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PAST HOMOTIMES (2021)
January 31 w Homoground Featured Artists
February 28 w/ queer record label: Cruisin Records + co!
March 28 w Hayley Rosenblum on Community Building + Crowdfunding
April 25 – Queer Podcasters Meetup
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Homophonix Artist Interviews with Rainbow Riots, Mandy Rich, Kristian Kaspersen, Jessie Lloyd and Zan. [Episode #260]
This episode features snippets from interviews with musicians from the HOMOPHONIX podcast.
The aim of the HOMOPHONIX podcast is to introduce songwriters and the stories behind some of their songs. These brave independent music makers identify as part of the LGBTIQ+ community. The interviews centre around their music, not their gender or sexuality. There are some amazing stories to be told, from some incredible talent, through some beautiful tracks. Each artist’s episode contains 3 tracks and some chat in under 30 minutes.
The choice to do this podcast is not to further segregate the queer from the straight community, but rather to help normalise the human experience that is reflected in song. To share our thoughts as creative LGBTIQ people to each other, and others. Music has the power to heal, to inspire, to bring people together. There are still places in the world where being of a different sexuality is not accepted, is feared, is frowned upon, or is illegal. LGBTIQ youth face a much greater risk of depression, substance use, and suicide, due to the bullying and isolation they experience from their peers, their families, or society at large. Things are changing, and for the better – if any of these artists and their music can help make someone’s life more hopeful and positive, then that makes creating this network and podcast worth it.
Most of the people you will hear, you may not have heard, or even heard of. People who are not ‘household’ names, who are not backed by large labels with huge promotional powers. In fact, it’s their independence that makes them powerful. These writers are diligently producing their own music stemming from a deep desire and instinct to share their experiences and thoughts.
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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 find out more information and access their full interview on Homophonix.com
RAINBOW RIOTS – Stockholm, Sweden
Song featured: “Freedom”MANDY RICH – Stockholm, Sweden
Song featured: “Regnbågarnas Stad ( City of Rainbows )”KRISTIAN KASPERSEN – Stockholm, Sweden
Song featured: “Queer at Heart”JESSIE LLOYD – Melbourne, Australia
Song featured: “Other Side of the Room”ZAN – Melbourne, Australia
Song featured: “Salafi Secrets”EPISODE SPONSOR
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CREDITS
This episode was produced by Vinn Pitcher of Homophonix.com
Editing assistance from Kim Andersson
Executive production and intro/outro by Lynn Casper
Homoground Intro Jingle by data.data.data
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Wynne Greenwood (Tracy + the Plastics) & Gina Young || [Episodes #269, #270, #271 & #272]
In Spring 2021, Homoground Producer Maia Macdonald recorded an interview with Wynne Greenwood (Tracy + The Plastics) & Gina Young. The episode has been editing into 4 episodes. Listen to the episodes below
[Episode #269 – Part 1 of 4]
[Episode #270 – Part 2 of 4]
[Episode #271 – Part 3 of 4]
[Episode #272 – Part 4 of 4]
Patreon supporters can listen to the full, uncut version of the interview.
Wynne Greenwood (Tracy + The Plastics) – Seattle, Washington
Wynne Greenwood is a video artist and song-maker who also often brings those things together with objects, installation, and performance. Her practice grows from making dialogues with versions of self and the worlds those versions live in/are of. It’s a practice of this time, built from talking back to the TV, now engaging those muscles to practice new culture.
From 1999 – 2006, Greenwood created and performed the multimedia art-band Tracy + the Plastics. Tracy + the Plastics blurred the boundaries between the contemporary art and music worlds, crossing venues and contexts from house shows to art institutions.Greenwood took the form of all three band members, live on stage and in prerecorded video projections. She sang live as Tracy while interacting with the other band members (Greenwood as Cola, drums, and Nikki, keyboards) on the video screen behind her. Tracy + the Plastics ended in 2006.
Cruisin Records reissued the entire Tracy + the Plastics discography for the 20th anniversary of their first record “Muscler’s Guide to Videonics”.
Wynne has a new album in the works, Horizon.
Gina Young – Los Angeles, California
Gina Young (she/they) is an award-winning writer, director, songwriter and performer whose work blurs genres and forms. Her plays, musicals, videos, and curated events have been presented everywhere from The Hammer Museum and REDCAT to punk clubs and gay bars across the US and Europe.
Interlacing music, movement and text, Gina queers content and form, bringing audiences together for intimate and transcendent experiences. She is the creator of SORORITY, Feminist Acting Class and throws a queer happy hour party in Los Angeles called DIVORCE.
We are an independent podcast. This podcast is available for free, but it is not free to make. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider contributing to our Patreon to support our work.
http://patreon.com/join/homogroundCREDITS
This interview was recorded and produced by Maia Macdonald
Executive Producer: Lynn CasperSPONSORS
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Virtual Queer Coworking 24/7
About Homoground’s Virtual Queer Coworking & Creative Cafe.
🌈 Homoground’s Virtual Cafe 🌈 is a virtual space for queer people to pop in throughout the day for project support and coworking/collaborating.
- Do you freelance or work from home and need some social interaction?
- Are you a creative who needs accountability to dedicate time to your practice?
- Are you starting a business (or already have one) and need motivation to get through the hard tasks?
- Are you a student who needs some study time?
Join us in the Homoground Cafe! We’ve got the queerest playlist featuring bands/musicians that have been on the Homoground podcast! The background scene changes frequently so some days we’ll definitely have coffee shop/cafe vibes while others we’ll be chillen out in some nature scenes. Everyone has their own personal todo lists so you can check things off when you’ve completed them!
Become a Member
The cafe is open to Patreon supporters at $5/$10/$15/month (cheaper than going to a coffee shop everyday!) Once you’re a member, you can access our virtual coworking spaces plus our community Slack where we post updates on special events that happen in the cafe, as well as other fun discussions!
Sign up for an Info Session Date:
The best way to know how it all works is to experience it for yourself! Attend an upcoming info-session for a free demo of how Homoground’s virtual coworking and creative spaces work. You’ll get a chance to check out the space and learn how to use cool features like a personal todo list, music player, timers, and more! Plus, you’ll get to meet potential future coworkers!
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 – 8pm East Coast, USA Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Join our Patreon (for free) to be notified when new dates are added.
Every morning we jump into the virtual cafe to set our intentions and make our todo list for the day. At 9:30am ET, we meet in the #Meds+Motivation room for our daily check-in. We go about our day, doing our little tasks, popping in and out of the chat when we need to take breaks or need a little boost. Some people have been showing up for 3+ years now, across various continents and industries.
BECOME A MEMBER to get access to the virtual cafe and other digital spaces, like our members-only Slack group, Meds & Motivation Check-ins and Queer Declutter Club events.
COWORK & COLLABORATE with other queers from ANYWHERE
“This community has been both a safe space and a productive space for me over the years. I am so grateful it exists. As a writer, I spend most of my time working by myself and the virtual café keeps me from feeling isolated in the process. It keeps me feeling grounded and connected while I work and has been a constant in my life as I’ve traveled across continents and transitioned across careers.” – Lotte (@queercoworking member)
