Courtney Swain and the Chase Bliss Blooper
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06/13/24 • 98 min
Today we're joined by singer and multi-instrumentalist Courtney Swain, to talk about her first pedal: the Chase Bliss Blooper. We start with some voicemails about musical flubs because silly old Andy goofed the prompt in Discord, then move into the beginnings of Courtney's pedal journey and how it opened up her creative practice. We talk about processing voice through pedals, the different ways Courtney and Andy use Blooper and other Chase Bliss pedals, blending of effects in parallel, how the aesthetic of a pedal designer can inform the aesthetic of a performer, and how creativity isn't a well to dry up but a self-sustaining ecosystem. It's a big one, get into it!
For more info and to find Courtney's music: https://www.courtneyswain.com/
Buy yourself a MAW or Signal Blender: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com
Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u
Follow us on the socials: @chourtkneey, @oldbloodnoise, @andyothling, @danfromdsf
Leave us a voicemail at 505-633-4647!
Today we're joined by singer and multi-instrumentalist Courtney Swain, to talk about her first pedal: the Chase Bliss Blooper. We start with some voicemails about musical flubs because silly old Andy goofed the prompt in Discord, then move into the beginnings of Courtney's pedal journey and how it opened up her creative practice. We talk about processing voice through pedals, the different ways Courtney and Andy use Blooper and other Chase Bliss pedals, blending of effects in parallel, how the aesthetic of a pedal designer can inform the aesthetic of a performer, and how creativity isn't a well to dry up but a self-sustaining ecosystem. It's a big one, get into it!
For more info and to find Courtney's music: https://www.courtneyswain.com/
Buy yourself a MAW or Signal Blender: http://www.oldbloodnoise.com
Join the conversation in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PhpA5MbN5u
Follow us on the socials: @chourtkneey, @oldbloodnoise, @andyothling, @danfromdsf
Leave us a voicemail at 505-633-4647!
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