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ESCAPE ARTIST MIXTAPE VOL. 5
THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE ART OF SURVIVAL
The Escape Artist Mixtape podcast is the soundtrack to the “art of survival” in a wondrously weird and apocalyptic world. Li Sumpter, host and self-proclaimed escape artist, invites a stellar line-up of friends and fellow artists on an epic journey through the stuff science-fiction is made of.
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Listen to 6 unique otherworldly accounts of alternate dimensions and imaginal realms that blur the lines between reality and fiction, analog and digital, life and death, past and future. Using music as our sonic compass through the infinite cosmos and the constructs of time, together we get unapologetically curious.
PILOT SEASON THEME
Homeworld/Otherworlds is the theme of this 6-episode pilot season exploring the alternate realms and outer limits of everyday reality through the lens of Afrofutursim, pop culture, and the universal language of music. The podcast theme is illuminated by personal stories and pop culture references and amplified through a co-curated playlist spanning genres from afrobeat to glam rock. Every episode, host and guest contribute 3 songs to the playlist creating a sonic guide for lively conversations and an earthly archive for memories old and new – for this world and beyond.
SERIES CREDITS
This podcast was produced by MythMedia Studios and the Escape Artist Initiative with generous support by the Bertha Doc Society and Good Pitch Philly.
Thank you to our community partners in production Rittenhouse Soundworks, Radio Kismet, and Scribe Video Center with special thanks to our presenting partner The Painted Bride.
Li Sumpter: Lead Producer (zine + podcast), podcast host, zine contributor collage + mixed media art
Tanner Hicks: MythMedia Studio Manager, audio editor
Jessica Carvajal: graphic design (zine + podcast)
John Morrison: music
Tomarra Sankara-Kilombo: artist, original collage (zine + podcast)
Studio Engineers: Mike Richelle, Elissa Fredeen, Christian Cederlund,
Editors: Ben Geise, Christian Cederlund