mallory has been committed to using Reverb’s wide-reaching platform to create an online community that is inclusive to all types of music makers. Mallory has been around the arts her entire life—she composes music, plays several instruments, has a degree in acting, and memorably played the titular role in her first grade class musical, The Sneaky Adventures of Peter Rabbit.

    MENTIONS

    Little Richard / Jeff Tweedy / Big Freedia / Yvette Young / Mike Dean / Jacob Collier / Jimi Hendrix / She Shreds / Fender

    MALLORY’S LINKS

    Reverb’s Website

    Reverb on Instagram

    Reverb on Facebook

    Reverb on Twitter

    Reverb on YouTube

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

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    Blog

    Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!

    CREDITS

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    028 / Rachel Rosenkrantz on Mushroom Guitars and the Passerelle Feb 25, 2021
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with luthier, musician, and professor, Rachel Rosenkrantz, (Atelier Rosenkrantz) about sustainability and wood politics, DJing as a luthierial gateway, and va-va-vooming your guitars. Plus tips for making change for independent luthiers and small shops.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

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    RACHEL’S BIO

    Rachel Rosenkrantz is a French luthier based in Providence, Rhode Island, who spent a number of years playing music and developing architectural-design products, starting her own company in 2012.

    Born and raised in Montfermeil, France, Rachel studied Design at l’ESAG, in Paris as well as at RISD in Providence, where she was exposed to both fine arts and applied arts. Her understanding of construction through her industrial design years as well as her knowledge of music are two strong assets forming a stable backbone to her actual art-making of string instruments.

    Some of her previous artwork was shown in the Société des Artistes Décorateurs exhibits at Le Carrousel du Louvre and at the Hangaram Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea. Rachel is also an educator, teaching Spatial Dynamics at RISD in the Experimental and Foundation Studies Division, she gives lectures and workshops in other Universities and museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    Just like her music and her designs, Rachel works her luthiery by exploring the combination of both traditional and new styles and techniques and tries to bring a unique perspective to her work with a strong focus on sustainability and innovation.

    Rachel is locally involved with the Rhode Island music community and is an active beekeeper.

    MENTIONS

    Technics 1200/ Union Street Collective / Matt Everett / Joe Auger / Daniel Collins / Shady Lea Guitars / Otto D’Ambrosio / Eastman Guitars / RISD / Edna Lawrence / Kaki King / Beth Wexler / Sonic Youth / Linda Manzer / International Luthier Showcase / Brooklyn Lutherie / She Shreds/ Heidi Litke / St. Vincent / Ernie Ball

    RACHEL’S LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Passerelle

    on Raw Craft with Anthony Bourdain

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

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    Blog

    Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!

    CREDITS

    Rachel’s Bumper Track: “Run” by BebeRequin

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    027 / Asha Tamirisa on Chronic Dabbling and the ARP 2500 Feb 11, 2021
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with Asha Tamirisa (multimedia artist and professor of music) about being an expert on your own experience, access through open source software, self-preservation, and coming full circle on piano. Plus, sexual harassment.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

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    ASHA’S BIO

    Asha Tamirisa [she/her/hers] works with sound, video, film, and researches media histories. Asha has performed at venues such as the ICA Boston and Bitforms Gallery (NYC), has given talks at institutions such as the University of Michigan, Mount Holyoke College, and Oberlin College, and has held residencies at The Media Archeology Lab (Boulder, CO), Perte de Signal (Montreal, CA) and I-Park Foundation (East Haddam, CT). Asha’s work has been mentioned in the Oxford Handbook of New Audiovisual Aesthetics and the 5th Edition of Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture. Along with many colleagues, Asha co-founded OPENSIGNAL, a collective of artists concerned with the state of gender and race in electronic music and art practice. She now works with the organization TECHNE. Asha has taught sound and media art at Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, Girls Rock! Rhode Island, and Street Level Youth Media in Chicago. Asha holds a Ph.D. in Computer Music and Multimedia and an M.A. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University, and is currently an Assistant Professor at Bates College in Maine, USA.

    MENTIONS

    Pro Tools / GarageBand / MaxMSP / ARP / Jim Moses / Pure Data / The Cranberries

    ASHA’S LINKS

    Website

    Bandcamp

    Soundcloud

    Instagram

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

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    CREDITS

    Asha’s Bumper Track: “Accidental Jazz” by Asha Tamirisa

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    026 / Barb Morrison (Producer) on Being a Music Doula Jan 28, 2021
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with Barb Morrison about touring with the Ramones, music mentorship, mic recommendations, and why Debbie Harry doesn’t care. Plus, an application of the Music Gear Bechdel Test.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

    EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!

    Studio 121- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI!

    Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA!

    BARB’S BIO

    Barb Morrison (they/them) is a non binary gold and platinum record producer best known as producer for Blondie, Rufus Wainwright, LP, Franz Ferdinand and Asia Kate Dillon. They are also an ASCAP featured film score composer, top 5 billboard songwriter and one on one music mentor.

    Barb began making music at a very young age but their career was born as a teenager in NYC when punk legends such as Johnny Thunders, Cherry Vanilla and the Runaways brought Barb onstage to perform. From there Barb went on to share the stage with the Ramones, the Jesus & Mary Chain, Green Day, the Stray Cats, Patti Smith, Sonic Youth, Sinead O’Connor as well as touring with Lollapalooza in 1995.

    Barb’s film scoring career began in 2000 when they scored “The Safety of Objects” starring Glen Close and Kristin Stewart. From there they have composed for multitudes of films including the winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s Best Film “Concussion” starring Maggie Siff.

    In order to help songwriters stay creative during the 2020 lockdown, Barb launched their “Music Mentor Program” - weekly one on one coaching sessions focusing on songwriting, arranging and musicianship through video meetings.

    Barb is 31 years clean and sober and has been volunteering to help seniors for over a decade. They live between Frenchtown, NJ and Los Angeles with their wife Jaime Karpovich.

    BARB’S MENTIONS

    The Pretenders / New York Dolls / Cherry Vanilla / Andy Warhol / Holly Woodlawn / Ornette Coleman / John Lurie / Lounge Lizards / Eric Dolphy / Gutterboy / Ramones / The Stray Cats / Bruce Webber / Alan Ginsberg / Asia Kate Dillon / Debbie Harry / Joni Mitchell / Billie Eilish / Steve Lillywhite / Antony and the Johnsons / Gina Volpe / EarthQuaker Devices / Electro-Voice / AKG / Logic / Ableton / Pro Tools / Novation / Focusrite / Yamaha / Auratone / Korg / D’Angelico / Neve / Tube Tech / DBX / UREI / Avatar / Bearsville / Neumann / Shure / Blue / Lawson / Fostex / Meris / Gender Amplified / Super Buddha

    BARB’S LINKS

    Website

    Twitter

    Instagram

    Wikipedia

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

    Newsletter

    Blog (including the Music Gear Bechdel Test)

    Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!

    CREDITS

    Barb’s Bumper Track: “Make it Good” by Gina Volpe (produced by Barb Morrison)

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    025 / Emile Milgrim (Las Nubes / Sweat Records) on Embracing all the Weirdos Jan 14, 2021
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with Emile Milgrim (Las Nubes / Sweat Records) about being in Iggy Pop’s band, musical chivalry, playing the trash can, and creating safer spaces in record stores.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

    EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!

    Studio 121- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI!

    Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA!

    EMILE’S BIO

    Emile Blair Milgrim grew up in Miami, FL immersing herself in whatever music she could find, and spent the early 00s in Portland, OR - area codes 305 and 503, respectively. In Portland she played drums in basement bands and co-founded the record label, Other Electricities. In 2011 she returned to Miami where she still plays drums in bands (no basements), still runs Other Electricities, is Co-Owner and Music Buyer at Sweat Records, Co-Founder and former Co-Director of Miami Girls Rock Camp, and a long-standing curator at the International Noise Conference with the Apostrophe’s stage. Performance/soundmaking-wise she is currently one-sixth of Mr. Entertainment & The Pookiesmackers, one-fourth of Las Nubes, one-half of Archival Feedback, and one-whole of Brom Lee.

    EMILE’S MENTIONS

    Yamaha / Lyon / Gretsch / Sabian / Zildjian / Roland / Ableton / Novation / Technics / Shure / Zoom / Audacity / Audition / Guitar Center / Promark / Aquarian / Ed’s Guitars / Indie Rocks Magazine / Janet Jackson / Wilson Phillips / Portishead / Pig Destroyer / Jud Jud / Girls Rock Camp Alliance / Sasha Wortzel / MOCA North Miami / Moonlight Arts

    EMILE’S LINKS

    Sweat Records Website

    Sweat Records Instagram

    Las Nubes Bandcamp

    Las Nubes Instagram

    Other Electricities Bandcamp

    Other Electricities Instagram

    Archival Feedback Bandcamp

    Archival Feedback Instagram

    Mr. Entertainment & The Pookiesmackers Bandcamp

    Brom Lee Soundcloud

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

    Newsletter

    Blog (including Community Agreements and Covid-19)

    Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!

    CREDITS

    Emile's Bumper Track: “Tararear” by Las Nubes

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    024 / Sara Landeau (The Julie Ruin) on Gear Tips for Beginners and Pro Tools Tears Dec 30, 2020
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with Sara Landeau (The Julie Ruin) about pedalboards as art, the gendering of technology, breaking things to learn, and etudes for dive-bombing. Plus, gear and class privilege.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

    EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!

    Studio 121- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI!

    SARA’S BIO

    Sara Landeau is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, educator, producer, composer, and artist based in NYC. In 2004, she started Brooklyn Music School for Women and Girls which offers music lessons in electric guitar, bass, rock drums, and electronics. She is a proponent of equality for women and believes in the ideology of self-improvement and empowerment through education.

    She is a founding member, co-songwriter, and lead guitarist of The Julie Ruin with Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill/Le Tigre) and has released acclaimed albums on Hardly Art Records (SubPop), achieved top 10 chart hits, radio and television appearances, a number 1 on CMJ charts, and music in films and commercials.

    She has performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Seth Meyers Show, and Carson Daly Show and reviews and interviews include New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Billboard, Los Angeles Times, Timeout, Esquire, Big Takeover, NME, Pitchfork, Fader, Consequence of Sound, Flaunt, Bust, and more. College Music Journal (CMJ) listed song “I Decide” #1 in 2017. Rolling Stone listed album ‘Run Fast” 2015 as #3 in their top ten albums of the year.

    The recipient of 2019 Max Matthews Sound Artist Artist award from Brooklyn College, the 2019 Cycling 74 Max Expo Grant, Women in Computer Music Scholarship Stanford, 2019, and an award-winning educator with the Girls Rock Camp Alliance, she has also performed as a solo electro-acoustic composer and guitarist. Her performances often include custom instruments and sonic sculptures utilizing electro-conductive materials such as paint and threads with sounds and compositions created in Max MSP. She has studied with Morton Subotnick, Marina Rosenfeld, and David Grubbs while receiving an MFA in Sonic Arts at Brooklyn College.

    MENTIONS

    John Cage / Lee Ranaldo / The Trash Women / The 5. 6. 7. 8’s / Jack White / Nick Cave / The Birthday Party / Rowland Howard / Kenny Mellman / Kathleen Hanna / Clara Shuman / Tara Rodgers / Delia Derbyshire / Suzanne Ciani / Mary Ford / Pink Noises / Max MSP / Fender / Gretsch / Ludwig / Silvertone / Gibson / Reuss / Digitech / She Shreds / Tom Tom / Fanny’s / Guitar Center / Sam Ash / Moog / Buchla / Sisters with Transistors

    SARA’S LINKS

    Sara’s Instagram

    Sara’s Website

    The Julie Ruin Website

    The Julie Ruin Instagram

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

    Newsletter

    Blog

    Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!

    CREDITS

    Sara’s Bumper Track: “I Decide” by The Julie Ruin

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


    023 / Datachoir Sounds on Art Crushes and Gear Sleepovers Dec 17, 2020
    Show notes

    Hilary talks with the duo Cathy Begien and Summer Mastous (who make sounds and pedal demos as Datachoir Sounds) about shoegaze as a pedal gateway drug, creating music for Miranda July’s Kajillionaire, their hot pedal collab with Old Blood Noise Endeavors, and why social media is the new van. Plus, objectification and change through three stories.

    Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

    EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!

    Studio 121- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI!

    Bookworm Effects- novel pedals with art designed by regional WV artists!

    CATHY’S BIO

    Cathy Begien is a self-professed dilettante with a love for electric guitar and effect pedals - which she inherited from her gothic clad college roommate in Santa Cruz, CA. Said roommate formulated her education around shoegaze and the quiet murmurings of slow core. Years later she learned how to pick up a camera while tagging along with a band of San Francisco film students. Those adventures and a move to New York have molded into the current body of work before you.

    SUMMER’S BIO

    Summer Mastous is a classically trained pianist who grew up listening to shoegaze by the Pacific Ocean. Then she came to the East Coast and learned how to face north and have the water to the right of her instead of the left. Textures became a little different and different sound waves abounded. Now, Brooklyn begot Datachoir, and it feels quite like a watershed poured over a cornerstone.

    DATACHOIR SOUND’S MENTIONS

    Ensoniq / Korg / Alesis / Boss / Fender / Pedalgeek / Marshall / Jim Dunlop / Electro-Harmonix / ZVex / Walrus Audio / Caroline Guitar Company / Knobs / Death By Audio / Nord / Ernie Ball / Moog / Benson / Chase Bliss / Dwarfcraft / Red Panda / Old Blood Noise Endeavors / Tomkat / Tame Impala / Radiohead / Fisticuffs Bluff / Nuzzle / Love is Laughter / Slowdive / Ride / Swervedriver / Bowery Electric / Flying Saucer Attack / Low / John Fox / Andy Othling / Miranda July / Zeke Howard / St. Vincent / My Bloody Valentine

    DATACHOIR SOUND’S LINKS

    Website

    Datachoir’s Bandcamp

    Summer’s Bandcamp

    Instagram

    YouTube

    MID-RIFF LINKS

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

    Newsletter

    Blog

    Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!

    CREDITS

    Datachoir Sound’s Bumper Track: “Melusine II” by Summer Mastous

    Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

    Artwork by Julia Gualtieri


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