Terra Lopez of Los Angeles, CA based Rituals of Mine speaks about her upcoming album, live performances, and why she changed her project name from Crayon Sister to Rituals of Mine with Homoground correspondent Maia Macdonald (Kid in the Attic, Brooklyn NY)
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Transcription of Terra’s story:
“Nowadays with social media, it’s a lot of work to be vulnerable. It’s a lot of work to be present online and to put yourself out there every single day, but its also very rewarding. It has given me the motivation to continue going in the industry when fans connect and come up to me at shows to talk about mental health, insecurities, or how our music is able to keep them going. Me sharing my journey with mental health and suicide prevention has helped them in their own way. It’s pretty remarkable. It continues to keep me open. Anytime that I’m feeling insecure thinking, “oh god, maybe I share too much.” To hear feedback and that it’s actually helping other folks makes me think, “this is what I’m meant to do and I’m going to keep doing it.” To me, that’s success and the type of energy exchange that I want to have with people while I’m doing this, is to be 100 percent authentic, so that everyone can feel comfortable and safe at our shows and safe in in music in general.”
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CREDITS
This episode was recorded and produced by Maia Macdonald.
Executive Producer: Lynn Casper
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Interview transcription by Major Davis.
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Sarah Jaffe – Texas / New York [Episode 252]
Growth, evolution, and what’s next with the prolific artist Sarah Jaffe. She discuss creative process, collaborating with other artists, sampling a mystery voicemail for her EP, her life in Texas and New York, and more.
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Transcription of Sarah’s story:
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This episode was recorded and produced by Maia Macdonald.
Executive Production and end credits hosted by Lynn Casper.
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Lane More of It Was Romance – Brooklyn, NY [Episode #248]
Our latest episode features the words and songs of Lane Moore. Lane is a member of the band It Was Romance, produces a regular live event called Tinder Live, wrote a book called How to be Alone: If you want to and even if you don’t and did a Tedx talk on the same topic, among many other amazing things.
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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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