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Obsessed with production with Kelly Lee Owens, Jessy Lanza, Jehnny Beth and Tei Shi

Jehnny Beth welcomes Tei Shi, Kelly Lee Owens and Jessy Lanza to discuss cinematic inspirations, the history of their studio gear, and the difficulties of recording animals.

Jehnny Beth, frontwoman of noise queens Savages and now a solo artist, leads the discussion with three thought-provoking and inspirational musicians.

Kelly Lee Owens is one of the most exciting DJs and electronic producers right now, a Welsh musician who鈥檚 collaborated with the likes of St. Vincent, Bjork, Jenny Hval, and Jon Hopkins. Jessy Lanza is an an electronic songwriter, producer, and vocalist from Ontario, Canada. A former music teacher, she grew up playing piano and clarinet, before going on to study jazz and eventually finding her feet in electronic music. And finally, Tei Shi is a Colombian-Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer born in Buenos Aires, but now based in LA. She鈥檚 jokingly described her work as "mermaid music".

Together, they discuss the history of the studio gear they use, positions they record vocals in the studio, watching films to get inspiration, and the difficulties of recording animals.

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33 minutes

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Jessy Lanza (Credit: Milah Libin), Kelly Lee Owens (Credit: 大象传媒), Tei Shi and Jehnny Beth (Credit: 大象传媒)

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  • Sat 8 Aug 2020 11:06GMT
  • Sun 9 Aug 2020 19:06GMT

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