Jedbanger's Ball

Lauren Marie Mikus, is a music supervisor and musician living in Los Angeles, California. A Texan by birth, Lauren honed her interest in music supervision working on Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life in Austin, Texas. She assumed the role of Music Supervisor for Mr. Malick's most recent films, To The Wonder and The Knight of Cups as well as the forthcoming project Weightless and Voyage of Time in addition to working on many other notable projects including A.J Edwards' The Better Angels, Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room, and Jeff Nichols' Loving. She spends the rest of her time as the singer/guitarist in her band Gal Pals, also based in LA.creditsreleased May 31, 2016 What the Hell is Jedbanger's Ball? Jedbanger's Ball are no-holds barred interview podcasts featuring music industry vet Jed Maheu (former A&R/Publicity at Sub Pop and Seattle weekly columnist and member of metal punk trio Zig Zags zigzags.bandcamp.com interviewing some of the biggest and brightest of the thriving modern underground music scene.

Lauren Marie Mikus, is a music supervisor and musician living in Los Angeles, California. A Texan by birth, Lauren honed her interest in music supervision working on Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life in Austin, Texas. She assumed the role of Music Supervisor for Mr. Malick's most recent films, To The Wonder and The Knight of Cups as well as the forthcoming project Weightless and Voyage of Time in addition to working on many other notable projects including A.J Edwards' The Better Angels, Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room, and Jeff Nichols' Loving. She spends the rest of her time as the singer/guitarist in her band Gal Pals, also based in LA.creditsreleased May 31, 2016 What the Hell is Jedbanger's Ball? Jedbanger's Ball are no-holds barred interview podcasts featuring music industry vet Jed Maheu (former A&R/Publicity at Sub Pop and Seattle weekly columnist and member of metal punk trio Zig Zags zigzags.bandcamp.com interviewing some of the biggest and brightest of the thriving modern underground music scene.

Larry Hardy is the owner of In The Red Records home of bands such as the Gories, Jay Reatard, Thee Oh Sees and TY Segall. This year celebrates the 25th Anniversary of In The Red Records with at 3 day show at the Echo/Echoplex in Los Angeles July 14th-16th feat. Ty Segall, Wand, The Gories, The Oblivions, Meatbodies and more! In this interview Larry talks about the early days of LA punk, starting a record label while orking in a grocery store and driving around the Misfits in his parents' car.

Larry Hardy is the owner of In The Red Records home of bands such as the Gories, Jay Reatard, Thee Oh Sees and TY Segall. This year celebrates the 25th Anniversary of In The Red Records with at 3 day show at the Echo/Echoplex in Los Angeles July 14th-16th feat. Ty Segall, Wand, The Gories, The Oblivions, Meatbodies and more! In this interview Larry talks about the early days of LA punk, starting a record label while orking in a grocery store and driving around the Misfits in his parents' car.

Carlos Nino is a musician, composer, producer, radio host, DJ and music consultant. He’s toured with numerous bands and as a DJ throughout the US, Europe and Japan, and he’s been a creative part of more than 75 records. He's one of the founding DJs ofwww.dublab.com and was music programmer on KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles from 1995-2015. He’s currently making the world better place through music. Find out more at carlosnino.info

Mish Way is co-founder and frontwoman of the band White Lung, as well as a freelance writer for for VICE, Noisey, Dazed & Confused, and many more. White Lung's first LP Sorry was released in spring of 2012 to critical acclaim. Now signed to Domino Records, the band is about to release their 4th album this year. Check her out atwww.mishway.com.

Ward Robinson is a longtime rock and fashion photographer for publications like LA Record and for brands like Brothers Marshall and Reebok. He's also the Creative Director and Founder of West Coast outlaw men's mag, www.animalsmag.com Check out his work here - wardrobinsonphoto.com

Robbie Williamson is a conceptual artist, performer and composer based out of Los Angeles CA. He's performed at LACMA, MOCA as well as international performances around the world as a founding member of We Are The World and Dreamers. He has scored numerous films as well as contributed compositions to several dance and theater productions.He is currently making works for a solo show at MAMA Gallery as Double Diamond Sun Body. Find out more at doublediamondsunbody.com

Mish Way is co-founder and frontwoman of the band White Lung, as well as a freelance writer for for VICE, Noisey, Dazed & Confused, and many more. White Lung's first LP Sorry was released in spring of 2012 to critical acclaim. Now signed to Domino Records, the band is about to release their 4th album this year. Check her out atwww.mishway.com.

Carlos Nino is a musician, composer, producer, radio host, DJ and music consultant. He’s toured with numerous bands and as a DJ throughout the US, Europe and Japan, and he’s been a creative part of more than 75 records. He's one of the founding DJs ofwww.dublab.com and was music programmer on KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles from 1995-2015. He’s currently making the world better place through music. Find out more at carlosnino.info

Ward Robinson is a longtime rock and fashion photographer for publications like LA Record and for brands like Brothers Marshall and Reebok. He's also the Creative Director and Founder of West Coast outlaw men's mag, www.animalsmag.com Check out his work here - wardrobinsonphoto.com

Robbie Williamson is a conceptual artist, performer and composer based out of Los Angeles CA. He's performed at LACMA, MOCA as well as international performances around the world as a founding member of We Are The World and Dreamers. He has scored numerous films as well as contributed compositions to several dance and theater productions.He is currently making works for a solo show at MAMA Gallery as Double Diamond Sun Body. Find out more at doublediamondsunbody.com

On this episode of Jedbangers Ball we talk with musician/actor and the man with the #2 slot on the Elle Girl "Best Looking Boys in Rock" list - Johnathan Rice. A prolific artist, Rice starred as Roy Orbison in the film Walk the Line and has multiple albums under his belt, both solo and in collaboration with his better half, Jenny Lewis. The duo recorded their debut under the name "Jenny and Johnny" and have since gone on to score numerous films together, including the newest Meryl Streep vehicle, Ricki and The Flash. www.johnathanrice.com

On this episode of Jedbangers Ball we talk with musician/actor and the man with the #2 slot on the Elle Girl "Best Looking Boys in Rock" list - Johnathan Rice. A prolific artist, Rice starred as Roy Orbison in the film Walk the Line and has multiple albums under his belt, both solo and in collaboration with his better half, Jenny Lewis. The duo recorded their debut under the name "Jenny and Johnny" and have since gone on to score numerous films together, including the newest Meryl Streep vehicle, Ricki and The Flash. www.johnathanrice.com

To celebrate our 10th episode of Jedbanger's Ball, we decided to do something a little different. Instead of a guest, we pull back the veil and get to know a bit more about our producers and our host. We talk about how lame and how awesome the internet is, why we wanted to do this podcast in the first place and as a finale, Jed tells the epic tale of the loss and long-awaited return of his beloved 1992 Gibson Les Paul.

Sean Hoffman is a good buddy of mine. We played in a country band and even wrote a children's record together. Now Sean makes a living writing and recording music for TV, Film, Video Games and whatever else he gets hired for. In this episode we discuss Sean's formative years as a heavy metal army brat, his eventual move out to Los Angeles, and his time as a hired gun in a successful indie rock band. Find out more about Sean or maybe hire him for your next project here: www.seanhoffman.net

In this episode we try to unravel the mystery of music licensing with two of my favorite folks in the business. Tiffany and I also sit back and listen to Lacey as she forgets what she's talking about. Our guests for episode 7 are Lacey Swain, Director of Licensing at Sub Pop Records www.subpop.com and music supervisor Tiffany Anders, who has worked on television shows such as You're The Worst and on numerous features films, including Like Crazy, Smashed and The End of Tour (www.imdb.com/name/nm0026054/).

On episode 12 we talk with longtime producer and good pal Thom Monahan about his start in music as a multi-instrumentalist for acts like The Pernice Brothers and The Lilys and his work as a sought-after producer, working with artists such as Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Chris Robinson and Peter, Bjorn and John. www.globalpositioningservices.net/client/thom-monahan/

In this episode we try to unravel the mystery of music licensing with two of my favorite folks in the business. Tiffany and I also sit back and listen to Lacey as she forgets what she's talking about. Our guests for episode 7 are Lacey Swain, Director of Licensing at Sub Pop Records www.subpop.com and music supervisor Tiffany Anders, who has worked on television shows such as You're The Worst and on numerous features films, including Like Crazy, Smashed and The End of Tour (www.imdb.com/name/nm0026054/).

On this episode of Jedbangers we talk hot dogs, guitars and go deep into the meaning of Rush's 2112 with California native Chad Ubovich. Chad began ripping through the rock scene in 2011 as guitarist for Mikal Cronin and bassist in FUZZ. He is also lead shredder in his own rad band, Meatbodies.www.facebook.com/Meatbodies