Podcast 409: Via Mardot

Detroit's Via Mardot makes incredible music that evokes classic
exotica and Spaghetti Western soundtracks, but her journey is far
from traditional. Since dropping out of high school, she's put
all of her energy into composing, playing and learning new
instruments and gear. She showcases her multi-track creations on
Instagram - making captivating videos where she plays ALL the
parts (including guitar parts, bass percussion, theremin, and
musical saw) - and has garnered an astounding 100,000+ Instagram
followers. She's also become a Reverend Guitars
endorsee. 

On this week's FJ Podcast, we talk to Via Mardot about her growth
as an artist, how she taught herself to play all of these
instruments, and the perils of playing the musical saw. It's a
great chat with a young artist doing something truly
original. 
   
https://www.instagram.com/viamardot/


(Vintage movie Jason mentioned on the podcast: 'Multiple
Sidosis'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mblxjfh5kE)

Via Mardot will be performing at The Fretboard Summit, our
three-day celebration of all-things-guitar taking place August
24-26, 2023 at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. In
addition to Via Mardot, featured performers include Wayne
Henderson, Jeff Parker, Bryan Sutton, Jorma Kaukonen, Jake Eddy,
and numerous others. During the Summit, we'll also be hosting our
first-ever Germanium Chef, an Iron Chef-inspired pedal build-off
hosted by Josh Scott and featuring Robert Keeley against Heather
Brown. There will also be jam rooms, parties, live podcast
tapings, and tons of surprises.


Register here: https://fretboardsummit.org/ 


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