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Fruit & Flowers’ Gear & Creative Process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTR246Km6co If you are feeling in the mood for surfy and grungey sonic fun, we've got a band for ya: they are called Fruit & Flowers and they hail from Brooklyn, NY. The four-piece is technically skilled, with fast-paced and fleshed-out guitar parts (as heard in tracks like “Pick Fairy”)…Click on the title for more

Fruit & Flowers’ Gear & Creative Process

Sharkmuffin’s Pedals & Creative Process

NYC-based Sharkmuffin creates punchy garage rock wrapped in a fuzzy, '60s cool that is at once feminine and fearless. On the heels of a new album release, the masterminds behind the band, Tarra Thiessen (guitar/vox) and Natalie Kirch (bass/vox) gave us an in-depth look into the meaning behind their latest tracks,…Click on the title for more

Sharkmuffin’s Pedals & Creative Process

Field Mouse – Q&A about Pedals and the Creative Process

We have both watched each episode of Futurama (Season 1-5) at least 100 times each. So think about that. Really think about what a commitment to TV that is. What’s been inspiring your latest album, and why is it entitled "Episodic"? There was a lot of stuff that had happened…Click on the title for more

Field Mouse – Q&A about Pedals and the Creative Process

Guerilla Toss – Q&A about Gear and the Creative Process behind ‘GT Ultra’

Brooklyn via Boston avant-punks Guerilla Toss are ready to enter the next stage of their career with the release of a new full-length (entitled "GT ULTRA") on DFA Records. The album steps up the production values by several notches, broadening the act's appeal without affecting the "edge factor" that allowed them to…Click on the title for more

Guerilla Toss – Q&A about Gear and the Creative Process behind ‘GT Ultra’

Pavo Pavo’s Gear and Creative Process

https://www.youtube.com/embed/K9P5p94x2Os With psychedelic leanings and spacey synths that could believably been beamed down from Pluto, Brooklyn-based Pavo Pavo has a sound that's both warm and familiar, and yet hard to place. In their stunning debut album 'Young Narrator in the Breakers' the band seems to comfortably straddle between the deeper trenches of…Click on the title for more

Pavo Pavo’s Gear and Creative Process

Minature Tigers’ Gear and Creative Process

Miniature Tigers is officially back with their first release since 2014. I Dreamt I Was A Cowboy, the new 11-track LP from the indie rock band is a short departure from the group's previous releases--often unpolished, organic, and lovingly displaying the dirt and hiccups that come from recording via couch surfing.…Click on the title for more

Minature Tigers’ Gear and Creative Process

The Landing’s Gear and Creative Process

Meditating about the universe is heavy stuff but, like much in life, you have the option of being consumed, or delighted by your surroundings. Brooklyn-based electronic artist, The Landing, does the latter. Producing synth-pop tracks that have their feet planted firmly on the ground, but their eyes to the sky,…Click on the title for more

The Landing’s Gear and Creative Process

Kevin Garrett’s Gear and Creative Process

KEVIN GARRETT'S CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Roland SPD-SX Moog SubPhatty --------------------------------------- Kevin Garrett has emerged in 2015 as one of NYC's most prominent young songwriters. Unapologetically moody, soulful at heart, incurably ballad-prone, Kevin's songs have the aura of old time classics, but their production process is as modern as it gets, centered - as…Click on the title for more

Kevin Garrett’s Gear and Creative Process

Nola Wren’s gear and creative process

NOLA WREN'S CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- Omnisphere Digitech JamMan --------------------------------------- Brooklyn songwriter Nola Wren is a perfect case to exemplify how electronic music is tempting more and more musicians through fun, increasingly user friendly products capable of inspiring young artists and unleashing new creative energy. A talented songwriter gifted with an expressive alto…Click on the title for more

Nola Wren’s gear and creative process

The Mast’s Gear and Creative Process

" Currently in our setup, I’ve been using balafon (African marimba), and clay udu drums. It’s always nice to have physical instruments to play in a track. The balafon was an important part of the last record. " --------------------------------------- Brainchild of singer Haleh Gafori and drummer Matt Kilmer, NYC's duo…Click on the title for more

The Mast’s Gear and Creative Process

Empress Of’s Gear and Creative Process

The two preview singles from Empress Of's upcoming album 'Me' ('Kitty Kat' and 'Water Water') reveal how the project of Brooklyn's songwriter and producer Lorely Rodriguez is evolving from its dream pop beginnings towards a more experimental sound, closer to the avant-electro sensibility of artists like Bjork and Gang Gang…Click on the title for more

Empress Of’s Gear and Creative Process

Holy Ghost!’s Synths, Gear and Creative Process

HOLY GHOST!'S CRUCIAL GEAR Yamaha CS15 CREATIVE PROCESS How does the chemistry in the band work, do you guys specialize in different things or do you wear different hats depending on the song? NICK: Both. We definitely each specialize in different areas but with the exception of vocals (I never…Click on the title for more

Holy Ghost!’s Synths, Gear and Creative Process