This episode is work safe.A multitalented composer, producer, audio engineer, sound designer, violinist, cellist, and vocalist, Rena Jones has been described as "the revered daughter of San Francisco's electronic music scene."
Interview with Rena Jones.
We discuss Laura Scarborough's appearance on her song "Driftwood"; the concept behind her album, Driftwood; my interview with Steve Nalepa and my interview with James Polanco of Fake Science; combining the violin and cello with electronic music; the influence of Brian Eno, Throbbing Gristle; her former band, Ohm; her process for composing music; how Driftwood is different from her previous albums, Transmigration and Breaking the Divide; working with the band Uman on Six Degrees Records; how the sound of Driftwood evolved; future projects she'd like to tackle that are currently beyond the scope of electronic music; themes she'd like to explore on her next album; the long development of her song "Sea of Bubbles"; working as a studio musician such artists as Bill Laswell, Pharoah Sanders, Ry Cooder, Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Steve Roach; working hand in hand with Bluetech and Welder; musicians she'd love to work with; Genesis P-Orridge and Larry Thrasher; working and creating non-stop; the challenges of touring; do the new travel restrictions make it difficult to fly with her instruments; her upcoming performances; composing music for video games, theater and dance troupes; what she does to relax; the story behind her song "Undercurrent".
Featured songs are:
- "Driftwood"
- "Sea of Bubbles"
- "Undercurrent"

