Ep. 042 Amy Fleisher-Madden
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10/20/23 • 52 min
I am psyched and honored to have the amazingly talented, ever so sweet (( see what I did there) and by far one of the coolest people I have ever talked with, Amy Fleisher-Madden on the show this week!
Amy founded the independent record label, Fiddler Records, in Miami, Florida when she was 16 years old. In her mind, it was a logical progression from her local fanzine. Before she could even vote she discovered and broke bands like Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, and several other indie darlings you may or may not have heard of. She oversaw the creative direction and released over 25 records—which is what fueled her desire to properly learn Art Direction at the world-famous Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Upon completing her degree, Madden promptly moved to New York City to work as a Copywriter for an advertising agency. Having real-world experience with her own business helped her climb the ranks quickly, and she fast became a Creative Director working for what you could call ginormous brands.
And after nearly a decade of that hustle and bustle, Madden decided to try her hand as a freelance creative whilst writing a book. This worked out well, and her first novel A Million Miles was released in 2014 to rave reviews and has become a fan favorite in the music scene.
In 2022 Amy inked a deal with Chronicle Books to release NEGATIVES, a first-of-its-kind photographic archive of the emo music scene from 1996 to 2006, which will be released October, 24th!
I loved this conversation so much and I hope you do as well!
You can follow Amy at:
and
https://www.instagram.com/AMYXMADDEN/
There you can find links to her book signing events and ways to order 'Negatives' and 'A Million Miles' as well.
You can follow me at:
You can listen to the Spotify playlist I made inspired by 'Negatives' over at:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Zi7mPNVib8WQrg122ftOQ?si=8cc3c7a6249848c8
Thank you all so much for listening!
<3
A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.
I am psyched and honored to have the amazingly talented, ever so sweet (( see what I did there) and by far one of the coolest people I have ever talked with, Amy Fleisher-Madden on the show this week!
Amy founded the independent record label, Fiddler Records, in Miami, Florida when she was 16 years old. In her mind, it was a logical progression from her local fanzine. Before she could even vote she discovered and broke bands like Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, and several other indie darlings you may or may not have heard of. She oversaw the creative direction and released over 25 records—which is what fueled her desire to properly learn Art Direction at the world-famous Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Upon completing her degree, Madden promptly moved to New York City to work as a Copywriter for an advertising agency. Having real-world experience with her own business helped her climb the ranks quickly, and she fast became a Creative Director working for what you could call ginormous brands.
And after nearly a decade of that hustle and bustle, Madden decided to try her hand as a freelance creative whilst writing a book. This worked out well, and her first novel A Million Miles was released in 2014 to rave reviews and has become a fan favorite in the music scene.
In 2022 Amy inked a deal with Chronicle Books to release NEGATIVES, a first-of-its-kind photographic archive of the emo music scene from 1996 to 2006, which will be released October, 24th!
I loved this conversation so much and I hope you do as well!
You can follow Amy at:
and
https://www.instagram.com/AMYXMADDEN/
There you can find links to her book signing events and ways to order 'Negatives' and 'A Million Miles' as well.
You can follow me at:
You can listen to the Spotify playlist I made inspired by 'Negatives' over at:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Zi7mPNVib8WQrg122ftOQ?si=8cc3c7a6249848c8
Thank you all so much for listening!
<3
A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.
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This week I am excited to bring yall my chat with my new friend Eric Edelstein!
Eric is a writer and actor know for shows such as: Parks And Rec, New Girl, Drunk History, Minx, Twin Peaks, Jurassic World, We Bare Bears, Green Room, American Dad and lots more!
Eric is a ray of sunshine in this world I’m so so honored to have him on my show!
You can follow him at:
www.instagram.com/ericjedelstein
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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.
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Ep. 043 Bryce Oprandi- Tattoo Artist & 90's Enthusiast
In this episode I am joined by tattoo artist, silly goose and 90's nostalgia enthusiast Bryce Oprandi!
Bryce is the owner of Martlet Tattoo located in Highland Park, California.
What began as a conversation about a band tee I was wearing when we first met has turned into such a fun friendship! Thanks, Letters To Cleo!!! It's a genuine pleasure to call Bryce my friend. He is such a wonderful human and super talented artist!
We chat about his journey as a tattoo artist, his love of color & fashion as well as our shared admiration of 90's nostalgia!
You can follow Bryce over at:
www.instagram.com/bryceoprandi
and at:
www.instagram.com/martlettattoo
You can follow me at:
or by going to www.christiegee.com
Thank you so much for listening!
Ya'll are amazing!
XO, ChristieGee
Clips / music featured in the episode: Clueless / 'In The Meantime' - Spacehog / 'Kiss Me' - Sixpence None The Richer / 'Here And Now' - Letters To Cleo
A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.<3
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