DJ and producer Shed, aka René Pawlowitz, just released his fifth studio album on Ostgut Ton. “Oderbruch” is an ode to the region his family’s from in East Germany. He joined us in the studio to talk about the music, as well as his first experience in Berlin as the techno scene was igniting.
Gabe Dunn and Francisco Parisi from listings magazine Schmutz dropped by to recommend some live shows for December.
We met up with 5K HD lead singer Mira Lu Kovacs to find out about the band’s jazz roots and their passion for experimenting with sound and improvisation.
Each month, in our segment Leitmotifs, opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg talks to creatives in the world of opera and classical music. In this edition, Fredrika speaks with Mena Mark Hanna, Dean of Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin.
Ambient-jazz-electronica outfit Ishmael Ensemble is Pete Cunningham’s brainchild. We sat down with him and bassist Jake Spurgeon to talk about what inspires them musically, why they love playing in Berlin, and why they don’t consider themselves a typical jazz outfit.
Each month, in our segment Leitmotifs, opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg talks to creatives in the world of opera and classical music. In this edition, Fredrika speaks with Adrian Jones, the orchestra director of the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB).
It’s October already?! Gabe Dunn and Olamiju Fajemisin from Berlin listings magazine Schmutz joined us in the studio to recommend a whole month’s worth of live shows happening in the city.
Host and opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg speaks with conductor Paolo Bortolameolli, associate conductor of the L.A. Philharmonic and guest conductor in residence of the Orchestra of the Americas.
Laura Lee and Andreya Casablanca formed their band Gurr after meeting at Freie Universität Berlin. The two dropped by our studio to talk about friendship and the merits of German versus English lyrics.
The Torstraßen Festival takes place on Saturday, September 7, at the Volksbühne, for a full day and night of musical discovery. We caught up with one of the festival’s founders, Melissa Perales, to find out more about what lies in store.
