Today we chat with singer songwriter Trace! She chats about her finding her identity as a singer, her super famous legendary singing Mom, being signed to Ultra and what is involved in being signed to a label, getting 31 million hits on her songs on Spotify and seeing the behind the scenes of Spotify for Artists as well as her upcoming gig at the Troubadour for Fan Girl Cafe! We really enjoyed this chat!
Take part in idobi’s prize hunt around the Lower East Side Jan 26–30
Today we chat with music photographer and Fan Girl Cafe founder Betsy Martinez! Betsy chats with us about her new awesome music Cafe concept opening in Los Angeles as well as her upcoming Fan Girl Cafe event at The Troubadour on 27 Feb 2022 featuring performances by Jan, Trace, Kat Cunning, Alicia Blue and Noah Vonne! And guess what? Our very own Jess Bowen is hosting the show with Megan Holiday!! Couldn’t be more fun. TICKETS – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fan-girl-cafe-presents-jax-kat-cunning-trace-alicia-blue-and-more-tickets-227898359127
This week we have a chinwag about Jess’s hilarious experience using an app to help her fall asleep and the amount of money Mariah Carey makes from one Christmas song. Afterward we chat with RCA singer/songwriter Chloe Lilac, who tells us about her experience growing up in Brooklyn, getting signed to a major label at a young age and her EP ‘Douchebag’
This week we have a chinwag about the world of sound engineers on tour and why we feel there are so few females in that position. Afterward, we chat with Memphis native Amanda Davis, FOH (front of house) engineer for Janelle Monáe and Tegan and Sara. Amanda tells us about her first job as an audio engineer working at a church, to then working on a cruise ship, to getting a phone call from Janelle Monáe’s tour and production manager informing her that Monáe wanted a female FOH, and the rest is history.
Today’s guest is Kiiara! This week we chinwag about the ups and downs of the music and entertainment industry, and the affects it has on its artists. Afterward we chat with singer/songwriter Kiiara about her hit single “Gold”, her experience working with Chester Bennington and Linkin Park, her newest release “Happy Hour” with Felix Cartal, and so much more!
DJ Sydney Blu – Sydney talks about how she got started on Ableton, producing dance music, being on the books of big booking agencies vs small, founding 23 by 23 in an amazing effort to increase the amount of females on labels in the dance world, working with Native Instruments and creating a new dance category for underground music at the Juno Awards!
What a legend Patty Anne Miller is! As a drummer she has performed with amazing acts such as CeeLo Green, Quinn XCII, Zara Larsson, performed at the Super Bowl with Beyonce, starred in feature film “Bill and Ted Face the Music” and been a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance! Patty chats with us about her journey through the music industry coming from Berklee College of Music through to performing at huge events such as the Super Bowl! www.babesbehindthebeats.com Instagram – @babesbehindthebeats
We had an awesome chat this week with Reggae Singer Songwriter Vana Liya! Vana made a serendipitous arrival on the national music scene after she posted several ukulele covers of popular reggae songs to social media, which garnered the support of top original artists and led to a 2018 record deal with L.A.-based LAW Records. She has since been quickly earning a reputation among many of her well-established musical peers as a solid collaborator who always brings a fresh take and positive energy to the mix with her distinct yet not easily classifiable “island” vibe. We chat about how she first got noticed by Pepper, getting signed, her first gig, building a band and touring!
This week we have a good old fashioned chin wag with each other about Taylor Swift re recording her old albums to get around contractual obligations, Bowie’s first realisation that she has and has probably many times before, experienced sexism in the DJ world, Jess and her experience with the male dominated drumming industry and Bowie’s wild plane ride landing on one wheel then instantly taking off again!
