Episode 257 features the words and music of Ahli, a pop singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN. In this episode, Ahli talks about what it was like growing up in a conservative town while discovering their identity plus advice for those who are currently living in more conservative areas.
The songs featured in this episode: “Ghost” and “Past Life”
Follow Ahli online at ahlismusic.com
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Full transcription of Ahli’s story:
Same ground, different sound. You’re on Homoground. This is Ali from Stockton, New Jersey. I identify as a pansexual gender-neutral. I grew up in Stockton, New Jersey. It’s a really small rural town on the Delaware River. It’s biggest claim to fame is that we’re pretty close to where Washington crossed. I grew up in a more divided area. People would go to Pride in Pennsylvania, but there would also be people who fly the Confederate flag where I went to high school.. In high school, it wasn’t the best place to come out for a lot of reasons. One of them was there weren’t a lot of people who were out. I probably knew like definitely finger counting the amount of people who were LGBT and all of them were in the closet and not really outspoken about it. I think everybody was kind of in that zone like it’s kind of a toss up. We’re not really sure what to do. And it just kind of spread to me. I was like, OK, like, I definitely like girls, but I’m gonna hold off on that.
I waited till my senior year when I had transferred out and gone to boarding school. I was 200 miles away from my parents before I told them. I was like, hey, I am pansexual.
You can read the full transcript of Ahli’s story on our patreon.
CREDITS
This episode was produced and hosted by Lynn Casper.
Intro Jingle by data.data.data
Transcription was made possible by Queer Public Podcast who let us use their transcription software.
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Trumpet Wom – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Episode #268]
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Trumpet Wom is a Philadelphia-based musician who combines trumpet, keys, & singing into original and badass music.
In this episode, Trumpet Wom speaks with musician and Homoground Producer Maia Macdonald about music process, inspiration, living in a capitalist regime, our responsibility to understand and heal our ancestral trauma, and of course… trumpet!
Songs featured in this episode: Smooches, Your Fool, TY FY, Protons and Electrons
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This interview was recorded and produced by Maia Macdonald
Executive Producer: Lynn Casper
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Mylo Choy – Brooklyn, NY [Episode #256]
Episode #256 features the words and music of Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Mylo Choy. In this episode, Mylo talks about artistic expression and collaborations within a solo music project, how to experience sadness without getting stuck dwelling in the feeling, lessons learned from being raised in a Buddhist family and more.
The songs featured in order of appearance:
“All The Sun”, “Meet Me in the Middle” and “Tides” from their EP “Night is Like the Ocean” plus “Kolea’s First Journey” from their 2017 album “Delta“.Follow Mylo online at mylochoy.com
Buy their music on bandcamp mylochoy.bandcamp.comFull Transcription of Mylo’s story:
Hello, I’m Mylo Choy. I live in Brooklyn, New York. Most of my career has been working with youth and making art and music. They seem different, but a lot of them are the same because all of it is about how people feel. *laughs* This E.P “Night is like the Ocean” was recorded upstate in Livingston Manor, New York. A friend of a friend is the engineer and producer on it. I’ve worked with him several times. First, with my old band Small Talk and I just really liked his vibe. And also the recording studio is this house that has windows all the way around and you can see the snow. Winter is such a great time to record because you really can’t do much else. I just always like working with him. It’s really nice to work with someone where you could ask someone their honest opinion and they’ll tell you and they’ll always go with your decision at the end of the day, because I am such a control freak, especially when it comes to art things. I think because it’s so personal. I’d like to get to a point where I’m a little more collaborative.
You can read the full transcript of Mylo’s story on our patreon.
CREDITS
This episode was recorded and produced by Maia Macdonald.
Executive Production and End Credits hosted by Lynn Casper
Intro Jingle by data.data.data
Transcription was made possible by Queer Public Podcast who let us use their transcription software.
Our affiliate sponsor for this episode is Pride Counseling. Homoground listeners receive a 1 week free trial when they sign up through this link. We also receive commission from each sign up that becomes a paid member. These funds helps us produce episodes like this 🙂
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vincethealien / GESS / Sammyd / Bentley Robles / Theo Tams / Maddy Street / Young Kaii [Episode #259]
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http://patreon.com/join/homogroundBelow are the artists featured in this episode in order of appearance. Their artist name, location and song featured is listed beneath their photo. Please click on their photo or name to be directed to their website and social media accounts.
vincethealien – Los Angeles, California – “Easy Bake”
GESS – Los Angeles, California – “Digital Romance”
Sammyd – Ohio – “Summer Song”
Bentley Robles – Brooklyn, New York – “Petals”
Theo Tams – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – “Strangers”
Maddy Street – Paris, France – “Still Yours”
Young Kaii – Providence, Rhode Island – “Speechless”
CREDITS
This episode was produced by D Orxata
Executive production and intro/outro by Lynn Casper
Homoground Theme Song by data.data.data
