Quitting an Agency Job and Becoming a Freelance Filmmaker w/ Vince Alvarado | The J-Card Podcast

Dylan Gamez (bedbug) on 10 Years of Lo-Fi and Whether Bedroom Pop Is Really Dead | The J-Card Podcast

Dylan Gamez has been recording as bedbug for a decade, and this conversation catches him at a pivot point. Part of that pivot is his new, more collaborative project, sit stay, which gave him a break from being “bedbug” for a while. Another part of the pivot is a conscious choice to start moving away from the cassette sound that’s defined past records. Those types of changes are only natural after ten years working on a project. In our convo, we get into what ten years of releasing music does to your relationship with your own catalog, what Dylan thinks of the future lo-fi and bedroom pop, and how he defines success in music. There’s also a great tangent on his album art process (which combines film photos and MS Paint), a very honest breakdown of why he doesn’t love playing live, and of course, an amazing mixtape. Enjoy! More on IG: @bedbugofficial https://www.instagram.com/bedbugofficial [https://www.instagram.com/bedbugofficial] The J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order cassette compilation and DIY audio project. Each episode is part music discovery, part oral history, part hangout show. We ask artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other music-minded folks to build us their own personal mixtape and talk about the moments and memories that inspired it. New episodes drop here and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and if you liked this one, share it with a friend who also might. Created by Alexei Shishkin Associate Producer: Alivia Stonier Booking: Jamie Halliday 📬 Subscribe: Subscribe now [%%checkout_url%%] 📲 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense [https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub [https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com [https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com] X: https://x.com/ruedefense [https://x.com/ruedefense] 🤝 Support / Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA [https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA] 🎶 Submit Music: https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA [https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA] 📩 Contact: hi@tapeclub.biz ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro to Dylan Gamez 01:18 - sit stay’s Origins 03:02 - The Collaboration Process 05:08 - Studio vs. Tape Recording 06:32 - A Decade of bedbug 09:02 - Comparing New & Old Work 12:09 - Time & Creative Practice 14:43 - Is Lo-Fi Music Dead? 20:06 - Defining Success 23:40 - The Album Art Process 25:56 - The Mixtape 26:14 - “October 2013” by ghost orchard 30:20 - “Fooled” by Fat, Evil Children 36:02 - “Dom” by Sioux Falls 42:05 - “White Corolla” by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone 46:32 - “In Candlelight” by The Fruit Trees 49:47 - “Broke” by Modest Mouse 56:45 - Game: One’s Gotta Go 1:06:47 - Plugs & Outro This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe [https://tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

(leave) nelson b Talks How To Find The Best Samples and Working With Superdestroyer | The J-Card Podcast

(leave) nelson b joins The J-Card Podcast to talk sampling ethics, Lonely Ghost Records, and a mixtape full of deep cuts. Nelson has been part of the Lonely Ghost Records family almost since the label started, first as a solo artist, then through his ongoing collaboration with Superdestroyer (Nelson Comes to Visit, Negative Thoughts About Myself and People I Love Dearly). In this episode we get into his time in the military, why he refuses to sample anyone who doesn’t own their own masters, his first ever experience with sampling, and much more! More on IG: @leave_nelson_b https://www.instagram.com/leave_nelson_b/ [https://www.instagram.com/leave_nelson_b/] The J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order cassette compilation and DIY audio project. Each episode is part music discovery, part oral history, part hangout show. We ask artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other music-minded folks to build us their own personal mixtape and talk about the moments and memories that inspired it. New episodes drop here and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and if you liked this one, share it with a friend who also might. Created by Alexei Shishkin Associate Producer: Alivia Stonier Booking: Jamie Halliday 📬 Subscribe: Subscribe now [%%checkout_url%%] 📲 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense [https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub [https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com [https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com] X: https://x.com/ruedefense [https://x.com/ruedefense] 🤝 Support / Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA [https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA] 🎶 Submit Music: https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA [https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA] 📩 Contact: hi@tapeclub.biz ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro to Nelson 00:58 - Lonely Ghost Records 03:39 - Military Service & Music 05:17 - Superdestroyer Collab 06:19 - Fauxchella & Music Biz 12:14 - Solo vs. Collab Process 15:43 - Sampling Technique 17:56 - First Samples He Flipped 21:13 - Learning FL Studio 25:21 - Building a Sound Bank 28:58 - The Mixtape 30:44 - “Christobel” by Joan As Police Woman 34:24 - “Empire” by August Rosenbaum ft Kool Keith 39:57 - “Peter Pan” by Brainstory 44:47 - “Empty Bottles of Water” by People Under The Stairs 50:15 - “Shower Song” by Big Nick 53:27 - “I Can’t Help It” by The Roots 1:04:11 - Game: Firsts & Lasts 1:14:40 - Plugs & Outro This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe [https://tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Why the Best Radio DJ You've Never Heard of Streams on Twitch w/ KaterFM | The J-Card Podcast

It’s the Season 4 Finale, featuring the one and only KaterFM! Kater is a Twitch streamer, playlist obsessive, and self-described “washed radio DJ” who accidentally built a music community by mishearing a Joyce Manor lyric. In our convo, Kater walked me through how she went from her college radio station to building a thriving, interactive music community across Twitch and IG. We talk about how Twitch is actually a pretty great platform for music discovery, what the transition to livestreaming is like, and what goes into running a channel. And then of course, we have a mixtape full of certified bangers, and a CHICAGO DRAFT to close out the season! More on IG: @katerfm_ https://www.instagram.com/katerfm_ [https://www.instagram.com/katerfm_] The J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order cassette compilation and DIY audio project. Each episode is part music discovery, part oral history, part hangout show. We ask artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other music-minded folks to build us their own personal mixtape and talk about the moments and memories that inspired it. New episodes drop here and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and if you liked this one, share it with a friend who also might. Created by Alexei Shishkin Associate Producer: Alivia Stonier Booking: Jamie Halliday 📬 Subscribe: Subscribe now [%%checkout_url%%] 📲 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense [https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub [https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com [https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com] X: https://x.com/ruedefense [https://x.com/ruedefense] 🤝 Support / Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA [https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA] 🎶 Submit Music: https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA [https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA] 📩 Contact: hi@tapeclub.biz ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro to Kater 01:20 - Background in Music 02:43 - College Radio Days 06:35 - How Twitch Music Works 09:59 - Growing the Channel 14:34 - Lessons from Streaming 20:26 - Finding New Music 23:09 - Playlist Names & Tony Hawk 27:01 - The Mixtape 28:38 - “I Don’t Think It’s the Right Time for Emojis” by Hot Mulligan 32:07 - “Reservoir” by PUP 35:32 - “Moab” by Tiberius 38:45 - “Jaw Song” by Cigarettes @ Sunset 42:01 - “There Will Be Time” by Mumford & Sons (feat. Baaba Maal) 46:01 - “Forgiveness” by Paramore 49:40 - Honorable Mentions 51:58 - Game: Chicago Draft 1:00:07 - Plugs & Outro This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe [https://tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Building a Creative Partnership (and Friendship) That Survives 14 Time Zones w/ Josaleigh Pollett | The J-Card Podcast

At its core, Josaleigh Pollett’s upcoming album If I Let It Quiet is all about distance. A process that largely revolved around immediacy and spending hours together ruminating over tunes was flipped on its head when Josaleigh’s producer, co-writer, and best friend Jordan Watko moved to Japan. They had to figure out what their creative partnership looked like with 8,000 miles and 14 time zones between them. The answer became a whole album, vast but intimate, built inside a DIY PVC-and-moving-blanket vocal booth, across late-night Ableton sessions, with Paul Simon on repeat at 2am. In our convo, Joseleigh and I went deep on the making of If I Let It Quiet (out July 24th on Audio Antihero), the thriving Salt Lake City DIY scene, the tangled feelings around social media and self-promotion as an indie artist, and Josaleigh’s mixtape — songs by Sparklehorse, Laura Stevenson, Flock of Dimes, Half Waif, and Paul Simon that shaped the record. Enjoy! More on IG: @brosaleigh https://www.instagram.com/brosaleigh [https://www.instagram.com/brosaleigh] The J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order cassette compilation and DIY audio project. Each episode is part music discovery, part oral history, part hangout show. We ask artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other music-minded folks to build us their own personal mixtape and talk about the moments and memories that inspired it. New episodes drop here and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and if you liked this one, share it with a friend who also might. Created by Alexei Shishkin Associate Producer: Alivia Stonier Booking: Jamie Halliday 📬 Subscribe: Subscribe now [%%checkout_url%%] 📲 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense [https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub [https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com [https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com] X: https://x.com/ruedefense [https://x.com/ruedefense] 🤝 Support / Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA [https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA] 🎶 Submit Music: https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA [https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA] 📩 Contact: hi@tapeclub.biz ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro to Josaleigh Pollett 00:55 - If I Let It Quiet 06:42 - Making Music at a Distance 12:55 - Bringing in Andrew Goldring 19:00 - The Salt Lake City Scene 28:27 - Social Media & The Witness 32:57 - The Blade Runner Question 35:35 - The Mixtape 36:24 - “Piano Fire” by Sparklehorse 40:05 - “Lay Back Arms Out” by Laura Stevenson 43:14 - “Pure Love” by Flock of Dimes 47:36 - “Warm Dark” by lollzing 52:01 - “Figurine” by Half Waif 54:28 - “Peace Like a River” by Paul Simon 1:00:48 - Honorable Mentions 1:02:31 - Game: Play, Pause, Stop 1:10:00 - Plugs & Outro This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe [https://tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Six Songs That Were Lost (Until Now) w/ Darren Hayman | The J-Card Podcast

Darren Hayman has been making music since the early ‘90s, first as the frontman of Hefner, then through a sprawling catalog of projects including The French, New Starts, Hayman Watkins Trout and Lee, and Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament. In our conversation we covered his traversal through all those bands, and much more, including seeing Elliott Smith before he was the Elliott Smith. Darren’s mixtape has a specific theme: six of his songs that were either missing, mislabeled, or completely invisible online… recovered and restored by the very same person who booked this episode! Each one has a story, and Darren tells all of them. More on IG: @darren.hayman https://www.instagram.com/darren.hayman [https://www.instagram.com/darren.hayman] The J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order cassette compilation and DIY audio project. Each episode is part music discovery, part oral history, part hangout show. We ask artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other music-minded folks to build us their own personal mixtape and talk about the moments and memories that inspired it. New episodes drop here and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and if you liked this one, share it with a friend who also might. Created by Alexei Shishkin Associate Producer: Alivia Stonier Booking: Jamie Halliday 📬 Subscribe: Subscribe now [%%checkout_url%%] 📲 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense [https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub [https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com [https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com] X: https://x.com/ruedefense [https://x.com/ruedefense] 🤝 Support / Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA [https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA] 🎶 Submit Music: https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA [https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA] 📩 Contact: hi@tapeclub.biz ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro to Darren Hayman 01:39 - Sleep & Creativity 03:52 - The Origins of Hefner 09:14 - Lo-Fi Across the Ocean 12:17 - Sarah Records & UK Indie 13:07 - Portland & New Bad Things 14:50 - An Elliott Smith Sighting 18:13 - Music Industry Changes 24:18 - Advice for Young Artists 27:39 - The Mixtape 28:51 - “Pull Yourself Together (Didgeridoo Version)” by Hefner 31:48 - “Punk Rock Is Going to Die” by The French 37:53 - “Since She Started to Ride” by Hayman Watkins Trout and Lee 43:43 - “Little Squirrel, Little Arrow” by Darren Hayman 49:02 - “We Are Not Evil” by Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament 53:39 - “Elizabeth the First” by Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament 56:54 - Honorable Mentions 1:01:12 - Game: First and Last 1:06:21 - Plugs & Outro This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe [https://tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]