Bad Snacks
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
08/26/24
•88m
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This episode features Bad Snacks, a producer and multi-instrumentalist known for the use of violin, with lofi and dance influences. We talked about her experience when she went viral on Andrew Huang’s “4 Producers Flip the Same Sample” challenge with over 4.5M views, dealing with online boundaries, with sexism, finding inspiration, and enjoying the learning process. Bad Snacks is also an educator; she coaches fellow producers privately, runs a successful YouTube channel where she posts content related to music technology and beat breakdowns. Due to her love for cutting-edge music tech, she has worked as a key demonstrator with several of the industry’s largest names like Ableton, Roland, and Moog. She has also taught as an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music for Electronic Production & Design. We talked about her unique educational path and choices she’s made along the way to carve out a successful career, and in fact what success really means. She spoke thoughtfully about important topics such as music education, developing creativity, imposter syndrome and keeping a healthy perspective. Video and transcript link: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/bad-snacks
Bad Snacks Website: https://www.lilbadsnacks.com/
Bad Snack’s My Pedals for Synth Violin video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2thGDywkg18&t=1s
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Newsletter sign-up: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:01) Bad Snacks path into making beats, developing her sound with violin demo (10:49) Google Audio Library with excerpt (12:45) Andrew Huang’s 4 Producers Flip the Same Sample (19:36) name Bad Snacks, Home Music EP hybrid style (24:57) clip from iiwannabe (25:47) collaboration with chromonicci like u do with clip (31:38) decision not to go to Berklee college (35:06) different ways to support this independent podcast (35:58) making difficult life decisions, bathtub bumps clip, using different sequencers (43:11) cassette tapes (45:14) imposter syndrome, healthy mindsets, interacting with online community (51:35) finding her own path in music, early education (58:31) Brainfeeder’s The Hit, Flying Lotus (01:02:11) Dot mentorship, creativity exercise, dealing with sexism in the industry (01:09:34) teaching violin, teaching production (01:12:37) different ways of releasing and marketing music (01:16:57) neat tape 1, learning curve for each project, music clip (01:18:30) using the violin, sampling, festival circuit (01:26:42) expanding Home Music into a series, building community
photo of Bad Snacks: June Jameson
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Maryanne Moodie Interview
August 19, 2024
•17m
This is a special stand-alone bonus episode featuring the the inspiring Australian artist, educator and author Maryanne Moodie who’s woven art graces the cover of the Collected Strands album Volume 1, which is being celebrated in the main episode connected to this one. I decided to release this stand-alone bonus for those listeners who are passionate about weaving and want to dive into the interview with Maryanne right away, but I have included a clip of our improvisation Solace as part of this episode, and you will find all the links in the description of this episode to listen to this music, and of course the links to Maryanne Moodie’s art, workshops, and books in the show notes as well. I feel that all my listeners who love music and creativity will find that Maryanne’s personal journey and perspectives will resonate strongly with them, and I hope some listeners in the weaving and art world will also be inspired by the musicians!
Transcript https://www.leahroseman.com/blog/maryanne-moodie-interview
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUiiflQLnjM
Collected Strands listen here: https://collectedstrands.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1
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https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/collected-strands-interview-with-maryanne-moodie
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Timestamps:
(00:00) intro
(00:45) excerpt from Solace, from Volume 1 by Collected Strands improvising ensemble (which has Maryanne Moodie’s art on the cover)
(01:26) more information
(02:34) interview with Maryanne Moodie: her start in weaving, writing her books, nurturing our creativity
(11:39) creating commissioned pieces, how the audience takes in art, the community of weavers
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Joe K. Walsh Mandolinist
September 2, 2024
•81m
Joe K. Walsh is an acclaimed master of bluegrass mandolin and a professor at Berklee College, and in this episode you’ll hear about many of his inspiring collaborations including with Darol Anger, Mike Block, Grant Gordy, Alex Hargreaves and Mike Marshall. We are also featuring some music from some of his albums inluding “If Not Now, Who?” We talked about Joe’s approach as an educator, the challenges and joys of the touring life, the importance of innovation and taking chances musically. Joe’s love of music and the mandolin shines brightly in this candid conversation.
Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on my YouTube channel, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/joe-k-walsh
Albums featured in this episode: https://garrisongordyhargreaveswalsh.bandcamp.com/album/bluegrass-and-the-abstract-truth
https://joewalsh.bandcamp.com/album/if-not-now-who
https://joewalsh.bandcamp.com/album/borderland
Joe K. Walsh website: https://joekwalsh.com/
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(02:28) Aaron Weinstein, Joe’s search for a different approach, “If Not Now, Who?” album
(07:23) Tom from “If Not Now, Who?”
(11:48) recording the album, Joe’s student days at Berklee, teaching approach
(19:01) songwriting
(20:41) Innisfree from “Borderland”
(24:10) Gibson Brothers, experience of touring
(28:40) mandolin family, David Grisman, Daryl Anger, Mr. Sun, Ger Mandolin Ensemble Mike Marshall
(36:12) Joy Kills Sorrow, maturing and working with different generations in the music business
(39:20) Daryl Anger, dangers of perfectionism in recordings
(41:43) please support this independent podcast
(42:35) healthy mindsets, Adam Hurt, creativity, teaching
(50:42) decision to pursue music professionally, early influences
(53:09) Grant Gordy, Mike Block, the value of music for community
(57:31) practicing the mandolin, transcribing, dealing with injuries
(01:02:07) mandolin demo Chinkapin Hunting
(01:04:02) Steve Gilchrist luthier, Bluegrass and mandolin community worldwide
(01:09:47) “Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth”, Alex Hargreaves, memorizing music
(01:15:07) Mahjong from “Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth”
(01:18:03) meeting Joe Walsh story
(01:19:18) reflecting on the mental game
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