Babes Behind the Beats

Karina Depiano has worked with artists such as Troye Sivan, Fifth Harmony, Miley Cyrus, Daya, mxmtoon, and so many more!  She received her Bachelor of Music – Popular Music Performance from USC, and she tells us about how much that experience helped prepare her for her future in the industry! Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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. Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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! Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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! Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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 Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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!

This week we chat with Chrissy Costanza – lead singer of Against the Current and the voice of the League of Legends anthem! Chrissy chats about her work with Riot Games, her gaming show on Venn, her journey through the music industry including catching the attention of Fueled by Ramen, touring and more!

This week we had such an awesome chat with Vi from Destroy Boys! She talked about how the band have built themselves up from scratch – sending out hundreds of demos with no responses to now having management and selling out multiple shows around the country! Vi also tells us about auditioning band members, being on the road and the band’s songwriting process. 

Today we chat with keyboardist and vocalist of Mother Mother, Jasmin Parkin! We had such an awesome chat with Jasmin – she told us all about how they recently blew up on Tik Tok (without them knowing!), how that has translated into going on tour, their upcoming music and how she no joke, took up jazz piano because her name was Jas! It certainly worked out for her though! This is an interview not to be missed!

This week we chat with singer songwriter, Noah Vonne! Noah was raised in the musical heartland of Texas, where she forged an original sound that blends elements of rock, soul, blues, and pop. She chats about growing up performing in Mega Churches, studying music business at Belmont and how that has translated into the music business, writing music and doing co writes! Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This week we chat to singer/songwriter and creator Jaci Butler. Jaci tells us all about her life from touring with her first band starting at the age of 12, to her experience on American Idol, to now having a massive social media following and how she utilizes platforms like TikTok for her music career. She also tells us about her most recent single, “Breakup Season” which is available now on all streaming platforms!

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