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Is This Music?!?!
by Justin Anthony Spenner
Is This Music?!?! is a music education podcast about how people experiment with music. Your host is Justin Anthony Spenner, a baritone and lover of all things moody and complex. He interviews composers, performers, and other interesting folks about their art, the beauty of complexity, and New Music Icon impressions. Let's get your ears weird.
Episodes
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"I just want to talk to them (chickens)"- Pamela Z
The guest this episode is composer/performer Pamela Z: Minimalist. Loopist. Vocalist. Conversationalist. Cartoonist? I don' t know, we never talked about it. This episode is brought to you by Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble. Follow them, subscribe, and keep your ears weird! Pamela Z Links : Website;...
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Music is better through a balloon- Jay Afrisando
Justin and Jay Afrisandotalk about how our ears are messed, and how music can still be made to accommodate that.
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Malleable thought containers -Mary Ellen Childs
Like what you hear? Be sure to subscribe, like, and, above all, SHARE with your friends and enemies. Get in touch at: isthismusicpod.gmail.com Follow along on Instagram Season 3 is brought to you by Zeitgeist New Music! Check them out and let your ears receive weirdness:...
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"I think he'd be alright with troubadour"- T.J. Borden
Tyler J. Borden is a cellist working with, in, and around the constraints of the cello. Formerly from Western NY, he is now based in Brooklyn NY, where he spends much of his time finding ways to exploit the strengths and failures of himself and his instrument. If you like this episode, Subscribe,...
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"Improvisational Jazz Human Beatboxer and Rhythmic Storyteller" - Carnage the Executioner PART 2
Part 2 of my chat with @carnagetheexecutioner in which we get very passionate about the importance of paying to see artists, then I published the episode a week after the show we talked about happened. Le Sigh. Follow Carnage on Instagram because then you don't have to rely on me to tell you…
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"Improvisational Jazz Human Beatboxer and Rhythmic Storyteller" - Carnage the Executioner PART 1
*RETURN OF THE SHOW STEALER APRIL 1ST AT HOOK AND LADDER* GET TICKETS HERE Whether he’s rapping, producing, performing, teaching kids to beatbox, or working his former job as a youth counselor, it’s clear the man most commonly known as Carnage The Executioner was born to do two things: instruct…
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"nyanyanyanya nyea nyyyeahhh" with Ivan Cunningham
Ivan Cunningham will not be contained to your feeble descriptors. But, he is a saxophone player, composer, curator, among other things. NEW ALBUM One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted OUT MAY 31ST! See it live at the The Eagles #34 in Minneapolis May 31 with Oyster World Like what you hear? Wanna be a...
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Ya Shoulda Been There Ep. 1: Robot Slide @ Ice House
Ya shoulda been there is a live show blog that lets you know who's playing and where and if it tickled my fancy. Empower your sense of curiosity with live music. also, get your ears weird. Follow, subscribe, like, share! On Tuesday, Feb 7, I went to see Robot Slide at the Ice House in…
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"Some flavor of experimental music...funny...not funny funny...but witty..."- Texu Kim
Texu Kim: Whimsical, dissonant, textured, melodious new music that tears roots straight from the ground. Rate, subscribe, review, and tell your friends! Texu Kim Info: Website: https://www.texukim.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texu_kim/ Is This Music?!?! Info: Email:...
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"Here's what I have so far...can ya do it better?"- Liam Moore
Dreamy, heady, intricate pop from Liam Moore. Also rabbit holes. Links: https://www.liammusicmoore.com/ https://liammoore.bandcamp.com/ Music in this episode (in order): Lift from Visions of a Perfect Life by Liam Moore Train Song from EXTEND by Robot Slide Superior from Solo Duets for Guitar and...
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“The Best Sins Are Of Youth” - Sean Quinn
Check out Sean’s stuff here: https://seanquinncomposer.com/ https://soundcloud.com/seanquinncomposer Intro: Waiting by Sean Quinn 17’46”: String Quartet No. 2 by Brian Ferneyhough 20’32”: Intermittent Breath by Sean Quinn 1’07’51”: Infinite Now by Chaya Czernowin 1’12’56”: Turangalîla-Symphonie:...
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Album Drop: "Only Forward" by Liam Moore *OUT 7/8/22*
"Only Forward" by Liam Moore is out 7/8/22! Go buy it at: https://liammoore.bandcamp.com/ If you have more than a neutral feeling about this episode, leave a review, or follow me on Instagram or email me at [email protected] And keep up with Liam at: https://www.liammusicmoore.com/...
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LIVE with Fonema Consort and 113 (and Charlie) (and Cayden)
Recorded live 5/27/22 at Studio Z in Saint Paul! With Nina Dante and Dalia Chin of Fonema Consort
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"Harsh Soft Noise Wall Loops For Your Health" - Ryann Daisy Swimmer
This episode features Ryann Daisy Swimmer, and oooooo buddy was it a fun one. This conversation is pure musical journey from high school punk bands, to delay loop art song, to Sufjan Stevens. What rabbit holes do we travel down along the way? As always, listen to find out. But, I can say that…
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"Microtonal in Pink" Emily Koh
My guest on this episode is composer and bassist, Emily Koh. How does one get seen? A pink resume can help. Cheery color schemes and refreshing marketing help, too. But what really lands is Emily's music- a complex thread of sound that can be as broody as the next complex contemporary, yet…
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"You Know When, Like, You and Drummer Just Click?" Schuyler Tsuda
Note: I had a typo in my notes, and pulled a Ron Burgendy in the intro. The piece featured in the intro is Marble, Glass, and VAPOR, not Paper. What a silly goose I am. Also, kudos, Schuyler, Marble, Glass, and Vapor is a much better song name. On this season-opening episode, I chat with Schuyler...
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"This Is All Only a Test" Joey Crane and Tiffany Skidmore of 113 Collective
On this most introductory of introductory episodes, I chat with Joey Crane and Tiffany M. Skidmore, the powers-that-be behind 113 Composers Collective. We chat about their background, how they got into the sounds they create, the openness of how young people learn, how wild it is to experience...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Is This Music?!?! is a music education podcast about how people experiment with music. Your host is Justin Anthony Spenner, a baritone and lover of all things moody and complex. He interviews composers, performers, and other interesting folks about their art, the beauty of complexity, and New Music Icon impressions. Let's get your ears weird.
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Is This Music?!?! is a music education podcast about how people experiment with music. Your host is Justin Anthony Spenner, a baritone and lover of all things moody and complex. He interviews composers, performers, and other interesting folks about their art, the beauty of complexity, and New Music...
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