Olivia Brown is the bandleader and bassist of Junestone, for a fun convo on improvisation, songwriting, live performance, and what it really means to trust your band.
Recorded at Catherine North Studios, the conversation explores how Junestone blends funk, pop, jazz, and free flowing improvisation, why they prioritize live off the floor recording, and how creating a safe creative space leads to better music both on stage and in the studio.
Olivia shares the story behind Junestone’s latest release “Take It or Leave It”, the magic of adapting songs in real time, and how reading Victor Wooten’s "The Music Lesson" helped shape her approach to being a musician. Along the way, they unpack bass tone secrets, the importance of listening, finding the right collaborators, and the strange beauty of making people scream in a library.
Chapters: 0:00 - 9:03 All About Junestone 9:04 - 12:47 Finding Yourself As A Performer 12:48 - 17:14 Playing Music with your Siblings 17:15 - 20:22 Choosing the Bass 20:23 - 23:23 Victor Wooten 23:24 - 28:47 Forming Junestone 28:48 - 30:43 Acoustic Gigs 30:44 - 35:41 Recording "Take It or Leave It" 35:42 - 38:41 Managing Setlists 38:42 - 42:39 Fast Questions
Credits
Recorded at Catherine North Studios in Hamilton, Ontario
Produced by StereoRuss and StereoRuss Media
Production Assistant: Michelle Palau
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