#57 - Jay Gavan | Mitten Backstage

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Mitten Backstage

Dutcher Snedeker

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Mitten Backstage is a podcast hosted by Michigan artist Dutcher Snedeker that focuses on conversations around life, the industry, creative pursuits, and navigating the scene as Michigan creatives. I chat with current gigging artists, those who have taken their Michigan-grown talent around the world, and people in production and the business end of the industry! Each week, you can see discussions on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you subscribe on Patreon you can get early access to episodes!

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#57 - Jay Gavan | Mitten Backstage

Mitten Backstage

2 hours 7 minutes 35 seconds

2 years ago

#57 - Jay Gavan | Mitten Backstage

I had a great chat back in May with Jay Gavan about his career in the Michigan music scene, history, his recent album A Public Thing (which you can read my review for here), and swap stories of the pandemic and how our lives have been shaped by the industry shutting down for over a year. His latest record was a wonderful mix of passions and it was well-realized conceptually, so it was fun getting to dissect the music and learn more about the parallels between modern living and ancient Greece!

Many folks will know him as a performer in bands like Guitar Up! Surf Band, The Brothers Kalamazov, The Red Sea Pedestrians, The Birdseed Salesmen, the Susie Parr Trio, and the Corn Fed Girls around the Kalamazoo area. Others know him as the founder of the Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival, a luthier who founded Kal-Tone Instruments, an instructor at both the Kalamazoo Academy of Rock and Kalamazoo Music School, and even a history professor at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC)! If any of ya'll are in the Kalamazoo area, keep an eye out for Jay around the scene, show him some love for the work he has done to create opportunities for musicians in the city!

Thanks to Makenzie Mattis for their work editing this episode! Make sure you check out what they're up to here:
https://www.instagram.com/makenzie.mattis/

▶▶ Support Jay Gavan!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jay.gavan
Bandcamp: https://jaygavan.bandcamp.com/

Guitar Up!: https://www.guitarupsurfband.com/
The Red Sea Pedestrians: http://www.theredseapedestrians.com/
The Birdseed Salesmen: https://www.facebook.com/TheBirdseedSalesmen/
The Susie Parr Trio: https://www.susieparrtrio.com/
Corn Fed Girls: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100037207581290

Mitten Backstage is a podcast hosted by Michigan artist Dutcher Snedeker and centering on conversations around life, the industry, creative pursuits, and navigating the scene as Michigan creatives. Every two weeks, you can see discussions on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you subscribe on Patreon you can get early access to episodes, exclusive merch, and more!

▶▶ Early access, exclusive merch, and more when you support on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/dutchersnedeker

▶▶ Follow me on other socials for additional music and video content!
Linktree (Website, Socials, etc): https://linktr.ee/dutchersnedeker

BIG THANKS to my patrons!
Chris Bota
George Herschel
Cody Wilson
Jim Lutz
Kevin DePree
Lee Heerspink
Patty PerShayla
Tracy Snedeker