For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.
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Natalie Crüe is a cultural producer, consultant, and activist leveraging arts, culture and emergent technologies for social change. She co-founded #CultureFix, a global network fostering civic engagement through creative initiatives. Natalie's work spans blockchain technology, including co-developing the Metaverse Music Festival (MVMF) and stewarding numerous grants and communities across the blockchain landscape. As founder of Web3Uncut, she leads a consultancy exploring and interrogating decentralized technologies, and recently founded a creative crowdfunding platform.
**Music Mentions**
- Too Short
- The Friends of Distinction
- Star Search (TV show)
- The Web
- Con Funk Shun
- DJ Kool Herc
- Frank Sinatra
- Black Dave
- Vandal
- DJ Lethal Skills
Q&A
- Tower Records
- Columbia House Records
- “The Elephant Man’s Bones” by Roc Marciano
- Janis Joplin
Discovering music today (23:20):
- Soulseek
- YouTube
- Awesome Tapes From Africa
First album ever purchased (26:38):
- “The Chronic” by Dr. Dre
Most recent music purchase (27.34):
- “Little Girl Blue” by Janis Joplin
Favorite artists discovered in the past year (28:19):
- The Armed
Desert Island Discs(29:36):
- “Blue and Green (Kind of Blue)” by Miles Davis
- “Ultimate Collection” by Dennis Brown
- “The Elephant Man’s Bones” by Roc Marciano & The Alchemist
Recommended future guests (32:13):
- Dart Adams
- Kane Mayfield