Sounding Off

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Dr. Perry B. Johnson and Dr. Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, we sit down with Shakeia Taylor, an award-winning baseball writer and historian. In this episode, we talk about jazz's relationship to baseball, how another Jazz -- Jazz Chisholm, Jr. is the backbeat personified, and of course, her walk-up song.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, we sit down with DJ Heat (@DJHeatDC), the official DJ for the Washington Mystics and Wizards and one of the few DJs allowed in the WNBA's bubble last summer. In this episode, we talk about DJ Heat's first set of turntables at the tender age of 13, sonic regulation of street performers and Go-Go music in DC, and why DC sports need a DJ Kool collaboration ASAP.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they are joined by DJ Roueche, the official DJ of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. In this episode, we talk about the power of music on crowds, being a part of the Lake Show, DJing in the outdoor elements, and the power of DMX's music.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they are joined by DJ Shawna, producer and official DJ of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. She discusses how she made the transition from collegiate and professional basketball player to DJ, what Milwaukee sounds like, and her dream collaboration...just in time for Game 7.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they are joined by poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, the author of the newly-released A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance. He discusses the percussive elements of sport, local Ohio hoops legends, and why a ballad might be the perfect walk-up song.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they are joined by Dr. David J. Leonard, Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies and American Studies and Culture at Washington State University. They discuss the relationship between hip hop, the NBA as a league, and its athletes. He also shares how cities like Los Angeles memorialize fallen athletes and artists, the song that gets him hype, and his dream collaboration.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they discuss the music of baseball with DJ Severe, the official DJ of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. He shares his process of curating the Dodgers' sound, his relationship to Los Angeles and baseball, and offers his perspective on curating golf vibes.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they discuss the relationship between movement and sound with Natalia A. Perez, a Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia and personal trainer. Natalia's work focuses broadly on movement cultures, whether through the relationship between jazz and basketball, ballet on Broadway, or early 20th-century fitness culture in the United States.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In the first episode of season 2, they discuss the impact of the Super Bowl Halftime Show with Dr. Joanna K. Love, an associate professor of music at the University of Richmond. She's a scholar focused on twentieth and twenty first century American popular music and its role in advertising, video, and film. She is also the author of Soda Goes Pop: Pepsi-Cola Advertising and Popular Music and co-editor of the forthcoming book Sonic Identity at the Margins.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they're joined by Jordan Zalis, a musician and doctoral candidate in Ethnomusicology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He discusses his early memories of music and sport, his research interrogating belonging and identity through the Toronto Raptors, and of course, Drake.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they're joined by Sydney Colson, guard for the WNBA's Chicago Sky. She discusses the creative process behind her remixes and remakes of popular songs and music videos and shares her experience in the "Wubble" as both an athlete and a member of the league's Social Justice Council.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they're joined by DJ Poizon Ivy, Sports Sound Strategist for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. She discusses the unique sonic experience of the arena, whether or not jock jams are played out, and her dream music/sport collaboration.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, Courtney discusses Peloton's new partnership with Beyoncé with Dr. Amira Rose Davis, Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at Penn State University.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they unpack the history and contemporary controversy behind The University of Texas school song, "The Eyes of Texas." They are joined by a roundtable of Black UT alumni, including Dr. Andrea Holman, TJ Finley, Justin Iglehart, Andrew Lilly, and Warnessa Hightower. This is part two in a two-part series.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they unpack the history and contemporary controversy behind The University of Texas school song, "The Eyes of Texas." They are joined by a roundtable of Black UT alumni, including Dr. Andrea Holman, TJ Finley, Justin Iglehart, Andrew Lilly, and Warnessa Hightower. This is part one in a two-part series.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they discuss their own musical and sporting backgrounds and envision future possibilities for The Sound of Victory.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they're joined by Matt Consolazio, a New York-based art director and creator of the @IndieBasketball Instagram page.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they're joined by Sama'an Ashrawi, a Houston-based multimedia journalist and host of The Nostalgia Mixtape podcast.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they're joined by Walter Thompson-Hernández, a former collegiate and pro athlete turned journalist who recently launched California Love, an audio memoir produced by NPR/LAist.

Sounding Off is a podcast produced by The Sound of Victory, an interdisciplinary project that explores the historic relationship between music, sound, and sport. It's hosted by Perry B. Johnson and Courtney M. Cox. In this episode, they're joined by Yaw Geez, a New York-based rapper who also works within sports broadcasting.