DEAN & BRITTA launch Ryder The Eagle LaunchLeft

On this episode of LaunchLeft, Rain welcomes Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips of LUNA. They talk about how they first met, how music found them, performing live versus the recording studio, and the volatility of the music industry. Dean shares what’s up next for them, both as a duo and as solo artists. Dean & Britta launch Ryder the Eagle to close the show and we hear about the new single and album “Autotango”. He discusses what led him to write the record and what we can expect to hear from him next. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts today! 

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LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism where famed creatives launch new artists. LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a curated ecosystem that includes a podcast, label and NFT gallery.

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IN THIS EPISODE: 



[2:44] How did music find Dean and Britta?



[6:00] Do Dean and Britta write together? 



[8:06] Do they ever wish they had chosen a different profession? 



[10:09] Dean and Britta share about the shows they have performed. 



[13:21] When did Dean and Britta meet?



[15:55] What was the Hooky Wooky Tour?



[19:59] What is up next for Dean and Britta?



[23:49] Do they have the experience of time being too compressed? 



[25:45] How do they use social media to promote their music?



[29:33] Do Dean and Britta have any interest in composing for TV or film?



[32:36] Ryder the Eagle joins the podcast and talks about his process of making music.



[34:24] Where is Ryder from?



[37:46] Ryder shares about his music that is being released soon. 



[39:47] We hear Ryder’s new song Autotango.



KEY TAKEAWAYS: 



[22:40] AI can be useful by using it to curate all the information that is at our fingertips that we waste so much time trying to sift through. If you can ask AI the right question, it can curate the information that you want to find online.  



[28:32] Social media has benefits for a musician, one being that you can get your music out there affordably and it can be heard all around the world. 



[37:25] For Britta, there is a big difference between singing in the studio and singing live for an audience. There is a feeling of being terrified, excited, vulnerable and exposed which gives her a big thrill. 



 

RESOURCE LINKS: 

LaunchLeft Podcast Smart Link

Dean and Britta’s Links

Dean and Britta's Website 

Dean and Britta's Facebook 

Dean and Britta's YouTube 

Britta Phillips' Website 

Dean Wareham's Website 

Ryder The Eagle’s Links

Ryder the Eagle Instagram 

Ryder the Eagle Facebook 

Ryder the Eagle Website 

BIOGRAPHIES: 

Dean and Britta BIO

Dean & Britta are husband and wife team Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, members of Luna. They have recorded several full-length albums and soundtracks. Their first two albums were produced by Tony Visconti (Bowie, T.Rex): L’Avventura in 2003 and Back Numbers in 2007. Their most recent release is the song “The Cloud is Coming,” which they wrote and performed for the Noah Baumbach film White Noise (they were also actors in the film). They live in Los Angeles.

In addition to making records, Dean & Britta are active scoring films, notably Noah Baumbach’s The Squid & the Whale and Mistress America. They also composed songs and score for 13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol Screen Tests, a project commissioned by the Andy Warhol Museum, and continue to perform this multi-media show live in concert.

Dean Wareham was the singer-songwriter-guitarist behind the Boston band Galaxie 500, who released three albums between 1987 and 1991. After this Dean went on to found NYC