Seja talks to her guest Sally Seltmann (New Buffalo) about her studio set-up, her dogs, co-writing sessions and how to keep ideas fresh. They chat about their shared similarities, working with and taking criticism from your partner, self producing and record label politics. Sally tells Seja about the financial side of being a songwriter vs feeling satisfied creatively, how making music is medicine and about the joys of hearing her daughter play music.
Sally’s strange show story was illustrated by Seja. All illustrations can be seen on instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.
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#101 - Ratbag
Seja talks to her guest Ratbag about growing up in New Zealand, discovering music like David Bowie and Blondie through her dad, and how her parents helped her develop her singing voice. She tells Seja about her multidisciplinary artistic project, how important journaling is to her and her ambitious wishes for her future live shows. They chat about tricking oneself into confidence, writing and production and channeling one’s goblin voice.
Ratbag’s story was illustrated by me!
All illustrations can be seen on instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.
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#100 - Seja Vogel (feat. Bernard Fanning, Stella Mozgawa and Spod)
It’s a celebration of 100 episodes of HearSej and the tables are turned to face Seja, as three of her favourite people interview her about her life. Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) and Spod ask Seja about the important issues such as who has the best stage banter in Australia, why do we like fart noises only if a synthesizer is making them, and which famous people have you seen naked. Seja also tells her friends about how she makes the podcast, which guests she has connected with the most, and her experiences moving to Australia from Germany.
Seja tells three strange show stories, one of which she has illustrated. All illustrations can be seen on instagram @hearsejpodcast, or on the HearSej Facebook page.
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#99 - Geoffrey O'Connor
Seja talks to her guest Geoffrey O’Connor (Crayon Fields) about the writing and production of his new solo album ‘I Love What We Do, how the songs are sentimental and sad but also hopeful and the album's interesting instrumentation which includes a musical saw and harp. Seja and Geoff talk about their shared love of ELO, how they’re not sure if they’ve ever been cool, getting bullied and learning Nirvana songs. Geoff tells Seja about his first musical loves, why he is into audio and visual production, working with Sarah Mary Chadwick and the importance of the Yamaha DX7.
Geoff’s story was illustrated by Greg John (@loydknowsbest).
All illustrations can be seen on instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.
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#98 Joe Goddard (Hot Chip)
Seja talks to her guest Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) about his new solo album Harmonics and all the amazing collaborators on the album. They talk about keeping electronic music interesting both in the studio and live, how having someone else listen to your music can change the way you hear it too, and how to harvest the energy in the room when working with a collaborator. Joe tells Seja about working with Katy Perry, Jarvis Cocker, Peter Gabriel, Robert Wyatt, Sleaford Mods and Brian Eno. They chat about how Joe owns Seja’s dream synthesiser (Yamaha CS-80), getting ideas down quickly, how hard editing down is and how to know when a song is done.
Joe’s strange show story was illustrated by @matthewthegardener. You can see more of his stuff on instagram @matthewthegardener.
All illustrations can be seen on instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej facebook page.
Musician and synth-enthusiast Seja talks to her guests about their creative endeavours, where they came from, and what inspires them.
She is also asking about the strangest or worst show/experience the person has had as part of their artistic venture. The answer to this question will not only be played on the podcast, but also illustrated by a different artist each time.
Illustrations will be posted on the HearSej Facebook and Instagram pages.
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