This week we chinwag about the lack of well-known female producers in the music industry. Afterward we chat with music producer, Esjay Jones. Esjay is a South African-born producer & songwriter now based between Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, California, who had her first major cut in the U.S. alongside co-writer Justin Tranter in 2013 with the single “I Choose U” by TimeFlies on Def Jam Records. Since then, she has worked with Sean Kingston, Jeffree Star, Olivia Holt, Escape The Fate, Mystery Skulls with Nile Rodgers and Brandy, Chester Rushing (‘Stranger Things’), Alien Ant Farm, and many others.
Esjay has had over a decade of success in the music Industry: during the first part, she cemented herself as one of South Africa’s top rock vocalists fronting Durban-based band, Stealing Love Jones. The band achieved mainstream success with 4 #1 Singles, as well as sharing the stage with major international acts like Fall Out Boy, Violent Femmes, Seether, Jimmy Eat World, and many more.
She is currently a part of the production team for the re-imagined ‘GREY DAZE’ album (Chester Bennington reels from 1994-1997), featuring Head & Munkey from Korn, Ryan Shuck of Orgy, Chris Traynor of Bush, and more.
This week we chinwag about the odd jobs that come with living in Los Angeles. Afterwards, Bowie and Jess speak to Alicia Vigil, the power metal bass player for DragonForce and singer/bass player of Vigil of War.
Southampton goth punks Creeper return with a lush, evocative new albujm.
Melissa Eastwick is a professional makeup artist to musicians in the industry having worked on the Grammys, music videos and photo shoots with clients including Shawn Mendez, Natalie Lafourdacade, Dave Grohl, Snoop Dog, Fifth Harmony, Michael Bolton, Offspring and hundreds more. Melissa talks about her move to Los Angeles and breaking into the makeup world straight out of MUD.
Alison Freed is a Los Angeles based actor and award-winning voice actor with a unique, dynamic, smart, warm, modern female voice. Alison is a two-time 2018 SOVAS award-winning Voice Over artist- winning for Best Commercial Campaign, Smoothie King and Best Radio Commercial, Uber. She has also been nominated 6 times over her career.
Jess and Bowie chat with Alison about her journey through the music industry and her arrival into the voice over scene.
[imgfull][/imgfull] L–R: Keri Gray // Black Disabled Lives Matter (photo by Jen Deerwater) // Justice Shorter Geek Girl Riot host Day Al-Mohamed is joined by Keri Gray and Justice Shorter, two of the organizers of DC’s Black Disabled Lives Matter movement, for a conversation about disability, inclusion, and making the Black Lives Matter protests accessible for everyone. Introductions + Finding Inspiration Keri Gray is a speaker, consultant, organizer, and founder of the National Alliance of Multicultural Disabled Advocates. Justice Shorter is a crisis communicator, advisor and trainer to disability advocates and attorneys, concerning disasters and humanitarian crises. When the current… Read more »
Have you ever been so high that you thought “am I going to die?” Well, this week The Way Highway is here to tell you that you’ll be just fine!
On episode 42 of RadioActive Dads Brett sings the song “I Hate” by Passenger and Nathan reads an open letter written by Angelina Jolie.
Friday May 1st is TV day: The Half of It, Upload, and Hollywood are dropping and Geek Girl Riot is getting you hyped. We also share what’s on our minds this week.
This week on Geek Girl Riot we throw love-confetti all over Never Have I Ever before spreading some positivity into the world.
