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Welcome to another episode of Herizon Music! Today’s guest comes to us from England! Her new book From Seattle To The System: Grunge As Political Expression is drawn from a thesis she completed at York St. John University where she is a PhD researcher in American History and Sociomusicology. She’s also a fan of film and photography with a short documentary interview series called Close Focus . She…
John Thomas: The Kalamazoo Gals’ Almost Forgotten Story This is an historic episode of Herizon Music. For the first time since launching in 2019, I am interviewing a MAN on the podcast. And I cannot think of any other man I would rather have than today’s guest. We met at an “off” SXSW event hosted by Texchromosome in 2022. He held a World War II era acoustic Gibson guitar and was talking about his…
Today’s guest is a DJ turned music executive and founder of JV Agency, a music marketing firm celebrating its 10 year anniversary. She has handled thousands of album launches throughout her career, including for acts like Fall Out Boy, Shawn Mendes, and the Killers. She specializes in digital marketing with a side passion for empowering women in the music industry. She pays it forward by bringing…
Radhika Vekaria: GRAMMY Nominee With A Healing Touch Today’s guest is on her way to the 2025 GRAMMYS with a nomination in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category for her release “Warriors of Light.” Her Indian, East African and British roots inspire her chant-centric music composed with the purpose of spiritual, physical, and emotional healing. As she likes to say: “I don’t make music…
I met today’s guest through Chris Dalla Riva of Can’t Get Much Higher on Substack. She was offering a $10,000 grant opportunity for women who want to learn music production. That definitely caught my attention and the more I learned about her work, the more intrigued I became. She was born in India but moved to Australia where she writes and records music and founded online school Music Production…
Kaytee Long Becker Today’s guest is a seasoned public relations and communications expert based in Los Angeles. DIY Public Relations has secured over 3,000 press placements, four GRAMMY nominations, one GRAMMY win and generated more than one billion impressions for their creative clients. Her clients have been featured by Forbes, Billboard, GRAMMY.com, Variety, People, Harper’s Bazaar, USA Today,…
Queen Kwong I met today’s guest through Substack, where she is writing a collection of essays about personal life events and how they have shaped her philosophies on music, fame, and famous musicians. Her parents raised her in a Denver goth/punk nightclub and hotels. She met Trent Reznor and toured with him as a teenager, performing music that’s been compared to L7, Hole, Iggy Pop, and Patti…
Mandy Mayhem Mandy Mayhem is a writer, actress, and single mom who took her karaoke rap alter ego public. Over 318,000 people now follow her Rated R rap videos on TikTok and Instagram. She wrote and starred in the TruTV musical comedy sketch series Mutha that appeared on Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack . The sketch’s raps eventually became her new EP of the same title, “MUTHA.” Songs like “Take…
Lissa Schneckenburger: Fostering Fiddle Music For The Soul Lissa Schneckenburger is a fiddler, singer, and activist all rolled into one package. As a foster parent, she filled a void by creating music that specifically helps families find compassion, empathy and unity. Her latest album “Falling Forward” features a female cast of players and producer who brought her pandemic lockdown songs to life.…
Can DJ Shotski Save Polka From Aging Out? I met DJ Shotski (Stacy Harbaugh) through her Substack home called Shotski’s Lodge . Her posts immediately attracted my attention because she does something that no one else I know does: She produces radio shows, videos, and articles featuring the glory of … polka! And not just any polka, Stacy specializes in Dutchmen-style polka from Wisconsin. Talk about…