Ep. 81 - JoVia Armstrong

Buddies - it’s time to celebrate. This week JoVia Armstrong joins the show and if you’re in the mood for some poddin’, settle in. Jo is a world-class percussionist, educator, and composer, touring the globe with acts like JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Les Nubians and sponsored by Sabian, Gon Bops, QSC, & Icon. Along with digging into the Gibson/Sweetwater theft i.e. Sweetwatergate and all of our normal shenanigans, Hank’s former Mbira Technologies colleague fills us in on the trials and tribulations that led her to where she is today, breaking out of strict musical rules, and even shares the story of Hank accidentally big-timing her on a session at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio. JoVia was also generous enough to lead us through discussions of race, equality, and social justice, and also fills us in on the scholastic work she’s doing with immersive audio and creating natural highs with music; whooooooa broooooo. Discussed: Waves’ IR-L plugin, Captured by Robots!, Spotify payout structures, Isaiah Sharkey, Bad Company, AMS, and Weather Report. If you expect anything from music, you’re expecting too much.