{"id":9429,"date":"2019-11-09T07:35:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T15:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000003452"},"modified":"2019-11-09T07:35:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T15:35:31","slug":"the-hi-lo-listens-13-tracks-that-help-artists-get-creative-in-the-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/the-hi-lo-listens-13-tracks-that-help-artists-get-creative-in-the-studio","title":{"rendered":"the Hi-lo Listens: 13 tracks that help artists get creative in the studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is&#8230; 10 people and what they&#8217;re listening to, a new series called &#8220;the Hi-lo Listens,&#8221; launching today with a group of artists, of the visual and musical variety, and the tracks that inspire them to do what they do. Some live in Long Beach, some have other ties to the city, the point is, we hope you&#8217;ll discover new music and share your own favorite songs with us along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Have a track you&#8217;re feeling especially inspired by this week? Email asia@lbpost.com with the name, artist and a couple sentences on why it moves you. And, make sure to check out this week&#8217;s Spotify playlist, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0VonfgkKDw1EUwKkHuBUVx?si=1Lx0Bhl7SY68S8P-EqA_-Q\">the Hi-lo Listens #1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow us on Spotify<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/follow\/1\/?uri=spotify:user:gtlz6qthhycf091bdpgsgdvul&amp;size=detail&amp;theme=light\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Gopi Shah: ceramicist | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gopishahceramics\/\">@gopishahceramics<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>I&#8217;m digging &#8220;You Ain&#8217;t the Problem&#8221; by Michael Kiwanuka. It&#8217;s funky and has a good beat that puts me in a good mood to start my day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: You Ain&amp;apos;t The Problem\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0QDe6nlExlt3AM1NHTh4nn?si=84zhRZWXSbOaaeTGJ7IXzw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>LaJon Miller: painter | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lajon39\/\">@lajon39<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>The song I&#8217;ve been playing to get me moving and grooving while I set up is &#8220;Rubber Band Man&#8221; by The Spinners. It&#8217;s about a guy that bounces back after falling and failing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Rubberband Man\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5XVb0qfmmkmmsyy7j8oObk?si=MJHOMFh7RW2cxEfmewyeLQ&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But while I&#8217;m creating, Nine Inch Nails&#8217; &#8220;Wretched&#8221; remix has a dope breakdown that bangs and makes me want to paint with ferocious energy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Wretched - Remix\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3NcvS4q1XXpNfnmfanewSU?si=r5etAn6cS9WSrNrdngLazw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Adrian Gutierrez: photographer | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/illogicaltruths\/\">@illogicaltruths<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>I have to pick two, but they\u2019re from the same album: A$AP Rocky\u2019s \u201cFashion Killa\u201d or \u201cGhetto Symphony\u201d from LONG.LIVE.ASAP. I recently revisited the album and the way it teleported me to 2013 was crazy! This was during the peak Instagram boom and I remember taking the train into New York City to ride my bike around and take photos of anything and everything with my iPhone 5&#8230; A$AP Rocky had put NYC rap back on the map and his second album was proof that it wasn\u2019t a one-off, the movement was here to stay.<\/p>\n<p>Taking it even a step further in the nostalgia rabbit hole, A$AP MOB was indirectly tied to The Diplomats (Dip Set) another game-changing time in NYC hip-hop, which I was always a big fan of in high school. Those two songs are my favorite because it reminds me of a time when my creativity was uninhibited by followers and likes, it was a time when I was creating purely from curiosity and exploration.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Fashion Killa\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0O3TAouZE4vL9dM5SyxgvH?si=BBSBQaCISaqHr97zemyirA&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Ghetto Symphony (feat. Gunplay &amp; A$AP Ferg)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/57pOLYHz6mt5aMkOXa2Gis?si=Yzv-nIxlRvOo1gXEMe702Q&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Narsiso Martinez: painter, printmaker | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/narsisomartinez\/\">@narsisomartinez<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been working on a new piece for maybe a couple of weeks now. Today I started to see some progress. I was concerned about the aesthetics of the image I\u2019m creating and the illustrations on the box felt like they weren&#8217;t making sense. But there&#8217;s this song, I feel it saves me every time. &#8220;Strange Fruit,&#8221; maybe I have mentioned it before. But it\u2019s been playing in my head all day today as I get over the \u201cnonsense\u201d of the proportions in my drawing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Strange Fruit\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1CTex49P0iWwzUGsMNjgaV?si=aToJx-GISYmFP18c8hjocQ&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Strange Fruit\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4RJCBDB5CiNA3vmQ66L32h?si=eau5WOmhTZmXSoTSCrtAHg&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>HeyDeon: vocalist | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/byedeon\/\">@byedeon<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>My favorite song right now is &#8220;Alive&#8221; by HeyDeon and Coastal. The reason why is because it makes me feel warm and extremely grateful for life. I understand that emotions can get the best of us, but the feelings are temporary.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Alive\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3LJyz3kuIzrYuz5paqebyJ?si=Lp5TJfNtQd243b9e54XfUA&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Betsy Lohrer Hall: painter, installation artist | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/betsy_lohrer_hall\/\">@betsy_lohrer_hall<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Beautiful Chorus &#8220;Infinite Universe;&#8221; this group put good energy into the world. I&#8217;m grateful.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Infinite Universe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5xcm7iKIoMqw6GUBwFao8v?si=5hUdot9QQtSb9-PEQkAiSA&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Cynthia Lujan: painter, muralist | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/desfigurados\/\">@desfigurados<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>The beat [of &#8220;Something About You&#8221; by Hayden James] is really catchy and it lets me concentrate enough despite having words sung throughout. I really like dancing while making things in the studio&#8230; about 30% of my practice is me dancing in my studio.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Something About You\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5n9DJWUiwuKuPE9sCVbQ0n?si=wQZX6CRRRIKG-dzUF8qd3g&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Cara To: painter, muralist | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/caratoes\/\">@caratoes<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Right now I listen to it [&#8220;Voices &#8220;by Blundetto] on repeat. It makes me trust to follow the soft voices in my head that have guided me all this time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Voices\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5xihEoRFTBdMSVX55ANDPP?si=HRjUNZndTVW_GA7K_ooXDg&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Anthony Pedroza: songwriter, vocalist | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fellowrobot\/\">@fellowrobot<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>My favorite song that\u2019s been on repeat the last few weeks is \u201cGood Old Fashioned Lover Boy\u201d by Queen. It\u2019s always been a song I\u2019ve loved, but lately, it\u2019s been stuck in my head. I started writing a new song called \u201cCrash and Burn\u201d on the piano that has a very Freddie Mercury way about it, so I let his spirit flow through my own composition. I love \u201cGood Old Fashioned Lover Boy\u201d because of its complex melody and chord progression, it\u2019s so darn catchy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Remastered 2011\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1mnQiO568zXIrUncttTZGp?si=gAFnxoKpRLyEeuxe-9lUQw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Trinity: painter, muralist | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theartprncess\/\">@theartprncess<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>My favorite song right now is &#8220;As&#8221; by Stevie Wonder. It\u2019s my favorite at the moment because it reminds me that love conquers all, as cliche as that sounds, it\u2019s true for me. Anytime I listen to it I\u2019m reminded that I\u2019m loved and I\u2019m always being guided by my ancestors in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: As\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/13toFl1UwJPsRxDiD9jgtn?si=iWYXAgnRQCGDeBSuUW1kmQ&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is&#8230; 10 people and what they&#8217;re listening to, a new series called &#8220;the Hi-lo Listens.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":70643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,6],"tags":[9643],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[2744],"class_list":["post-9429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-hi-lo","tag-the-hi-lo-listens","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9429"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=9429"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=9429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}