Greetings!
As Beijing Pickers moves into it’s fourth year, I’d like to do something new. Thus commences a series of conversational podcasts focusing on China’s creative industries. The podcast’s goal is to illuminate what’s going on in China’s incredible arts scene, above and underground, from people who are on the ground.
Originally planned as a music podcast, the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to hear directly from venue owners, painters, designers, tour managers, commercial video producers, lighting technicians, musicians, and anyone who would sit down for an hour or so and share their thoughts and stories.
Future podcasts will in English or Chinese, depending on the guest. In this inaugural episode of the China Arts Podcast, I sit down with Parker Trevathan, one the first Beijing Pickers, and chat about his role in the Beijing music scene, gigging in China, and the origins of the Ring Road Ramblers, Randy Abel Stable, Sourpuss and the Beijing Dead.
Features clips of tunes from our jam with Parker Trevathan, Travis Klingborg. Have a listen:
http://www.beijingpickers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ChinaArtsPodcast1_ParkerTrevathan.m4a