#iVoted Festival Podcast

Welcome to another special episode of #iVoted Podcast! Host Emily chats with David Belafonte, Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated producer, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Belafonte Family Foundation who also served as Vice President and Executive Director of Belafonte Enterprises for two decades as well as David’s daughter Sarafina Belafonte.

We discuss activism in the art scene and the balance between them as well as The Belafonte Family Foundation’s mission.

We also learn David’s and Sarafina’s stories and memories with Harry Belafonte and how they carry his legacy forward.

The Belafonte Family Foundation (BFF) is committed to addressing social injustice, promoting equality, and creating opportunities for marginalized communities, inspired by David's father, Harry Belafonte.

BFF's work tackles issues like social justice, wrongful incarceration, sex trafficking, and healthcare. Their youth-focused initiative teaches entrepreneurial skills to young individuals.

The Belafonte Family Foundation is hosting Inaugural Gala on Tuesday evening, October 24th at SONY Hall in NYC.

Head out to their website for tickets and more info!

https://www.belafontefamilyfoundation.org/

Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast!

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu

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Welcome to a special episode of #iVoted Podcast! Today we’re focusing on all things #Wisconsin in advance of the state’s crucial supreme court race & more!Co-host Emily White chats with Bianca Shaw, WI Grassroots Manager at All Voting is Local on a variety of topics. Followed by Co-Host Michael Zimmerlich catching up on the latest w/ Milwaukee rapper NilexNile who will be playing a free #iVoted show at Lakefront Brewery on election night w/ Dead Horses that also has free beer! Emily then finds out she grew up around the corner from #iVoted WI Sweepstakes concert promoter Lauren Toler for a deeper dive on Lauren’s work at #iVoted partner FPC Live in Madison from these high school classmates. And finally Mike digs in with new #iVoted board member and Nō Studios co-owner Lisa Caesar who brings her own special guest in Peggy Creer, the President of the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County.

Part 1= Bianca Shaw from All Voting is Local
Part 2= NilexNile
Part 3= Lauren Toler from FPC Live
Part 4= Peggy Creer from League of Women Voters & Lisa Caesar from No Studios

Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast!

CREDITS:
Creator, Co-Host, Executive Producer: Emily White
Co-host: Micheal Zimmerlich
Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu
Producer: Jasmine Hargrove
Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook 

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! This is a SPECIAL episode for the Georgia runoff where we check in with Lilia Iza from #iVoted’s C-Suite on the #iVoted Georgia Sweepstakes & how we put together 50 participating concerts in a week to increase voter turnout. We also discuss the importance of this runoff with David ‘5-1’ Norman - Board President for Atlanta’s Well-Dunn Foundation as well as Sugar alum, Drive-by Truckers / Son Volt producer and University of Georgia Music Business Director David Barbe. Part 1= Interview w/ Lilia Iza Part 2= Interview w/ David ‘5-1’ Norman Part 3= Interview w/ David Barde ENTER THE #iVOTED GEORGIA SWEEPSTAKES HERE: https://ivotedfestival.org/ivotedgeorgia More info on Well-Dunn: https://welldunn.org/ We’ll be back in 2024! Sign up for our email list to be in the loop as we gear up for the presidential run & more: https://bit.ly/iVotedEmail Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast! CREDITS: Creator, Co-Host, Executive Producer: Emily White Co-host & Producer: Micheal Zimmerlich Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we’re discussing how to navigate your local ballot. To do so we chat with Alex Niemczewski, CEO of BallotReady! Alex and Host Emily White discuss that as well as absentee voting, voting by mail or in-person and how to make a plan to do so. This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Arizona! Part 1 = Interview w/ Alex Niemczewski Part 2 = Interview w/ Varkan Part 3 = Interview w/ Promise To Myself Part 4 = Interview w/ Turn Zero Part 5= Interview w/ Viper Club Part 6 = Interview w/ Sophie Dorsten Part 7 = Interview w/ popsiclestickairport Part 8 = Interview w/ Daphne + The Glitches Part 9 = Interview w/ Faun Flora Part 10 = Interview w/ Science Fair Part 11 = Interview w/ @ Little Spiral @ Part 12 = Interview w/ Thurane Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast! **Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, “Divided States” by Varkan, “Killmeslow” by Promise to Myself, “Animal” by Turn Zero, "Internet Star" by Viper Club, “Until June” by Sophie Dorsten, “Poppy” by popsiclestickairport, “Outgoing Male” by Daphne + The Glitches, “See You At The Funeral” by Faun Flora, “Through His Teeth” by Science Fair, “Mathemartics” by @ Little Spiral @, “Over and Under” by Thurane - if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platforms. Thank you!** The #iVotedEarly Sweepstakes is now OPEN! Enter to win tickets to 600+ concerts & so much more. All entries are RSVP’d for #iVoted Festival 2022. Happy #voting!: https://bit.ly/iVotedEarly CREDITS: Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu Producer: Jasmine Hargrove Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook Register to #vote HERE: https://vote.civicnation.org/register/ivotedfestival/ #iVoted Sweepstakes & #iVotedFestival 2022 RSVP! : https://ivotedfestival.org/ivotedearlysweepstakes

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!

Today we discuss the power of the school board you elect. To do so, Host Emily White interviews one of her most influential teachers - Craig Haase of Arrowhead High School! This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Wisconsin including Dead Horses, RAF & Company, Clare, Jesús Villa and The Unrulies, Mara Connor, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Ellie Jackson, Lords of the Trident, Mie, Michael/Beatallica, and Pink Halo!

Part 1= Craig Haase 

Part 2= Dead Horses 

Part 3= Raf & Company 

Part 4= Clare McCullough 

Part 5= Jesús Villa

Part 6= Mara Connor 

Part 7= Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 

Part 8= Ellie Jackson 

Part 9= Lords Of The Trident 

Part 10= Mie 

Part 11= Beatallica 

Part 12= Pink Halo 

Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast!

**Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, “Time Flies” by Megan Hamilton and “Looking for the Northern Lights” by The Belfast Cowboys if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks!**

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Nathan Cain

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Happy Voting!

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!

The theme of this episode is Minnesota! In it we chat with Christopher Moon who is an artist manager, former President of Noisetrade, Co-Founder of 46 For 46, "Tough Love" podcast host, and a Minnesota resident as well as #iVoted Festival 2022 artists who are from or trending in Minnesota: Megan Hamilton and The Belfast Cowboys!

Part 1= Interview w/ Christopher Moon

Part 2= Interview w/ Megan Hamilton

Part 3= Interview w/ The Belfast Cowboys

Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast!

**Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, “Time Flies” by Megan Hamilton and “Looking for the Northern Lights” by The Belfast Cowboys if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks!**

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu

Sign up for #iVoted Festival's email list HERE: https://ivotedfestival.ck.page/ivoted-festival-sign-up

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Happy Voting!

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!

The theme of this episode is Michigan! To kick things off we interview Run the Jewels co-manager Amaechi Uzoigwe, who also serves on our board, on his Michigan roots and more. This episode also features #iVoted Festival 2022 artists from and/or trending in Michigan: Laura Rain, Jaypitts, Jay Matthews, Crime & the City Solution, and The Hacky Turtles. We hope you enjoy!

Part 1= Interview w/ Amaechi Uzoigwe

Part 2= Interview w/ Laura Rain

Part 3= Interview w/ JayPittis

Part 4= Interview w/ Jay Matthews

Part 5= Interview w/ Crime & the City Solution

Part 6= Interview w/ The Hacky Turtles

Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast!

**Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, “I Am” by Laura Rain and the Caesars, “Black Tesla” by Jaypitts, “Made for Victory” by Jay Matthews, “Goddess” by Crime & the City Solution, and “Blue Velvet” by The Hacky Turtles if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks!**

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu

Sign up for #iVoted Festival's email list HERE: https://ivotedfestival.ck.page/ivoted-festival-sign-up

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Happy Voting!

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!

In this episode, we get into our Voting Matters series, where we’ll be covering topics that you’ll be voting on this year. First up is cannabis! We do a deep dive into U.S. cannabis legalization by interviewing the brilliant  Sam D’Arcangelo from The Cannabis Voter Project on a range of topics including what is going on in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and Iowa. As we then interview artists who are from and trending in these key states! This includes KuchiCola, Greze Gutta, Unwoman, Jeremy Gregory, Atem S, Anna Storm, The Han Solo Project, Vipid, and Vandarth. We hope you enjoy!

Part 1= Interview w/ Sam Darcangelo from Cannabis Voter Project

Part 2= Interview w/ KuchiCola

Part 3= Interview w/ Greze

Part 4= Interview w/ Unwoman

Part 5= Interview w/ Jeremy Gregory

Part 6= Interview w/ Atem S

Part 7= Interview w/ Anna Storm

Part 8= Interview w/ The Han Solo Project

Part 9= Interview w/ Vipid

Part 10= Interview w/ Vandarth

Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast!

**Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, “Cry Baby Cry” by KuchiCola, “Melanin Moonlight” by Greze, “Atypical Girl” by Unwoman, “Don’t Force It” by Jeremy Gregory, “Lift Off” by Atem S, “Confident” by Anna Storm, “Smooth Lando” by The Han Solo Project, “Headroom” by Vipid, and “Life Is Strange” by Vandarth if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks!**

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu

Sign up for #iVoted Festival's email list HERE: https://ivotedfestival.ck.page/ivoted-festival-sign-up

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Happy Voting!

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!

Episode Six's theme is "What is Gerrymandering and How It Affects You.” We kick off the episode by interviewing Michael Li - Senior Council at Brennan Center's Democracy Program, where his work focuses on redistricting, voting rights, and elections. Michael explains what gerrymandering is and what we all can do about it as a voter.

This episode also features #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in or from Alaska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Maryland including Wood Willow, Yonder Mountain String Band, Morning Bear, Crawdad Republic, Tom Salta, 3OH!3, Moon Walker, AJ Smith, Munchii, The RT’s, and DETØX.

Part 1= Interview w/ Michael Li

Part 2= Interview w/ Wood Willow

Part 3= Interview w/ Yonder Mountain String Band

Part 4= Interview w/ Morning Bear

Part 5= Interview/ Crawdad Republic

Part 6= Interview w/ Tom Salta

Part 7= Interview w/ 3OH!3

Part 8= Interview w/ Moon Walker

Part 9= Interview w/ AJ Smith

Part 10= Interview w/ Munchii

Part 11= Interview w/ The RT’s

Part 12= Interview w/ DETØX

Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast!

**Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, “So Much Runnin’” by Wood Willow, “I Just Can’t” by Yonder Mountain String Band, “You’re Right” by Morning Bear, “Windows Down” by Crawded Republic, “Menu (Protect the Loop)” by Tom Salta, “DONTTRUSTME” by 3OH!3, “The Price of Life Itself” by Moon Walker, “Better” by AJ Smith, “Goon” by Munchii, “Need You Right Now” by The RT’s, and “nasty” by DETØX if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks!**

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu

Sign up for #iVoted Festival's email list HERE: https://ivotedfestival.ck.page/ivoted-festival-sign-up

Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Happy Voting!

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!

Episode Four's theme is "New South.” We feature the interview with the Chief Legal Officer for the New Georgia Project Aklima Khondoker where she talks about the New Georgia Project, their achievements, and more.

This episode also features #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in or from Georgia including A$H, Fk Woodz, LAVAHI, Rebecca Loebe, Avanu, Quiet Evenings, TriiiPSS, glimmers, Hedonistas, The Carolyn, Yacht Rock Revue, and The Relics.

Part 1= Interview w/ Aklima Khondoker

Part 2= Interview w/ A$H

Part 3= Interview w/ Fk Woodz

Part 4= Interview w/ LAVAHI

Part 5= Interview w/ Rebecca Loebe

Part 6= Interview w/ Avanu

Part 7= Interview w/ Quiet Evenings

Part 8= Interview w/ TRiiiPSS

Part 9= Interview w/ glimmers

Part 10= Interview w/ Hedonistas

Part 11= Interview w/ The Carolyn

Part 12= Interview w/ Yacht Rock Revue

Part 13= Interview w/ The Relics

Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast!

**Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, “I Got the Moves” by A$H, "Marathon Business” by Fk Woodz, “Ghosts” by Rebecca Loebe, “Gunnin” by Avanu, “Emblem” by Quiet evenings, “Binglebops” by TRiiiPSS, “Scared To Lose” by Glimmers, “Bad Decisions” by Hedonistas, “99 Problems, 0 Caveats” by The Carolyn, “Float” by Yacht Rock Revue, “Standing Tall” by The Relics if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks!**

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu

Sign up for #iVoted Festival's email list HERE: https://ivotedfestival.ck.page/ivoted-festival-sign-up

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Happy Voting!

Welcome to Episode 3 of the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!

The theme of this episode is Check your Registration! Please register to vote here: https://ivotedfestival.org/voter-registration and it’s equally important to head there and CHECK your registration. Even if you know you're registered it's crucial to check one's registration to ensure you're ready to go and vote. This episode features an interview with Amanda Hollowell, National Organizing Director at Michelle Obama's When We All Vote to on registering to vote as well as the importance for us all to check our registration.

This week's second theme is artists from and trending in Pennsylvania and features interviews with whoisGLDN, Lizdelise, 570JV, Kayleigh Goldsworthy, Banana Biz, Connor Desai, Jackson Pines, Wild Harbors, The Great Enough, Penny Billionaires, Clipper Erickson, TIOGA, Pretty Decent, and Copperstone. 

Interview w/ Amanda = Part 1

Interview w/ whoisGLDN = Part 2

Interview w/ Lizdelise = Part 3

Interview w/ 570JV = Part 4

Interview w/ Kayleigh Goldsworthy = Part 5

Interview w/ Banana Biz = Part 6

Interview w/ Connor Desai = Part 7

Interview w/ Jackson Pines = Part 8

Interview w/ Wild Harbors = Part 9

Interview w/ The Great Enough = Part 10

Interview w/ Penny Billionaires = Part 11

Interview w/ Clipper Erickson = Part 12

Interview w/ TIOGA = Part 13

Interview w/ Pretty Decent = Part 14

Interview w/ Copperstone = Part 15

Outro: Part 16

**Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, FWD by whoisGLDN, Sweet by Lizdelise, Go Little Rockstar by 570JV, Boomerang by Kayleigh Goldworthy, River by Banana Biz, Some Time ago by Connor Desai, Azalea by Jackson Pines, Monument by Wild Harbors, Say No by The Great Enough, What Would You Do by Penny Billionaires, Great Gate of Kiev by Clipper Erickson Bad Things by TIOGA, Feels Good to Be Free by Pretty Decent, Pontoon Ride by Copperstone. if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks!**

Thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced to this podcast!

Donate to our 501(c)3 non-profit to support voter turnout here: https://ivotedfestival.org/donate. Thank you!

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu

Sign up for #iVoted Festival's email list HERE: https://ivotedfestival.ck.page/ivoted-festival-sign-up

Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Happy Voting!

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!

The theme of this episode is “there’s no democracy without your participation” and features artists and team members who are from, trending in, or based in The Carolinas. We interview #iVoted Festival 2022 artists CerVon Campbell, Thomas LaVine, Kaylin Roberson, Harry & the Hootenannies, Sam Pomerantz, Kevin Daniel, #iVoted team members Alora Coffey, Grace Lawton, Jenna Larcara, and #iVoted 2020 member &  performer Joseph Gallo, discussing why voting and democracy is crucial. Guests share everything from their journey and the stories behind their music to relationships, life events, career,  and even a favorite quesadilla recipe.

Part 1= Interview w/ CerVon Campbell

Part 2= Interview w/ Thomas LaVine

Part 3= Interview w/ Kaylin Roberson

Part 4 & 5= Interview w/ #iVoted team members Alora Coffey, Grace Lawton, Jenna Larcara

Part 6= Interview w/ Harry & the Hootenannies

Part 7= Interview w/ Sam Pomerantz

Part 8= Interview w/ Kevin Daniel

Part 9= Interview w/ Joseph Gallo

Part 10= Outro 

**Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, "Sarah Lynn" by CerVon Campbell, “Staring At The Sky” by Thomas LaVine, “Because of Me” by Kaylin Roberson, “The Scam That Never Ends” by Harry & the Hootenannies, “Escape” by Sam Pomerantz, “Horizons” by Kevin Daniel, and “Restless” by Joseph Gallo if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks!**

Thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced to this podcast!

Donate to our 501(c)3 non-profit to support voter turnout here: https://ivotedfestival.org/donate. Thank you!

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu

Sign up for #iVoted Festival's email list HERE: https://ivotedfestival.ck.page/ivoted-festival-sign-up

Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Happy Voting!

Welcome to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! 

We are so thrilled to be taking you through the journey of this election year as a voter while interviewing artists and key team members who are making #iVoted Festival 2022 happen!

This episode introduces the podcast and interviews #iVoted Festival alum and 2022 artist Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee as well as Live Nation Global Tour Promoter and Billboard Hip-Hop Power Player + #iVoted Festival Board Member Jay Byrd. Settle in as we discuss why voting and democracy is crucial along with a new interview from Joel on Umphrey's 2022 album Asking For A Friend. We also learn Jay Byrd's story and how he became a power house concert promoter.

15:04 = Interview w/ Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee

53:41 = Interview w/ #iVoted Board Member and Live Nation's Jay Byrd

HUGE shout out to Songtrust for sponsoring this episode! Songtrust is the world’s first truly accessible, global publishing administration service. Songtrust offers world-class rights management and collection to all music creators and businesses from all genres and from all over the world. When you join the more than 350,000 songwriters who use Songtrust, you can own your music and own your career. Head over to https://www.songtrust.com/ for more.

Additional thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced to this podcast!

**Note that you can only hear "I Don't Know What I Want" and "Small Strides" by Umphrey's McGee if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platform or order the album Asking for a Friend, which has both songs, at https://www.umphreys.com/. Thanks!**

CREDITS:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White 

Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu 

Sign up for #iVoted Festival's email list HERE: https://ivotedfestival.ck.page/ivoted-festival-sign-up

Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Happy Voting!