Spotlight On
Creative people drive our culture. Host Lawrence Peryer has revealing talks with the people shaping the past, present, and future of culture, media, and entertainment. Hear discussions with musicians, writers, thinkers, pioneers, innovators and more.
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May 2, 2024
Markus Reuter: recording music across space and time
A fascinating discussion with the acclaimed German multi-instrumentalist about wrangling technology through constraints, how process differs from experimentation, and his time-jumping collaboration with Stefano Castagna, Sea…
May 1, 2024
Spotlight On Event Poster Reveal
We are incredibly excited to share the poster art for our June 22 live show in Seattle, Washington. Designed by Grammy-winning artist David Gorman, we love both its classic, mid-century feel but also the clean, contemporary …
April 30, 2024
Radio Free 23: 20:03 - The Searchers
Al Cadenza is back with hour two of The Searchers, featuring:
Manhattan Melodrma - Paul Motian Band
Recognize II - Ringtone - Nels Cline
Late Green - Ben Monder
Sariel - John Zorn, Pat Metheny
Stealthiness - Fred Hers…
April 29, 2024
Mr. Lif: A Positive Force in Hip-Hop
This interview took place in April 2009 a few days before Mr. Lif's show at New York City's Studio at Webster Hall in support of his then-current album, I Heard it Today. This record marked two 'firsts' for Lif: his first po…
April 25, 2024
Hainbach: crafting soundscapes from forgotten relics
Experimental musician, YouTube personality, and excavator of rare, electronic sound-making artifacts — Hainbach delivers a fascinating look into his prolific musical activities.
April 24, 2024
Spotlight On: The Kevin Sun Playlist
We've created a streaming playlist featuring music from recent guest, saxophonist Kevin Sun, as well as selections mentioned in or inspired by his appearance on the latest Spotlight On podcast. Enjoy!
Qobuz: https://open.qo…
April 23, 2024
Radio Free 23: 18:59 - The Searchers
Al Cadenza is a searcher - for interesting sounds to bring to his listeners. Al, the artists and you, the listeners, are all The Searchers. Embrace who you are.
1. The Lone Ranger - Bill Frisell2. The Pyre - Nicky Skopeliti…
April 22, 2024
New Website Addition: Our Colophon
We have recently added a colophon to this website detailing the evolving list of tools and services we use to create and manage Spotlight On and its related properties.
The page also includes information about our current u…
April 18, 2024
Kevin Sun: emotion, technique, and the language of jazz
The ever-active Brooklyn-based saxophonist joins us to discuss improvisation, honing compositions from the small stage, and his ambitious album project, The Depths of Memory.
April 16, 2024
Radio Free 23: 17:56 - The Foundry
Don your helmet, gloves, protective suit and join Roddy Rawker for the second hour of his shift in The Foundry.
Season of the Witch - Vanilla Fudge
Child in Time - Deep Purple
Throw Down the Sword - Wishbone Ash
Rainbo…
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About the Hosts
Gabriel Kennedy
Contributing Writer
Gabriel Kennedy is the author of the upcoming book "Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson" in Fall 2024 by Strange Attractor/MIT Press.
Juan Cobo
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Brook Ellingwood
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Miguel Angel Bustamante
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Miguel lives in the Tampa Bay area, where he runs an indie music publisher + distributor, and is a mix/mastering engineer for artists and broadcast TV.
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