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Speaks Volumes sits down with the remarkable individuals who make a unique contribution to the music industry. Hosted by professional music fan Derrick Gee, Speaks Volumes uncovers the stories behind our favourite artists and songs via thoughtful and granular conversations, gifting us with a deeper appreciation for the music we know and love. Support the podcast and access exclusive Speaks Volumes content: Patreon.com/gee_derrick.
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Hillbilly House, the electronic dance duo from Connecticut AKA the Two Hillbillies "Rich Dittman and Tim Costa" from the radio station WWUH, faithfully pumped out the sounds of New York, Chicago House and Detroit Techno in the late 80’s til the mid 90’s. They were critically involved with breaking new music in CT while collaborating with the local Club Riot in Hartford. The label released tracks from artists Laurent X, Mark Imperial, Mark Summers, Aqua Regia, Ed Crosby and Grey House, Piano ...
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Globetrotting and mind exploring comedian Shane Mauss interviews scientists each week on journey to answer the biggest questions about the meanings of life (as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about). Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, and the subconscious
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Kim Russell has started and coached lacrosse teams for girls and women at every level - youth through international. Her nickname, "The Hippie Love Coach" - was given to her by former players. She is currently the Head Women's Lacrosse Coach & Director of National Teams for the US Virgin Islands and an appointed member of The Women in Sport Commiss…
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For twenty years, Zack Porter has worked tirelessly to safeguard and restore wild ecosystems across the US, from the Cascades, to the Northern Rockies, to New England. In 2020, along with a dedicated group of forest and climate activists, Zack co-founded Standing Trees to protect and restore forests on New England's public lands, and today he is p…
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Playlist quark radio freedom is house 1. Sasha & super flu-Astra 2. Made by pete- horizon red 3. Black coffee-stimela 4. Black coffee-inkodlo kamashimane 5. Sister pearl-bang the drum 6. DJeff-celebration 7. Boddhi stava-big theme 8. Boddhi stava-brias offering 9. Oumou sang are-ngnari konon 10. Tamara wellons-behind the veil 11. Lil louis-i called…
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Stephany Seay has been working in service to the last wild buffalo for over 20 years. Born in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and raised in Virginia, Stephany learned about the continued war against wild buffalo in 1996 and has been advocating for them ever since. In response to their struggle, she moved to Montana on New Year’s Day 2004, where s…
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Deanna Meyer is a long time environmental activist. She is on the board of Deep Green Resistance, and is the founder and president of Prairie Protection Colorado. Deanna lives in the Pike National Forest and is currently working with Ecointegrity Alliance to raise awareness about the wholesale massacre of trees and habitat throughout the National F…
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Follow Julia Wang https://www.instagram.com/juliawngg/ Follow Derrick Gee TikTok: ⁠https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/⁠ Newsletter: ⁠https://derrickgee.substack.com/⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/derrickgee?si=a604e4b34a1d4255⁠ Watch the video podcast: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…
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Carolyn Shafer has been working with PARA since shortly after it was formed in 2011, initially on the board of directors, including Board President, then as Mission Coordinator (ED). She has a wealth of knowledge about the special nature of the Patagonia Mountains and the battle to protect the water, air and wildlife of this special area. Carolyn h…
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When creative constraints spark music's most iconic moments. In “Willo Perron Speaks Volumes,” Derrick gets a peek into how the designer and director created a basketball court stage for Drake, pulled together Kanye's 2015 BRIT Awards performance, amongst other collaborations with Rihanna, Florence and the Machine, and learns why Montreal is such a…
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Dr. Lisa Quattrocki Knight. After graduating from Stanford University, she earned an MD/PhD from Yale. Her PhD was in basic neuroscience. She then completed a medical internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and her adult psychiatry residency at McLean Hospital. She has been affiliated with Harvard Medical School since 1994 and spent one year a…
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What happens when a fashion brand is authentically inspired by music culture? In "Nicholas Daley Speaks Volumes," Derrick discovers how the designer draws inspiration from Scotland and Jamaica; his parents' Reggae Klub in Edinburgh; craftsmanship in textiles and musical performance, to create iconic looks for artists like Youssef Dayes, Don Letts, …
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Before Katie Singer began questioning our techno-sphere, she wrote a novel about four generations of mothers and daughters and several books about natural family planning. Her 2014 book, An Electronic Silent Spring, reports on how electromagnetic radiation emitted by telecom devices and infrastructure impact wildlife and public health. She’s curren…
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Kissa is so much more than just playing records in a cafe or bar. In "Nick Dwyer Speaks Volumes," Derrick dives into the rich history of jazz kissa - also known as listening cafes - Japanese hi-fi culture, and ponders the good and bad of trendy, Japanese-inspired record bars in the west. Notable Kissa mentioned in this episode: Cafe Lion, Eigakan, …
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Why instrumental piano is not classical music. In "Alexandra Stréliski Speaks Volumes," Derrick learns from the pianist and composer what it's like to play a different piano every day on tour, finding inspiration from The Truman Show, Interstellar, and Amelie, plus how it feels to be peers with artists like Taylor Swift, Post Malone, 50 Cent, and M…
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Algorithms = Music discovery made easy? Or lazy consumption? In “Kyle Chayka Speaks Volumes,” Derrick confronts the relevance of taste and the meaning of gatekeeping in an ever-flattening cultural landscape, and together they unpack how algorithms have shaped modern culture (from cafes that look the same to viral memes about Donghua Jinlong, a Chin…
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Jeff Gibbs is a lifelong environmentalist, writer, and filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced the 2020 film Planet of the Humans with an audience of over 20 million. Jeff was a producer for the Academy Award-winning Bowling for Columbine, the top box office documentary of all time Fahrenheit 9/11, the anti-whaling film At the Edge of the World…
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On Harry Styles' empathy and heart. In “Molly Hawkins Speaks Volumes,” the creative director behind Harry Styles, and formerly FKA Twigs and The XX shares with Derrick how she helps artists bring their creative ideas to life and creates worlds for fans to escape into - and why it's so important to put the artist first. Thank you to Sonya Gee for he…
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Nathan Hutchinson is an artist, now writer living in Boulder, Colorado , dedicated his life study to nature, both physical and soulful, our place here with Earth which has seemingly been lost, and how we might reintegrate ourselves . He believes that art, of whatever genre can, and perhaps even is a tool or method by which we achieve this reintrodu…
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Machinedrum is more important to the current state of popular music than people realise... In “Machinedrum Speaks Volumes,” Derrick learns about the music scene of 2010s New York and how the producer's global taste helped him shape the sound of modern day hip hop and electronic music over a 2.5 decade career. Thank you to Ace Hotel Sydney for provi…
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Founder and executive director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Osprey Orielle Lake works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC and Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a decentralized, democratized clean-energy future. She sits on…
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What does DJ and club culture look like when it straddles the internet and real life? In “Book Club Radio Speak Volumes,” Derrick Gee learns how siblings Jojo and Tinzo built their viral YouTube DJ channel and house party Book Club Radio, and gets their take on internet and club culture. Check out "Eurodance 90s Party Mix at a New York Basement" (a…
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Felice Pace was born on January 10th 1947 into the working class Italian Community in South Philadelphia. He holds a BA in Economics from Yale U., an MA in Education from Montclair State University and a life-time California teaching credential. He has worked as a teacher/educator, laborer, Outward Bound instructor, social services administrator an…
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What is British pop, and why is Griff's take on it so refreshing? In “Griff Speaks Volumes,” Derrick Gee explores pop and production with the UK-based singer songwriter and producer about her sound, British pop, and how her skills in production has helped her take her music to the next level. Follow Griff Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/wiffy…
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Susan A. Masino is a neuroscientist and a professor of applied science at Trinity College. Her research is focused on promoting brain health and on the critical role of self-sustaining, climate-regulating ecosystems, particularly natural forests, to support local and global wellbeing. She is a coauthor on a recent regional report titled "Wildlands …
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SPEAKS VOLUMES IS BACK! Kicking off Season 2 with the man behind some of the most iconic, emotional moments in pop culture: Brian Reitzell, music supervisor for movies like Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, and the Virgin Suicides. In "Brian Reitzell Speaks Volumes," Derrick Gee learns about the craft of music supervision, discovering new musi…
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Laura Lecuona studied Philosophy at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She’s an editor and translator specializing in memoirs, young adult fiction and social sciences. As a popularizer of feminism, she is a regular lecturer and writer. She’s Mexico’s country contact for Women’s Declaration International, and the author of Gender Identity:…
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Paul Tyson is an independent scholar and an Honorary Senior Fellow with the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, at the University of Queensland, in Australia. He has academic qualifications in philosophy, theology, and sociology, and likes to mix them all up when trying to understand how strange the ordinary features of our contemporary…
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Dr. Robert Knight is the founder of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to supporting science and education necessary for restoration and wise management of Florida’s artesian springs. Dr. Knight is an environmental scientist with more than 40 years of professional experience, including detailed ecologica…
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David Nickell is a a retired professor of philosophy and sociology and a former resident of what is now Land Between the Lakes. He was the sixth generation on their farm there, which was a land grant from the Revolutionary War. TVA forced nearly a thousand families out for the LBL project. He lives on his maternal grandparent's farm now, which is a…
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Tiffany Justice is a wife and mom of four school-aged children. After serving four years on the School Board of the School District of Indian River County, Florida, she cofounded Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization fighting for the survival of America by unifying, educating, and empowering parents to defend their parent…
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Eric Balken grew up in Salt Lake City, building a connection to Utah’s mountains, rivers, and deserts at a young age. In his youth, Eric volunteered with local non-profits gaining experience in public land surveys, membership outreach, and grassroots organizing. Eric has been deeply involved with Colorado River policy for the past decade, helping s…
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All tracks created1. Black coffee-music is the answer-hillbilly house remix2.Hillbilly house-lend a hand to me_Quark records3.Hillbilly House_Will You Be Mine_Original Mix_Quark Records4.Hillbilly house-Smokin Coffee Break - Club Mix-stickup music5.Hillbilly House The Chant Ian the cat records6.Hillbilly House-You Love Me Hardly_Vocal Mix-Quark Rec…
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00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Theme 03:13 - Loves 12:00 - Reissues 15:15 - Got my eye on 27:01 - Mainstream albums Show notes: Neo Geo TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gee_derrick/video/7153712445884828929 Flying Fish Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3I1OcbsUp8 Follow me Patreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrick TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@…
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00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Taylor 05:00 - Matty Healy 07:00 - Drake and Aging 08:45 - Biopics 10:20 - Tyla 11:45 - Andre 3000 13:30 - Is Laufey Jazz 15:40 - TikTok and Music 20:40 - K-Pop Popped 22:50 - AI Fakery 25:30 - Frank Ocean’s Coachella 28:08 - Troye Sivan Follow me Patreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrick TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_…
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Proposing ways in which we should standartise the music streaming platforms.Chapters00:00 - Introduction02:08 - Examples from other industries04:24 - Competitive Advantages09:15 - Parity and my suggestionsShow notesMy video about Spotify and my concerns: https://www.tiktok.com/@gee_derrick/video/7304052924689239298 Follow me Patreon: https://patreo…
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When indie music becomes anything but.00:00 - introduction01:25 - History06:00 - Debunking10:20 - RenamingFollow mePatreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrickTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrickInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1PfPtHX7PGUZVCeBHoKGbt?s…
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The Beatles have held their crown as the "greatest band of all time" not by luck, but by marketing, investment and protection of their image. Much like Michael Jordan.Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:43 - Remember My Name04:36 - Investing in Legacy06:28 - Here, There and Everywhere10:30 - Heir Beatles13:00 - Across the Universe15:00 - The EndFollow m…
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It was an honour to have Apple Music's Tim Sweeney (Beats In Space) on the podcast this week. A titan in the radio/DJ community, Tim's dedication to documenting and celebrating dance music in an awe inspiring journey to hear about. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 04:45 - Introducing Tim Sweeney 05:40 - Origin story of Beats In Space 15:45 - When BIS …
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I asked you guys about the best methods to discover new music. Some really interesting results! 00:00 - Introduction 01:31 - Premise 04:45 - Spotify 07:45 - Friends 09:45 - Research 14:30 - Stalking 17:35 - Discovery Appendix: How to Discover New Music Podcast 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FDS8RlNxERLyujsIHAlzC?si=d478556186224a54 Flora Ying…
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Finally did it! The Devonte Hynes episode. Talking all things Blood Orange, Lightspeed Champion and Dev Hynes - and how he pulls from a world of music to craft a sound that will go onto influence a generation.Chapters00:00 - Introduction/Opening Statement03:22 - Backstory05:42 - My Dev Hynes Experience08:46 - His Influences14:45 - The Magnetism of …
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Chapters00:00 - Introduction03:20 - What is the test of time?04:30 - Can music be “timeless”?06:00 - Irrelevant POVs07:20 - Novelty10:30 - Timing13:45 - Masculine & Feminine21:30 - In Opposition25:20 - PredictionsFollow mePatreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrickTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrickInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/…
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I will not stand for Drake slander! 00:00 - Introduction02:24 - My Drake Story03:45 - Innovation08:57 - Appeal17:40 - Career21:25 - Longevity & Influence24:28 - Marketing27:00 - CriticismsShow notes:Drake marketing interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uu5bSVxjJkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru0cREWPcmgSponsored by: turntablelab.com/geeFoll…
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00:00 - Introduction 02:20 - the Money 03:40 - R&D 05:30 - Artist treatment 10:40 - Promotion 14:13 - Live Events 18:30 - Tech 22:00 - Merch 26:22 - Fans Follow me Patreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrick TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gee_derrick/ Newsletter: https://derrickgee.substack.com/ Spotify: h…
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Is music taste like food...do you only like what you grew up on? 00:00 - Introduction 02:15 - Friends 04:05 - FOMO 05:35 - Cultural Signifiers 07:20 - Repetition 09:40 - Memories 12:15 - Rebellion 15:30 - Lust 18:15 - Collective Opinion Follow me Patreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrick TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrick Instagram: https://www…
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The legacy of Tyler is only building!00:00 - Introduction02:25 - Backstory07:10 - My fav releases10:30 - His influence16:00 - Supreme & Fashion20:00 - Directing23:15 - Creative Culture25:15 - The Music31:30 - Conclusions33:07 - What’s Next?Follow mePatreon: https://patreon.com/gee_derrick TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gee_derrickInstagram: https://ww…
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