Sound & Vision's mini-series, Behind the Console, highlights the stories of women and nonbinary audio engineers who are navigating what is still a very male-dominated field.  Today we meet Susan Rogers, who engineered for Prince for four years, working on albums like Purple Rain and Sign o' the Times. She also has credits with David Byrne, Tricky, and the Barenaked Ladies. She talks about what it was like keeping up with Prince's tireless creativity, and how it could be both exhausting and exhilarating. She also discusses eventually leaving engineering in her 40s to get her PhD in Music Cognition and Psychoacoustics, and how that has influenced her work in unexpected ways. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Behind the Console: From Prince to PhD

Sound & Vision's new mini-series, Behind the Console, highlights the stories of women and nonbinary audio engineers who are navigating what is still a very male-dominated field. The University of Southern California calculated that only 3 percent of Grammy nominated songs were engineered by women. The organization Sound Girls estimates that women only make up 5% of the professional workforce in audio.   Today we talk with two mastering engineers, who put the final touches on music before it’s released. It’s Seattle’s Rachel Field, who has worked with Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam, and the Cairo-born, Brooklyn-based engineer Heba Kadry, who has worked with Björk, Lucy Dacus, Slowdive, The Mars Volta and more. They discuss the gender inequities they have seen both at home and abroad, the women who pioneered audio yet were largely left out of the narrative, and what makes them hopeful for positive change. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the Console: 'It's a Really Steep Uphill Climb'

Noah Gundersen talks about his new record and its themes of moving away from Seattle. He also talks about his collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers and changing the way he tours to make it more manageable.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Noah Gundersen on Leaving Seattle

In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Sound & Vision Assistant Producer Grace Madigan profiles Native musicians Lil Mike&Funnybone, Samantha Crain, and Halluci Nation about their involvement in the recent TV shows Reservation Dogs as well as in Halluci Nation’s case, Rutherford Falls, and how important and meaningful Native representation is in mainstream entertainment. KEXP’s Martin Douglas also chats with the music supervisor for Reservation Dogs, Tiffany Anders. Hear about the older Native American folk and psych rock musicians whose music did and didn’t make the cut for the show.   Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indigenous Music and Representation on the Screen

Ann Wilson is a Bellevue, Washington-raised rock and roll hall of fame inductee who’s best known for being the lead singer in the band Heart. She’ll be performing a solo show at Seattle’s Neptune Theater on October 13th, 16th and 17th. She talks with Sound & Vision’s Emily Fox about her long career in the music industry, the corruption and sexism she’s faced along the way, and the new solo material she’s been working on during the pandemic.   Further reading: https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/2/25/sound-vision-why-hearts-wilson-sisters-are-seattles-first-rock-stars/  https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/sound-vision/2021/5/27/hearts-nancy-wilson-first-solo-album/  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heart’s Ann Wilson on Her Long Career

Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians and performers who are juggling parenthood with their art.   On this episode, musician Ezra Furman talks about what led her to come out as a trans mom, and what it means for her to leave her young son at home once touring begins again.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently: Ezra Furman's Journey as a Trans Mom

Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians and performers who are juggling parenthood with their art.  On this episode, Ella Vos talks about how getting pregnant inspired her to become a solo artist and how her popular song, "White Noise," was about her struggles with postpartum depression and the loneliness of being a new mom.   Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently: Ella Vos on Postpartum Depression

Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians and performers who are juggling parenthood with their art. On this episode, Seattle-area musician and visual artist, J’Von, talks about how becoming the father he never had comes up in his music. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently: J’Von on Being the Dad He Never Had

Three musicians break down the stories behind their songs about Seattle. They are:  Jake One, “Home”  Jeffrey Lewis, “Seattle”  Tacocat, “I Love Seattle” Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Songs About Seattle

The south has played a big part in the music of South Carolina-raised, Adia Victoria. The south is very present in her latest album, 'A Southern Gothic.' Adia Victoria talks about the record and how it reimagines the south’s whitewashed history.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adia Victoria Reclaims the South’s Whitewashed History

Before finding the balance between his rap career and his personal training business, Darnel's Barbells, Bruce Leroy held an entire lifetime's worth of jobs. He worked at shoe stores, bagged cannabis for a medical dispensary, engraved headstones, and even donned the Chuck E. Cheese suit. KEXP’s Martin Douglas speaks to the Tacoma MC about his many places of employment, working with community youth in addition to on bars in both the gym and the studio, getting fired from Dairy Queen, and much more.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Many Jobs of Bruce Leroy

Popular YouTube and Spotify playlister "Alex Rainbird Music" talks about helping break indie artists, music discovery and monetization in the streaming era.  To hear how to make a living as an artist through playlists: https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/sound-vision/2020/12/10/better-staying-independent/   Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making a Living Off Youtube and Spotify Playlists

Malina Moye is one of Fender's first Black left-handed, upside-down guitar playing female endorsees. Her album, 'Bad As I Want to Be,' was number one for two weeks straight on the Billboard Blues Chart in 2018. KEXP DJ and musician Eva Walker speaks with Moye about her rise to success and her inspiration along the way.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspiration from a Left-Handed, Upside-Down Playing Guitarist

KEXP DJs Larry Mizell Jr. and Gabriel Teodros share songs they played this week to honor New Orleans as it deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. They also discuss how New Orleans hurricanes bring to light environmental and racial justice issues.  Organizations Doing Mutual Aid in Louisiana: https://www.cultureaidnola.orgImagine  https://www.imaginewaterworks.org  https://neworleansmusiciansclinic.org  https://sbpusa.org/  https://sankofanola.org/  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music of New Orleans

KEXP DJs Larry Mizell, Jr. and Riz Rollins discuss the new Aretha Franklin biopic. They talk about what the film got right and what was missing. Plus, we hear stories from Riz about seeing Aretha Franklin live.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RESPECT: An Introduction to Aretha Franklin

The Sound & Vision podcast from KEXP features interviews, panels, reporting and commentary that digs into the stories behind the music, with in-depth discussion of the most important issues facing music and arts communities. Sound & Vision is hosted by Emily Fox and John Richards.

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