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EP#45: Retro-future Sound Worlds: In conversation with Kayla Painter


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Inside this week’s episode, Isobel is joined by experimental artist and producer, Kayla Painter, who’s immersive, ever-evolving AV performances figure into the earliest stages of her music and have taken her to stages, such as The Great Escape, Camp Elsewhere, Bluedot, and the inaugural edition of Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here festival.

Isobel got to sit down with Kayla and hear all about how she started making music, her experiences as a woman in music technology, how she’s stayed true to herself as an artist and much, much more. She also shares the inside scoop on her fabulous new EP, Somewhen, which is an exploration of time and identity through the retro-future sound worlds Kayla Crafts, and she gives us the low down on exactly how she crafts her beats.

This episode is a must listen for any budding electronic producers out there!

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro
{04:39} Kayla’s journey into electronic music and production
{25:20} Building a career in music
{35:15} Kayla describes her recording space and creative process
{43:44} Exploring themes of time and identity in her new EP, Somewhen
{52:49} Why Kayla decided not to release an album
{01:02:06} The team involved in releasing her EP
{01:11:09} Top 3 tips for programming drum beats
{01:20:30} Episode Summary

Listen to Kayla’s new EP, Somewhen here >>

Check out Kayla’s fab new video for her track
Beginnings from the Sea >>

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