R I T E S

Season 2 | Episode 11This episode is a love note to my beloved former home, Los Angeles. In it, I read an essay from 2020, speaking to liminal spaces and times of transition that our collective, trauma-ridden bodies can all relate to.R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 10In this episode, I talk about the middle as the middle (vs. the end, as we so often make it), and share some pre-pregnancy thoughts about the postpartum period of all large creative works, not just the human ones. Season 2 coming next year!R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 9In this episode, I speak to the obliteration of early motherhood and continue debunking the myth that a mother and a practicing artist cannot co-exist within the same body. For a new essay further exploring this pervasive cultural narrative, head over to the newsletter iteration of R I T E S.R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 8In this episode, I speak to the transformative potency of gratitude lists, bringing them back from the written-off wasteland of substance-less self-help idioms.R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 7In this episode, I speak to the power of small actions and simple devotions, reframing creative practice as something which can retain its potency, even when existing in the cracks.R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 6In this episode, I share a guided improvisatory movement practice created for any body and any space.PLAYLIST:I. RITUALII. SOVEREIGNTYIII. POSTURINGIV. SINNER (OBJECT AS SUBJECT)V. WEAPONRY (OBJECT AS SUBJECT)VI. OPOSSUM IN HEADLIGHTSVII. THISVIII.KNIVESIX. POM POM MOVES (OBJECT AS SUBJECT)X. iii. (OBJECT AS SUBJECT)All music and lyrics written by Paris Hurley. All content — including music, concept, and text — copyright Paris Hurley + Paris Hurley Publishing.Featuring performances by:Paris Hurley: vocals / floor tom / violin / bass / guitarJherek Bischoff: bass / upright bass / cello / guitar / guitaroneGina Young: bass / vocalsEmilia Richeson: floor tom / vocalsCorey Fogel: drumsPaul Kikuchi: drums / percussionProduced by Paris Hurley + Jherek BischoffArtists / Spaces mentioned in the episode:Shannon StewartVanessa DeWolfChantael TakeuchiAlice GostiStudio CurrentR I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 5In this episode, I read a piece from the newsletter archive speaking to some perimenopause realities, and envision a future of demystification and legibility for this common, global experience. R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 4In this episode, I speak to the necessity of “mistakes” within any creative practice and offer some structural ideas for how to grow or strengthen your willingness to allow them.R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 3In this week’s show, I speak to our dire need to both be compassionately witnessed and to compassionately witness others, citing our cultural lack of knowledge around birth, and shedding a light on those who have given birth in Gaza throughout the past year. If hearing some surgical specifics of a cesarean is not where you’re at today, I’ll meet you back here next week.R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 2In this week’s show, I offer an antidote to the archetype of destructive obsession we’ve come to associate with genius, arguing the work of mundane tasks and the humility of taking great care as essential components of any creative life.Mentioned in the episode:Money WitchSarah Faith Gottesdiener / MoonbeamingBeth Pickens: books / podcastElizabeth Gilbert's TED talk on geniusR I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe

Season 1 | Episode 1In this first episode, I share a bit about why I’ve heeded the call to add my voice to the abundant world of podcasts and read a piece from my newsletter archive speaking to pillars of my creative practice which help me navigate fear and scarcity mindset.R I T E S is a podcast from composer, musician, and writer, Paris Hurley. In these weekly episodes, she shares personal essays about creative practice, art-making, and motherhood. Paid subscribers also receive her sonic prayers—a new piece of music released monthly just to this community. For more of Paris' work, you can hear OBJECT AS SUBJECT wherever you listen to your music or sign up for her weekly newsletter, where she shares additional writing and updates on all of her projects.R I T E S was created, edited, and produced by Paris Hurley. All music, including the theme song, A Body Not Our Own is by OBJECT AS SUBJECT in collaboration with producer, Ben Kaplan of Lost Future Records.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parishurley.substack.com/subscribe