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Music 3.0

121 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -

PlusMusic is on a mission to bring soundtracks from indie artists around the world to new and exciting video games. Our podcast is an extension of that goal. Hosted by co-founders and lifelong musicians Nick Venti (Republic of Letters) and Brian Karscig (Louis XIV, The Killers), the Music 3.0 Podcast is designed to both inform and entertain. We keep it friendly, casual and guest-focused. Whether you're looking looking for career building advice or you're simply curious, we invite you to join us for conversations with some of the most interesting creators and founders in the music space.

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Raquel- New York City-based singer-songwriter

June 03, 2020 21:29 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MB

Raquel is a New York City-based singer-songwriter whose songs outline her personal journey, writing from experiences with navigating adolescence into young adulthood. She draws influence from artists spanning the genre spectrum, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Busta Rhymes, and Alanis Morissette. She has recently had the privilege of working and touring with recording artist Wyclef Jean. This mentorship has led her to explore the many different facets of songwriting, performance, and the music...

Dehlia de France, is a German singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist

May 28, 2020 15:55 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MB

Franziska Grohmann, known professionally as Dehlia de France, is a German singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist. Her collaboration with Robot Koch, "Moirai's Choir", is featured in the Cloak & Dagger episode Restless Energy and on the original soundtrack of the second season. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mG6Dc70lALiwXwkk6vR0t?si=JKthavNLT22kWK-6NMzdDQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delhia_de_france/ “..a voice like a sequined razor blade” (Raw Ramp  UK) With a...

Prism Bitch- A band that wants to be friends

May 12, 2020 23:11 - 54 minutes - 100 MB

Prism Bitch loves you. Prism Bitch is a hard rock band that beamed down in 2016 from the dust and wind of New Mexico. The group started as a four piece and asexually reproduced an additional member in 2017, resulting in a 5 piece mix of heavy guitar/keyboard layers blended with pop hooks/melodies/harmonies and occasional total noise freakouts - often compared to The Pixies and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. From humble beginnings at a punk rock coffeehouse open mic to nominations in the Weekly Alibi’...

Jack Freeman- American singer with a message of love

May 05, 2020 21:35 - 1 hour - 116 MB

Houston native Jack Freeman (born November 8, 1988) is an American singer with a voice and a message of love. His sultry yet smooth style has been honed by artists such as Donny Hathaway, OutKast, John Legend, D’Angelo, Bilal, Chaka Khan and Scarface just to name a few. While looking up some of the industry’s greats, Jack has also had the opportunity to open for the likes of Bilal and John Legend as well as Anthony Hamilton, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Brian McKnight, PJ Morton, Phife Da...

Nite- Twin brothers from Winnipeg Manitoba

April 28, 2020 21:16 - 40 minutes - 73.8 MB

NITE are Canadian-born twin brothers, Kyle and Myles Mendes, based in Dallas, TX. The duo create a unique hybrid of electronic rock with a nod to 80’s-influenced dream-pop, outfitting their sound with dueling harmonies. Their pulsing dance beats fuels the bands' energetic live performances across North America. NITE have completed three full tours in North America, 2016 with Seabound (Germany) and The Foreign Resort (Denmark) and 2018 with The New Division. They have been humbled to share t...

Noah Schatz- (pronounced “shots”) Musician and creative

April 21, 2020 21:43 - 38 minutes - 70.7 MB

Born in 1999, Florida native NOAH SCHATZ (pronounced “shots”) is a multifaceted creative who desires to push boundaries in every medium of art. https://whatsnoahschatz.com https://www.instagram.com/whatsnoahschatz/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RUwkYe0q2e8irHTOz9sDz?si=RWeTAM07R-u6O-kEG-5BXg

Noah Schatz - Musician and Creative

April 21, 2020 21:43 - 38 minutes - 70.7 MB

Born in 1999, Florida native NOAH SCHATZ (pronounced “shots”) is a multifaceted creative who desires to push boundaries in every medium of art. https://whatsnoahschatz.com https://www.instagram.com/whatsnoahschatz/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RUwkYe0q2e8irHTOz9sDz?si=RWeTAM07R-u6O-kEG-5BXg

David Longoria (Longriver)- Texas musician and poet

April 21, 2020 21:35 - 38 minutes - 69.6 MB

David Longoria's Longriver ripples music that you sink into. Like his previous outfit the Black, Bob Dylan serves as unavoidable touchstone in Longoria's nasal twinge and hard harmonica riffs, but whereas his former band oriented toward rootsy garage rock, Longriver slips into contemplative folk. http://www.longriversongs.com https://www.instagram.com/longrivermusic/

Beginners- Los Angeles based femme electropop band with a punk rock spirit

April 07, 2020 20:31 - 39 minutes - 71.5 MB

Femme electropop powerhouse BEGINNERS are back with “Start A Riot” a percussive feminist anthem featured in the latest New Balance campaign celebrating powerful female olympic athletes alongside BEGINNERS as they perform. ​ "Let That Money Talk" a prior seductive single off their forthcoming album CREAM, generated buzz with a provocative queer music video, paying homage to Jumbos Clown Room, an iconic Los Angeles strip club. ​ CREAM which features collaborations from artists like Kygo is...

Altameda- Edmonton based band with a bold, and unrelenting sound.

March 24, 2020 00:02 - 37 minutes - 68.9 MB

Respect for tradition with the sophistication to shake it off. Deadpan expression of a staunchly honest vision. Edmonton based Altameda (æl-tah-MI-da) have evolved into a band with a bold, and unrelenting sound. It’s the culmination of experience, both musical and rawly human, that makes Altameda the band they are. Hitting festival circuits and stages across Canada and the UK, they’ve toured extensively since releasing their much-celebrated debut album, Dirty Rain. Full and resounding, cutt...

Sorne- Los Angeles based Avant-garde songwriter, composer, multi-media artist

March 16, 2020 22:14 - 31 minutes - 57.1 MB

Morgan Sorne, known in his solo music project as SORNE, is an American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-media artist, music producer, and actor based in Los Angeles, California. His musical style has been described tribal, electronica, avant-garde, avant pop, alternative rock, and electro-space-folk. Though sometimes associated with the broad genre of rock, his songs feature no electric guitars, conventional bass instruments, or conventional drum sets. His music utilizes layered vocal samp...

Josh Fleming of the Vandoliers- An alt-country band with punk roots

March 05, 2020 19:43 - 47 minutes - 86.6 MB

An alt-country band with punk roots, Vandoliers put a rough-edged spin on Texas music. It's twang and tattoos, grit and guitars, honky-tonk and horns, Tejano and Telecasters. It's Vandoliers. Josh Fleming and company have brilliantly combined punk, country, Tejano, and rockabilly influences to create a dynamic and modern cowpunk staple." - Noisey “Sounds like: rediscovering your parents' country record collection and realizing they’d make good punk songs.” - Rolling Stone Country - 10 Ne...

Love X Stereo (Korean: 러브엑스테레오) electro duo from Seoul, Korea.

February 27, 2020 18:58 - 43 minutes - 60 MB

Launched in 2011 by former skate punk rocker Toby Hwang and fugitive astrophysicist Annie Ko, Love X Stereo is a dazzling Seoul electro rock duo whose dreamy kaleidoscope of stellar synthpop anthems have enraptured music festival audiences across Asia and North America. With the epic release of their double EP series ‘We Love We Leave’ in 2016, Love X Stereo headlined at SXSW’s perennially packed ‘K-Pop Night Out’ showcase, and has been nominated by music critics as one of the best dance/ele...

Awon- American hip hop recording artist (Antwan Wiggins)

February 24, 2020 03:09 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

Antwan Wiggins (born March 6, 1980 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American hip hop recording artist based in Newport News, Virginia. He is known by his stage name Awon. In 2014, along with frequent collaborator Phoniks, he founded Don't Sleep Records. Awon has shared the stage with many hip-hop acts including Little Brother, Common, EPMD, MC Lyte, and Oddisee.

Franc Cinelli- Italian/English songwriter

February 18, 2020 05:11 - 39 minutes - 72.8 MB

Franc Cinelli, Italian born singer/songwriter talks keeping your art pure, genuine and authentic in an age of social media and streaming.  "My name is Franc, I write songs. Usually the folky kind, but sometimes the other kind as well. I was born in Rome and grew up in London. I was raised on a sterling collection of blues, folk, country and wholesome rock n roll music. Muddy Waters, Lucio Dalla, Lucinda Williams, Blaze Foley are some of my favourite artists. I write songs to try and figure ...

Spencer Yenson- Author/Vocalist/Music Professional

February 07, 2020 17:13 - 42 minutes - 77.8 MB

Hailing from San Diego, Spencer Yenson's captivating voice draws comparisons to Jim Morrison, Hozier and Robert Plant, displaying a versatility that keeps you listening through to the next track. Spencer talks being a solo artist, releasing music independently and his strategy with social media. His latest releast "In Fever" EP features four original tracks and a boisterous cover of the 1956 Screamin’ Jay Hawkins hit “I Put a Spell on You”. “In Fever” is a dangerous blend of dark psychedelia...

Tre Aces- San Diego based producer and artists

January 30, 2020 18:27 - 33 minutes - 60.6 MB

22 year-old alternate hip-hop producer and recording artist from San Diego, California. At the beginning of a much anticipated career we talk social media, making ends meat, release strategy and Will Smith. 

Candy Ambulance- Grunge Rock from Upstate NY

January 24, 2020 23:30 - 40 minutes - 74.5 MB

Troy, NY’s Candy Ambulance are Jesse Bolduc (bass), Jon Cantiello (drums) and Caitlin Barker (guitar, vocals). Formed in 2014, the trio have been honing their songwriting and touring around in a Toyota Corolla these past 5 years. Their upcoming LP, Traumantic (recorded and produced by The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson), boasts raw, emotive lyrics, poppy grunge hooks and slide guitar collaboration from the ever so talented Josh Marre (Blue Ranger, Pinegrove). Barker says the album is about “t...

Ryan Morse of Access Analog

January 16, 2020 22:45 - 42 minutes - 78.2 MB

Interview with Ryan Morse of Access Analog. Ryan is a musician, music engineer and producer. Access Analog is an exciting new music tech company that takes real analog outboard gear and makes it available in the cloud. Wide ranging. https://accessanalog.com

Little Man aka. Chris Perricelli

January 03, 2020 20:44 - 49 minutes - 56.5 MB

Chris Perricelli talks about what it's like to make music in today's music world, independent releases, social media, promo and making pizza for fans.  Bio: An American rock band from Minneapolis lead by Chris Perricelli with classic rock, garage rock, psychedelic, and early 70's glam rock influences. Zen inspired spiritual rock. 

Jason Chu- Musician, artist and poet talks modern music hustle

December 04, 2019 22:34 - 39 minutes - 45.5 MB

Based in LA, hip-hop artist/poet/activist jason chu is on a mission to speak hope, healing, and justice in a broken world. He tells stories about friends and families wrestling with fear and joy, greed and hope, hurt and healing. jason has performed at over 170 colleges (NYU, UMass, Wisconsin, Dartmouth, Williams, Yale, etc.), conferences (Urbana, NYCAASC, ITASA, etc.), and community organizations across the country, including a 2015 Asia mini-tour to Hong Kong and Beijing. He has partnere...

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