Category: Interviews
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Talking with TSHA: Movement, Jackfruit, and the Essence of Dance Music
It was 2023 when I first witnessed TSHA perform in Detroit, MI for the annual Movement Music Festival (formerly DEMF – Detroit Electronic Music Festival). As I explored the grounds of Hart Plaza, moving between stages and catching all my senses could handle of the bevy of entertainment, fresh rhythms and fun melodies beckoned me…
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The Quantum Theory of Entangled Mind
*Link for tickets to Syndicate Sound Session 008 ft. Entangled Mind Music is art, but is there some science to it as well? I like to think so. Science is “the observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena (Wordnik.com).” It’s like a body of knowledge gained through experience. Scientists share facts and…
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New Eden: An Intersection of Music and Storytelling
I have a deep affinity for enthralling adventures. Whether it’s books, movies, music, television, or video games, I appreciate original and unique intellectual properties. At the core of these creations are individuals who inject deep seeded passions into everything they touch. Naz is one such visionary spawning evocative productions combining her love for literature and…
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Beneath My Skin: ELMAR’s Debut LP Listens Like a Journal to his Heart
Often, I feel like music is a portal way into comprehension. Sometimes it sounds like a conversation, where another’s words and experience touch and inspire. At other times, a song feels like peeking into someone else’s inner monologue, almost like entries lifted out of a personal journal. To a listener, music can feel like a…
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Barclay Crenshaw’s Impending Voyage: Open Channels Tour
After twenty years performing under the alias Claude VonStroke, Barclay Crenshaw is set to blast off on a brand-new adventure. The legendary house producer is dedicating 2024 to his longstanding passion for the sounds of bass, dub, hip-hop, funk, and jungle that he’s always treasured. On behalf of HEAR Magazine, I caught up with him…
