Tea with sg

Ben Jaffe is creative director, second generation owner, and band leader of Preservation Hall New Orleans. Hallowed ground. One of, if not the single, most important physical space for music (and so many things), in one of, if not the, most important music city in the world. It's a beautiful place I've had the pleasure of spending lots of time in, there's nothing like it. We talk about many things, but most importantly, we dive into the foundation that started out of Katrina. Weathering that literal storm has brought Preservation Hall to a rare position of preparedness to weather the current Covid-19 storm. We think about the aspect of patronage and where artists in general are headed, how they can integrate these strategies. How the understandings of Preservation Hall (5 shows a night), Preservation Hall Jazz Band (touring worldwide since 1960s), and new ventures like Krewe du Kanaval (partnered with Win Butler and Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire) can apply to the entire world of music. This isn't just a pleasure for me to rap with Ben, a good friend I've shared so many meaningful moments with, but I see this episode as an actual suggestion of a way forward for art and artists. Please support and find lots of info at www.preservationhall.com

Twin Peaks deep dive, my first of three this week and many more in future I'm sure. The Twin Peaks community is unlike any other. The fans and stars are often great friends and collaborators. Wrapped in Plastic was the first of its kind in 1992, a dedicated fan made magazine that ran for 13 years, founded by John Thorne (this weekend) and Craig Miller. There was nothing like this, and it's hugely influential. 25 years later, when season three was announced, Scott Ryan took up this huge responsibility, and founded Blue Rose Magazine. Scott and I met at the premiere of season three in 2017, and I've followed all of his work since. He's become a huge proponent of one of the most important elements of my life. We speak of how beautiful the Summer of 2017 was, during the airing of Twin Peaks: The Return, and all of Scott's output since, which is vast. Find everything on:  https://www.bluerosemag.com We'll have him back in the Fall to talk about Courtney Stallings' new Laura Palmer book that is very close to my heart.

In my Music Business Worldwide article, I highlighted a lot of my favorite things from quar. Listen to me talk about em. If you can't find anything, ask me. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/make-your-imagination-real-now-is-the-time/ 

I wrote an article for Tim Ingham's Music Business Worldwide. Here's me reading it. Check text on: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/make-your-imagination-real-now-is-the-time/

Mike Ortiz of @sipjojo based out of Miami, Florida. Mike won Tea Masters Cup 2019. He'd be defending it next month if not for the rona. Mike got into tea via meditation and Qi Gong practices. Contra to me, body practice came first, then tea practice. I discovered tea and learned about everything it pertained to once I got hooked. So there's a lot I learned here, how tea and its practice can parallel internal and external in ways I hadn't thought of. If you haven't noticed yet, this show is just an excuse for me to get access to the people I wanna learn stuff from. www.sipjojo.com 

I think about what this should be. I don't want to just do interviews and ramble and all that. I want this to be expressionist. I want to show raw ideas in a way that this medium is best capable. Something happened right after I recorded episode one. And I felt like telling the story to someone. I realized this is actually the perfect way to get it out. It's a two part episode, I recorded right after the event, and then the next morning after talking with a relative of, well, you'll see. Fyi, this isn't a fun episode, something horrible happened and this is me narrating what I witnessed. The event is more gory and upsetting than I could make up, but I don't go into detail about it. Love to everyone I speak of here.

First episode! Shauna (9 mins in, @sparkedheart Head of Brand Partnerships at @thefader) and I talk about how creative industries will be affected by the virus. I angle most of the conversation to creatives (particularly musicians) and the gatekeepers like Shauna. How do creatives approach editors and marketing consultants, and how do those editors and marketing consultants responsibly manage the flow of resources?

Notes + transcript www.sean.glass

Video www.instagram.com/sdotglass