About this episode
Mitch Easter discusses his influential role in shaping indie rock and power pop, including his work with REM and the Salt Collective.
One could argue that the sound of American indie rock and power pop was shaped by Mitch Easter. Of course, he produced those early REM albums that are practically canon now, but his own music with Let's Active and his partnership with the likes of Scott Miller (Game Theory, Loud Family) and the db's have further cemented his legendary status. Recently, he's lent his talents to the Salt Collective, a fascinating project by French artist Stephane Schuck that has gathered a bunch of all-stars (Mitch, Matthew Caws, Andy Partridge, Peter Holsapple, Ken Stringfellow, Juliana Hatfield, Richard Lloyd, Susan Cowsill etc) to release a couple albums, the most recent being A Brief History of Blindness. Mitch and I get into how he signed on to this project and everything else he's done. Enjoy! www.thesaltcollective.propellersoundrecordings.com www.patreon.com/c/thehustlepod
People in this episode
Host: Jon Lamoreaux
Guest: Mitch Easter
Topics covered
- indie rock
- power pop
- music production
- collaborations
- artist interviews
Keywords
- Mitch Easter
- indie rock
- power pop
- REM
- Let's Active
- Salt Collective
- music production
- collaboration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Let's Active, Game Theory, Loud Family, the db's, Salt Collective
Books & works: A Brief History of Blindness
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