We are SUPER excited to be working with the LA-based violin/viola duo, Aperture Duo this season on our project, (a place is a place)! We have co-commissioned three new works that we will be premiering in LA and NYC January 2020 by Caroline Chen, Matt Evans, and Andrew McIntosh. Adrianne and Linnea are wonderful humans and we have loved getting to know them through many an email and google hang! Get to know them a bit and make sure to check out their website and soundcloud!
Tell us a bit about yourselves!
We are sitting at Linnea’s kitchen table drinking green tea during a rehearsal break and we’re procrastinating just the right amount. We’re going into the studio this Saturday to continue recording our debut album on Populist Records with some of our favorite commissions by some of our favorite people. Adrianne is busy on the album art (she also made our logo!) and Linnea is finalizing the timeline for our release. This has been our most collaborative season yet...in October we were featured in a concert curated by Wild Up presented by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Four Larks. In September we did a performance art based collaborative concert with our friends Autoduplicity. And we can’t wait for (a place is a place) with andPlay in January!
What are you most excited about with this project?
We’re most excited about the creation of three new works, playing with Maya and Hannah, and seeing where this project goes from here! There are tons of possibilities and we can’t wait to see where it leads.
What music are you listening to these days?
In the car (we’re in the car just a normal amount! Don’t worry! It’s not that bad here!)
Linnea listens to 89.9 KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and Adrianne listens to 93.5 KDAY. On commercial breaks, Linnea turns on Robyn’s latest album (she’s just getting into it after hating it at first) and Adrianne attempts to sing along with Lila Downs.
If you had to pick one thing for andPlay to taste/see/hear/etc. in LA what would it be?
ONE THING!?! Guisados for tacos. Hands down.
Favorite travel snack?
Barbara’s Jalapeño Cheese Puffs (we’re pushing for a sponsorship), iced green tea and fruit snacks in any form! Crunchy, gummy, hydrating, caffeinating.
Aren’t these two THE BEST?! xo, M + H