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Spotlight On

The musicians, writers, innovators and ideas shaping media, entertainment, and culture.

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every 7 days
Average duration
51 minutes
Episodes
270
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Dengue Fever’s Ting Mong might be our album of the year

Dengue Fever’s Ting Mong might be our album of the year

Today, the Spotlight shines On Chhom Nimol and Ethan Holtzman, vocalist and keyboardist, respectively, of the band Dengue Fever

This episode is a little bit different. Dengue Fever was in the midst …

00:32:52  |   Thu 12 Oct 2023
Gabriel Kennedy leads us into the Chapel Perilous

Gabriel Kennedy leads us into the Chapel Perilous

Today, the Spotlight shines On Gabriel Kennedy, the author of the forthcoming biography Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson, which hits shelves in February 2024 from S…

01:08:23  |   Thu 05 Oct 2023
Aline Homzy plays violin in the cosmos with étoile magique

Aline Homzy plays violin in the cosmos with étoile magique

Today, the Spotlight shines On award-winning violinist and composer Aline Homzy. Aline joins us on the occasion of the release of her first solo record, Éclipse, which is also the debut album with he…

00:50:29  |   Thu 28 Sep 2023
Cat Henry of Live Music Society champions small venues

Cat Henry of Live Music Society champions small venues

Today, the Spotlight shines On Cat Henry, the Brooklyn, NY-based Executive Director for Live Music Society, a philanthropic foundation whose mission is to recognize and protect small music venues and…

00:49:47  |   Thu 21 Sep 2023
Joe Mills (Aver) of Move 78 decodes jazz from the algorithms

Joe Mills (Aver) of Move 78 decodes jazz from the algorithms

Today, the Spotlight shines On Joe Mills, a musician and producer who performs under the name ‘Aver’ in the Berlin-based band Move 78.

Move 78’s music sits at the intersection of improvised jazz and p…

00:54:27  |   Thu 14 Sep 2023
Steven Milne of The Little Kicks writes songs from the heart

Steven Milne of The Little Kicks writes songs from the heart

Today, the Spotlight shines On Steven Milne, singer, songwriter, keyboardist and vocalist in the Aberdeen, Scotland-based band The Little Kicks.

The Little Kicks make sophisticated pop music, with thr…

00:50:42  |   Thu 07 Sep 2023
EMBER are a jazz trio with a collective mindset

EMBER are a jazz trio with a collective mindset

Today, the Spotlight shines On EMBER, a trio featuring saxophonist and trumpeter Caleb Wheeler Curtis, bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer Vincent Sperrazza. Their latest album, August in March, came…

00:44:51  |   Thu 31 Aug 2023
Pete Josef has a modern take on classic soul

Pete Josef has a modern take on classic soul

Today, the Spotlight is On singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Pete Josef.

The impetus for Pete’s visit was a series of tracks that he has been dropping throughout the Spring and Summer of 2…

01:06:10  |   Thu 24 Aug 2023
Kirsten Agresta Copely creates New Age harp soundscapes

Kirsten Agresta Copely creates New Age harp soundscapes

Today, the Spotlight is On international award-winning harpist and composer, Kirsten Agresta Copely.

Kirsten, who is known for her charismatic, telegenic presence on stage, is also the go-to harpist f…

00:47:08  |   Thu 17 Aug 2023
mr. master and his never-ending rap project

mr. master and his never-ending rap project

Today, the Spotlight is On Gabriel Jacob Luansing, who produces music under the name mr. master

For over six years, Gabriel has been working on an ever-expanding experimental hip-hop project called …

00:53:45  |   Thu 10 Aug 2023
Spotlight On Us — the podcast talks to itself

Spotlight On Us — the podcast talks to itself

Spotlight On producer and editor Michael Donaldson and host Lawrence Peryer communicate constantly throughout the research and production of each episode, but they rarely actually speak in person. So…

00:48:14  |   Thu 03 Aug 2023
Brandon Seabrook’s magic clusterf**k of merciless banjo torture

Brandon Seabrook’s magic clusterf**k of merciless banjo torture

The Spotlight shines On guitarist and banjoist Brandon Seabrook, hot off the release of his new album brutalovechamp on Pyroclastic Records.

Brandon is known for pushing his music past the far reaches…

00:50:42  |   Thu 27 Jul 2023
Peter Kruder, Roberto Di Gioia, and the art of sonic synergy

Peter Kruder, Roberto Di Gioia, and the art of sonic synergy

Today, the Spotlight shines On Peter Kruder and Roberto Di Gioia, who join us to talk about their new but long-gestating duo project, “--------”.  

Viennese artist, producer and DJ Peter Kruder is one…

00:44:49  |   Thu 20 Jul 2023
Dan Mackta — from punk rock to hi-res audio

Dan Mackta — from punk rock to hi-res audio

Today, the Spotlight shines On Dan Mackta, Managing Director of North America and Northern Europe for the high-resolution music service, Qobuz

We get pitched constantly by publicists to have their m…

00:55:56  |   Thu 13 Jul 2023
Brian McCarthy blends jazz, astronomy, and the AfterLife

Brian McCarthy blends jazz, astronomy, and the AfterLife

Today, the Spotlight shines On Vermont-based saxophonist, composer and arranger Brian McCarthy. Brian joins us on the occasion of his most recent project, AFTER|LIFE released back in late May, just a…

00:58:01  |   Thu 06 Jul 2023
David Rodriguez talks community, culture, and his work with NJPAC

David Rodriguez talks community, culture, and his work with NJPAC

Today, the Spotlight shines On David Rodriguez, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer at NJPAC - the New Jersey Performing Arts Center

David works in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, an…

00:47:11  |   Thu 29 Jun 2023
LILAMORS electronically redefine the jazz trio

LILAMORS electronically redefine the jazz trio

Today, the Spotlight shines On the Basel-based band LILAMORS, which consists of vocalist Ana Čop, pianist Thilo Seevers, and sound artist Jaka Arh.

With their debut album, When I Am Dead, My Dearest,

00:42:04  |   Thu 22 Jun 2023
MISS C-LINE makes soulful magic in the studio

MISS C-LINE makes soulful magic in the studio

Today, the Spotlight shines On MISS C-LINE, a neo-soul singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Switzerland. 

Her music blends soul and groove with elements of hip-hop and jazz, resulting …

00:47:50  |   Thu 15 Jun 2023
Danny Fox loves good jazz and great pizza

Danny Fox loves good jazz and great pizza

Today, the Spotlight shines On Brooklyn-based pianist and composer Danny Fox and the latest work from the Danny Fox Trio, Time Took Care of It.

Danny’s trio, with bassist Chris van Voorst van Beest an…

00:48:51  |   Thu 08 Jun 2023
Michael Scott Dawson’s ambient music draws on rural memories

Michael Scott Dawson’s ambient music draws on rural memories

Today, the Spotlight shines On Canadian producer and sound artist Michael Scott Dawson.

Michael joined us to mark the release of his third solo album, Find Yourself Lost, a collection of country-adjac…

00:41:33  |   Thu 01 Jun 2023
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