Audio excerpt from E5: Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy (1:45)
Premiered on KCRW on 13 March 2024
Role: Senior Producer, Writer, Story editor, Audio editor, Sound designer, Engineer/Mixer
KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, returned for its fourth season in March 2024. Co-hosts Novena Carmel (KCRW) and Michael Barnes (KCRW / KPFK / Artform Radio) guide you through eight wildly different and deeply human stories, each set against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of LA’s soul and R&B scene of the 1950s-1970s.
LISTEN:
E1: Tainted Love: Gloria Jones and the Half-Life of a Hit. Long before “Tainted Love” was an ‘80s anthem, it was a 1965 B-side by LA’s Gloria Jones. We trace the song’s journey from a warehouse floor to the annals of pop history.
E2: Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie. Lost Notes details the darkly hilarious schemes of record-label magnate Ruth Christie, who instigated one of the most absurd court cases in music history.
E3: My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA. Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.
E4: Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection. Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.
E5: Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy. Lost Notes introduces a pair of brothers – one from NASA, the other from Motown – who launched an entire musical universe from their Hollywood Hills hideout.
E6: Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing. Lost Notes presents a story about Soul Train, the Slauson Shuffle, and what’s lost – and found – when a regional dance suddenly belongs to the world.
E7: Dear Ruth: How Ruth Dolphin (Re-)Built A Musical Empire. Lost Notes celebrates the life of Ruth Dolphin, who went from being a terrified widow with four kids to the mother of an LA musical empire.
E8: Do What You Want To Do: The Legacy of Reggie Andrews. Lost Notes examines the legacy of Reggie Andrews: a world-class musician, producer, and mentor who changed the lives of countless young musicians in South LA.
BONUS EPISODES:
B1: Nia Andrews and Terrace Martin on Reggie Andrews. Lost Notes brings you behind-the-scenes conversations with Nia Andrews and Terrace Martin about the legendary Reggie Andrews.
B2: Crying in the Club (from “Primer”) Feed swap episode with Primer podcast.
B3: Larry Mizell Live in Conversation at KCRW HQ. Lost Notes presents a special live conversation at KCRW HQ with legendary producer Larry Mizell (of the Mizell Brothers).
B4: Talking Fela Kuti with Sandra Izsadore. Lost Notes speaks with Sandra Izsadore, “Queen Mother of Afrobeat,” about Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969.
B5: Gloria Jones In Conversation. Lost Notes speaks with Gloria Jones (“Tainted Love”) for a wide-ranging and intimate conversation about her life and career.