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Peter Schavemaker - journalist
Peter Schavemaker - journalist
64 episodes
4 days ago
Eric Johanson reflects from his home in New Orleans, in an interview with music journalist Peter Schavemaker, on the creation and meaning of his live album Live in Mississippi, recorded in August 2024 at Ground Zero in Biloxi and released by RUF Records in 2025. For him, the album captures the essence of how his music is meant to exist—alive, improvisational, and shaped by the energy of the moment. “The songs are never exactly the same twice,” he explains, emphasizing his goal to bring listeners “into the live experience” even when touring cannot reach everyone. The intimate, “fat and upfront” sound was crafted to make listeners feel as if the trio were performing directly in their homes. Johanson sees live performance as an extension of songwriting: once captured in the studio, songs evolve on stage. His approach is rooted partly in lessons from mentor Tab Benoit, who produced his 2017 debut Burn It Down and showed him the importance of capturing authentic performance. Raised in Alexandria, Louisiana, Eric Johanson absorbed influences far beyond blues—from Metallica and Soundgarden to Joni Mitchell and Fiona Apple—yet identifies the blues as his natural musical language. His acoustic Covered Tracks albums and admiration for Delta blues pioneers such as Son House and Mississippi Fred McDowell show his deep connection to the genre, even as his electric trio sound leans toward British power-blues and 1970s heaviness. Live in Mississippi includes Skip James’ Hard Time Killing Floor Blues, chosen for its enduring message about economic insecurity. Johanson also honors his Louisiana and New Orleans roots with performances of the Neville Brothers’ Yellow Moon and Dr. John’s I Walk on Guilded Splinters. Looking ahead, he hopes to collaborate again with Samantha Fish, plans more touring, including Europe in 2026, and envisions a new studio album created through deeper band-based exploration, possibly self-produced. Interview © 2025 by Peter Schavemaker Tekst, Audio en Podcast Producties. All Rights Reserved.
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Eric Johanson reflects from his home in New Orleans, in an interview with music journalist Peter Schavemaker, on the creation and meaning of his live album Live in Mississippi, recorded in August 2024 at Ground Zero in Biloxi and released by RUF Records in 2025. For him, the album captures the essence of how his music is meant to exist—alive, improvisational, and shaped by the energy of the moment. “The songs are never exactly the same twice,” he explains, emphasizing his goal to bring listeners “into the live experience” even when touring cannot reach everyone. The intimate, “fat and upfront” sound was crafted to make listeners feel as if the trio were performing directly in their homes. Johanson sees live performance as an extension of songwriting: once captured in the studio, songs evolve on stage. His approach is rooted partly in lessons from mentor Tab Benoit, who produced his 2017 debut Burn It Down and showed him the importance of capturing authentic performance. Raised in Alexandria, Louisiana, Eric Johanson absorbed influences far beyond blues—from Metallica and Soundgarden to Joni Mitchell and Fiona Apple—yet identifies the blues as his natural musical language. His acoustic Covered Tracks albums and admiration for Delta blues pioneers such as Son House and Mississippi Fred McDowell show his deep connection to the genre, even as his electric trio sound leans toward British power-blues and 1970s heaviness. Live in Mississippi includes Skip James’ Hard Time Killing Floor Blues, chosen for its enduring message about economic insecurity. Johanson also honors his Louisiana and New Orleans roots with performances of the Neville Brothers’ Yellow Moon and Dr. John’s I Walk on Guilded Splinters. Looking ahead, he hopes to collaborate again with Samantha Fish, plans more touring, including Europe in 2026, and envisions a new studio album created through deeper band-based exploration, possibly self-produced. Interview © 2025 by Peter Schavemaker Tekst, Audio en Podcast Producties. All Rights Reserved.
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Interview burgemeester Hilversum Gerhard van den Top - door Peter Schavemaker
Peter Schavemaker - journalist
30 minutes 39 seconds
2 years ago
Interview burgemeester Hilversum Gerhard van den Top - door Peter Schavemaker
Interview met de Hilversumse burgemeester Gerhard van den Top: "Verwantschap met omroepburgemeester Joost Boot" Het interview begint op 21 oktober 1961, de geboortedag van Gerhard van den Top, in Bennekom (gemeente Ede). In Ede was tussen 1 oktober 1946 en 1 oktober 1951 Joost Boot burgemeester. Deze Boot zou vanaf 1951 tot en met 1 januari 1968 burgemeester zijn van Hilversum, en geldt als dé burgemeester die de omroep naar Hilversum haalde. Gerhard van den Top noemt zijn voorganger Boot ‘integrerend’. “Het voelt als een verwantschap. Boot was ook een burgemeester die naar mijn gevoel grote invloed heeft gehad op de ontwikkeling van Hilversum als Mediastad, bijvoorbeeld bij de totstandkoming van het Mediapark zoals dat er nu is. Ik heb de indruk dat hij een belangrijke rol heeft gespeeld op kritieke momenten in de geschiedenis van onze gemeente. Hij verdient een plaats in de geschiedenis van onze gemeente, die ik nader wil onderzoeken.” Een ander startpunt van het gesprek met Van den Top is het boek 100 jaar Hilversum Mediastad. Daarin beschrijf ik dat de Hilversumse burgemeester Paul Reijmer (1922-1929) in 1928 in de raad van 10 januari over de komst van omroep het volgende zegt: (letterlijke tekst) ‘De toekomst zal dus moeten leeren of in hoeverre uitbreiding deze industrie voor de gemeente een onverdeeld gemeentebelang is te noemen.’ Tijdens zijn speech aan het Award Dinner van de 2023-editie (3 oktober 2023) van Dutch Media Week, 95 jaar later dan Reijmer, zei burgemeester Van den Top: ‘In de afgelopen 100 jaar is de dominante factor in de ontwikkeling van onze gemeente geweest de geboorte van de radio, gevolgd door de omroepen, televisie en daarna het Mediapark.’ Gerhard van den Top in het interview: “De media zitten inmiddels al 100 jaar in het DNA van onze gemeente. Radio, televisie, streamingsdiensten, Beeld en Geluid en gaming. De rest van Hilversum heeft hier veel baat bij. Het Mediapark is voor de werkgelegenheid en identiteit heel belangrijk. Het is de vruchtbare grond waarop de gemeente inmiddels al 100 jaar heel erg mooi is gaan bloeien. Daar moeten we vooral heel erg zuinig op zijn en verder willen brengen in de komende jaren.” Burgemeester van den Top praat in ons interview ook uitgebreid over de ‘uitdaging’ van de veiligheidssituatie van het Mediapark en hoe hij omging met de demonstranten die omgekeerde Nederlandse vlaggen daar toonde. “Wie aan de journalistiek komt heeft een probleem,” zegt Van den Top. “Ik ben dan niet zo zeer bezig met de beschadiging van het imago van de Mediastad, maar vooral bezig met de veiligheid van de mensen die daar werken.”
Peter Schavemaker - journalist
Eric Johanson reflects from his home in New Orleans, in an interview with music journalist Peter Schavemaker, on the creation and meaning of his live album Live in Mississippi, recorded in August 2024 at Ground Zero in Biloxi and released by RUF Records in 2025. For him, the album captures the essence of how his music is meant to exist—alive, improvisational, and shaped by the energy of the moment. “The songs are never exactly the same twice,” he explains, emphasizing his goal to bring listeners “into the live experience” even when touring cannot reach everyone. The intimate, “fat and upfront” sound was crafted to make listeners feel as if the trio were performing directly in their homes. Johanson sees live performance as an extension of songwriting: once captured in the studio, songs evolve on stage. His approach is rooted partly in lessons from mentor Tab Benoit, who produced his 2017 debut Burn It Down and showed him the importance of capturing authentic performance. Raised in Alexandria, Louisiana, Eric Johanson absorbed influences far beyond blues—from Metallica and Soundgarden to Joni Mitchell and Fiona Apple—yet identifies the blues as his natural musical language. His acoustic Covered Tracks albums and admiration for Delta blues pioneers such as Son House and Mississippi Fred McDowell show his deep connection to the genre, even as his electric trio sound leans toward British power-blues and 1970s heaviness. Live in Mississippi includes Skip James’ Hard Time Killing Floor Blues, chosen for its enduring message about economic insecurity. Johanson also honors his Louisiana and New Orleans roots with performances of the Neville Brothers’ Yellow Moon and Dr. John’s I Walk on Guilded Splinters. Looking ahead, he hopes to collaborate again with Samantha Fish, plans more touring, including Europe in 2026, and envisions a new studio album created through deeper band-based exploration, possibly self-produced. Interview © 2025 by Peter Schavemaker Tekst, Audio en Podcast Producties. All Rights Reserved.