Kilo Kish on 'Negotiations', & the tension between art & industry

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Kilo Kish discusses her album 'Negotiations' and the tension between art and the music industry.

On Kilo Kish's 'Negotiations', robotic soundscapes mirror the transactional, 'churned-out' side of the music industry. She asks "what am I worth?" - not to an unforgiving business model, but to herself. In this interview, we discuss this tension, & the importance of art on one's own terms. Find Kilo Kish on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lsnwlX6puQ7lcpSEpJbZE?si=LkhaVZsZTs-7Xaky7StGSA On Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kilo-kish/487657156 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kilokish/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kilokish Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beforethechorus.bio.to/listen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beforethechorus.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beforethechoruspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@soundslikesofia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About the podcast: Welcome to Before the Chorus, where we go beyond the sounds of our favourite songs to hear the stories of the artists who wrote them. Before a song is released, a record is produced, or a chorus is written, the musicians that write them think. A lot. They live. A lot. And they feel. A LOT. Hosted by award-winning interviewer Sofia Loporcaro, Before the Chorus explores the genuine human…

People in this episode

Host: Sofia Loporcaro

Guest: Kilo Kish

Topics covered

• art vs industry
• self-worth
• music industry
• robotic soundscapes
• interview

Keywords

• Kilo Kish
• Negotiations
• music industry
• self-worth
• art
• interview

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Organizations: Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, TikTok

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