On today’s Hyphenate Randy sits down with Stand up comedian/Record Label owner George Chen. They talk about George’s beginnings in the San Jose/ Bay Area DIY punk/noise scene. George has written for many independent music magazines/zines including his own zine ZUM, which is also a record label. He know resides in LA and host independent/DIY comedy shows. 

George Chen Links:

https://zumaudio.bandcamp.com/album/zum-audio-vol-5

https://www.instagram.com/georgethechen/

https://wl.seetickets.us/event/growing/570368?afflky=TheeStorkClub

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bromp-treb-my-heart-an-inverted-flame-and-somnabulists-tickets-728024700477?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://linktr.ee/zumaudio

https://www.zumonline.com/collections/distributed-releases

Randy’s Gear links:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ETSPVSGH--epiphone-sheraton-ii-pro-vintage-sunburst

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DD8--boss-dd-8-digital-delay-pedal

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DVP4--dunlop-dvp4-volume-x-mini-pedal

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PhilosMicro--pigtronix-philosophers-tone-micro-compressor-sustain-pedal

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SugarDrive--mxr-m294-sugar-drive-overdrive-pedal

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/WhiteyTighty--jhs-whitey-tighty-mini-fet-compressor-pedal

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AcapulcoV2--earthquaker-devices-acapulco-gold-v2-distortion-pedal

Mentioned in this episode:

Distrokid

https://distrokid.com/

Izotope

Schecter Guitars