Lily Moayeri

music journalist since 1992 | educator since 2004 | podcaster since 2020 | Iranian American since birth

The Many Lives of Dave Ralph

  Multi-hyphenate Dave Ralph interviewed for Festival Insider Veteran Tales: The Many Lives of Dave Ralph

May 31, 2022 · Leave a comment

Hitmaker of the Month: Producer Rogét Chahayed Is Flying High With Jack Harlow’s Chart-Topping ‘First Class’

Rogét Chahayed interviewed for Variety‘s Hitmaker of the Month: Hitmaker of the Month: Producer Rogét Chahayed Is Flying High With Jack Harlow’s Chart-Topping ‘First Class’ Check out a playlist of songs Rogét has … Continue reading

May 17, 2022 · Leave a comment

‘Russian Doll’ Music Supervisor on the Time-Traveling Cues of the ’70s and ’80s for Season 2

Music supervisor Brienne Rose interviewed about the needle drops on the second season of Netflix‘s Russian Doll for Variety April 20, 2022 Issue: Russian Doll Music Supervisor on the Time-Traveling Cues … Continue reading

April 22, 2022 · Leave a comment

Unraveling Röyksopp’s Profound Mysteries

Magne Lygner, executive managing partner and Lasse Cato, head of communications at film production company Bacon interviewed for their work with Röyksopp on their project, Profound Mysteries: Unraveling Röyksopp’s Profound Mysteries … Continue reading

April 21, 2022 · Leave a comment

What’s the Optimal Time for a Festival Performance? Don’t Sleep on the Sunset Slot at Coachella

Op-ed for Variety on what is the best timeslot at a music festival with input from Range Media Partners‘ Evan Winiker, United Talent Agency‘s Mike Guirguis and Moby: What’s the Optimal Time for a Festival … Continue reading

April 14, 2022 · Leave a comment

20 Questions With Richie Hawtin

Richie Hawtin interviewed for his album with Chilly Gonzales, Consumed in Key, for Billboard: 20 Questions With Richie Hawtin: Talks Unconventional Collaboration With Chilly Gonzales & Why ‘In a Way, It’s Always Been … Continue reading

April 1, 2022 · Leave a comment

Harry Styles’ ‘Sign of the Times’ Gets String Arrangement for ‘Bridgerton’ — How the Cover Came to Be

Angry Mob Music‘s co-founder/executive producer/senior director of creative, Sean Harrison, senior director of licensing and synchronization, Debra Delshad, and composer and performer Steve Horner, and music supervisor Justin Kamps interviewed … Continue reading

March 24, 2022 · Leave a comment

Meet Andre Oshea, The Digital Artist Making A Name For Himself In The Web3 World

3D animator Andre Oshea interviewed about his NFT collection for OneOf x GRAMMYS for Grammy.com: Meet Andre Oshea, The Digital Artist Making A Name For Himself In The Web3 World … Continue reading

March 22, 2022 · Leave a comment

Hitmaker of the Month: How Josh Gudwin’s ‘Mix Energy’ Helped Boost Justin Bieber’s ‘Ghost’

Josh Gudwin interviewed for Variety‘s Hitmaker of the Month: Hitmaker of the Month: How Josh Gudwin’s ‘Mix Energy’ Helped Boost Justin Bieber’s ‘Ghost’ Check out my previous stories on Josh here and … Continue reading

March 17, 2022 · Leave a comment

Meet Emonee LaRussa, The Digital And Visual Artist Taking The NFT World By Storm

Motion graphics artist Emonee LaRussa interviewed about her NFT collection for OneOf x GRAMMYS for GRAMMY.com: Meet Emonee LaRussa, The Digital And Visual Artist Taking The NFT World By Storm … Continue reading

March 15, 2022 · Leave a comment

Rob Machete: Keeping D&B Alive in North America

Rob Gonzalez aka Machete interviewed on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of Los Angeles’ drum ‘n’ bass weekly party, Respect, for Festival Insider: Veteran Tales: Rob Machete Keeping D&B … Continue reading

March 9, 2022 · Leave a comment

Self Esteem Is Finally Doing Things Her Way

Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem interviewed ahead of her mini-U.S. tour for FLOOD Magazine: Self Esteem Is Finally Doing Things Her Way Ahead of her performance at FLOODfest SXSW, … Continue reading

March 9, 2022 · Leave a comment

With ‘Yellowjackets’ and ‘Euphoria,’ Music Supervisor Jen Malone Has Become a Television Tastemaker

Jen Malone, Guild of Music Supervisor Awards 2022 double nominee (for Malcolm & Marie and Zola) interviewed for Variety March 2, 2022 Issue: With ‘Yellowjackets’ and ‘Euphoria,’ Music Supervisor Jen Malone Has Become … Continue reading

March 3, 2022 · Leave a comment

Veteran Tales: Tom Astley-Williams

Tom Astley-Williams of L’Affaire Musicale interviewed about his 25+ years in electronic dance music for Festival Insider: Veteran Tales: Tom Astley-Williams

March 1, 2022 · Leave a comment

IDLES Finds Room to Explore at Real World

IDLES‘s Mark Bowen and producer Kenny Beats interviewed about the recording of their album, Crawler, for Mix Magazine March 2022 Issue IDLES Find Room to Explore at Real World Support Crawler at IDLES’ Bandcamp.

February 28, 2022 · Leave a comment

With a Major Label Deal in the Rearview, L.A.’s Lo Moon Is Relishing Its Newfound Independence ‘And Having Way More Fun’

Lo Moon‘s Matt Lowell and Sam Stewart interviewed about their new album, A Modern Life, for Variety: With a Major Label Deal in the Rearview, L.A.’s Lo Moon Is Relishing … Continue reading

February 25, 2022 · Leave a comment

Johnny Marr on His New Double Album, Becoming James Bond’s Guitarist and Taking on the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Theme

Johnny Marr interviewed for his album, Fever Dreams Pt. I-IV, for Variety: Johnny Marr on His New Double Album, Becoming James Bond’s Guitarist and Taking on the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Theme Keep up … Continue reading

February 24, 2022 · Leave a comment

Nychos Resolves Six Years of Mental and Physical Pain in “The Awakening”

Visual artist Nychos interviewed ahead of his exhibition, “The Awakening” at Mirus Gallery DTLA for Fine Art Globe: Nychos Resolves Six Years of Mental and Physical Pain in “The Awakening” … Continue reading

February 23, 2022 · Leave a comment

Saving the Music in Los Angeles Schools

Feature on Save the Music in Los Angeles Unified School District for FLOOD 12: The Los Angeles Issue: Digital Edition Web Version: Saving the Music in Los Angeles Schools Purchase … Continue reading

February 14, 2022 · Leave a comment

SiriusXM’s Artist Channel Programming Is an Exercise in Male Privilege

Op-ed for Variety: SiriusXM’s Artist Channel Programming Is an Exercise in Male Privilege Check out SiriusXM here.

February 8, 2022 · Leave a comment

Veteran Tales: Richie Romero

Richie Romero nightlife guru of New York City interviewed about his 30+ years in the game and his new nightclub venture Nebula, for Festival Insider: Veteran Tales: Richie Romero

January 27, 2022 · Leave a comment

Sound Bites: In The Studio: Polo & Pan’s Cyclorama

Polo & Pan‘s Paul Armand-Delille interviewed for their album Cyclorama for the second issue of DJ Life Magazine: Sound Bites: In the Studio Polo & Pan’s Cyclorama Watch the official video … Continue reading

December 31, 2021 · Leave a comment

Tay James: Bieber and Beats

Justin Bieber‘s DJ Tay James interviewed for the cover of the second issue of DJ Life Magazine Tay James: Bieber and Beats

December 31, 2021 · Leave a comment

Legendary Club Promoter Dave Beer Returns to His Artistic Roots

Iconic UK club promoter Dave Beer of Back to Basics interviewed about his visual art for Fine Art Globe: Legendary Club Promoter Dave Beer Returns to His Artistic Roots From cut-and-paste flyers and … Continue reading

December 30, 2021 · Leave a comment

“Six Feet Under” Music Supervisors Thomas Golubić and Gary Calamar on the Show’s 20th Anniversary

Six Feet Under‘s music supervisors Thomas Golubić and Gary Calamar interviewed for the HBO series’ 20th anniversary for Under the Radar: Six Feet Under Music Supervisors Thomas Golubić and Gary Calamar on the Show’s … Continue reading

December 24, 2021 · Leave a comment

In-Studio With Harry Styles’ Grammy-Nominated Immersive Audio Engineer, Greg Penny

Producer Greg Penny interviewed at his studio in Ojai, California for his Sony 360 Reality Audio Grammy-nominated immersive mix of Harry Styles‘ Fine Line for Variety: In-Studio With Harry Styles’ … Continue reading

December 23, 2021 · Leave a comment

Producer William Orbit on Coming Back as a Recording Artist: ‘I Have Always Gone Down the Rabbit Hole’

William Orbit interviewed for his Starbeam EP for Variety: Producer William Orbit on Coming Back as a Recording Artist: ‘I Have Always Gone Down the Rabbit Hole’ Listen to the Starbeam EP on … Continue reading

December 1, 2021 · Leave a comment

Ross Golan’s ‘And the Writer Is’ Podcast Marks 150th Show With Clear-Eyed View on Songwriters’ Challenges, Diversity

Ross Golan interviewed on the occasion of the 150th episode of his podcast “And the Writer Is…” for Variety Hitmakers Issue December 1, 2021: Ross Golan’s ‘And the Writer Is’ Podcast Marks 150th … Continue reading

December 1, 2021 · Leave a comment

A Typically Hectic Day in the Life of The The’s Matt Johnson

The The‘s Matt Johnson interviewed about his multimedia release, The Comeback Special for FLOOD Magazine: A Typically Hectic Day in the Life of The The’s Matt Johnson Finding a moment in his busy schedule … Continue reading

November 30, 2021 · Leave a comment

Hitmaker of the Month: Master Mixer Serban Ghenea Keeps the Weeknd, Doja Cat and Ariana Grande in His Own Mix

Mix engineer Serban Ghenea interviewed as “Hitmaker of the Month” for Variety: Hitmaker of the Month: Master Mixer Serban Ghenea Keeps the Weeknd, Doja Cat and Ariana Grande in His Own Mix … Continue reading

November 29, 2021 · Leave a comment

Raving Away the Pain

Raving Away the Pain Personal essay on dealing with loss and trauma in the ’90s through raving for Faith Fanzine Autumn/Winter 2021 Issue (jump to page 60-61): Order your free … Continue reading

November 24, 2021 · Leave a comment

Anabel Englund Gets In the Mix

Anabel Englund interviewed for the cover of the debut issue of DJ Life Magazine The Premiere Issue 2021 Anabel Englund Gets In The Mix

November 23, 2021 · Leave a comment

The Women of Dance Music Celebrated In New Book ‘Lady of the House’

Lady of the House compilers, Laila Mckenzie and Ian Snowball, as well as DJ Lisa Loud and editor/writer Sarah Polonsky interviewed ahead of the book’s release for Billboard/Billboard Dance: The Women of Dance Music Celebrated … Continue reading

November 11, 2021 · Leave a comment

Switchfoot Calling Tony Berg

Tony Berg and Switchfoot‘s Jon Foreman, Drew Shirley and Chad Butler interviewed about the writing and recording of their album, interrobang, for Mix Magazine November 2021 Issue: Switchfoot Calling Tony Berg San Diego Rockers Search for … Continue reading

November 1, 2021 · Leave a comment

Aron Forbes Is More Than A Music Director

Music director Aron Forbes interviewed for his work with Billie Eilish and FINNEAS including on her documentary, The World’s a Little Blurry for Mix Magazine November 2021 Issue: Aron Forbes Is … Continue reading

October 29, 2021 · Leave a comment

How to Be a Proactively Environmentally Conscious Artist

Disclosure, Moon Taxi, Erjjio Studios’ Ben Clifford, Deepgrooves’ Chris Roorda, Reynolds Management’s Fernando Costa interviewed about their sustainability practices for Under the Radar Magazine Issue 68 2021 Protest Issue: How to Be … Continue reading

October 28, 2021 · Leave a comment

Supergrass: Mick Quinn on the Deluxe Reissue of 1997’s “In It for the Money”

Supergrass‘ Mick Quinn interviewed for the reissue of In It For The Money for Under the Radar: Supergrass – Mick Quinn on the Deluxe Reissue of 1997’s “In It for the Money” It’s … Continue reading

October 26, 2021 · Leave a comment

Netflix’s In-House Music Maven Is a Former Pop Star

Colleen Fitzpatrick FKA Vitamin C interviewed about her career trajectory from pop star to senior executive at Netflix for Variety: Netflix’s In-House Music Maven Is a Former Pop Star How Colleen Fitzpatrick parlayed … Continue reading

October 19, 2021 · Leave a comment

Nick Rhodes: Facetime

Duran Duran‘s Nick Rhodes interviewed for their new album, Future Past for Variety October 14, 2021 Issue for the “Facetime” page: Slightly longer online version here: Duran Duran at 40: Nick … Continue reading

October 13, 2021 · Leave a comment

Tim Burgess on the Staying Power of The Charlatans

The Charlatans‘ Tim Burgess interviewed about the band’s 30th anniversary box set A Head Full of Ideas and his latest book, The Listening Party for FLOOD Magazine: Tim Burgess on the Staying … Continue reading

October 13, 2021 · Leave a comment

Elderbrook Sets A Dance Floor-Focused Tone With Innerlight EP

Elderbrook interviewed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado for his EP, Innerlight for SPIN Magazine: Elderbrook Sets A Dance Floor-Focused Tone With Innerlight EP Check out Elderbrook’s music and … Continue reading

October 7, 2021 · Leave a comment

As ‘Drive’ Turns 10, Its Composer and Key Songwriter Recall the Film’s Innovative Soundtrack

Songwriter Johnny Jewel and composer Cliff Martinez interviewed for the 10-year anniversary of the Drive soundtrack for Variety: As ‘Drive’ Turns 10, Its Composer and Key Songwriter Recall the Film’s Innovative Soundtrack Check out the … Continue reading

September 16, 2021 · Leave a comment

‘Card Counter’ Composer Robert Levon Been Followed Father’s Footsteps in Working With Paul Schrader

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club‘s Robert Levon Been interviewed about his work on the soundtrack for Paul Schrader‘s film, The Card Counter for Variety: Card Counter’ Composer Robert Levon Been Followed Father’s Footsteps in Working With … Continue reading

September 10, 2021 · Leave a comment

Trailers Use Slower and Moodier New Versions of Classic Songs to Lure Viewers

Song Stew Entertainment and Guild of Music Supervisors‘ Jonathan McHugh and Sony Music Publishing‘s Brian Monaco interviewed about the use of slow songs in trailers for Variety: Trailers Use Slower … Continue reading

August 25, 2021 · Leave a comment

Dot Allison’s Bottomless Heart

Dot Allison intervewed for her album, Heart-Shaped Scars, for Rock and Roll Globe: Dot Allison’s Bottomless HeartThe Scottish singer channels Gene Clark on her first album in nearly 15 years … Continue reading

August 17, 2021 · Leave a comment

Jungle Are Playing for Themselves on “Loving in Stereo”

Jungle‘s Josh Lloyd-Watson interviewed for duo’s third album, Loving in Stereo for FLOOD Magazine: Jungle Are Playing for Themselves on Loving in StereoJosh Lloyd-Watson discusses going indie and returning to … Continue reading

August 16, 2021 · Leave a comment

The Avalanches on “We Will Always Love You”

The Avalanches Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi interviewed for their album, We Will Always Love You, for Under the Radar Magazine Issue 68 The Protest Issue: The Avalanches on … Continue reading

August 9, 2021 · Leave a comment

Prodigy’s Frontman Maxim Launches NFTs

The Prodigy‘s Maxim interviewed about his work as a visual artist include his recent NFT drop with WLS and his pandemic project, Hope, with Dan Pearce, for Fine Art Globe: … Continue reading

August 9, 2021 · Leave a comment

Columbia Records Ups Kerry Hickey to SVP, Film and Television Licensing

Kerry Hickey interviewed about her work and promotion to Senior Vice President, Film & Television Licensing at Columbia Records, exclusive to Variety: Columbia Records Ups Kerry Hickey to SVP, Film … Continue reading

August 9, 2021 · Leave a comment

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