Indexical Podcast

Indexical is pleased to present a conversation with artist / educators Jonathan Snyder, Dani Derks and leshy. In this conversation we talk about the lines community, electronic music composition, and Habitus, a series of workshops focused on new music and creative coding within the context of the norns sound computer. Throughout the conversation you'll hear excerpts from solo music performances from Jonathan Snyder and Dani Derks, recorded on May 24, 2025. Mixing and Editing by Jay Negron

Indexical is pleased to present a conversation with computer musician and music software developer Wayne Jackson (aka Later Days). Jackson’s fascination with computer music and emergent systems spans four decades and has been critical to both his artistic life and professional career. With a strong homebrew DIY aesthetic Wayne has created a wide palette of audio and visual softsynths which exploit the genetic algorithm for augmented creativity, and uses only these in performance and composition. He founded the experimental music festival Woodstockhausen in 1998 and continued to run it annually until 2003. In this conversation, Jackson discusses their introduction to electronic music, development of algorithmic music systems, and the creation of Woodstockhausen. Recording by Rae Sheaperd | Mixing and Editing by Jay Negron

Today’s episode features an interview with Madison Heying and composer, educator, and organizer Casey Anderson. Anderson discusses his approach to composition, his record label A Wave Press, and his activities as an educator and concert organizer. Throughout the episode you’ll hear excepts of Anderson’s ghostses performed by Bent Duo.

This episode features a conversation with Madison Heying and the multi-media band, The Powers ( Emily Pelstring, Katherine Kline, and Jessica Mensch). They talked about The Powers’ working method, which centers around the creation of a feminist cosmology, inspired by such disparate sources as Greek Mythology, campy 1980s horror films, and the scholarly work of Donna Haraway. Throughout the episode you’ll hear excepts from The Powers’ performance of Sistership TV in Santa Cruz on November 16, 2019. Additionally, you’ll hear “Bunny,” an unfinished unreleased track from their upcoming album, in the middle of the episode. If you have thoughts or questions about this episode or the Indexical podcast in general, we’d love to hear from you! You can reach out on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, our handle is: @anindexofmusic. Madison is also available via email at madison@indexical.org.

This podcast features an interview Madison Heying and Andrew C. Smith recorded in January 2018 with Ben Bennett and Arrington de Dionyso at the Radius Gallery in Santa Cruz. They discuss approaches to improvisation, a concert for families with children De Dionyso produced in Oakland, and Bennett’s hit youtube show “Sitting and Smiling.” Throughout the episode you’ll hear excerpts from their concert at Radius Gallery. We’d love to hear your thoughts and questions about this episode! You can reach out on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, at our handle @anindexofmusic. You can also reach Madison via email at madison@indexical.org.

Laura Steenberge is a composer and performer based in LA who has performed on a number of Indexical concerts, on instruments ranging from viola da gamba, to miscellaneous objects hanging from the rafters, to harmonica, to the clear plastic tubing pictured above. Her work often seems to engage with the physical limits of the material, and likewise takes conceptual inclinations to their (often absurd) logical ends. In this podcast, Laura takes a walk through the woods with producer Madison Heying and Jon Myers. They discuss her work, alongside thoughts surrounding language, myth, and song. We’ll hear a number of musical excerpts of Laura’s work throughout the podcast: Lampstands (for 2 voices and keyboard) (w/ Julia Holter singing) Alleluia Caligula (solo voice and lap harp) Victory Over the Sun (solo contrabass and voice) The King and Queen (solo voice) Earthworms (piano and voice) Special thanks to Jake Foley for assistance editing this podcast.