Too Queer For A Career: Recent Episodes
The Other Team
Join our host Maud Mostly and their medley of incredible guests as they dive into various aspects of the music industry on a monthly basis. From bookers to merch designers, photographers to labels, we are here to share in their passion for the work and expand on the ways it may differ from industry standards through community based approaches!
For the last episode of Too Queer For A Career Season 1, we are speaking with Tai Wong-Clayton of Basket Collective! Basket Collective is a Toronto-based production company, founded by Tai. The company was formed to create opportunities for BIPOC artists and to provide resources to new emerging artists.
Support Basket Collective:
Website
Credits:
Host: Maud Mostly
Music: Truss Products
Editing: Ryan Lane-Day
Cover art: Hana Shafi
More from The Other Team:
Tunes Tuesday [sibling series]
YouTube
Website
Episode Transcript: coming soon
On the fifth episode of Too Queer For A Career, Maud Mostly is speaking with photographer and videographer Rae Mystic.
Rae Mystic is a California-based photographer, videographer, and make-up artist who is inspired by time travel, kitsch, psychedelic art, and horror. Their work has been published in Spin, Paste, and Stereogum among many others. They also recently published their first photo magazine, 31 Days, which is a collection of Halloween and horror-inspired shoots.
Support Rae Mystic:
Website
Studio
Credits:
Host: Maud Mostly
Music: Truss Products
Editing: Ryan Lane-Day
Cover art: Hana Shafi
More from The Other Team:
Tunes Tuesday [sibling series]
YouTube
Website
Episode Transcript: coming soon
On the fourth episode of Too Queer For A Career, Maud Mostly is speaking with Eden of Junior High.
Junior High is a non-profit 501(c)3 community arts space prioritizing the safety and expression of female, queer, nonbinary, and artists of color. Our physical space, publication, podcast, and other ventures function on principles of radical empathy, equity, and mutual aid.
Support Junior High:
Website
Newsletter
Credits:
Host: Maud Mostly
Music: Truss Products
Editing: Gabriel Packer
Cover art: Hana Shafi
More from The Other Team:
Tunes Tuesday [sibling series]
YouTube
Website
Episode Transcript: coming soon
On the third episode of Too Queer For A Career, Maud Mostly is speaking with Bird and Maciej of knifepunch records.
knifepunch records started in October of 2019 wanting to make an artist friendly community that was fair to all the bands they worked with and gave back to the community they shared. They also wanted to be able to foster a safe place for POC, gay, trans, and questioning people. They think everyone deserves a space where where they can create and share and collaborate with others without fear of hate.
Follow knifepunch records:
Website
Twitch
YouTube
Credits:
Host: Maud Mostly
Music: Truss Products
Editing: Ryan Lane-Day
Cover art: Hana Shafi
More from The Other Team:
Tunes Tuesday [sibling series]
Website
Episode Transcript: coming soon
This month, on the second episode of Too Queer For A Career, Maud Mostly is speaking with Maja of Queers To The Front.
"Queers to the Front is a queer-run artist management and touring agency representing queer, female, disabled, and BIPOC artists within the music industry. QTTF operates across North America, UK, and Europe, offering artist management, music business consultancy, tour management, and other crew services with the goal of creating transparent, affordable, and ethical work environments for artists and crew."
Credits:
Host: Maud Mostly
Music: Truss
Editing: Ryan Lane-Day
Cover art: Hana Shafi
More from The Other Team:
Tunes Tuesday [sibling series]
Website
Episode Transcript: coming soon
This month, for the inaugural episode of Too Queer For A Career, Maud Mostly is speaking with Jer Berkin of Lost & Found Touring.
"Lost + Found was created in 2017 by Jer Berkin and Lee Dubin with the commitment of providing artists with the resources they need to grow, flourish, and play the music they love creating.
With a full staff devoted to this same purpose, Lost + Found is available to help you shape your future with music.
Our mission is to help you, the artist, develop your ideas and play your music. We do not discriminate based on race, background, gender, socioeconomic class, or sexuality, and we do our absolute best to avoid working with venues, services, or artists that do.
At Lost + Found, you are the main priority, and so is your craft. You steer the ship, and we create the map. We are committed to ethically delivering the best experience possible to you."
Credits:
Host: Maud Mostly
Music: Truss
Editing: Gabriel Packer
Cover art: Hana Shafi
More from The Other Team:
Tunes Tuesday [sibling series]
Website
Episode Transcript: coming soon
Too Queer For A Career - Official Trailer
Click HERE to watch the video trailer
Credits:
Acting: Sky/Sebastian of https://www.instagram.com/skyravinn/ and https://www.instagram.com/pigeonbandofficial/)
Voiceover: Ryan Lane-Day of The Other Team
Music: Truss of https://trussproductions.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/wearetrpp/
Film: Maud Mostly of The Other Team
Cover art: Hana Shafi of Frizz Kid Art
Transcript:
Ryan Lane-Day [voiceover]: Has the seemingly inescapable weight of capitalism been getting you down? Are you tired of the competition and individualism? Have you found yourself crushed against the belief that there is only time to produce to survive or endlessly grind? Do you feel hope for a world beyond these oppressive notions?
Well, then you may be Too Queer For A Career! Join our host Maud Mostly and their medley of incredible guests as they dive into various aspects of the music industry. From bookers to merch designers, photographers to labels, we are here to share in their passion for the work and expand on the ways it may differ from industry standards through community-based approaches!