About this episode
Brittney Parks of Sudan Archives discusses her musical journey and the making of her latest album.
In episode 133, Sudan Archives 's Brittney Parks shares the story of her creative evolution, beginning with falling in love with violin when she was in fourth grade (thanks to a school visit by Canadian fiddle group Barrage ), how playing in church led to learning songs from the MTV countdown to impress her friends, and eventually learning how to make beats and record her own songs using her iPad. She also talks about the influence of artists including Ibeyi , Santigold , Lykke Li and Corinne Bailey Rae , and how she began releasing her music (under the moniker Sudan Moon ) more than a decade ago. And of course we also delve into the making of her excellent latest album, The BPM , and how "driveway beef" with her LA neighbors led her to finish the project with family in Detroit, where the city's rich history of pioneering dance music helped coalesce some of her sonic ideas for the LP. Sudan Archives is currently on tour in the U.S.; get tickets here .
People in this episode
Host: Jenny Eliscu
Guest: Brittney Parks
Topics covered
- creative evolution
- music production
- influences
- album release
- touring
Keywords
- Sudan Archives
- Brittney Parks
- The BPM
- music influences
- album production
- tour
- Detroit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sudan Moon, Barrage
Books & works: The BPM
Places: Detroit, U.S.
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