We were tickled to have actress/writer/comedian Michelle Buteau at the WGRL studios recently. Born in New Jersey to Caribbean parents, Michelle brings a cheeky swagger, unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. As Michelle herself says “Put on a onesie and get ready to have some funsie” by tuning into this intimate interview with a…
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WGRL had a great time chatting with Loisaida legend, musicologist, and resident dandy Pepe Flores about two forms of traditional Puerto Rican music: Bomba and Plena. It’s always a great pleasure to stumble upon Pepe in the neighborhood. If you’re not lucky enough to spend time with him in person (he travels quite extensively as an extension of…
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We were so honored that Councilwoman Margaret Chin took some time out of her busy schedule to visit the Sound Studio at Girl’s Club and explain her history as an immigrant, her job in politics and her inspiration to serve as the District 1 representative. She even took our suggestions after the interview on how to…
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We had an amazing Fall Audio adventures session where we worked on producing our own music using Ableton Live and PUSH controllers. In addition to composing our own music, we studied song composition and vocal recording techniques with visiting professional music producers Suzi Analogue and Kissey Asplund and we even scored a movie trailer for…
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