Midriff Podcast Ep. 26: Barb Morrison On Being A Music Doula

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Hilary talks with Barb Morrison about touring with the Ramones, music mentorship, mic recommendations, and why Debbie Harry doesn’t care. Plus, an application of the Music Gear Bechdel Test.

Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/ (EarthQuaker Devices)- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH!

https://skylarbatz.wordpress.com/ (Studio 121)- recording, production, beats and more in Providence, RI!

http://stompboxsonic.com/ (Stompbox Sonic)- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA!

BARB’S BIO

Barb Morrison (they/them) is a non binary gold and platinum record producer best known as producer for Blondie, Rufus Wainwright, LP, Franz Ferdinand and Asia Kate Dillon. They are also an ASCAP featured film score composer, top 5 billboard songwriter and one on one music mentor.

Barb began making music at a very young age but their career was born as a teenager in NYC when punk legends such as Johnny Thunders, Cherry Vanilla and the Runaways brought Barb onstage to perform. From there Barb went on to share the stage with the Ramones, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Green Day, the Stray Cats, Patti Smith, Sonic Youth, Sinead O’Connor as well as touring with Lollapalooza in 1995.

Barb’s film scoring career began in 2000 when they scored “The Safety of Objects” starring Glen Close and Kristin Stewart. From there they have composed for multitudes of films including the winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s Best Film “Concussion” starring Maggie Siff.

In order to help songwriters stay creative during the 2020 lockdown, Barb launched their “Music Mentor Program” - weekly one on one coaching sessions focusing on songwriting, arranging and musicianship through video meetings.

Barb is 31 years clean and sober and has been volunteering to help seniors for over a decade. They live between Frenchtown, NJ and Los Angeles with their wife Jaime Karpovich.

BARB’S MENTIONS

The Pretenders / New York Dolls / Cherry Vanilla / Andy Warhol / Holly Woodlawn / Ornette Coleman / John Lurie / Lounge Lizards / Eric Dolphy / Gutterboy / Ramones / The Stray Cats / Bruce Webber / Alan Ginsberg / Asia Kate Dillon / Debbie Harry / Joni Mitchell / Billie Eilish / Steve Lillywhite / Antony and the Johnsons / Gina Volpe / EarthQuaker Devices / Electro-Voice / AKG / Logic / Ableton / Pro Tools / Novation / Focusrite / Yamaha / Auratone / Korg / D’Angelico / Neve / Tube Tech / DBX / UREI / Avatar / Bearsville / Neumann / Shure / Blue / Lawson / Fostex / Meris / Gender Amplified / Super Buddha

BARB’S LINKS

http://www.barbmorrisonmusic.com/ (Website)

http://www.twitter.com/barbmorrison (Twitter)

http://www.instagram.com/barb_morrison (Instagram)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barb_Morrison (Wikipedia)

MID-RIFF LINKS

http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website)

http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram)

http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook)

https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3aandid=146b44f072 (Newsletter)

https://www.hilarybjones.com/blog (Blog) (including the Music Gear Bechdel Test)

Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)!

CREDITS

Barb’s Bumper Track: “https://ginavolpe.bandcamp.com/track/make-it-good (Make it Good)” by Gina Volpe (produced by Barb Morrison)

Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda)

Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Barb MorrisonFebruary 2, 2021