Podcasts about My Brightest Diamond

In this chat, we get to meet My Brightest Diamond - aka: Shara Nova. I got to speak with Shara surrounding the release of her newest MBD record, called Fight the Real Terror. In this discussion, she and I go deep into this album - its themes, its stark minimalism, and its conception, which was borne largely by the loss of the great Sinead O'Connor. Shara had a deep affinity for Sinead's work both musically and politically, and I speak with her about how Sinead's voice (and I mean that in all shadings of the word) has inspired her own work and her own life, as an artist, a human, and an activist. It's a great talk with a great artist (and someone who I've been listening to for virtually my whole music-listening life). Thank you for listening.

My Brightest Diamond is the project led by singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer Shara Nova (formerly Worden), who has continued to weave her own way through pop, experimental and classical worlds. Her latest, Fight The Real Terror, strips things down to just Shara and her guitar, and is full of the raw emotion that erupted from her upon learning about Sinéad O'Connor's passing in 2023. Shara Nova plays some of these new My Brightest Diamond songs, in-studio, and wields an autoharp besides. Set list: 1. Fight the Real Terror 2. Safe House 3. Have You Ever Seen An Angel

Alex Venguer is an engineer who is comfortable with recording and mixing as small or large a project as can come and who has had great experience working with the top names in styles as varied as jazz, rock, folk, classical, pop, hip hop, broadway, R&B, electronic, film scores and many others. Some examples of the artists he's worked with include: Sting, John Legend, Maria Schneider, Marcus Miller, Aretha Frankiln, Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Juan Luis Guerra, Herbie Hancock, Lady Gaga, Woody Allen, Philip Glass, Christian McBride, Cassandra Wilson, Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor, Train, Punch Brothers, My Brightest Diamond, Loudon, Martha and Rufus Wainwright, John Patitucci, Hildur Guonadottir, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mark Ronson, Carter Burwell and many others.  In 2009 he was awarded a Grammy for recording and mixing Loudon Wainwright III's record "High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Pool Project" ("Best Traditional Folk"), then, in 2010 he won his second Grammy for John Legend & The Roots album "Wake Up" ("Best R&B") and in 2018 he won his first Latin Grammy for Pedro Giraudo's “Vigor Tanguero” (Best Tango Album) which he produced, recorded and mixed. Two years later, in 2020 he won his second Latin Grammy for Gustavo Casenave's album “Fuelle y Cuerda” (Best Tango Album) and his third Grammy for his work on the score for the film “Joker” (Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media). He's also been involved in various other Grammy winning and nominated albums such as “Barbie” with Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa, Maria Schneider's "Sky Blue", John Legend's "Evolver" and the song "Shine," Punch Brother's "The Phosphorescent Blues" as well as the cast albums for the Broadway productions of "Shrek" and "9 to 5" and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble “Sing Me Home” which he helped produce and record. Besides working on records and Broadway cast albums, he's also been very involved in various movies and tv shows such as “Joker,” “Barbie”, “A Dog's Purpose,” “Mother,” “The Revenant,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “Little Voice" and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: Studying the techniques of other productions The role of a producer vs engineer in the modern-day Making organic-sounding mixes Not overdoing your processing Hearing small mix details in an untreated toom How to optimize your home studio on a budget Focusing on frequency balance, rather than on the instruments Getting the groove of a song right in a mix Setting up ambiance to make your audience feel like they're in a specific environment with the artist Determining what effects to use Should you use pre-delay on reverb? How to approach room micing for size and frequency balance To learn more about Alex Venguer, visit: https://alexvenguer.com/ For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/ Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes? Check out my new coaching program Amplitude and apply to join: https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books: The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5V4xtrWSnpA5e9L67QcJej Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Nueva entrega de Música de Contrabando, semanario de actualidad musical (22/8/24)Entrevistas: - Santi Campillo nos descubre, canción a canción, su disco de colaboraciones con Los Aliados de la Noche (Shuarma, Aurora Beltrán, Josele Santiago, , Fortu….)- A 20 años de su desaparición recuperamos la voz de Ángel Álvarez (Vuelo 605/Caravana), que participó en las jornadas sobre la Radio Musical en España junto a Cifu, Ramón Trecet, Diego A. Manrique, Ordovás…)Noticias: Universal Music Recordings anuncia 1976, una nueva caja de Thin Lizque celebra el «año triunfal» en la vida de la banda británica. U2 estrenarán una película inmersiva de sus shows en Las Vegas. El 6 de septiembre verá la luz Muerde la bala, el álbum póstumo deToño Martín, concanciones que compuso y grabó desde 1983 hasta su muerte. La banda británica Tindersticks, liderada por el icónico Stuart Staples, regresará en 2024 con un nuevo álbum de estudio bajo el brazo titulado Soft Tissue. Los canadienses Ghostwoman última incorporación al Canela Party.Novedades discográficas: Lady Gaga y Bruno Mars, Maximo Park, Pet Shop Boys, Rinocerose, Alan Sparhawk (Low), Chuck Prophet ft ¿quiensave?, Being Dead, Frotanes DC, Jade Hairpins, The Hard Quartet, Hinds, Geordie Greep (Blac midi), My Brightest Diamond, Amyl & The Sniffers, Aaron Sáez, Def Con Dos. Agenda de Conciertos: Negrita Music Festival (Maka), Enrique Invierno, Merche, Chanel, Ana Alcaide, Retropop, Lucky Dückes

On this week's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon and AP Lindsay are joined once again by the members of Sweetie who cobble together a melange of soundtracks, jazz, punk, garage and local acts in their latest vinyl set. You will hear My Brightest Diamond, A Certain Ratio, Local H, Half Japanese, The Trashmen, Leslie Gore and more!  They will be celebrating the release of the video for their new single "Showgirl" on Friday March 15th at the G-Man Tavern in Chicago, along with Shannon Candy, and drag show.    Bed Music: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann Biradio.libsyn.com Instagram: @birp60406 Facebook: @blueislandradio Patreon: Patreon.com/blueislandradio Sweetie: https://friskiemorrisfriends.bandcamp.com/album/bad-thing-sweet-thing Sweetie: https://linktr.ee/sweetieband        

WCA Live from the PMC Booth at NAMM 2024. My guest is Andrew Scheps. Andrew is a mixing and recording engineer, producer, and record label owner in the United Kingdom. Andrew's work with various artists includes Green Day, Low Roar, Adele, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hosier, My Brightest Diamond, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Jay Z, and Black Sabbath.  In this episode, we discuss Structure of The Day Andrew Talks to Awesome People Carrots and Celery Imposter Syndrome Not Living in LA Mixing Remote Soundflow Other Professions Mailbox Money Selling Gear Shopping for Gear ATMOS Steve Genewick Greg Penny Room Simulation/Virtualization Self Promotion Q&A Memphis Recording Scene Diversification Matt's Rant: Getting to Work Links and Show Notes PMC Andrew on Instagram Andrew on WCA #009 Andrew on WCA #300 Credits Guest: Andrew Scheps Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith  

Speech has rhythm, repetition, pace. Voice overs have style, tone, pitch. There's a reason why so many singers are voice actors, and Alessandra is a perfect example! As an incredible multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer, producers, she brings music to the mic whether it's on Jazz vocals or a Starbucks commercial. Alessandra is all things creative. A voice actor, vocalist, bass player and producer. From creating characters at the age of three, to singing in front of large groups at thirteen, she knew her place was on stage, in the studio, and on camera. Growing up in a musical family helped, as weekends were spent having family jam sessions. Soon after her completing degree in studio music, she landed a gig singing with Ben Folds and the Pittsburgh Symphony, sang for Radio City Music Hall as a Rockette, and sang on My Brightest Diamond's album “This is My Hand.” Studio singing quickly opened up the doors for her as a voice actor, with clients such as Google, Dove, Starbucks, Verizon, LEGO, Target, Cinnabon, Hello Fresh, Corona, Ketel One Vodka, Hasbro, Amazon, Wingstop, Sonic, Santander Bank, iHeartRadio and many others. Hear more Allesandra on her website at https://AlessandraLevy.com also on Instagram @AlessandraVoice You can hear Scoobert Doobert's music at https://ScoobertDoobert.pizza That was cool. That is cool. That's super cool.  Podcast Produced by Beformer --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scoobertdoobert/message

Shara Nova, the mastermind behind My Brightest Diamond, serves up elegantly crafted songs with mathematical precision and emotional heft. That's what you'll hear when My Brightest Diamond takes the tiny stage as part of KCRW's School Night at Bardot tonight. One song we hope to hear is “Black Sheep,” because it  struts in like modern cabaret. Be sure to wait for the last bit at the very end to wipe away any Monday blues. 

Shara Nova, a classically trained vocalist and self-taught multi-instrumentalist who records dazzling, shapeshifting music as My Brightest Diamond, has always felt like an outsider.  Over the course of many albums, she has resisted the conventions of genre, blending elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own. SIGN UP FOR SHARA'S NEWSLETTER HERE!---Support TBAS by becoming a patron!!!!---Call Zak with your advice @ 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow & @muzacharyTWITTER: @muzacharybestadvice.show---PAST ADVICE FROM BRILLIANT MUSICIANSSlowing Down with Katie Crutchfield of WaxahatcheeBeing Close with Michael FrantiNot Knowing with Merrill Garbus of Tune-YardsPlanting Seeds with Matt Berninger of  The NationalFacing the Truth with Tamara Lindeman of The Weather StationSharing from a Deep Well of Knowledge with Daniel Messé of HemPower Hour with Jon London

Shara Nova has released five albums under the moniker My Brightest Diamond and has composed works for The Crossing, Conspirare, Cantus Domus, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Roomful of Teeth, many community choirs, as well as yMusic, Brooklyn Rider, violist Nadia Sirota, Aarhus Symfoni, North Carolina Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, American Composers Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra, among others.In 2019, she composed for over 600 community musicians and the Cincinnati Symphony in celebration of their 125th season, a piece entitled "Look Around," with director Mark DeChiazza. Her baroque chamber p'opera “You Us We All” premiered in the US in October 2015 at BAM Next Wave Festival. With co-composer and performer Helga Davis, Nova created a four-screen film entitled “Ocean Body,” along with director Mark DeChiazza, which premiered at The Momentary in August 2021, shortly followed by the premiere of “Infinite Movement,” her baroque masque for 100 musicians, set to text by artist Matthew Ritchie, which premiered at The University of North Texas in November 2021.Ms. Nova is the featured singer on “The Blue Hour” with the string orchestra A Far Cry and co-composers Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Sarah Kirkland Snider and Caroline Shaw on Nonesuch Records (Sept ‘22). A collection of songs by Nico Muhly with Detroit's acclaimed wind ensemble Akropolis Quintet also features Ms. Nova's voice entitled Hymns for Private Use (Oct ‘22). A number of music composers, including Sarah Kirkland Snider, Bryce and Aaron Dessner, Steve Mackey and David Lang have created works specifically for her voice. She has collaborated with Matthew Barney, The Decemberists, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sufjan Stevens, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, and many others.Shara has a couple different branches to her life:Singer and Composer Branch: https://shara-nova.com/Pop Music Branch: https://www.mybrightestdiamond.com/Instagram: @mybrightestdiamondTwitter: @MyBrightestDmndWriting on Substack: https://substack.com/profile/91251132-shara-nova

Honouring Mental Health Awareness month in Web3 on Self Care, Body Work, Headshots, NFTs, Relationships, being on Music Tours, Journaling, my new Mental Health NFT Selfie Series, and friendships that blossomed through the 7-year journey with my dear fren Alessandra Levy. Alessandra is all things creative. A voice actor, vocalist, bass player and producer. From creating characters at the age of three, to singing in front of large groups at thirteen, she knew her place was on stage, in the studio, and on camera. Growing up in a musical family helped, as weekends were spent having family jam sessions. Soon after her completing degree in studio music, she landed a gig singing with Ben Folds and the Pittsburgh Symphony, sang for Radio City Music Hall as a Rockette, and sang on My Brightest Diamond's album “This is My Hand.” Studio singing quickly opened up the doors for her as a voice actor, with clients such as Google, Starbucks, Verizon, LEGO, Target, Aflac, Cinnabon, Hello Fresh, Ketel One Vodka, Hasbro, Amazon, Fidelity, iHeartRadio and many others. Alessandra Levy's Socials Website: https://www.alessandralevy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alessandraglevy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alessandravoice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/alessandravox Check other episodes here: She's All Over The Place: Jimena Buena Vida NFT Artist from Colombia She's All Over The Place: NFTs Sketch by Sketch Mental Health with Sheila Darcey aka sketchpoetic She's All Over The Place: Film Festival Circuit & the Making of Couples Therapy the Award Winning Lockdown Comedy Improv Web Series on Apple Podcasts She's All Over The Place: Voiceover and Mastermind with Alessandra Levy    Connect more with Katie: Music | KC (chonacas.com) Mental Health NFT Collectionhttps://www.heylayer.com/collection/488 Merch and more:https://www.chonacas.com/  

Mi invitado del día de hoy es: Alex Venguer Alex es un ingeniero ganador del Grammy cuya experiencia y destreza en grabación y mezcla lo ha llevado a trabajar con los nombres más importantes en estilos tan variados como jazz, rock, folk, música clásica, pop, hip hop, broadway, R&B, electrónica, bandas sonoras de películas y muchos otros. Algunos ejemplos de los artistas con los que ha trabajado incluyen: Sting, John Legend, Maria Schneider, Marcus Miller, Aretha Frankiln, Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Juan Luis Guerra, Herbie Hancock, Lady Gaga, Woody Allen, Philip Glass , Christian McBride, Cassandra Wilson, Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor, Train, Punch Brothers, My Brightest Diamond, Loudon, Martha Rufus Wainwright, John Patitucci y muchos otros. Escucha la discografía del invitado en Spotify (limitado a 200 tracks por playlist): mezcla: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2j8pfRSnzZN4hWHjw7Qgul?si=51f637bcabea4783 producción: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6GftRImfC9rdsovTmODQzj?si=b128c9ed3ce947d8 grabación: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XD2asZLojSNPsIen4oTI1?si=3e7734d7c1fd416a Escucha la discografía del invitado en Apple Music (playlist completo): mezcla: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/mix/pl.u-ABEWbsjRRB2 producción: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/produce/pl.u-ABEVGTjRRB2 grabación: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/record/pl.u-vlLZxtvooDz síguelo en: Instagram @ootermind @ootermindstudiopics @trufaeats Facebook @Alex Venguer Twitter: @ootermind Pagina: www.alexvenguer.com Allmusic/IMDB https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alex-venguer-mn0000926379 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alejandro-venguer-mn0001781063 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3541456/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Si te gustó el podcast, por favor deja una reseña y calificación: Aquí Instagram @MaestrosdelAudio @ericlee.audio Facebook @MaestrosdelAudio @ericleess88 Unete al grupo en FB aqui

Michigan musician, songwriter and water protector Samantha Cooper became one of over 900 defendants in the struggle to stop line 3 this past summer. She was invited to stand with Indigenous leaders, upholding their treaty rights and protecting the natural resources guaranteed to them under federal law. After spending a month in Minnesota, Sam created an interpolation of a song called "Tomorrow" by Miner. Her video single is a love note to the rights of Manoomin (wild rice). The song "Let the Wave" features Frank Bibeau - the Attorney in a historic rights of Manoomin case unfolding in Minnesota. This track also features artists Shara Nova of My Brightest Diamond, Jaike Spotted Wolf of Camp Migizi, and Holly T Bird of Title Track, as well as contributions from Seth Bernard and Dan Rickabus. Check out the song, streaming everywhere now! /// State of Water is a program of the Michigan-based non-profit organization Title Track, and is powered by the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan. The podcast is made possible through a generous contribution from the Esperance Foundation. /// EPISODE 24 / Samantha Cooper interviewed by Dan Rickabus / Produced, edited and mixed by Dan Rickabus / Narrators - Alex Smith, Ben Darcie, Dan Rickabus, Jenny Jones, Angela Gallegos, Rachel Marco-Havens / Graphic by Dani Renwick of Charmellow Design / Theme Music - Mike Savina, Seth Bernard & Dan Rickabus / Featured Music - "Let the Wave" by Samantha Cooper (feat. Shara Nova, Jaike Spotted Wolf, Holly T Bird & Frank Bibeau)

In the 15th episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make,” @Ian Chang speaks with composer, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova aka @My Brightest Diamond on the topic of Reinvention. Over the course of four groundbreaking albums, she has resisted the conventions of genre, blending elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own. https://www.billfrisell.com/ Subscribe to the podcast now: https://smarturl.it/sonluxpodcast Plans We Make is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and full videos will go up on YouTube. Subscribe here: https://sonlux.lnk.to/SubscribeYoutube Follow Son Lux Instagram : https://sonlux.lnk.to/InstagramYD​ Facebook : https://sonlux.lnk.to/FacebookYD​ Spotify : https://sonlux.lnk.to/SpotifyYD​ Website : https://sonlux.lnk.to/_WebsiteYD​ Twitter : https://sonlux.lnk.to/TwitterYD​ Youtube : https://sonlux.lnk.to/SubscribeYoutubeYD​ https://sonluxmusic.com

a cura di Alessandro Achilli. Musiche: Jeff Beck, This Heat, Wyatt, Morricone, My Brightest Diamond, Centipede, Goebbels-Harth, Frith, Artchipel, Franco Cerri, Warda, Das Rad, Frostlake, Mzylkypop, Gutpuppet, Dissòi Lògoi, Alberto Braida ecc.

a cura di Alessandro Achilli. Musiche: Jeff Beck, This Heat, Wyatt, Morricone, My Brightest Diamond, Centipede, Goebbels-Harth, Frith, Artchipel, Franco Cerri, Warda, Das Rad, Frostlake, Mzylkypop, Gutpuppet, Dissòi Lògoi, Alberto Braida ecc.

Big Red Machine - "Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell)" from the 2021 album How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? on 37d03d. Last month, The National's Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon released their second album under the name Big Red Machine, titled How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?. The album features a heavyweight line-up of guests, including Taylor Swift, Sharon Van Etten, This Is The Kit, Ben Howard, Naeem, Lisa Hannigan, My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova, and on today's Song of the Day, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes and Tony Award-winning singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell.  "'Phoenix' was one of the last songs we wrote for this record," Dessner says via a press release. "I was thinking about The Band and the Grateful Dead... maybe imagining this Big Red Machine album was some version of The Last Waltz. Justin first heard it while driving and immediately the chorus melody came into his head. I shared the sketch with Robin Pecknold, who I've been a fan of forever and who I'd been dreaming would join us on this record. Robin wrote the verses and pre chorus as a kind of dialogue with Justin, recalling a conversation they once had backstage in Phoenix. Later Anais wrote words to the chorus and The Westerlies added their magic to the instrumental. JT Bates rumbles around in rare form on the drums on this song. I think it's what I always imagined Big Red Machine would sound like." Pecknold adds, “It was a high, high honor to work on this song, and beyond that it was a really interesting creative challenge. Justin's vocals and the beautiful chorus were already in place before I got my hands on it, so I felt my job melodically and lyrically was to set his entrance up in the best possible way. I felt like a pilgrim putting questions to an elusive sage, not needing clear answers, but happy for the chance to ask.” Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alessandra is all things creative. A voice actor, vocalist, bass player and producer. From creating characters at the age of three, to singing in front of large groups at thirteen, she knew her place was on stage, in the studio, and on camera. Growing up in a musical family helped, as weekends were spent having family jam sessions. Soon after her completing degree in studio music, she landed a gig singing with Ben Folds and the Pittsburgh Symphony, sang for Radio City Music Hall as a Rockette, and sang on My Brightest Diamond's album “This is My Hand.” Studio singing quickly opened up the doors for her as a voice actor, with clients such as Google, Starbucks, Verizon, LEGO, Target, Aflac, Cinnabon, Hello Fresh, Ketel One Vodka, Hasbro, Amazon, Fidelity, iHeartRadio and many others.

"Enter the Listening Booth for a scary good mix this Halloween on BTRtoday. Put on a mask for all the reasons as the spirit of the season haunts this playlist with new creepy alt from Osees, and Mariya May, spooky downbeats from Jordana and Matt Berry, and quirky throwbacks from Jumbling Towers and My Brightest Diamond. Plus, we hit up Drab City who wants you in their next music video and a single reminder that there’s an Election in the states this week via a Skidmore Fountain deep cut. 00:00 - Mic Break 01:02 - I'll Take It Boring - Jordana 03:55 - Every Halloween - Howth 09:49 - Night Time Creatures - Lawn 12:57 - Man Of Doom - Matt Berry 16:09 - Mic Break 16:26 - Grotesque - 8 Inch Betsy 19:18 - Nebrasquoi - Exploding Motives Symphony Orchestra 22:16 - Shark Week - LCG & the X 24:48 - 28 Days - LCG & the X 28:08 - Dance Political - Skidmore Fountain 31:46 - Mic Break 32:43 - Looney Bin - Ausmuteants 34:26 - Jeer - Jumbling Towers 37:54 - Welcome to Bobby's Motel - Pottery 39:52 - Conspiracy - The Rentals 44:13 - Forgotten Astronaut - The Rentals 48:46 - Changes Made (M: FANS) - John Cale 51:54 - She's Heard your Bullshit - The Ass Nuggets 54:37 - SELF SABOTAGE - Algae Guck 58:37 - Faces - The Archaeas 60:53 - Red Study - Osees 64:03 - Said The Shovel - Osees 68:35 - Mic Break 69:25 - Peaceful Paunch - Chance Wiesner 72:08 - Everything Is In Line - My Brightest Diamond 76:34 - Red Virgin Soil - Agnes Obel 79:11 - Song of the Sun - Timbre 84:24 - My Heart Is An Open Field - Tenci 87:47 - Working For The Men - Drab City 89:49 - Summer Clothes - Orlando Weeks 93:26 - Mic Break 94:24 - There's a Fire - Mariya May 98:44 - Francesco - London Plane 103:07 - Monsters - Animal Scream 105:34 - Indifference - Baer And The Lady 111:58 - 1978 - Anjimile 116:22 - Reaper - Frankie and the Witch Fingers 120:08 - Finish "

Andrew Scheps is a mixing and recording engineer, producer, and record label owner based in the United Kingdom. Andrew's worked with various artists, including Green Day, Low Roar, Adele, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hosier, My Brightest Diamond, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Jay Z, and black Sabbath. Andrew returns to help us celebrate number 300. He initially appeared on WCA #009, and we met up over Zoom, where he talked with me from his home in the UK, and I'm thrilled to have him back for another great discussion. In this episode, we discuss: Life in the UK Staying Visible Life Outside LA Squid the Cat Tchad Blake Chrissie Hynde  Green Day Monnnow Valley Studio Selling His Gear The Retirement Plan Tonequake Records Low Roar Video games Andrew's In-The-Box Rig Loopback Back in Black My Brightest Diamond Long Term Survival Diversification Board Games Soundflow The Influence of Peers Cracked Plugins Matt's Monologue: Reflecting on 300 shows Links and Show Notes Zynaptiq's UNFILTER https://www.zynaptiq.com/unfilter/ My Brightest Diamond: https://www.mybrightestdiamond.com/ Low Roar: http://www.lowroarmusic.com/ Soundflow: https://soundflow.org/ Loopback: https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/ Monnow Valley Studio: http://www.monnowvalleystudio.com/ WCA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/ Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/ Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP Credits: Guest: Andrew Scheps Host: Matt Boudreau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau Additional Music: The License Lab

Spotify playlist for this episodeQuiz:Lorde and Son LuxFollow up:Lankum concertReviews:Josh reviewed ‘The Dinner Party' by Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th WonderAsher review ‘Tomorrows I' by Son Lux. Yesterday's Wake EP. 'The Fool You Need' live.Homework:Josh gave Asher ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' by David BowieAsher gave Josh ‘All Things Will Unwind' by My Brightest Diamond. Son Lux remix. Playing with Ian.Honourable Mentions:Father John MistyPUPThe KillersThom YorkeSufjan Stevens. Video.Blink 182. Drum video.Sylvan EssoThanks for listening - Josh and AsherWWLT

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova releases exquisitely produced unclassifiable music as My Brightest Diamond. Depending on the track, her music sounds at home on the dance floor or the concert hall. In this episode she talks to Katy about embracing dance despite growing up Pentecostal, divorce, and navigating her own terrain as a musician that embraces her training as a classical musician and her fascination for electronic sounds. https://www.mybrightestdiamond.com/ https://www.npr.org/2014/09/16/348766101/shara-worden-on-q2s-spaces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NEW EPISODE!! YAY!!!   This week I was unbelievably privileged to speak with one of my favourite artists Asthmatic Harp!!    Buy her new single 'Limbo', previous singles/albums and excellent merchandise, here: https://asthmaticharp.bandcamp.com/music   Check out her live version of I Have Never Loved Someone by My Brightest Diamond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNZU6G7aQY   Asthmatic Harp's 4 Songs Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Cui7WRK9vSbF5Q7s1BpJ0?si=Vija3mixTdOX4iNrEgPGeg   Wood Delivery by Band Ane (couldn't find it on Spotify) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhmVus62S4   Thank you for listening and giving me your time. You're all amazing                  

We Quaran-Team Up with our boys, The Spook House Podcast for this week's episode. Please find them at https://www.instagram.com/thespookhousepodcast and https://thespookhousepodcast.bigcartel.com/ The film is Hereditary, you know that delightful little family movie. Oh, whoops, wrong "D" word, I meant devastating! After Ari Aster's ambitious student films, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons and, Munchausen, he made his feature film debut with this film. Originally conceived as a typical family drama, he added demons and kings from hell for kicks. The film stars Toni Collette (Krampus, Knives Out). I cannot stress this enough... SHE IS THE ENTIRE MOVIE! If it was not for her gripping acting and reaction to the events of the film, truly I think the rest of it would be meaningless. Her husband is played by Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) who is clearly struggling with his wife's descent into madness. Their son is played by Alex Wolff, who went full method in his performance. He refused to be addressed as anything but Peter for the two months of filming and did not introduce himself to his cast mates until production was over. Lastly, I would just lose my head if I did not mention Milly Shapiro, who plays the tragic Charlie, who has never really had an identity of her own, as she was a vessel for the demon king, Paimon. Makeup was designed by Steve Newburn, who indicated that the *ahem* scene, was originally much gnarlier. We'll explain why and how on the show. The music was by Colin Stetson. He's collaborated with a few bands you may have heard of, basically ALL OF THEM: Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Feist, Bon Iver, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Sinéad O'Connor, The National, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, BADBADNOTGOOD, Fink, Animal Collective, LCD Soundsystem, Hamid Drake, David Byrne, Bill Laswell, Evan Parker, Jolie Holland, The Chemical Brothers, Shahzad Ismaily, My Brightest Diamond, Angélique Kidjo, Kevin Devine, David Gilmour, Anthony Braxton, and Beanie Burnett. This week's Hidden Track is Nite, with their song Genesis off their debut album: Darkness Silence Mirror Flame. Their music can be found at https://nitemetal.bandcamp.com ; https://open.spotify.com/artist/6MjCnAA9RF0vy3j6QYyLG0 ; https://www.instagram.com/nitemetal/ If you ever have feedback or recommendations on future episodes, please let us know at slasherspod@gmail.com. You can always find us on our social media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slasherspod/support

JUST.A.SONG.BEFORE.I.GO................................................... By Anatoly Brooks 01. Air – Angel palace (0.00:06) 02. Gastão Cruz – Espectros (Voice: Luís Miguel Cintra) (0.02:22) 03. Arve Henriksen – Opening image (0.10:12) 04. Sven Helbig – Frost (ost) (0.13:54) 05. All India Radio – Submerge (0.17:36) 06. Ben Frost – After death , nothing is (0.19:50) 07. Dakota Suite – One day without harming you (Machinefabriek remix) (0.25:16) 08. Ruy Belo – Um dia não muito longe não muito perto (Voice: Luís Miguel Cintra) (0.26:45) 09. Smith & Burrows – Wonderful life (0.28:05) 10. Arve Henriksen – Lament (0.32:22) 11. Jóhann Jóhannsson – Inside the pods (0.35:55) 12. Dakota Suite – Legend of the skies (0.37:30) 13. Jay-Jay Johanson – Only for you (0.39:11) 14. Ben Frost – Stocks and stones (0.42:28) 15. Fabrizio Paterlini – Midsummer tiny song (0.46:29) 16. Gastão Cruz – Que farei no outono (Voice: Luís Miguel Cintra) (0.47.12) 17. Gem Club – Lands (0.49:52) 18. Fabrizio Paterlini – Forever blue (March Rosetta re-imagined verion) (0.54:40) 19. My Brightest Diamond – The sea (1.00:06) 20. Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore – Maximum black (1.03:56) 21. Gastão Cruz – Um corpo (Voice: Luís Miguel Cintra) (1.06:26) 22. Evan Abeele – Grief lessons (1.11:14) 23. Amit Erez – Pretty things (1.14:34) 24. Greg Haines – Better (1.17:39) Total time: 1.19:54 A photo by Yuri B. Sultry voice of Radio Etiopia – Ana Ribeiro www.radioetiopia.com Phase 108.1: http://www.phase108.net/Show.aspx?podcastId=13

Onward and upward, preachers! It's Ascension Day (if you transfer that festival from Thursday to Sunday... otherwise it is 7 Easter A)! We're talking Christ's above-it-all authority. We're talking praise and adoration for Jesus and his church. We're talking the footprint Jesus left on earth. This week's mixtape tracks are brought to you by The Call and My Brightest Diamond.

On the night of Kelly Cochran's wedding, her husband Jason forced her to agree to a pact: That if she ever cheated on him, she'd have to kill the man she cheated with. That pact would result in the deaths of at least 9 people.For more information: www.truecrimebullshit.com To support the show: www.patreon.com/truecrimebs Written, researched, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark. Music by William Hellfire, Chris Zabriskie, Whithe, Sergey Cheremisinov, DOOMSQUAD, and My Brightest Diamond. Sources: Dead North, Psychology Today, The Iron County Reporter, and The Iron Mountain Daily News

....COLOUR.IN.ANYTHING...................................................... By Anatoly Brooks http://www.filefactory.com/file/4grtbrosrasp/TheColorInAnything.mp3 01. Joni Mitchell – Shadows & Light (intro.) (0.00:03) 02. The Tiger Lillies – Yellow angel (0.01:34) 03. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – He wants you (0.06:06) 04. Peter Hammill – A better time (0.09:30) 05. Tindersticks – Another night in (0.14:40) 06. My Brightest Diamond – Dreaming awake (Son Lux mix) (0.19:41) 07. Joni Mitchell & Pat Metheny – Amelia (0.24:06) 08. King Kreosote & Jon Hopkins – Bats in the Attic (0.33:48) 09. Julie Byrne – I live now as a singer (0.37:03) 10. James Blake – The colour in anything (0.40:53) 11. Fabriio Paterlini – I can see you (0.44:23) 12. Jónsi – Grow till tal (0.47:06) 13. New Buffalo – It’s true (0.52:15) 14. Brakes – Isabel (0.55:38) 15. Low – The plan (0.58:01) 16. Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding (1.01:33) 17. The Divine Comedy – If… (1.04:30) 18. Van Morrison & The Chieftains – Carrickfergus (1.08:54) 19. Leonard Cohen – Came so far for beauty (1.13:13) 20. Fabrizio Paterlini – Week #5 (1.17:10) Total time – 1.20:49 A photo by Anatoly Brooks Sultry voice of Radio Etiopia – Ana Ribeiro www.radioetiopia.com Phase 108.1: http://www.phase108.net/Show.aspx?podcastId=13 https://radiolisboa.pt/

Alessandra Levy is a talented professional voiceover artist, actor, musician, and music producer. She's recorded spots for businesses like Google, Amazon, Hasbro, HelloFresh and many more and has performed with Ben Folds and the Pittsburgh Symphony, sang for Radio City Music Hall as a Rockette, and was on My Brightest Diamond’s album “This is My Hand.”  In this episode, Alessandra talks all about freelance life and the hustle it takes to succeed in a competitive industry. She's worked every job imaginable, had to deal with health issues, and still has made a successful niche for herself. We talk a lot about how being a freelancer IS running a business. Our conversation includes gems of knowledge for any creative or freelancer, not just for entertainers.  00:03:20: What is Alessandra's job and where does she work? 00:06:12: What was it like quitting a steady full time job to be a full time musician and voice actor? What has her career trajectory looked like to this point? (Hint: everything from doing in-store demos at Costco to singing for the Rockettes to background extra work in film and tv shows).  00:29:00: Did she go to school for what she's doing now? 00:38:05: What is freelance performer/musician life like - how do you find jobs? Through an agent? Through Craigslist? 00:41:00: Unions - how do you get in a union and get that sweet, sweet union pay and healthcare? 00:44:38: How does a voice artist audition - in person, or online? 00:54:00: What's the coolest/most exciting job she's ever worked on? Is she ever asked to sound like someone else - a famous actor, for example?  01:05:28: Setting rates - how does she know what to charge? How has her pricing and her money mindset changed since her business has grown? 01:12:00: Does she create her own characters, or is she told what the client wants?  01:18:00: How do she and her husband (also a self-employed person) get health insurance with no 9-5 job? What does a voice actor do when they have a sore throat? 01:29:00: Our back to the future segment - what advice would Alessandra give her younger self? 01:44:22: Our day in the life segment - what does a day-to-day look like for a voice actor and musician? 02:00:00: Listener Questions: how do you get started in the industry if you have no experience? 02:10:00: Quick Answer - Alessandra's favorite books, TV shows, and movies.  

Join me as I talk with composer & lead singer/songwriter of My Brightest Diamond, Shara Nova. We talk mind-body connection, creativity, relationships, career, music and the importance of the technical realm - especially for women. Follow Shara @mybrightestdiamond! Follow Artists Rising @artistsrisingco and join the new Artists Rising community group on Facebook for a chance to win a free voice lesson or coaching!

Working Class Audio #216 with Adam Gonsalves!!! Adam Gonsalves has mastered over a thousand releases from artists around the world. He is equally at home mastering for digital formats and cutting lacquers for vinyl. Prior to mastering Adam worked for 7 years as a tracking and mixing engineer at Anchorhold Recording. From 2010-2013 Adam also produced the Square Cad Mastering Podcast. In 2017 he was featured in the book Why Vinyl Matters. Adam received a master’s degree in Music Technology from New York University. Adam is  approved to provide Mastered for iTunes masters. Clients include: Willie Nelson, Peter Buck, Elliott Smith, Sleep, Blitzen Trapper, The Last Artful Dodgr, Sufjan Stevens, Pure Bathing Culture, Tender Loving Empire, Southern Lord, TKO, Living Music, Crane City Music, Typhoon, My Brightest Diamond, Dead Moon, Emma Ruth Rundle, Steve Aoki, Poison Idea, Rogue Wave, Ty Segall, Pelican, John Craigie, Earth, Horse Feathers, Blackwater Holylight, Calvin Johnson, Haley Heynderickx, Widowmaker, and many more. Additional credits available at Sound Credit. About this Interview:Adam joins me to talk about the Square Cad Mastering podcast, interrogating your own workflow, his journey into lacquer cutting and his work/life balance. -Enjoy Show Notes and LinksWCA Patreon Subscriptions: http://www.patreon.com/workingclassaudioTelegraph Mastering: http://telegraphmastering.com/Square Cad Mastering Podcast: http://squarecad.net/Audio-Technica: https://www.audio-technica.com/world_map/UA Promo: https://www.uaudio.com/uad-accelerator-promoAEA Ribbon Mics: https://www.aearibbonmics.com/Audio Life on Gearslutz: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/audio-life/WCA on Youtube: https://goo.gl/g5nsWG

“I’ve always been a proponent of not making the same record twice,” Holly Miranda says. “Some people find a niche and go with that, but I need to try something different every time.” That’s more than apparent on Mutual Horse, Miranda’s third release for Dangerbird Records, out February 23rd. The album, Miranda’s fourth full-length solo release, is more than just an artistic step forward, it’s a whole new way for her to make music. “This really is the most collaborative record I’ve ever done,” she says. “It’s first time I’ve shared so much of the writing and the production, the meat and bones of making an album.” With support from a stellar circle of players – including My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Nova, TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone, Grandaddy/Modest Mouse’s Jim Fairchild and Built To Spill’s Matthew Morgan amongst others – it’s Miranda’s astonishing singing vocal that is set free, elevating this collection of songs as no one else could. An instrument which can shift from a barely-there whisper to a soaring wail that cracks open the sky, Holly’s voice is startling from the moment it emerges on Mutual Horse. This record finds Holly bridging the gap between 2010’s experimental synth laden release The Magician’s Private Library and 2015’s stripped-back, soulful self-titled record. Miranda takes an honest and intimate approach, while maintaining her sense of humor amidst sonic explorations. The tracks run the gamut from the sultry, driving “On the Radio,” to a cover of Crazy Horse’s “When Your Lonely Heart Breaks,” and the delicate “Sing Like,” inspired by Miranda’s mother; an intimate clip of her singing while pregnant with Holly follows the song. www.hollymiranda.com getthefunkoutshow.kuci.org

Gobble gobble! Our Thanksgiving weekend edition of New Music Friday includes the warped and wild pop sounds of My Brightest Diamond, stunning instrumental records from Ed Harcourt and Jacco Gardner, punk with heart and humor from Art Brut and more. Host Robin Hilton is joined this week by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson as they do a quick sprint through the essential albums dropping on Nov. 23. FEATURED ALBUMS: 1. My Brightest Diamond: A Million And One; 2. Ed Harcourt: Beyond The End; 3. Calexico: The Black Light 20th Anniversary Edition; 4. Art Brut: Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! 5. Songs Ohia: Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions; 6. Jacco Gardner: Somnium

Ospitiamo i Kutso per raccontare il loro nuovo album con un minilve: si tratta di un disco che segna una stagione nuova per la band, rinnovata quasi interamente. Inoltre presentiamo in anteprima per l'Italia il nuovo singolo di Beirut. E poi Neneh Cherry, REM, My Brightest Diamond...

Ospitiamo i Kutso per raccontare il loro nuovo album con un minilive: si tratta di un disco che segna una stagione nuova per la band, rinnovata quasi interamente. Inoltre presentiamo in anteprima per l'Italia il nuovo singolo di Beirut. E poi Neneh Cherry, REM, My Brightest Diamond...

Ospitiamo i Kutso per raccontare il loro nuovo album con un minilve: si tratta di un disco che segna una stagione nuova per la band, rinnovata quasi interamente. Inoltre presentiamo in anteprima per l'Italia il nuovo singolo di Beirut. E poi Neneh Cherry, REM, My Brightest Diamond... (prima parte)

Ospitiamo i Kutso per raccontare il loro nuovo album con un minilive: si tratta di un disco che segna una stagione nuova per la band, rinnovata quasi interamente. Inoltre presentiamo in anteprima per l'Italia il nuovo singolo di Beirut. E poi Neneh Cherry, REM, My Brightest Diamond... (seconda parte)

Ospitiamo i Kutso per raccontare il loro nuovo album con un minilve: si tratta di un disco che segna una stagione nuova per la band, rinnovata quasi interamente. Inoltre presentiamo in anteprima per l'Italia il nuovo singolo di Beirut. E poi Neneh Cherry, REM, My Brightest Diamond... (prima parte)

Ospitiamo i Kutso per raccontare il loro nuovo album con un minilive: si tratta di un disco che segna una stagione nuova per la band, rinnovata quasi interamente. Inoltre presentiamo in anteprima per l'Italia il nuovo singolo di Beirut. E poi Neneh Cherry, REM, My Brightest Diamond... (seconda parte)

Set list: "Another Chance" "Rising Star" - interview - "A Million Pearls" "Champagne" When it comes to musical trades, it seems like Shara Nova has set out to prove that she can be jack of all trades, master of… all. With an upbringing surrounded by evangelical music followed by formal education in operatic voice and classical composition, Nova, now performing as My Brightest Diamond, produces explorative sounds described as “electronic, chamber, and art pop”. Layered with her airy, soulful voice, Nova’s technical proficiency and diverse background are on full display throughout her music. Her classical training has hardly held her back from delving into a wide variety of musical genres, proving her to be quite the exception to the unspoken rule that artists should are generally either classical or modern. To give a clear idea of the full depth of Nova’s experience, she has provided vocal support to artists including Sufjan Stevens, Laurie Anderson, The Decemberists, Bryce and Aaron Dessner, composer David Lang, Sarah Kirkland Snider, David Byrne, Fat Boy Slim, Bon Iver, and The Blind Boys of Alabama, among others. Outside of performing, she has also composed music for orchestras, as well as marching bands. Most recently, Nova has performed via her band concept My Brightest Diamond. Their latest EP, Champagne, was released in April of this year, and it’s just the sort of synthy-layered goodness you’d expect from this talented frontwoman. Nova’s voice takes center stage, powerful and finely tuned, but doesn’t overpower the music behind it. The title track is upbeat and bright, while “A Million Pearls” creates an emotive, introspective vibe, perfectly supported by Nova’s ethereal crooning. The EP also contains three variations on Champagne, two of which add even more electro sound to the tune. In both the original version and the remixes, the lyrics seem to be a narrative for the trajectory of My Brightest Diamond and Shara Nova:“Like bubbles in champagne, no one can stop what’s coming up. I cannot go halfway, no I will not stop, going up, going up” - Mixed by Mitchell Graham. Hosted by Emmalee Smith.

Shara Nova graduated from the University of North Texas with a BA in vocal performance and went on to compose works for opera, youth choirs and her own baroque pop band, My Brightest Diamond. She has recorded as a guest vocalist with David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens and The Blind Boys of Alabama, and she’s collaborated with visual artists Matthew Ritchie and Matthew Barney. She’s also the mother of 7 year old Cozzie. In this episode we discuss artistic fear vs freedom, touring 60% of the year, how Shara organizes her time when not on tour, being present for her child, and the dedication required to pull it all off. I spoke to Shara over Skype from her studio in Detroit in September of 2017.

This week, we continue our series recorded at the NY AES Show. Sit back and listen to John and Stewart learn a thing or two from three-time Grammy® award-winning producer/engineer, Andrew Scheps. From making house calls at Frank Zappa’s Utility Muffin Research Kitchen to life on the road as Stevie Wonder’s keyboard tech to mixing Michael Jackson’s live shows, Andrew has seen, heard and done it all. In a career that spans nearly 30 years, Andrew has made hit records for Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ziggy Marley, Linkin Park, Weezer, Green Day, Iggy Pop, My Brightest Diamond, Metallica and many more. For photos and more information visit www.gear-club.net/episodes

............OBSERVATÓRIO.DAS.COISAS.ÚNICAS.................................. By Anatoly Brooks 01. Scott Walker – The darkest forrest (0.00:07) 02. Silence – Hall of mirrors (feat. Anne Clark) (0.05:35) 03. ANBB – Ane (0.10:03) 04. Scott Walker – Sleepwalkers woman (0.12:52) 05. Serhat Arslan – Old toys in the attic (0.16:55) 06. Kasumasa Hashimoto – SLD (0.19:05) 07. King Kreosote & Jon Hopkins – Your own spell (0.24:27) 08. A Whisper In The Noise – Beauty’s Grace (0.28:10) 09. Sea Oleena – To hold (0.35:57) 10. Serhat Arslan – Karusel (feat.Meltem Gullusac) (0.39:50) 11. Scott Walker – Blanket rol blues (0.42:56) 12. Julia Lucille – Eternally (0.45:57) 13. Christoph Berg – Conversations (0.50:48) 14. Daigo Hainada – Fragment pt.1 (0.57:37) 15. June Tabor – Shipbuilding (0.59:37) 16. Cigarettes After Sex – Sunsetz (1.03:35) 17. Gravenhurst – Islands (1.07:00) 18. My Brightest Diamond – Dreaming awake (Mason Jar mix) (1.15:00) 19. Daigo Hanada – Butterfly (1.19:36) Mário de Sá-Carneiro’s poetry:  O pagem (0.04:12)  Além tédio (0.17:17)  Crise lamentável (0.52:28)  Fim (1.19:10) Voice: Luís Lucas Total time: 1.21:42 A photo by Paula Alves Sultry voice of Radio Etiopia – Ana Ribeiro www.radioetiopia.com Phase 108.1: http://www.phase108.net/Show.aspx?podcastId=13 https://radiolisboa.pt/

In the last two weeks, Hancher presented two lectures (Leslie Odom Jr. and David J. Skorton), one reading (Kelly Link), three musical performances (The Boston Pops, My Brightest Diamond, and Andrew Bird), and a partridge in a pear tree. No guests this week, but listen in to hear Micah and Chuy chat about those things, as well as the role of politics in art, the value of art in a STEM-focused society, Pepsi, and ghosts.

Atticus is back with his take on multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. Andrew Bird is appearing on the Hancher stage with My Brightest Diamond as part of the Mission Creek Festival!

Middle Kids frontwoman and chief songwriter Hannah Joy on the marriage of emotional indie folk and sophisticated classicism that is My Brightest Diamond's debut LP and how it has influenced her own approach to pop music.  Why are all modern rockers in debt to Bach and Chopin (and where does ABBA fit in)? What does it mean to see yourself as only a part of the greater story of pop music? What's with all the animal metaphors on this album? What is the most embarrassing thing Middle Kids drummer Harry Day has done on tour? My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album's influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos. If you've got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.  

Von Strantz, two Chicagoland sisters estranged from birth, with two different upbringings, from across the continent finally meet. They took their now known commonalities and in 2013 joined their last names Von Strantz to create music and art from life’s adversities Utilizing a variety of instruments such as violin, cello, keys, guitar and feet percussion, Von Strantz unites harmonies strung together by commanding and soulful lyrics. With story-sharing as their passion. Von Strantz invites their audience into the emotion of each piece. In 2015 Von Strantz won “Eddie’s Attic Songwriting Shoot-out”. The duo has traveled extensively performing many festivals and venues including Electric Forest, Hard Rock Cafe, Schuba’s, Paper City Music Fest, Audiofeed, Starry Night ,Steel Bridge Music Fest, Mile of Music, and has shared the stage with some of their favorite artists, My Brightest Diamond, Josh Garrels, Crystal Bowersox, Over The Rhine, Howie Day & A Silent Film to name a few. Von Strantz is also Sofar Sounds Alumni. Von Strantz has released 4 EPs in the last 3 years “Narratives Chapter III: Eighteen Eighteen” their newest is out now and sold on iTunes, google play & amazon!

After moving to Detroit from New York and separating from her husband, My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden decided to change her last name to Nova. The frontwoman for the indie-rock band, singer and composer talks to Helga Davis about about her upcoming album and Southern roots, about leaning into vulnerability, and why being uncomfortable is crucial in art-making. She also talks about why it was important for her to escape the art scene and rub shoulders with construction workers, and what it means that her new name translates to "new song." “Vulnerability is I think one thing that I, we, I am so afraid of. We want control or perceived control and I think art-making is like subjecting yourself to this admission that you don’t have control. So I think that many, or maybe all, of my decisions are motivated by challenge, and in a way where I find where my vulnerability is, is the exact place that I need to lean into.” –Shara Nova Subscribe to Helga on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and follow Helga Davis on facebook. Watch: Inside Shara Nova's Mystical Detroit Home, from the web series Q2 Spaces.

Q2 Music is thrilled to offer an advance listen to Helga, a new podcast that features conversations with diverse, uncompromising and socially conscious artists across the creative and performing arts spectrum. Launching next week with two episodes — acclaimed opera director Peter Sellars (Monday, Nov. 14) and singer and My Brightest Diamond bandleader Shara Nova (Tuesday, Nov. 15) — Helga's first season will continue with 10 episodes released Mondays through Jan. 9. Get a sneak peek of excerpts from the first few episodes in the audio above, and please help new audiences discover Helga by giving the show a rating and review on iTunes. “Artists play an important role on the front lines of social change, often confronting issues in ways that touch people more intimately than political rhetoric. I couldn’t be more excited (and nervous!) to launch this podcast, and to speak with artists across the creative spectrum who display a radical autonomy in their work, and actively push against their place in the larger community and culture — and show us how we can too.” — Helga Davis Subscribe to Helga on iTunes. About the host: Helga Davis is a sought-after vocalist for anyone who had something experimental or difficult to communicate. She has collaborated with noted musicians including Lawrence “Butch” Morris, Nona Hendryx, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Shara Nova and Paola Prestini — who in 2012, wrote the chamber opera Oceanic Verses for her. During that year, she was also chosen from among 40 performers to star as principal in the international revival of Robert Wilson’s and Philip Glass’s landmark opera Einstein on the Beach. Read more.

Vanguards of the New York indie classical scene, composer Nico Muhly and violist Nadia Sirota embody the meaning of "classical reincarnated" in an electrifying concert. Nadia Sirota joins Alexander Shelley in the Canadian premiere of Nico Muhly's Electrifying Viola Concerto. This much anticipated work was commissioned by an international consortium of orchestras and organisations made up of Orquesta Nacionales de España, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Festival of Saint Denis and National Arts Centre Orchestra. Nadia Sirota's debut album, First Things First (New Amsterdam Records), was a New York Times 2009 record of the year, and she can also be heard on albums by Grizzly Bear, yMusic (a new music ensemble who commission Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and other young American composers),Jonsi, the National, Ratatat, Doveman, My Brightest Diamond, and Arcade Fire's Grammy-winning The Suburbs.

On this week’s Wits, author Neil Gaiman presents the worst submissions to our Bad Gaiman Challenge – where we asked you to send in your poorest imitations of Neil Gaiman’s writing. We also hear Neil selling real estate, or rather, “unreal” estate, and in Pop Song Correspondence, Satan applies for a job at Radio Shack. Plus, music from My Brightest Diamond.

This week on Wits, acclaimed best-selling author Neil Gaiman tells tales of his time in a teenage punk band, reveals the conversations he’s had while owning multiple talking animals, and tackles the role of a smooth jazz trumpeter tasked with saving the world from Murder Cat. Singer/songwriter Shara Worden joins us for a Wits Game Show about some of the most obscure comic books ever made, and we get beautiful eclectic music from My Brightest Diamond.

The first broadcast of the New Year was supposed to be about renewal and the future and moving forward, but it quickly turned into something different. Perhaps listeners learned something. Maybe their lives are better as a result. Shanon and Jack offer no guarantees and take no responsibility for those who may or may not have been inspired by this broadcast. Tom Petty, "Time to Move On" Drive-By Truckers, "Hell No, I Ain't Happy" White Stripes, "Little Acorns" Angel Olsen, "Lights Out" Kris Kristofferson, "Getting By, High, and Strange" Exene Cervenka & Los Straitjackets, "I'll Go Down Swinging" David Allan Coe, "Take This Job and Shove It Too" Landhorne Slim, "Be Set Free" Ray Charles, "Hit the Road Jack" Wilco, "What's the World Got in Store" Johnny Nash, "I Can See Clearly Now" Sly & the Family Stone, "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" My Brightest Diamond, "Feeling Good"

1. Bonnie Prince Billy (USA) - "So far and here we are" CD "Singers grave - a sea of tongues" (Domino) 2. Honeyblood (UK) - "(Id rather be) Anywhere but here" CD "Honeyblood" (Fat Cat) 3. Oumar Konate (Mali) - "Bisimillah" CD "Addoh" (Clermont) 4. Circle (Finland) - "Mustaa kulta" CD "Manner" (Ektro) 5. Circle (Finland) - "Lintu Joe" CD "Manner" (Ektro) 6. Rodrigo Leao feat. Beth Gibbons (Portugal/UK) - "Lonely carousel" CD "Songs (2004-2012)" (Glitterhouse) 7. Rodrigo Leao feat. Scott Matthew (Portugal/Australia) - "Terrible dawn" CD "Songs (2004-2012)" (Glitterhouse) 8. Muck & The Mires (USA) - "Whenever shes around" CD "Dial M for Muck" (Dirty Water) 9. Sibil (Turkey/Armenia) - "Siro garod" CD "Ser" (Ossi) 10. Pink Mountaintops (Canada) - "The second Summer of love" CD "Get back" (Jagjaguwar) 11. The Limianas (France) - "My Black Sabbath" CD "Costa Blanca" (Trouble in Mind) 12. The Limianas (France) - "La Mercedes Benz de couleur gris metallisee" CD "Costa Blanca" (Trouble in Mind) 13. The Blue Angel lounge (Germany) - "Winter" CD "A sea of trees" (A) 14. Amsterdam Klezmer band (Holland) - "Kigyo" CD "Blitzmash" (Vetnasj) 15. My Brightest Diamond (USA) - "Before the words" CD "This is my hand" (Asthmatic Kitty) 16. Martin Creed (UK) - "If youre lonely" CD "Mind trap" (Telephone) Страница программы на оф. сайте Сообщество программы Вконтакте

WILLIS EARL BEAL, Questions, da "Experiments In Time" 04:35 OLIVIA LOUVEL, Burst, da "Beauty Sleep" 09:33 LUC EX' ASSEMBLÉE, L'Assemblage, da "Assemblée" 14:07 ORLANDO JULIUS WITH THE HELIOCENTRICS, Aseni, da “Jaiede Afro” 19:20 PANDELIS KARAYORGIS QUINTET, Sway, da "Afterimage" 25:40 TARBABY w. OLIVER LAKE & MARC DUCRET, Black Skin With Mask, da "Fanon" 31:05 THE HELIOCENTRICS & MELVIN VAN PEEBLES, Blue Mist / The Cavern, da "The Last Transmission" 37:10 TRICKY, Sun Down, da "Adrian Thaws" 40:45 AHMADU JARR, Kathung Gbeng, da "Spiritual Jazz 5: The World" 44:50 KING AYISOBA, Bayeti Boi, da "Wicked Leaders" 48:58 FHLOSTON PARADIGM, Never Defeated, da "The Phoenix" 52:45 MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND, This Is My Hand, da "This Is My Hand" 56:00 WADADA LEO SMITH, Lake Superior, da "The Great Lakes Suites" 66:24 MIKE COOPER, Goodbye Blues, Goodbye, da "Places I Know/Machine Gun Co." 71:00 SHABAZZ PALACES, Dawn In Luxor, da "Lese Majesty"

Never at a loss for notes, Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond is at it again, this time with a brazen tell-all album called This Is My Hand. Join us as we pick apart the nuances of this latest work in our weekly review. After this musical onslaught, we took some time to discuss the impact of "person" in an album. Whether invited to place oneself in someone else's shoes, or to accept a foreign narrative, this simple literary choice guides our experience of the tale... but does it ever affect the intensity of the experience? Continue reading

Florent Ghys "Soli" (mp3) from "Baroque Tardif: Soli" (Cantaloupe Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster More On This Album Album Notes: Cantaloupe Music continues its series of EPs. These are available via digital music services and in a limited edition physical pressing available to members of our subscription-only Cantaloupe Club. After receiving a traditional French diploma in music, Florent Ghys researched experimental and minimalist music--leading him to Bang on a Can's Summer Festival at MASS MoCA in 2007. Returned to his hometown in Bordeaux and missing the community he found around the summer festival, Ghys asked himself, "What would I write if I had to write for an ensemble in which I am the only player?" Ghys says of his process: "The reasons for this schizophrenic question are multiple. Returning to Bordeaux from Paris, I had the feeling of being musically isolated - of being out of tune with my new environment - and I couldn't stop writing. I was also interested in the idea of breaking the boundary between the composer and the musician. and the feeling I had of sitting in the audience while my music was being played onstage wasn't, to be honest, all that satisfying. "I didn't intend to compose a solo for myself playing the upright bass, nor did I intend to compose a piece for me and a fleet of clones, but I did intend to create a 'multiple-me' ensemble. "I know multi-track recording will never replace live recording, but multi-tracking was an interesting starting point to see if it would change my compositional process while writing strictly for me - after all, the instrumentation for the EP was linked only to the instruments I can actually play. I could have an upright bass, a bass, a guitar, an electric guitar, a voice. I could also use a pianino (a small 6 octaves piano) and hit some dishes in my kitchen." Baroque Tardif: Soli is the first in a series of three EPs from Florent Ghys.   Olivier Manchon "Come Back" (mp3) "Memoires (feat. Gregoire Maret)" (mp3) from "Orchestre de Chambre Miniature - Volume 1" (ObliqSound) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This AlbumAlbum Notes: Olivier Manchon > violin Hiroko Taguchi > viola Christopher Hoffman > cello Alan Hampton > double bass John Ellis > tenor saxophone (tks 1, 4, 7), bass clarinet (tk 3) Hideaki Aomori > clarinet (tk 5, 8), bass clarinet (tk 6) Gregoire Maret > harmonica (tk 2) Produced by Olivier Manchon. Description: Orchestre de Chambre Miniature - Volume 1 is the personal project of French violinist and composer Olivier Manchon, better known for his collaborations with indie acts My Brightest Diamond and Sufjan Stevens, and as co-leader of orchestral pop group Clare and the Reasons. With this mini chamber orchestra, Manchon showcases his skills as a gifted composer and arranger, creating a cinematic narrative of jazz and classical music performed on strings and woodwinds. The album also features John Ellis (Charlie Hunter, John Patitucci, Sting) on clarinet and saxophone and Gregoire Maret (Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller) on harmonica. www.obliqsound.com  

My Brightest Diamond is playing at the Ladies Literary Club in downtown Grand Rapids on November 10 at 8:00pm. Tim Fite will open.