Tristra is Chief Strategy Officer at rock paper scissors, the music innovation PR agency, as well as co-host of the Music Tectonics podcast. An experienced writer and PR strategy generator, she has two decades of experience working across a broad range of industries and a doctorate that dealt with the history of the performing arts in Siberia and Mongolia. She's passionate about cross-cultural stories, sounds from all over, and insights into tech, science, and society. That passion has translated into thousands of media placements for clients, including in major publications around the world. She loves writing stuff so much, she also does it in her spare time, resulting in four novels.
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Music Mentions
- Pat Metheny
- Ice Cube
- Can
- “Yoo Doo Right” song by Can
- 4AD
- Elizabeth Fraser
- Lisa Gerrard
- Billie Holiday
- Gogol Bordello
- Eugene Hütz
- Rock Paper Scissors
- globalFEST
Music discoveries working in a record store (16:33):
- Talk Talk
- “Spirit of Eden” album by Talk Talk
- “Laughing Stock” album by Talk Talk
- Dead Can Dance
- Cocteau Twins
- Sisters of Mercy
- “Floodland” album by Sisters of Mercy
Q&A
- Nailah Hunter
- “Lovegaze” album by Nailah Hunter
- Lil Yachty
- “Let’s Start Here” album by Lil Yachty
- Taylor Swift
- TOBACCO
- Clan of Xymox
- His Name is Alive
- “Blood Moon” album by Bokka
- “Zero Point” album by Robert Clouth
- Aphex Twin
- Max Richter
- Swans
- “Children of God” album by Swans
- John Cale
- Milli Vanilli
Discovering music today (38:18):
- Water & Music
- Bandcamp
First album ever purchased (54.23):
- “1999” by Prince
Most recent album purchased (5:07):
- “To Walk Behind The Sun” by Meridiane
Three artists of note discovered in the past year (56:33):
- HÆLOS
- Bokka
- Robert Clouth
Desert Island Discs (58:59):
- “Filigree & Shadow” by This Mortal Coil
- “Apollo” by Brian Eno
- A mystery album / friend’s favorite recommendation
