Quality Over Opinion with Louis Cole
Louis Cole is a singer-songwriter and sickeningly talented multi-instrumentalist with a strong DIY aesthetic from Los Angeles, California. He is on a mission to create deep feelings through music and is the figurehead of an LA jazz-adjacent scene that includes Genevieve Artadi (with whom Cole co-founded the alt pop / electrofunk band KNOWER in 2009), Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes, Jacob Mann, Dennis Hamm, Pedro Martins and more. He will release his new album \u201cQuality Over Opinion\u201d on 14th October 2022 on Brainfeeder Records.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- What initially attracted Louis to wanting to become a musician
- Olfactory memories
- How Louis approaches creating music now
- Louis\u2019s love for harmony and chord progressions
- Musical gifts from the universe
- Louis\u2019s daily routines
- The multiple albums Louis has coming out including a collaboration with Metropole Orkest in Holland
- Louis\u2019s wide range of eclectic musical taste
- His experiences going to USC for music school
Artists Mentioned:
- Fr\xe9d\xe9ric Chopin (Composer)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer)
- Bill Evans (Pianist)
- Gil Evans (Pianist)
- James Brown (Singer / Performer)
- Stevie Wonder (Singer-Songwriter)
- Igor Stravinsky (Composer)
- Genevieve Artadi (Jazz Musician)
- Thundercat (Singer-Songwriter / Bassist)
- Sam Gendel (Musician)
- Blake Mills (Musician)
- Pino Palladino (Musician)
- Kurt Rosenwinkel (Jazz Guitarist)
- Meshuggah (Band)
- Gustav Mahler (Composer)
- Skrillex (DJ)
- Doug Mosher (Saxophonist)
- Keith Jarrett (Composer / Pianist)
Video Games Mentioned:
- Mario Kart
- Starfox
- Streets of Rage
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