Jan
21
2012
If you’ve never listened to The Local Project before, over the Winter Break we’ve been producing something of a Greatest Hits compilation to get you up to speed. Back in late 2010, Galaxy DJ Jake Videmschek and staff member John Schwartz founded The Local Project with the mission statement of giving an outlet for artists in Saint Louis to talk about their experiences working in town to learn about the unique dynamics of the city’s music scene. Over the next year, LMP has collected 14 sprawling 60 to 90 minute long interviews with 13 diverse bands and artists, each one with something new to add to the story. In part one of this two-part retrospective, we re-play/post some of our favorite interview clips along with our own Producers’ commentary with our thoughts and behind-the-scenes stories.
Nov
20
2011
Saint Louis theater has never been covered in past Local Project episodes, but local musician Farrell Webber gave us the perfect opportunity to start. Webber is producing and starring in a new stage adaptation (of the movie adaptation of the original stage production) of Rocky Horror Picture Show with an entirely local cast, playing one night only at the St Charles Family Arena on December 3rd. AND: for the opening act, Farrell and his band will tackle covering RHPS co-star Meat Loaf’s album Bat Out of Hell in its entirety. In the interview below, you can hear about the complicated road leading up to this one-of-a-kind performance, as well as Farrell’s side projects including Houses of the Holy, a defiantly non-gimmicky tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin.
Part 2: Auditions, Rehearsals, Costuming, and show prep
Part 3: Speedbumps and Philosophies on adapting classics
Part 4: The influence of a theater background
You can visit Farrell Webber’s official site for more information on his backstory, upcoming shows, and multimedia. Don’t forget to check out his production of Rocky Horror at the St. Charles Family Arena on Saturday December 3rd (6:00 Doors, 7:00 show) at an incredible price range of $5-15 (go reserve tickets NOW), and Zeppelin fans should be sure to stop by his next Houses of the Holy show this Saturday, also at the Family Arena.
Nov
13
2011
The Local Project returns with our second hip-hop interview. Following up on the conversation of the Saint Louis hip-hop community with Clayton Starr in Episode 7, local startup Adeum continues the discussion of issues surrounding hip-hop culture both locally and nation-wide.
You can download Adeum’s mixtape here.
The interview opens by introducing Adeum and some discussion of the ethics of “recycling” beats and their role in starting a career in hip-hop:
Later, Jake and Adeum talk about hip-hop culture in Saint Louis, the importance of competition in a career like this, and an introduction to Mixtapes vs Albums:
How does competition affect the weird dynamics of hip-hop groups? And how are live shows different for hip-hop than other genres, especially in Saint Louis?
The interview wraps up with Adeum’s goals and philosophy about why he makes music.
You can find more information about Adeum on his Facebook page and Youtube channel. Episode 14 coming soon, along with a special for the one-year anniversary of the show.
