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Chillin’ with Lovespirals #79

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After a 2 month hiatus, Ryan and Anji are back with a new episode detailing all the latest and greatest Lovespirals news. The duo chat about their rejuvenating Catalina Island camping trip and the sunset video for “Insignificant” that resulted from their getaway, getting excited about the Lakers’ new season starting, working on music for the upcoming debut Anji Bee album, Ryan’s discovery of the Airwindows audio plug-ins, musical collaborations with Karmacoda (and Beth Hirsch), a Sony Acid Planet remix contest, and more. Check out Anji Bee’s Catalina camping trip blog to view videos and photos from our trip. Read more about the Lomography Diana F+ Camera that the band brought camping. See our post about the sunset video set to “Insignificant” for more details on that. Read Anji Bee’s full questionaire for NPR’s Hey Ladies: Being a Woman Musician Today and see her quote in the NPR piece, Pop Star Pomp, Real World Circumstance. The show closes out with a clip of the brand new recording of “Perfect Boy”.

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Chillcast #228: Secret Mixtape

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Its been a big month of celebrations at Chillcast central, and this week’s show is no exception. Today’s theme is even more personal than usual… This lovely one hour set of songs includes a half hour of chillout and downtempo, followed by a half hour of sexy dance beats. Some of my favorite bands are included in this romantic mix that’s sealed with a kiss for my special someone. Big thank yous go out to Jay Denes and Jonatan Bäckelie for their special permissions tracks!

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Playlist:

  1. “Noesis” Blue Six Noesis (2010) Buy on iTunes
  2. “Love (Falling You Remix)” Lovespirals Love EP (2010) Buy on iTunes | Download Free Mp3
  3. “Precious (Part Two)” Vargo Diamonds & Pearls Lounge Vol. 4 (2010) Buy on iTunes
  4. “Touch Me” Gold Lounge Cool Off Chillout Vol. 3 (2010) Due out soon!
  5. “Necessary (Radio Edit)” S.E.L. Necessary (2010) Buy on AudioJelly
  6. “Who Knew (Veda Vocal Mix)” Jaidene Veda Pisces Pendulum (2010) Buy on Bandcamp
  7. “Love Comes Round (Food For Thought Dub)” Ernesto Love Comes Round (2010) Buy on iTunes
  8. “Flexxx (Anamonde Float Radio)” Astrid Suryanto Flexxx (2010) Buy on iTunes |Download Free Mp3
  9. “Love’s Wine (Ill Castle Remix)” Castillo & Face (ft. Jennifer Pennyman) House Sessions Vol. 1 (2010)
  10. “Destiny (Fred Falke Remix)” Zero 7 Single (2010) Download Free Mp3

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NPR Quotes Anji Bee

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National Public Radio is in the midst of a radio series called, “Hey Ladies: Being A Musician Today,” using research gathered from questionnaires answered by hundreds of women working as musicians and/or vocalists today. Additionally, they are publishing solid articles on their music blog, The Record: Music News from NPR. In the latest installment, “Pop Star Pomp, Real World Circumstance“, writer Frankie Kelly includes a quote by yours truly:

But some say they’re annoyed by what they see as attention-grabbing antics. Do pop stars’ constructions (be they costumes or stage sets) put pressure on less well-funded women musicians to be outrageous, to get more naked or cross more lines just to get noticed?

Anji Bee, Lovespirals: From my perspective, the most important thing is to develop a strong internet presence that includes quality audio, video, and photos. The more professional you come across, the more likely people are to take you seriously. I personally wouldn’t rely on gimmicks to get attention, but that seems to be working out for Lady Gaga, so who am I to say anything against it?

For the record, the question I was answering was: “What advice would you give to a woman musician just starting out?” You can read all my responses to the NPR Hey Ladies questionnaire.

This is a great series which includes many fantastic female artists who gave much more interesting answers than I did in my questionnaire, and I highly recommend you check it out!