Episodes
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Quarantine Stories: What Will Be the New Normal?
In the last episode of our Quarantine Stories series, composer and host Jeff Rona discusses where we go from here as the world re-opens. States and cities across the U.S. are handling it differently, some with very little guidance and others with clear health requirements to be met. Still, there…
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Quarantine Stories: Virtual Teaching and Lessons from Star Trek
Sound designer and educator Francis Preve was gearing up for SXSW in Austin, Texas when COVID-19 lockdowns began and the festival was cancelled. Preve shares how he is coping with quarantine by guiding his students through this emotional time, as well as launching new creative projects including…
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Quarantine Stories: Creative Experimentation with Tyler Bates
In this episode of Quarantine Stories, we heard from sought-after composer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer Tyler Bates, who is spending time in quarantine doing what he loves most - creative experimentation. He's collaborating with artists who aren't on the road now (he's toured with...
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Quarantine Stories: Dispatches from the ER in Anchorage Alaska
This week we have a special report from members of the Emergency Room staff at Alaska Native Medical Center in the city of Anchorage. The team primarily treats native populations from all over the state, including some of the most remote corners of the world. They shared their personal struggles…
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Quarantine Stories: Cool Apps, Staying Informed, and Collaborating While Distancing
TV writer Darren Swimmer (Shadowhunters, Smallville) and composer Richard Einhorn (Voices of Light) offer some advice on a range of quarantine-relevant topics, including apps that help you focus, where to find the best information on the latest public health updates, and curating your streaming...
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Quarantine Stories: OMG WTF Politics and Viral Videos
Author, producer, content creator, and activist Ben Sheehan (Funny or Die) talks about launching his new book OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? in the middle of a pandemic - shortly after recovering from COVID-19 himself. And musician/ composer Emer Kinsella was looking for creative…
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Quarantine Stories: Creative Inspiration in Lockdown
Episode 4 of Quarantine Stories focuses on creativity - what inspires it and what it means during this unprecedented time in history. Grammy Award-nominated and multi-platinum selling record producer, composer, musician and DJ Matt Lange talks about how he's channeling his anxiety and frustration...
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Quarantine Stories: Coping with Our Collective Anxiety
In this episode of our Quarantine Stories series, we spoke with internationally acclaimed singer, composer and musician Azam Ali, who was supposed to be performing with her band Niyaz this spring until COVID-19 hit. She talks about coping with her anxiety by helping others, creating a GoFundMe…
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Quarantine Stories: WWII Heroes, Voice Actors Helping Kids, and Back from the Road
In this episode of Quarantine Stories, we spoke with Ernie Rideout, a bay area musician who runs the Stanford Jazz Education Program, as he recalls his father's heroic journey of survival in WWII to help him convalesce from an injury during quarantine. We also spoke with actor Eric Edelstein who...
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Quarantine Stories: Virtual Connection and the COVID-19 Frontlines
For the first episode of our Quarantine Stories series, we spoke with composer Jack Wall (Call of Duty, Myst, Mass Effect) on how he's adjusting to life during the COVID-19 crisis, including how he's staying connected. And singer-songwriter Louise Fraser (Tales from a Silent Ocean, Thaw), who is...
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Listening with David Gamson
David Gamson is a Grammy-nominated keyboardist, musician, producer, songwriter, arranger, and engineer. Originally hailing from New York, he has worked with an impressive list of artists, including Kesha, Kelly Clarkson, Jessie J, Adam Lambert, Chaka Khan, Charli XCX, Meshell Ndegeocello, Green...
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Listening with Francis Preve
With a career that includes designing sounds for Ableton, Dave Smith, Korg, Roland, and Xfer, plus serving as Technology Editor for Beatportal.com, Francis Preve has carved a niche as one of the tech industry's most in-demand sound designers. His work as a college professor in Austin, Texas,...
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Listening with Charles Bernstein
Award winning composer Charles Bernstein conducted his first original orchestral compositions at the age of sixteen. His long career in film scoring can be heard in many popular films and television shows, including Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds and Kill Bill, Vol. 1 and scores for…
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Listening with Matt Lange
Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum selling record producer, composer, musician, and DJ Matt Lange challenges categorization by genre and trends. The signature of his work is the relentless devotion to pushing music into the future. Lange’s career began working alongside multi-instrumentalist and...
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Listening with Bird York
Kathleen “Bird” York is a study in creative versatility: an Oscar nominated songwriter and recording artist, (IN THE DEEP from Oscar winning film CRASH), a screenwriter who has developed pilots for Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount and Fox, and an accomplished actor having starred or costarred in…
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Listening with Jay Weigel
Jay Weigel is a distinguished composer, producer, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, and contractor for film, television, recordings, and concerts. Based in New Orleans, he has worked in the film and television industry for over 35 years. His recent scores and soundtrack recordings can be heard…
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Listening with Alex Kelman
"I get to work with the most creative and intelligent people alive. I’m dedicated to discovering new music throughout the world while continuing to educate myself on the cultural context in which those ideas stem." Alex Kelman is a fixture in the music industry, both as a DJ and musician as well…
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Listening with Lili Haydn
GRAMMY winner Lili Haydn has played with, sung with, and opened for everyone from Roger Waters, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and George Clinton's P-Funk All Stars, to name a few. In addition to Lili's extensive touring career and critically...
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Listening with Brian Trifon and Brian White of Finishing Move
The award-winning production duo of Brian Trifon and Brian White, also known as Finishing Move, created the music behind such iconic video game franchises as Halo, Halo Wars 2, Crackdown, and new hit game Borderlands 3. The incredible fusion of their passion for music technology and innovation in...
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Listening with Amanda Krieg Thomas
Amanda Krieg Thomas is one of the most in-demand music supervisors around, with projects including the ground-breaking anthology series American Horror Story (FX), ballroom drama Pose, and the critically acclaimed show The Americans. Amanda began her career in the music department at Lionsgate...
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Listening with Cold Blue
Cold Blue’s ascension into a Trance superstar over the last two years has been nothing short of extraordinary. He has consistently delivered release after release for the world’s top Trance labels including Subculture, Kearnage, WAO138, Pure Trance and FSOE. It is momentum like this that has now...
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Listening with Chris Douridas Part 1 - Music Tastemaker
On the inaugural episode of Listening, Jeff Rona interviews Chris Douridas - one of the most influential and ardent supporters of new independent music. As music director and DJ for KCRW Chris has discovered some of today’s most important artists. Listen to Chris talk about how he discovers and...
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Listening with Chris Douridas Part 2 - Music Tastemaker
Jeff Rona interviews Chris Douridas - one of the most influential and ardent supporters of new independent music. As music director and DJ for KCRW Chris has discovered some of today’s most important artists. Listen to Chris talk about how he discovers and helps the best new artists find a place…
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Episode 1 Teaser - Chris Douridas
Legendary music tastemaker Chris Douridas in conversation with Jeff Rona about his work with KCRW and discovering some of the most important artists today. Full episode drops August 27th!
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Ep. 0 - Coming Soon - Trailer
"The Listening Podcast" by Liquid Cinema is coming August 27th. Subscribe for all the latest updates and episodes as soon as they become available.