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Sneaking into punk clubs, recording with Don Zientara in high school, working with a record label run by a woman, and the intersection of time, age, and notoriety are part of Hilary's conversation with guitarist and vocalist, Thalia Zedek. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! Distrokid- get your music on streaming services (Mid-Riff listeners get 30% off with this link!)! THALIA's BIO Guitarist/vocalist Thalia Zedek began playing in bands and recording soon after moving to Boston from Washington D.C. in 1979. In 1986, Thalia's 3rd band, Uzi, released an EP on Homestead Records called “Sleep Asylum” which was later reissued by Gerard Cosloy on Matador Records in 1993. After Uzi broke up Thalia joined established noise rock band Live Skull on lead vocals and relocated to New York. She recorded 2 albums and an EP with them before returning to Boston and founding the band Come in 1991. Come released 4 albums and numerous EP's and singles on the Matador, Sub Pop, Domino, Glitterhouse and Placebo labels. Their full catalogue is currently being reissued on Fire Records. In 2001 Thalia started releasing solo records under her own name, first on Matador and Kimchee Records and then on the Thrill Jockey label where she continues as an active recording artist to this day. In addition to her solo work Thalia also records and performs with the Thalia Zedek Band and her newer band E, a trio that she started in 2013 with Jason Sanford of Neptune. She was also a member of the now defunct experimental group tK E has released 2 singles, a cassette, 3 LP's and an EP and are currently working on their 4th LP. Thalia continues to tour in the US and internationally with the Thalia Zedek Band and E, as well as the band Come, who reunited to tour in support of their recent reissues. Her most recent releases are 2021's “Perfect Vision” LP on Thrill Jockey by the Thalia Zedek Band, and 2022's “Any Information” EP by E on the Czech label Silver Rocket. In 2023's E released 7inch “Live at Cave 12” on the 100% Breakfast label. THALIA's MENTIONS The Cramps / Urban Verbs / Patti Smith / The Ramones / Deceits / The Razz / The Nurses / Fingers of Shame / The Shirkers / Limp Records / Stiff Records / Don Zientara / Inner Ear Studio / Jason Sanford / Alec Tisdale / Volcano Kings / Gavin McCarthy / Karate / Ernie Kim / Bob Dylan / Eric Clapton / Dave Davenport / Steve Miller Band / Berklee / Mr. Music / Bettina Richards / Thrill Jockey Records / Boston RPM / Karen Sarkisian / Handsy / Nurse and Soldier / Hidden Fountain / Cortez / Gibson / Peavey / Fender / Danelectro / Silvertone / Hagstrom / Kent / Ampeg / Music Man / Other Space Electronics / Dwarfcraft Devices / Electro-Harmonix / EarthQuaker Devices / Tokai / Ibanez / Boss THALIA's LINKS Thalia Zedek Band website Thalia Zedek Band Facebook E website E Bandcamp E Facebook tK Bandcamp tK Facebook MID-RIFF LINKS Website Instagram Facebook Newsletter Blog  Handsy Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Bumper Music: “Smoked” by Thalia Zedek Band Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

Is Lizzo a monster? What about Morrissey? What about Jimmy Page or David Bowie or Ryan Adams the guy in that local band who always hits on teenagers or the myriad other artists who have allegedly engaged in behavior that has harmed others? How do we interact with them and their art once the harm is revealed? How does art intersect with the artist's identities and experiences or our own? In today's episode, Hilary digs into the nuances of these questions (and *spoiler* there are more questions than answers!). Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! EPISODE MENTIONS Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice by adrienne maree brown MID-RIFF LINKS Website Instagram Facebook Newsletter Blog  Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

Creating a 25-person musical collective featuring black women and gender expansive musicians, musical strategizing, and AI and appropriation are part of Hilary's conversation with musician, lawyer, writer, and consultant, Gabriella “Guitar Gabby” Logan. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! GABBY's BIO Atlanta native Gabriella “Guitar Gabby” Logan is a Strategy Lawyer and proud Spelman College and Vermont Law School graduate. Her passion for perspective fueled her desire to establish TxLips Band, LLC., a global entity that triples as a TxLips Academy, TxLips Consulting Group, and an international female and gender-expansive rock collective. Logan believes it is vital for people to be well-rounded and strategic in creating careers based on passion and built off longevity. She is the Diversity Editor for Guitar Girl Magazine, President of the Girls Rock Camp Alliance Board of Directors, and a Board Member of the Vermont Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors. GABBY's MENTIONS Diamond / Cry Mob / J Fly / Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Tina Bell / Johnson / Ibanez / Jackson / ESP / PRS / EMG / Ernie Ball / Jodi Head straps / Crate / Fender / Kustom GABBY's LINKS Gabby on Linktree MID-RIFF LINKS Website Instagram Facebook Newsletter Blog  Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Bumper Music: “The Dead Pool” by Guitar Gabby & The TxLips Band Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

A recent court case found that playing songs with offensive lyrics in a workplace can contribute to hostile environment sexual harassment. But what the heck is that? And how can you prevent it? Hilary covers some harassment basics in this episode! --> Some steps to follow if you've experienced harassment can be found on the EEOC website Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! MID-RIFF LINKS Website Instagram Threads Facebook Newsletter Blog  Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

Music as a reputable career choice, boy bands, prophetic guitar tattoos, visiting 34 countries, and the role of those with power in the industry are part of Hilary's conversation with guitarist Angie Swan. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! ANGIE's BIO Angie Swan is a guitarist/producer originally from Milwaukee, WI. After Attending Berklee College of Music, Angie worked with artists such as David Byrne ("American Utopia"), Will.i.am, Cee Lo Green, Billy Porter, Fifth Harmony, Ari Lennox, Adam Lambert, Terri Lyne Carrington and many more. She has also toured with Cirque du Soleil's production Amaluna. Angie is a 2x Grammy nominee and Tony Award recipient. Angie is currently working on releasing her debut album set to be released in late 2023.  ANGIE's MENTIONS NAMM / Berklee / Premier Guitar / Guitar World / Paul McCartney / Prince / Joe Satriani / Stevie Ray Vaughn / Tracy Chapman / Robert Cray / Dave Brubeck / Chick Correa / Green Day / Nine Inch Nails / Nirvana / Stone Temple Pilots / Jared Sharp / Talking Heads / Adrian Belew / David Byrne / Jerry Harrison / Wes Montgomery / Jimmy Page / Pete Kepler / Anna Blumenthal / Sam Barsch / Mono Neon / Lyndon Rochelle / Esperanza Spalding / Annie Clark / St Vincent / Justin Tranter / Reeve Carney / Thomas Pridgen / Ronald Bruner / Eddie Brown / Novo Guitars / Fano Guitars / Naggs Guitars / PRS Guitars / Lollar Pickups / Epiphone Guitars / Gibson Guitars / Kauer Guitars / Mesa Boogie Amps / Supro Amps / Kemper Amps / Fender Guitars / EarthQuaker Devices / Walrus Audio / Quarantine Effects / Boss Effects ANGIE's LINKS Instagram MID-RIFF LINKS Website Instagram Facebook Newsletter Blog  Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

Feeling overwhelmed by the world? Want to come up with a plan to get involved, but need a few ideas? Hilary's got you (and/or your music-related company) covered. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices / extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH / earthquakerdevices.com  Stompbox Sonic / personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA / stompbox-sonic.myshopify.com  Holcomb Guitars / custom guitars and guitar repair in RI/MA / holcombguitars.com  Check out images and citations for this episode here: https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog/getting-active  MID-RIFF LINKS Website / hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast  Instagram / instagram.com/midriffpodcast  Facebook / facebook.com/midriffpodcast  Blog / hilarybjones.com/blog   Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report / bit.ly/gendergear  Check out more from Ruinous Media / ruinousmedia.com  Thanks for subscribing, rating, and reviewing on your podcast player! Theme Music / "Hedonism" by Towanda / towanda.bandcamp.com  Artwork / Julia Gualieri / juliagualtieri.com 

Hilary talks about why there are so few moms in bands and in music gear more broadly and discusses what individuals and companies can do to help moms keep playing and pursuing their careers. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices / extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH / earthquakerdevices.com  Stompbox Sonic / personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA / stompbox-sonic.myshopify.com  Holcomb Guitars / custom guitars and guitar repair in RI/MA / holcombguitars.com  LINKS FROM EPISODE Song Sandwich Podcast / instagram.com/song_sandwich  40 Watt Podcast / instagram.com/40wattpodcast Handsy Instagram / instagram.com/handsybandsy  The Other F Word Documentary / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_F_Word  How Do Abortion Rights Connect to Music Gear? / hilarybjones.com/blog/abortion-rights-music-gear  Second shift / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Shift  Glass ceiling / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling  Glass escalator / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_escalator  Glass cliff / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_cliff  Feminization of work / digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1032&context=gender_studies  Gender wage gap / nytimes.com/2017/05/13/upshot/the-gender-pay-gap-is-largely-because-of-motherhood.html  Motherhood penalty / aauw.org/issues/equity/motherhood/  Are Musical Instrument Gender Associations Changing? / journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022429409335878?journalCode=jrma  Musical Instrument Experiences YouGov Poll / today.yougov.com/topics/society/articles-reports/2022/08/23/musical-instrument-experiences-yougov-poll  7 Ways Music Retailers Can Support Parents / hilarybjones.com/blog/2021/12/30/7-ways-music-retailers-can-support-parents?rq=retail  State Medical and Family Leave Laws / ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws  Lactation Laws / dol.gov/agencies/whd/pump-at-work#:~:text=The%20Fair%20Labor%20Standards%20Act,need%20to%20express%20the%20milk  MID-RIFF LINKS Website / hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast  Instagram / instagram.com/midriffpodcast  Facebook / facebook.com/midriffpodcast  Blog / hilarybjones.com/blog  Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report / bit.ly/gendergear  Check out more from Ruinous Media / ruinousmedia.com  Thanks for subscribing, rating, and reviewing on your podcast player! Theme Music / "Hedonism" by Towanda / towanda.bandcamp.com  Artwork / Julia Gualieri / juliagualtieri.com 

Mid-Riff went to NAMM and spoke with 6 manufacturers, 4 MI media/demo folks, and 1 retailer to give you the goods re: the current state of the industry/diversity, equity, and inclusion! The following questions were answered: What's rad at NAMM? What changes have we seen in the industry regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion since 2020? What changes still need to be made? Which companies have made major strides re: DEI recently? By the following awesome industry folks: Ally Amarall / EarthQuaker Devices / earthquakerdevices.com Mark Turley / Summer School Electronics / summerschoolelectronics.com Rob Cavanna / Hiwatt Amplifiers / hiwatt.co.uk Sasha Dunable / Dunable Guitars / dunableguitars.com Loki Davidson / Poly Effects / polyeffects.com Emily Harris / Get Offset / youtube.com/c/getoffset Joan Braga / Get Offset + Pedal Playhouse / youtube.com/c/PedalPlayhouse Steve Rowe / 60 Cycle Hum / youtube.com/@60CycleHumCast/podcasts Ruben Zarate / Seymour Duncan / seymourduncan.com Johnny Morales / Oakland Guitars / oakland-guitars.com Jason Mays / Working Class Music / youtube.com/c/workingclassmusic Also: Looking for an inclusive management training for you or your company? Small manufacturers, luthiers, and retailers, take a peak at the upcoming online course, No Stairway Denied: Creating Inclusive Workplaces in Music running May 9th-June 8th!  Learn more here: bit.ly/nostairwaydenied Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices / extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH / earthquakerdevices.com Stompbox Sonic / personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA / stompbox-sonic.myshopify.com Holcomb Guitars / custom guitars and guitar repair in RI/MA / holcombguitars.com MID-RIFF LINKS Website / hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast Instagram / instagram.com/midriffpodcast Facebook / facebook.com/midriffpodcast Blog / hilarybjones.com/blog Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report / bit.ly/gendergear Check out more from Ruinous Media / ruinousmedia.com Thanks for subscribing, rating, and reviewing on your podcast player! Theme Music / "Hedonism" by Towanda / towanda.bandcamp.com Artwork / Julia Gualieri / juliagualtieri.com

The geariest love story, the gendering of the harp, a solution for nagging wife memes, and leading by example are part of Hilary's conversation with Emily Hopkins (aka, Emily Harpist) and Russ Fro. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! Register for No Stairway Denied Online Course: bit.ly/nostairwaydenied EMILY and RUSS's BIO Emily Hopkins is a classically trained professional harpist who stumbled upon effects pedals and created a YouTube channel with her partner Russ as a resource for all musicians interested in discovering new sounds. With over 22 years playing experience, Emily regularly performs around Long Island, New York, where she resides, and also gives effect pedal clinics with Russ. They are currently working on various soundtracks and scoring projects, as well as regularly live-streaming on YouTube every Wednesday. EMILY and RUSS's MENTIONS Edmark Castaneda / EarthQuaker Devices / Lion and Healy / Salvi / Dusty Strings / 29 Pedals / Empress Effects / Electrofoods / Strymon / Chase Bliss EMILY and RUSS's LINKS YouTube Instagram Website MID-RIFF LINKS ONLINE COURSE! NEW MID-RIFF MERCH! Website Instagram Facebook Newsletter Blog  Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Bumper Music: Always & Forever by Emily Hopkins Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

Most companies want to be good rolemodels in the industry, but often don't know where to start. In this episode, Hilary talks about the importance of creating company values and using them to create a better workplace and industry.  She follows up with info on her next online course, No Stairway Denied: Creating Inclusive Workplaces in Music, where folks can learn how to create and use company values and a whole bunch more! Sign up here to get notified when registration opens: bit.ly/nostairwayinfo ONLINE COURSE INFO WHO is this course for?  Managers and small business owners in the music gear industry: retailers, manufacturers, luthiers, etc. --> Perhaps you *whoops* accidentally started a business because you love music gear --> You have limited management and/or diversity training --> You want to meet other cool folks in the industry interested in this topic --> You are a pretty small company and might not be able to hire someone to do this work 1:1 with your company --> You really want to create a better workplace and industry   WHAT is this course? We'll cover a range of management-related topics through the lens of diversity and inclusion, and we will dig into that specifically a bit, too. All content will be directly connected to the industry and taught in a way that is directly applicable to your daily work with tips and tools to get you creating a more welcoming workplace right away!   WHEN is the course? Running five weeks, May 8th-June 9th, the course is online and at your own speed with a new topic released weekly. There will be optional (but encouraged-- it's a great chance to hear from and connect with others!) weekly check-ins Fridays at 12pm EST!   WHY should you take this course? You want to be a good role model in your community and in the industry. The industry is changing for the better and you want to be on the front end of that change: for yourself, your employees, and your customers! HOW can I learn more? --> Sign up here to get get notified when registration opens: bit.ly/nostairwayinfo Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! MID-RIFF LINKS NEW MID-RIFF MERCH! Website Instagram Facebook Newsletter Blog  Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

The perils and promises of repairing amplifiers and posting on YouTube, tips for getting into repair, and diagnosing your dying amp are all part of Hilary's conversation with Colleen Fazio. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! COLLEEN's BIO Colleen Fazio started building guitar amps for fun shortly after high school. She then landed a repair job at Deltronics, an audio repair shop in Illinois, where her love for guitar amps flourished. Colleen attributes much of her progress to the patient teachings of the shop owner, Mike Delvalle.  After moving to Los Angeles in 2019, Colleen began working as a repair technician at Revamp with Andy Arahood, who became another pillar in her tube amp journey. Now, she is repairing and building amps out of her own workshop in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.  COLLEEN's MENTIONS Fender / Gibson / Peavey / Hartke / Ampeg / Tube Amp Handbook / Mojotone / Marshall COLLEEN's LINKS YouTube Instagram MID-RIFF LINKS NEW MID-RIFF MERCH! Women in Music Industries Seminar at USC Website Instagram Facebook Newsletter Blog  Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

Many marginalized musicians have a shared experience of dread anticipating negative treatment when entering a music store— as though they are preparing for battle. In this episode, Hilary talks about this experience of “anticipatory armor,” how it works, and how retailers can prevent it.Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA!Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA!MID-RIFF LINKSAnticipatory Armor in Music Retail with citations!WebsiteInstagramFacebookNewsletterBlog Gender and Music Gear Experiences ReportThanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb!Check out more from Ruinous Media!Theme Music: "Hedonism" by TowandaArtwork by Julia Gualtieri

Emily the Strange guitars, being musically typecast, mental health, and the Art of the Revolution are part of Hilary's discussion with Taylor Ngiri Seaberg. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA!Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA!Demonic Machines- LGBTQ+ owned, small-batch, handmade pedals in San Diego, CA!TAYLOR's BIOTaylor Ngiri Seaberg (they/them) is a Kenyan-American, gender non-binary community organizer and multi-instrumentalist based in Chicago, Illinois, originally from South Minneapolis, MN. They play in the Twin Cities, MN alt jazz, hip hop, and punk band, Black Velvet Punks.Ngiri was a lead director on a compilation community album called, “The Art of the Revolution,” which included works of resilience from 10 different Black arts organizers and activists. They are currently a Metro Regional Arts Council (MRAC) finalist for the 2021 $5,000 Next Step Fund grant for a live streaming concert incorporating Kiswahili and English for a live production showcase.TAYLOR's MENTIONSElectric Arts / Washburn / Epiphone / Fender / Vig Guitar Shop / Electro-Harmonix / Boss / Line 6 / Roland / South Side Desire / Ike Riley Assassination / Traiveon Dunlap / Rodrick Glasper / BLK FM / Erik Novak / Art of the Revolution / Minnesota Youth Collective / Gully Boys / The Smokes / Kashimana / Rebecca Nichloson / Queen Drea / Nathaniel Nelson / Honey Dick / Minnesota Public Radio / Kendrick Lamar / Keston WrightTAYLOR's LINKSBlack Velvet Punks FacebookTaylor's InstagramTaylor's TwitterTaylor's WebsiteTaylor's BandcampTaylor's SpotifyMID-RIFF LINKSWebsiteInstagramFacebookNewsletterBlog

Mid-Riff takes the show on the road to the Minneapolis / St. Paul area! Hilary talks gender and gear with SYM1, Nat Harvie, and Pamela Laizure in front of a live audience at Caydence Records and Coffee. The night featured live performances, a lutherie demo, gear rundowns, a panel discussion, and audience Q+A!Episode Breakdown:0:00 | Episode introduction2:50 | Welcome to event5:10 | SYM1 15:47 | Nat Harvie33:25 | Pamela Laizure52:34 | Panel discussion1:15:35 | Audience Q+A1:33:00 | Event closing1:36:22 | Episode outroHuge thanks to this episode's sponsor!Chase Bliss- effects pedals made in Minneapolis with a digital brain and analog heart!ARTIST BIOsSYM1Unsubscribed from reality as we know it, SYM(1) is a Minneapolis based pop artist, producer, and vocalist where dance music, alternative genres, and hyperpop aesthetics meet.Nat Harvie Nat Harvie is a musician and audio engineer living and working in Minneapolis.Pamela Laizure Pamela Laizure is a luthier and musician residing in Minneapolis, MN. She plays bass for the surf-punk trio Black Widows and loves working on guitars out of her home under the supervision of her dog, Sofi, and cat, Penny.MENTIONSAbleton / Serum / Max for Live / TC Helicon / Reverend / TC Electronic / Resonant Electronic Design / MXR / Kinotone / 1010Music / Peterson Strobe Tuners / Danelectro / Electro-Harmonix / Boss US / Fender / Hartke / Telefunken / Klon / Sennheiser / PJ Harvey / Chokecherry / Holly Hansen / Zoo Animal / David Bowie / Sarina Paris / Britney Spears / Backstreet Boys / Shaun Paul / Kim Petras / Haley / Low / Joe Rainey / Moor Mother / Phil Elverum / Songs: Ohia / Alice Coltrane / Bikini Kill / Dead Kennedys / Crass / B-52s / ESGARTIST LINKSSYM1 websiteNat Harvie BandcampPamela Laizure InstagramMID-RIFF LINKSWebsiteInstagramFacebookNewsletterBlog Gender and Music Gear Experiences ReportThanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts!Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb!Theme Music: "Hedonism" by

Taylor Swift karaoke machines, She Shred's 1 Riff a Day, luthier apprenticeship, and the exact location of women in prog are part of Hilary's discussion with Kim Chin-Gibbons. Plus, music, rights, representation, and AI.Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA!Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA!Demonic Machines- LGBTQ+ owned, small-batch, handmade pedals in San Diego, CA!KIM's BIOKim is a Cambodian born, American raised musician and photographer spending her time making art in Western Massachusetts, Boston, MA, and Woonsocket, RI. Leaving high school at age fourteen led her to find her love of music, photography, and marketing for the arts and nonprofits. Kim is an alum of North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens, and the Institute for the Musical Arts' summer programs (performance and recording).Throughout the beginnings of the pandemic, Kim attended Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT, who merged with Emerson College in Boston, MA. She was amongst the last class in the history of the institution's Vermont campus.After attending Marlboro and the Marlboro Institute at Emerson College, she left school to pursue Music with the progressive rock band Sunset Mission. The band has grown into an 8-piece lineup and plans to tour across the country and beyond, as soon COVID circumstances permit.KIM's MENTIONSFractal Audio / Rivera / Marshall / Canal Side Guitar Works / Healy Guitars / Strymon / Ibanez / D'Angelico / Neural DSP / Orange / Opeth / Yvette Young / Tosin Abasi / Anneke van Giersbergen / The Gathering / Animals as Leaders / Pain of Salvation / Ritual / Gojira / Ann Hackler / June Millington / Fanny / IMA- Institute for the Musical Arts / Downtown Sounds / She Shreds MediaKIM's LINKSKim's WebsiteKim's InstagramSunset Mission's WebsiteSunset Mission InstagramMID-RIFF LINKSWebsiteInstagramFacebookNewsletterBlog Gender and Music Gear Experiences...

Heavy retail armor, being treated as a musician, not a liability, and choosing not to work with gatekeepers are part of Hilary's conversation with Jennifer Turpin and Adam Brilla from Stompbox Sonic. Plus, preventing tokenism in hiring.Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA!Demonic Machines- LGBTQ+ owned, small-batch, handmade pedals in San Diego, CA!STOMPBOX SONIC's BIOSTOMPBOX SONIC provides musicians with an extensive tonal palette for auditory exploration.Specializing in effects pedals (aka “stompboxes”) built by companies large and small, some locally crafted, some collected from around the world.Our goal is to ignite the creative spark and help you navigate all those switches and blinking lights to bring your music to life.Since 2009 guitarist, songwriter, and noise maker Adam Brilla (he/him) and artist, musician, facilitator Jennifer Turpin (she/her) have been working with sound-based artists and musicians helping them discover their sound.Jen has been an active member of the GRCB community since 2013, leading effects pedals workshops, teaching guitar and bass, and coaching bands. Most recently she has been drumming in a feminist punk band Pitstain as well as Babes of Mutilation.Adam began his musical journey in 1988. This expedition brought him opportunities to perform, record and tour with a variety of New England area bands including Lockgroove, Broken River Prophet, Animal Hospital Ensemble, Seana Carmody, Tiny Amps, Bicker, Argo Arkestra, Me Jane, Charlene, Fury Things, and Kansas City based Your Reflection.Together they have provided Boston area musicians the opportunity to explore new sounds and create new music through 1:1 soundtastings as well as interactive effects exhibits, at the Museum of Science and Microsoft for the New England Synth Fest.Both Adam and Jen have new, as of yet, unnamed musical projects in the works, each debuting in 2023.STOMPBOX SONIC's MENTIONSSeana Carmody / The Swirlies / Syrup USA / Black Sabbath / Iron Maiden / Low / Pixies / Girls Rock Campaign Boston / NAMM / Barnstorm / TT the Bear's / Middle East Club / Empire Guitars / Mike Samos / Boston Synth Fest / New England Synth Fest / Beats by Girlz / Hagstrom / Epiphone / EarthQuaker Devices / Hovercraft / C&C Drums / Paiste Cymbals / Dream Cymbals / Montoya / HondoSTOMPBOX SONIC's LINKSOnline ShopInstagram200 Pedals at Once!PitstainSeana CarmodyAnimal Hospital Ensemble

Hilary interviews 15 awesome industry folks about NAMM 2022 and their thoughts about the Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report! What's the Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report? (https://www.hilarybjones.com/gender-and-music-gear-experiences-report (LINK HERE)!) I'm glad you asked! It is a document sharing the results from a survey of 996 musicians from around the world about their experiences related to gender and music gear. Listen to the episode to hear the results or download the report below! Thanks to the awesome survey participants and this episode's interviewees! INTERVIEWEES: Philipe (https://carolineguitar.com/ (Caroline Guitar Company)) Joel (https://www.chasebliss.com/ (Chase Bliss Audio)) Julie and Anna (https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)) Mitch (https://empresseffects.com/ (Empress Effects)) Tim (https://www.music-man.com/ (Ernie Ball Music Man)) Christian (https://www.eventideaudio.com/ (Eventide Audio)) Emily (https://getoffsetpodcast.com/ (Get Offset)) Heather (https://godsmom.com/ (Heather Brown Electronicals)) Ellis (https://www.lehguitars.com/ (LEH Guitars)) Aisha (https://www.loesounds.com/ (Loe Sounds)) Marissa (https://neunaber.net/ (Neunaber Audio)) Sylvie (https://www.redpandalab.com/ (Red Panda)) Carlos (https://thirdmanstore.com/collections/hardware-pedals (Third Man Hardware)) Jason (https://www.youtube.com/c/workingclassmusic (Working Class Music)) GENDER and MUSIC GEAR EXPERIENCES REPORT https://www.hilarybjones.com/gender-and-music-gear-experiences-report (Learn more or read it here) CREATING INCLUSIVE MUSIC RETAIL SPACES FOR MANAGERS COURSE https://www.hilarybjones.com/online-course (Learn more or sign up here) TIMESTAMPS [0:09] Introduction to Episode and Report [11:02] NAMM Intro [13:36] Companies' New Gear [24:28] “Were you surprised by this data?” [40:54] “What barriers might companies have to making change?” [55:23] “How might companies overcome those barriers?” [1:27:04] “Why is this data important?” [1:32:23] What You Can Do Now MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  https://bit.ly/gearresourcelist (Diversity in Music Gear Resource List) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on https://reverb.grsm.io/midriff (Reverb)! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Robot backing bands, managing retail baggage, talking class A amps at parties, making extra efforts for diversity, and dreaming of open mics are part of Hilary's conversation with Laura B. Whitmore. Plus, music's role in preventing mass shootings. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! LAURA's BIO Laura B. Whitmore is a music marketer, singer/songwriter, event producer, journalist, and founder of the Women's International Music Network and the She Rocks Awards.  After graduating from Hofstra, Whitmore worked for CBS Records and Korg USA where she handled marketing, PR and artist relations for Korg, Marshall, and VOX. Twenty years after working with Korg, Whitmore founded Mad Sun Marketing, handling marketing, PR, artist relations and additional services for numerous industry leaders.  In 2012 Whitmore founded The Women's International Music Network, an organization dedicated to providing support, information, and community to women in all walks of life within the industry. The WiMN produces the She Rocks Awards, a ceremony that honors trailblazing women from all areas of the industry. Since 2020 Whitmore has served as the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Positive Grid, a revolutionary music technology software and hardware company that is changing the way people approach music making.  LAURA's MENTIONS Positive Grid / Martin / Ovation / Breedlove / Fender / Fishman / Shure / Zoom / Japanese Breakfast- Michelle Zauner / Dionne Warwick / Yvette Young / Carmen Vandenberg / Lzzy Hale / Katie Daryl / Tenille Arts / NAMM LAURA's LINKS https://sherocksawards.com/ (She Rocks Awards) https://www.thewimn.com/ (Women's International Music Network) https://www.positivegrid.com/ (Positive Grid) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  https://bit.ly/gearresourcelist (Diversity in Music Gear Resource List) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour/episodes/what-makes-mass-shooter-web (Podcast episode mentioned) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on https://reverb.grsm.io/midriff (Reverb)! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Midi Musical Directing, creating a portable musical lifestyle in Berlin, guitar, grooveboxes, and stepping outside the queer bubble are part of Hilary's conversation with Sky Deep. Plus, music gear's connection to reproductive rights. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! SKY's BIO Sky Deep is a sound engineer, multi-instrumentalist, filmmaker and label owner. She has toured Europe and the US successfully as a guitarist and vocalist and was midi musical director and multi-instrumentalist for Peaches' touring band. Sky is currently a live performer of electronic music mixed with guitar, vocals, and percussion, a DJ, a designer for indie films, TV, and theater, and a lecturer at BMM Institute Berlin. In addition to her performing career, she has curated festivals and club parties, runs her own clothing line, Sky Deep Threadz, and her award-winning debut film, Enactone, has screened at film festivals worldwide. SKY's MENTIONS Ableton / Akai / Casio / Novation / Elektron / Mesa Boogie / Yamaha / Zoom / Line 6 / Gibson / Tanglewood / Peavey SKY's LINKS http://www.skydeepofficial.com (Website) http://instagram.com/skydeeplife (Instagram) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdWXd-aKe6IhzQAgr8wpcg (YouTube) http://instagram.com/skydeepthreads (Sky Deep Threads) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  https://bit.ly/gearresourcelist (Diversity in Music Gear Resource List) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on https://reverb.grsm.io/midriff (Reverb)! ADDITIONAL LINKS https://www.npr.org/2019/06/20/734303135/throughline-traces-evangelicals-history-on-the-abortion-issue (History link 1) https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/cc/2e/cc2e84f2-126f-41a5-a24b-43e093c47b2c/210414-sanger-opposition-claims-p01.pdf (History link 2) https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096365879/roe-wade-abortion-transgender-scotus-marriage-contraceptives-privacy-rights (History link 3) https://www.vox.com/2018/2/19/17018380/gender-wage-gap-childcare-penalty (Wage Gap) Bumper Music: “Up in Here” by https://skydeep.bandcamp.com/track/up-in-here-2 (Sky Deep) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Keyboard beatdowns, accessibility guitar inventions, shoegaze vs. avant pop, and a literally smoking recording are part of Hilary's conversation with Rosie Varela (EEP, The Rosie Varela Project, Hogar Records, Brainville Studio). Plus, The Pedal Lady Problem. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! ROSIE's BIO Rosie Varela is a 54-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist for EEP, an eclectic shoegaze band in El Paso, Texas. She began writing songs in the late 1990s, but did not record any of them until 2019, when she and her bandmates formed EEP. The band has released two critically acclaimed albums - “Death of a Very Good Machine” (2020) and “Winter Skin” (2021). Rosie created The Rosie Varela Project, an Avant-Pop/Indie Rock band for songs that bend genre and may not always fit into EEP's shoegaze style. The solo project will release its debut album “What Remains,” co-produced by Rosie Varela and Ross Ingram, on June 3, 2022. Rosie is a co-owner with her husband, Justin Oser, and her collaborator and bandmate, Ross Ingram, of Brainville, a recording studio in Sunland Park, New Mexico, and Hogar Records, an independent music label in El Paso, Texas. The label's plans for 2022 include releasing The Rosie Varela Project's debut album, Ross Ingram's second solo album, and EEP's third album. MENTIONS Roland / Electro-Harmonix / Old Blood Noise Endeavors / Fender / Melodyne / Pro Tools / Danelectro / Boss / Garageband / Focusrite / Sarah Rebecca / My Bloody Valentine / Slowdive / Lush / The Verve / Tori Amos / Laurie Anderson / Fiona Apple / Joni Mitchell / David Bowie / Peter Gabriel / Kate Bush / Javier Martinez / Amphibian Dance / Johnny Greenwood / Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson / The Meters / George Porter, Jr. / James Jamerson / Carole Kaye / Dire Straits / Pull of Autumn ROSIE's LINKS https://thervp.bandcamp.com (Bandcamp)  https://twitter.com/thervpmusic (Twitter) http://instagram.com/thervpmusic (Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/therosievarelaproject (Facebook) https://hogarrecords.bandcamp.com (Hogar Records) http://www.brainvilletx.com (Brainville) https://youtu.be/tQmwGVDZVNg (“Fault Line” by RVP video) https://eepshoegaze.bandcamp.com/ (EEP Bandcamp) https://www.womenatwarp.com/deanna-troi-and-the-power-of-empathy/ (Rosie)'https://www.womenatwarp.com/deanna-troi-and-the-power-of-empathy/ (s Star Trek and empathy article) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  https://bit.ly/gearresourcelist (Diversity in Music Gear Resource List) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on https://reverb.grsm.io/midriff (Reverb)! Bumper Music: “Fault Line” by https://thervp.bandcamp.com/ (The Rosie Varela Project) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Nebulous business cards, instrument gender stereotypes, “booth girls,” and podcasting are part of Hilary's conversation with Natalie Morrison (D'Addario) and Stephanie Lamond (Recording Academy) of ReVoicing the Future: A Women of NAMM podcast. Plus, the Diversity in Music Gear Resource List. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! NATALIE's BIO Growing up in a family of musicians, Natalie learned the ins and outs of the industry at a young age. Aside from her work as Co-host and Co-Producer of ReVoicing the Future, a Women of NAMM Podcast, she is currently the Brand Communications Strategist at D'Addario, the world's largest music accessories manufacturer. Over the years, Natalie has worked with organizations across the industry including, Little Kids Rock, Alfred Music, Giles Communications, and The NAMM Show working on their PR Team. When she's not working, you can find her bustling around New York City at a record store, coffee shop, yoga class, concert or Broadway show.  STEPHANIE's BIO Stephanie Lamond is a Creative Producer and Artist based in San Francisco, CA. After starting out on the NAMM Show's seasonal PR Team, she's worked her way through music industry nonprofits, music education programs, and recording studios, and most recently finds herself producing industry-focused events and podcasts, while writing/releasing music as Lucky Lamond (debut album Carry Them All out now!). When she's not doing something music related, you can find her exploring her home state, hiking and camping or on her '83 BMW R65 motorcycle.  MENTIONS NAMM / D'Addario / Little Kids Rock / Alfred Music / Warm Audio / Yamaha / Kala / Logic / Reaper / Neuman / Harmon / Audio Technica / Kit Culpepper / Julia Olsen GUEST LINKS https://www.namm.org/playback/revoicing-future/welcome-revoicing-future (ReVoicing the Future Podcast) http://www.luckylamond.com (Lucky Lamond Website) http://instagram.com/luckylamond (Stephanie on Instagram) http://instagram.com/natmorri (Natalie on Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  https://bit.ly/gearresourcelist (Diversity in Music Gear Resource List) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on https://reverb.grsm.io/midriff (Reverb)! Bumper Music: “White Lighters” by https://luckylamond.com/ (Lucky Lamond) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Inventing bass organ techniques, dressing like Steve Albini, mentorship, the impact of trauma therapy on music and beyond are all part of Hilary's conversation with Donna Diane from the band Djunah. Plus, representation days vs. months vs. years.  *content warning for general discussion of trauma, suicidal ideation, and eating disorders Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! DONNA's BIO Multi-instrumentalist Donna Diane pulls triple duty in Chicago noise duo Djunah—simultaneously playing guitar, singing, and pulverizing a Moog bass organ with her feet. Drawing a broad range of comparisons from PJ Harvey to Melvins, Djunah pairs her powerful, unrestrained vocal style with crashing guitar riffs and heavy, punishing drums. She's been featured on Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown and her own mini-YouTube series called "Can I Touch Your Gear?” DONNA's MENTIONS Moog Synthesizers / God City Instruments / Emperor Cabinets / Sunn Amplifiers / Imelda Marcos (band) / Kurt Ballou DONNA's LINKS https://djunah.bandcamp.com (Bandcamp) https://www.instagram.com/djunahband/ (Instagram) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUNUvileB4VCUYZm9p4m1ZQ (YouTube) *SUPPORT https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder (National Alliance on Mental Illness) https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline (National Eating Disorder Association) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on https://reverb.grsm.io/midriff (Reverb)! Bumper Music: “Animal Kingdom” by https://djunah.bandcamp.com/album/ex-voto (Djunah) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Telling untold stories, the wildest first amp ever, getting bossed around in the studio, and music as a family affair are part of Hilary's conversation with Samantha “GhettoSongBird” Hollins. Plus, reassessing what we value in hiring. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! SAMANTHA's BIO Samantha “GhettoSongBird” Hollins is an independent Culture Rock singer-songwriter-guitarist from North Philadelphia. Since 2001 she has been blazing stages at legendary Rock venues including CBGB's (NYC), The Bitter End (NYC), The Whisky A Go-Go (L.A.), The Troubadour (London) and The Overthrust Winter Mania Metal Fest in (Botswana). She was also the curator of her own festival Wingdomfest (2005-2008) and presently her digital publication The Culture Rock Griot.  GhettoSongBird recorded her “Alley Of The Earth” EP in Los Angles (2002) with the help of her mentor Rosa Lee Brooks (a recording artist in the 60's, who wrote and recorded with Jimi Hendrix). The first single “landed" the Songbird on the classic B.E.T. show 106 & Park and sharing the stage with many legends.  GhettoSongBird's message music has made a lingering impact playing throughout the USA, Australia, the U.K., Brazil and Africa, breaking rules along her extraordinary journey. SAMANTHA's MENTIONS Tracy Chapman / 4 Non-Blondes / Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Bo Diddley / Prince / Grace Slick / Rosa Lee Brooks / Jimi Hendrix / Johnny “Guitar” Watson / Santana / Jackie Venson / Crate / Tascam / Roland / Boss / Epiphone / BC Rich / Vintage / Jim Dunlop / Danelectro SAMANTHA's LINKS http://instagram.com/ghettosongbird (Samantha's Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/The.Official.GhettoSongBird/ (Samantha's Facebook) https://ghettosongbird.bandcamp.com/ (Samantha's Bandcamp) https://theculturerockgriot.wordpress.com/ (Culture Rock Griot website) https://www.instagram.com/theculturerockgriot (Culture Rock Griot Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on https://reverb.grsm.io/midriff (Reverb)! Bumper Music: “Alley of the Earth” by https://ghettosongbird.bandcamp.com/ (Samantha “GhettoSongBird” Hollins) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Preventative mansplaining, empathy-building, and the science of 5 string basses are all part of Hilary's conversation with Ellis Hahn, founder and luthier at LEH Guitars. Plus, the “right” time for change. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! ELLIS's BIO Ellis Hahn, founder of LEH guitars, spends their days designing and building kickass electric basses for kickass musicians.  Ellis's approach is simple: “I design instruments that are personally exciting to me, that I think are awesome. I design instruments that sit well and feel good in your hands—instruments that I wish existed. My focus is on comfort and playability while creating something that is at once visually familiar and uniquely different.”  Ellis's career officially began in 2002 with an apprenticeship in Chicago learning guitar repair. Ellis realized that they were more interested in designing and building instruments than repair work. In 2005, Ellis moved to NYC to work for, arguably, the best guitar shop in the city: Sadowsky Guitars. They spent thousands of hours working in all levels of the production process— fretwork, body sanding, final assembly— ultimately taking on shop manager duties in 2013. “That gave some time and experience to find out what works and why, talk to players about their needs, and then after hours: prototype a lot of different designs to see what works.”   As of this summer, LEH has a new shop space in Portland, Oregon. The move out west has opened a new chapter of creativity and prototyping for Ellis. Expanding on the success of LEH's current offset models — new ones are in the design stage. “We're always changing, we're always evolving and improving. Life is an ever shifting tone quest and I'm as much on that journey as my customers are.”  ELLIS's MENTIONS EarthQuaker Devices / Ableton / Genzler / Marshall / ProCo / Sadowsky Guitars / https://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Own-Electric-Guitar/dp/0953104907 (How to Make Your Own Electric Guitar by Melvyn Hiscock) ELLIS's LINKS http://lehguitars.com (Website) http://instagram.com/lehguitars (Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on https://reverb.grsm.io/midriff (Reverb)! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Creating strong social ties and inclusive virtual classes and spaces in audio and helping venues to diversify their booking are part of Hilary's conversation with Lisa Machac, founder and director of Omni Sound Project. Plus, niceness and discomfort. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! LISA's BIO Lisa is a musician based in Austin, Texas. After recording her own album in 2010, she became interested in audio engineering and took courses from Women's Audio Mission in San Francisco. Upon returning to Texas, Lisa started dreaming about creating a community of women+ in audio in Austin. In February of 2020, Omni Sound Project was launched with over 20 local, in-person events scheduled for the year. Just a couple of months later, all of our classes were shifted to an online format to respond to the pandemic. Overnight, Omni became a global community of musicians, producers, and engineers who identify as female, GNC, trans, and allies. Lisa believes that the frequency and quality of Omni's classes taught by welcoming, inclusive teachers makes the organization a genuine community that is steadily increasing gender representation in the audio industry. LISA's MENTIONS Lakland / Gibson / Casio / Yamaha / Buck Meek / Women's Audio Mission / Focusrite / Logic / Baby Audio / Goodhertz / Art of Gathering by Priya Parker / Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell LISA's LINKS https://www.omnisoundproject.com/ (Omni Sound Project website) https://www.instagram.com/omnisoundproject/ (Omni Sound Project Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

User experience design in music gear, left-handed guitar options, and John Popper's harmonica fishing vest are all part of multi-instrumentalist Krystal Flowers' conversation with Hilary. Plus creating community in music retail spaces. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! KRYSTAL's BIO Krystal Flowers is a multi-instrumentalist from Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in a household that played a plethora of artists ranging from Smokey Robinson to Led Zeppelin and developed a love for music at a young age. Krystal made her transition from music lover to musician when she began playing in bands at 18. Since starting her music career, she has been both a session musician and co-collaborator in various ensembles. Krystal finds excitement in diversity and enjoys playing post-punk, metal, funk and neo-soul. She has played at venues such as Beat Kitchen, House of Blues and has opened for Brown Mark of Prince and the Revolution fame at Martyrs. KRYSTAL's MENTIONS Epiphone / Agile Guitarls / Revelation Guitars / Keeley / Line 6 / Digitech / TC Electronic / Walrus Audio / Orange / Jim Dunlop / Ibanez / Schecter / Paul McCartney / Green Day / Nirvana / Dave Navarro / Fishbone / Bad Brains / John Entwistle / She Shreds KRYSTAL's LINKS http://instagram.com/krys_flowers (Krystal's Instagram) http://instagram.com/blk_fm (BLK FM) https://www.instagram.com/alpinanoise (Alpina Noise) https://www.instagram.com/_jdsrevenge_ (JD's Revenge) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Living your company values, non-binary presentation and representation, threatening hi-hats, and Peavey Peavey Peavey are all covered by Matt McDonald and Carl Platts (Electrofoods and Booklegger) in their conversation with Hilary. Plus, 7 ways music retailers can support parents. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! MATT and CARL'S BIO Carl Platts (he/him) is a radiology tech, a player of all drums and stringed instruments, songwriter, and all around gear fixer and cat snuggler. Matt McDonald (he/she/they) is a nonbinary transfem mechanical engineer, guitarist, songwriter, poet, and graphic designer. Together they design and build pedals, and make very loud noises with too many amps and excessively large cymbals. MENTIONS Peavey / Electronic Audio Experiments / Gallien-Krueger / Faital Pro / Ludwig / DDrum / Paiste / Amy Mills / Couch Slut / Neurosis / EarthQuaker Devices / Fender MATT and CARL'S LINKS http://www.electrofoods.space (Electrofoods website) https://www.instagram.com/electrofoods.ultd (Electrofoods Instagram) https://booklegger.bandcamp.com/ (Booklegger Bandcamp) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Bumper song: “Handaxe” by https://booklegger.bandcamp.com/album/handaxe (Booklegger) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Why are some jokes funny to some people and offensive to others? Hilary got sick and used this solo episode as an excuse to research and break down the function of jokes and implications for music gear spaces and workplaces-- and why you should use Venn diagrams rather than walk on eggshells. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! MID-RIFF LINKS https://www.mightycause.com/story/06kzof (Donate to RIOT RI)! http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! REFERENCES https://petermcgraw.org/a-brief-introduction-to-the-benign-violation-theory-of-humor/ (Benign Violation Theory (BVT) basics) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01380/full (BVT and power) CREDITS Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Co-writing a song with Elliot Smith, Nirvana crashing at your house, documenting the early hardcore scene (without getting killed), and running a safer venue during a pandemic are all on the table as Hilary talks with photographer and venue owner, JJ Gonson. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! JJ's BIO JJ Gonson began photographing bands in the ‘80s hardcore scene on the East Coast and later in the early ‘90s music scene in the Northwest. She is known especially for her photography of Elliot Smith, including the cover of his self-titled album and "Roman Candle." She has documented bands such as: Nirvana, the Descendants, Jane's Addiction, Black Flag, Pussy Galore, Motorhead, and 7 Seconds. She managed Elliot Smith's earlier band, Heatmiser and booked and managed other bands, as well, which, in addition to her time as a chef and experience catering, led her to open the music venue ONCE in Somerville, Massachusetts. JJ'S LINKS https://jj-gonson-photography.myshopify.com/ (JJ's Photography) http://instagram.com/jj_gonson_photo (JJ's Instagram) https://oncesomerville.com/ (ONCE Somerville's Website) http://instagram.com/oncesomerville (ONCE Somerville's Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS https://www.mightycause.com/story/06kzof (Donate to RIOT RI)! http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Valuing femininity, Vampower amps, mandolin emergencies, and trans representation are part of Hilary's conversation with Amy Mills (Retrofret Vintage Guitars, Couch Slut, Epistasis). Plus, the problem with “most guys.” Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! http://earthquakerdevices.com (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! AMY's BIO Amy Rose Mills is a queer trans woman, photographer, luthier, and musician (among other things) living and working in NYC. AMY'S LINKS https://amyrosemills.com/ (Amy's website) http://instagram.com/rococo_witch (Amy's Instagram) https://www.tiktok.com/@rococo_witch? (Amy's TikTok) https://amyrose.bandcamp.com/album/white-bay (Amy's solo work on Bandcamp) https://couchslut.bandcamp.com/album/take-a-chance-on-rock-n-roll-3 (Couch Slut on Bandcamp) https://crucialblast.bandcamp.com/album/light-through-dead-glass (Epistasis on Bandcamp) http://instagram.com/retrofret (Retrofret on Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Bumper song: “1” by https://amyrose.bandcamp.com/album/white-bay (Amy Rose) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary calls for help from the bottom of her basement by asking you to complete the https://forms.gle/o8WWEjdRkapNjhhSA (Mid-Riff Listener Survey)! —How can Mid-Riff best achieve its goal of making change in the industry?  —What do you want to hear more or less of?  —Should there be a YouTube channel?  —Who do you want to see as a guest? —Do you even read these show notes? :) You can answer these questions and more AND get entered to win a $100 Visa gift card. Simply complete the survey and email Hilary with the headline “raffle” and you're IN! Thanks so much to you, Mid-Riff listener, for your continued support and input! MID-RIFF LINKS https://forms.gle/o8WWEjdRkapNjhhSA (Mid-Riff Listener Survey) http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with Denise Meza-Reidpath and Rikki Davis, Co-Executive Directors of RIOT Rhode Island about gear loan libraries, instrument doulas, Steely Dan, and the stigma of being a vocalist. Plus, why are there no boys rock camps? Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! RIKKI's BIO Rikki Davis (they/them) is a vocal instructor, songwriter, arts administrator, and activist from Providence, RI. They started working at RIOT RI in 2018, and currently hold the role of co-executive director at the organization. They are the vocalist and bassist in the gay wedding band Tenderhooks. Rikki is passionate about disrupting hierarchies, promoting community care, demystifying music making, and giving youth the tools they need to thrive. When it's not a literal pandemic, Rikki is a skater with Providence Roller Derby under the alter ego, RetroRocket. DENISE's BIO Denise Meza-Reidpath (she/her/ella) is a self identified bicultural feminist, who was born and raised in Sinaloa, Mexico, but has been rooted in Providence, RI for over 10 years. She has an educational background in sociology, multicultural communication and secondary education. As one of the Executive Co-Directors at RIOT Rhode Island, the cornerstone of her work is youth development, gender justice and healing. A musician born out of the reciprocity with nature and others, she finds inspiration in a myriad of music genres and likes to approach music with the same embodiment curiosity and exploration as identity, always shifting. MENTIONS Tender Hooks / Tall / Michael Kelly / EarthQuaker Devices / Woodrow / Novation / Boss US / Rogue / Dolly Parton / Steely Dan / Blind Faith / Phoebe Bridgers / Kimya Dawson / Ani DiFranco / The Weepies RIKKI and DENISE's LINKS http://instagram.com/riotrhodeisland (RIOT RI on Instagram) http://facebook.com/riotrhodeisland (RIOT RI on Facebook) http://riotri.org (RIOT RI's website) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-172-morales-mosrite-copy-with-hilary-b-jones/id1385254591?i=1000532354703 (Hilary on The High Gain Podcast) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/71-edgewood-is-for-music-lovers/id1509158231?i=1000532994724 (Hilary on Down Time) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with Ciyadh Wells (Musically Cogitating Podcast, Margins Guitar Collective, Duo Charango) about guitar societies, creating community, carbon strings, and musicians' relationships with the non-profit industrial complex. Plus, a defense of sparkly guitars. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! http://holcombguitars.com (Holcomb Guitars)- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! CIYADH'S BIO Ciyadh Wells is a multifaceted musician who prides herself in not only being an artist but also an activist, and a scholar. As a scholar and educator, Wells believes everyone deserves access to diverse and inclusive art, which she advocates as being essential to society. Ciyadh's mission is to utilize the impact of music old and new, to manifest moments of meaningful change and to inspire community therein. She is the Artistic & Executive Director of Margins Guitar Collective and she is a former member of the Sphinx LEAD program. Ciyadh is one half of guitar duo, Duo Charango, and lives in Austin, Texas. MENTIONS Steven Walter Guitar / Squier / Electro-Harmonix / Line 6 / EBow / Max MSP / Jimi Hendrix CIYADH'S LINKS http://www.facebook.com/ciyadhwellsguitar (Facebook) http://instagram.com/ciyadhwells (Instagram) https://twitter.com/ciyadhwells (Twitter) http://www.ciyadhwells.com (Website) https://www.musicallycogitating.com (Podcast) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Ciyadh's Bumper Track: “Ofrendas” by https://soundcloud.com/duocharango (Ciyadh Wells) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

In this replay episode, Hilary talks with Alice Bag about in-ear monitor envy, GarageBand demoing for her new record, Sister Dynamite, and how being “the first” is like hosting a dinner party. New Content: Addressing music gear companies' concerns when beginning to diversify their hiring process. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! ALICE'S BIO Alice Bag is a singer/songwriter, musician, author, artist, educator and feminist. Alice was the lead singer and co-founder of the Bags, one of the first bands to form during the initial wave of punk in Los Angeles. The Alice Bag Band was featured in the seminal documentary on punk rock, The Decline of Western Civilization. Alice went on to perform in other groundbreaking bands, including Castration Squad, Cholita, and Las Tres. She is the author of the critically acclaimed books 'Violence Girl' and 'Pipe Bomb For the Soul.' Her self-titled 2016 debut album received critical acclaim and was named one of the best albums of 2016 by AllMusic. Her second album, Blueprint, was named one of the Best Albums of 2018 by NPR and the Los Angeles Times. Bag's 3rd album, Sister Dynamite, was released in April 2020. MENTIONS The Bags / Stay at Home Bomb / Cholita / Fea / Patricia Morrison / Vaginal Cream Davis / Fertile La Toyah Jackson /Allison Wolfe / Lisa Flores / In the Red Records / Amy Taylor - Amyl & the Sniffers / Teri Gender Bender - Le Butcherettes / Amber Fargano - Fattycakes and the Puff Pastries/ GarageBand / Road amps ALICE'S LINKS https://alicebag.com/ (Website) https://www.instagram.com/alice_bag/ (Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/AliceBag (Facebook) https://twitter.com/AliceBag (Twitter) https://www.stereogum.com/2074599/alice-bag-breadcrumbs/video/ (“Breadcrumbs” video) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Alice's Bumper Track: “77” by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmnTGTyRjEM (Alice Bag) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with LG (Thelma and the Sleaze / Queen of S- Mountain) about learning theory in lockdown, Peavey, podcasting, Burger Records, and intentionality around shirtless performances. Plus, teaching kids to recognize representation in media. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! LG's BIO LG is the front-woman for the greatest, all-female, queer, southern rock band of all time, Thelma and the Sleaze and host of Queen of S- Mountain podcast. Season One featured tour storytelling, with an oral history of the band, advice for DIY rockers, and hard truths about the music industry. Season Two showcases the women of rock in this cultural moment, with tales of triumph, highlighting both the current and continuing female dominance in the industry, with interviews from beloved musicians, independent legends, and more. LG's LINKS http://thelmaandthesleaze.com/ (Thelma and the Sleaze Website) http://instagram.com/thelmaandthesleaze (Thelma and the Sleaze Instagram) https://twitter.com/ThelmaandtheSle (Thelma and the Sleaze Twitter) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8nWpHVz-UZaysZ71kgJdA (Thelma and the Sleaze YouTube) http://instagram.com/queenofshitmountain (Queen of S- Mountain Instagram) https://open.spotify.com/show/44t5pJybYcVUvfnDcLJzeZ (Queen of S- Mountain Spotify) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS LG's Bumper Track: “High Class Woman” by http://thelmaandthesleaze.com/ (Thelma and the Sleaze) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with Marci.DH about escaping the proving ground, creating tension with sonics, stereotype threat, and representation. Plus, parenting as the ultimate prevention. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! MARCI's BIO Marci.DH is a musician from Arizona. Using synthesizers, sequencers, acoustic percussion, and string instruments, she records (and occasionally performs) ... whatever she feels like making.  MENTIONS Arturia / Casio / Juno / Protools / Roland / Slammer / Slingerland / Sequential Circuits / Electro-Harmonix / Ash Farrand / The Cure MARCI'S LINKS https://marci-dh.bandcamp.com/album/mrs-me (Bandcamp) https://www.instagram.com/marci.dh/ (Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/5-questions-students-should-ask-about-media (Big Five Media Literacy Questions) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Marci's Bumper Track: “Substitute for Self-Esteem” by https://marci-dh.bandcamp.com/album/mrs-me (Marci.DH) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with Rebecca Jasso (Old Town School Music Store) about her role as a guitar buyer and music retailer, stage banter, Star Search, and guitar body shapes for everyone. Plus, allyship, accompliceship, and co-conspiratorship. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! REBECCA'S BIO Chicago native Rebecca Jasso is a singer/songwriter who playfully writes around the themes of love, loneliness, and fantasy, skillfully weaving her melodies into the harmonic fabric of her fingerstyle guitar playing. Music has had a strong hold over Rebecca since childhood. At age 10, she took up the guitar, and since the very beginning, sought to write good songs. Despite learning at this young age, it wasn't till after college that she worked up the confidence to take her music to the stage. For years she oscillated between playing solo and in bands, with each wave bringing her closer to chiseling out a style that would be her very own. A visual artist, Rebecca conjures images with her lyrics to insert you into pictures from her own imagination. From soft, autumnal landscapes, to dark, Narnian scenes, each song is a journey into a new story. Her honest voice and beautiful songs will absolutely charm you. MENTIONS Norma / Seagull / Martin / Gold Tone / MXR / Reverb / Gibson / Fender / Yamaha / Evan Holmes REBECCA'S LINKS http://www.rebeccajasso.com (Rebecca's Website) http://instagram.com/rebeccajasso13 (Rebecca's Instagram) https://musicstore.oldtownschool.org/ (Old Town School Music Store's Website) http://instagram.com/oldtownschoolmusicstore (Old Town School Music Store's Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Rebecca's Bumper Track: “Lost and Wandering” by https://rebeccajasso.bandcamp.com/ (Rebecca Jasso) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with Tia Bailey (Working Class Music) on signature models and identity, giving up on bands, feeling like a unicorn, Ladders 101, and the difference between retail and YouTube. Plus, moving beyond black squares. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! TIA'S BIO Tia Bailey is co-host of Working Class Music, a YouTube channel primarily dedicated to gear demos/reviews with the occasional interview from local bands/artists/people involved in the music scene who don't normally have a voice or an outlet provided to them. Working Class Music's main goal is to make entertaining videos that are informative and helpful to every musician of every skill set whether you're playing in a basement or selling out an arena. MENTIONS Weezer / Nirvana / Green Day / Ariana Grande / Kali Uchis / Jason Mays / Get Offset / J. Mascis / Troy Van Leeuwen / H.E.R. / Tash Sultana / St. Vincent / Justin Mendel Johnson / Washburn / Fender / Squier / Gibson / Epiphone / Martin / Orange / EarthQuaker Devices / Walrus Audio / Electro-Harmonix / Boss / Guitar Center TIA'S LINKS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC30gcCAK4wSanXYhKDWb9ug (YouTube) http://instagram.com/wcmshow (Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with Aisha Loe (Loe Sounds) about SVTs as protection against misogyny, being homeful, Nine Inch Nails, and the privilege of learning. Plus, music gear jargon. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! AISHA'S BIO Aisha Loe is a musician, sound designer and effects pedal maker based in Southern California. Aisha and her wife Fiona have a tiny guitar pedal company called Loe Sounds, that specializes in making new pedals out of discarded items. They are passionate about environmental issues and animal rescue. MENTIONS Metallica / X / Ghoul / Mr. Bungle / Peaches / New Order / Massive Attack / Tricky / Portishead / Vic Thrill / Split Enz / Addicted to Fiction / Rush / Crowns on 45 / Sonic Youth / Soundgarden / Jane's Addiction / Nine Inch Nails / Knitting Factory / Emily Harris / Get Offset / Peavey / Ampeg / EHX / Korg / Mesa Boogie / Fender / Ableton / http://Freesound.org (Freesound.org) / Roland / Crowther Audio / Heather Brown Electronicals / Frantone / The Pedal Movie  AISHA'S LINKS https://www.loegoods.com/ (Website) http://instagram.com/loesounds (Instagram) https://soundcloud.com/iloe (Soundcloud) https://aishaloe.bandcamp.com/ (Bandcamp) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Aisha's Bumper Track: “Drama Shakes” by https://soundcloud.com/we-float/sets/fusees-torpedoes-ep (We Float) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with Rosie Mankato (Mankato Guitars) about building a studio and isolating in the woods, the harsh world of luthier school, trying to make guitar bodies out of trash, and the difference a pleasant guitar store can make. Plus, actual “object”-ification. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! ROSIE'S BIO Rosie Mankato is a Brazilian music producer and songwriter (who also makes music for TV, films and even toddler's shows!), which she's been doing for over 10 years. She is the first woman to graduate from a guitar-making college in Brazil (check them out if you have a translator: http://www.luteria.ufpr.br/portal (http://www.luteria.ufpr.br/portal)), and has been making guitars since 2013. She started Mankato Guitars with her partner (who is an awesome artist @desktopgirl) and two colleagues from college (@ateliedeluteria). They hand-make guitars and basses one by one using native woods and trying to use the least machinery possible in the process. MENTIONS Fender / Novation / Universal Audio / Amplitube / Humbuster / Gretsch / Dolly Parton / Monica Agena / Norman's Rare Guitars / Presonus ROSIE'S LINKS http://instagram.com/mankatoguitars (Mankato Guitars on Instagram) http://instagram.com/rosiemankato (Rosie on Instagram) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Z6dKQC1FvisjNa1DA5NmA (Rosie on Youtube) https://rosiemankato.bandcamp.com/ (Rosie on Bandcamp) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Interview with https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/gender-equity-diversity-workplace-culture-in-music/id1496534708?i=1000518790140 (Make More Music) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Rosie's Bumper Track: “https://rosiemankato.bandcamp.com/album/palomino-ep (Holler)” by Rosie Mankato Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! 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 https://www.facebook.com/donate/497382177936570/10225236566842813/ (June's IMA Fundraiser) https://www.facebook.com/groups/489538768244638 (Induct Fanny Into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame FB Group) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-in-our-veins-conversations-june-millington-friends/id1516856491 (June's Podcast) https://www.ima.org/ (Institute for the Musical Arts) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Email Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! OTHER LINKS MENTIONED https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists (Psychology Today Therapist Finder)...

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://distrokid.com/vip/midriff (DistroKid)- simple online music distribution service! (use this link for a 7% discount!) http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! 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 http://instagram.com/karenschierhorn (Karen on Instagram) http://instagram.com/bigearpedals (BIG EAR on Instagram) http://bigearpedals.com (BIG EAR's website) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Karen's Bumper Track: ALBIE song by Grant Wilson Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! https://www.electrofoods.space/ (Electrofoods, Unlimited)- rad boosts, drives, fuzzes, and dirt from Philadelphia, PA! 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 http://justseeds.org (Justseeds' Website) http://meredithstern.org (Meredith's Website) http://instagram.com/misstrouserpants (Meredith's Instagram) https://alphaerror.bandcamp.com/album/demo (Alpha Error Bandcamp) https://whorepaint.bandcamp.com/ (Whore Paint Bandcamp) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Teenage_Waistband/ (Teenage Waistband) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Meredith's Bumper Track: “I'd Eat My Bones” by https://whorepaint.bandcamp.com/ (Whore Paint) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! https://www.electrofoods.space/ (Electrofoods, Unlimited)- rad boosts, drives, fuzzes, and dirt from Philadelphia, PA! 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 http://reverb.com (Reverb's Website) http://instagram.com/reverb (Reverb on Instagram) http://facebook.com/reverbmarket (Reverb on Facebook) http://twitter.com/reverb (Reverb on Twitter) http://youtube.com/user/reverbmarket (Reverb on YouTube) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats, and more in Providence, RI! https://www.electrofoods.space/ (Electrofoods, Unlimited)- rad boosts, drives, fuzzes, and dirt from Philadelphia, PA! 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 https://www.atelierrosenkrantz.com/ (Website) https://www.instagram.com/atelier_rosenkrantz/ (Instagram) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowsDP237HrcdoAp1anKPiu2stQV_Mokt (Passerelle) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC6Acydf0jc&t=475s (on Raw Craft with Anthony Bourdain) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Rachel's Bumper Track: “Run” by https://beberequin.bandcamp.com/ (BebeRequin) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats, and more in Providence, RI! http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! 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 https://ashatamirisa.net/ (Website) https://ashatamirisa.bandcamp.com/album/the-arp2500 (Bandcamp) https://soundcloud.com/ashatamirisa (Soundcloud) https://www.instagram.com/asha_tamirisa/ (Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog)  Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Asha's Bumper Track: “https://ashatamirisa.bandcamp.com/album/the-arp2500 (Accidental Jazz)” by Asha Tamirisa Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://stompboxsonic.com/ (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 http://www.barbmorrisonmusic.com/ (Website) http://www.twitter.com/barbmorrison (Twitter) http://www.instagram.com/barb_morrison (Instagram) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barb_Morrison (Wikipedia) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog) (including the Music Gear Bechdel Test) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Barb's Bumper Track: “https://ginavolpe.bandcamp.com/track/make-it-good (Make it Good)” by Gina Volpe (produced by Barb Morrison) Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://stompboxsonic.com/ (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 http://sweatrecordsmiami.com (Sweat Records Website) http://instagram.com/sweatrecords (Sweat Records Instagram) http://lasnubes.bandcamp.com (Las Nubes Bandcamp) http://instagram.com/lasnubesmiami (Las Nubes Instagram) http://other-electricities.bandcamp.com (Other Electricities Bandcamp) http://instagram.com/otherelectricities (Other Electricities Instagram)  http://archivalfeedback.bandcamp.com (Archival Feedback Bandcamp) http://instagram.com/archivalfeedback (Archival Feedback Instagram) https://mrentertainmentandthepookiesmackers.bandcamp.com (Mr. Entertainment & The Pookiesmackers Bandcamp) https://soundcloud.com/eblair (Brom Lee Soundcloud) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog) (including Community Agreements and Covid-19) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Emile's Bumper Track: “https://lasnubes.bandcamp.com/track/tararear-2 (Tararear)” by Las Nubes Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (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 https://www.instagram.com/saralandeau (Sara's Instagram) https://saralandeau.com/ (Sara's Website) http://www.thejulieruin.com/ (The Julie Ruin Website) https://www.instagram.com/thejulieruin (The Julie Ruin Instagram) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Sara's Bumper Track: “https://thejulieruin.bandcamp.com/track/i-decide (I Decide)” by The Julie Ruin Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

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!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://bookwormeffects.com (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 https://www.datachoirsounds.com/ (Website) https://datachoir.bandcamp.com/releases (Datachoir's Bandcamp) https://summermastous.bandcamp.com/album/melusine (Summer's Bandcamp) https://www.instagram.com/datachoirsounds (Instagram) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3mAw-7E7QmB5hVqYTMwq1w (YouTube) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Datachoir Sound's Bumper Track: “https://summermastous.bandcamp.com/album/melusine (Melusine II)” by Summer Mastous Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Hilary talks with Anjimile about getting famous during a pandemic (my words, not his!), the sweet, sweet Ableton grid, his songwriting order of operations, having a Google Doc for that, and the Bob's Burgers Concentration Challenge (tm). Plus, empathy and longing for live music. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors!  https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI! http://bookwormeffects.com (Bookworm Effects)- novel pedals with art designed by regional WV artists! ANJIMILE'S BIO Anjimile Chithambo, known mononymously as Anjimile, is a queer and trans songmaker based in Boston, MA. When it comes to composition, Anjimile draws upon everything he's learned, from the African pop beloved by his parents to his time in youth choir to later influences from Iron & Wine and ‘80s music. Inspired by faith, addiction, and Anjimile's own transition, his debut album Giver Taker tells a small story in each song that encompasses a larger voyage of self-discovery.  ANJIMILE'S MENTIONS Fender / Walrus Audio / TC Electronic / Boss / Wampler / Ableton / Audacity / Isotope / Martin / Taylor / Electro-Voice / Rode / Vox / L.R. Baggs / Focusrite / Golden Age / Teenage Engineering / Korg / Tune-Yards / Franz Ferdinand / Jimi Hendrix / Gabe Goodman / Justine Bowe / Doug Beilmeier / Photocomfort / Magic Man / Future Teens ANJIMILE'S LINKS http://www.anjimile.com/ (Website) https://open.spotify.com/artist/4CmXLOB2gQfewLf8iTbNVp?si=No_eYbxIQXCPmddVbh3ojg (Spotify) http://anjimile.bandcamp.com/ (Bandcamp) http://instagram.com/anjimile (Instagram) http://twitter.com/anjimilemusic (Twitter) http://youtube.com/anjimilemusic (Youtube ) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Newsletter) https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Anjimile's Bumper Track: “https://anjimile.bandcamp.com/track/maker-2 (Maker)” by Anjimile Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)