Episode 38 – Marika Christine // Musician.

"In the world of early birds and night owls, very few have mastered the ability to live simultaneously as both, but the one and only Marika Christine is one of these rare and special humans. By morning, she’s selling donuts and coffee, and by evening she’s playing rock shows. In my eyes, Marika might be the eighth wonder of the world because of that! How does she do it? Marika, I’m tired just thinking about your daily schedule. Please, go take a nap for me. Okay, silliness aside…

Marika caught my ear a couple years ago with her tender and catchy jams. She has this sort of effortlessly cool vibe, and she’s really warm and kind and just such a joy to be around. Like a rare butterfly glowing at night sort of vibe. I think she really embodies the kind of creative people I’m drawn to: artists who are just so damn vulnerable, and they harness that vulnerability as a sort of superpower. What happens is that it generates this blanketed aura of grace and swag that follows them wherever they go. That might sound sort of extra, but that’s what I feel. Marika is cool, and I’m glad she’s on today’s episode of BEDROOM™.

In this episode of BEDROOM™, Marika talks about how she got into playing music and how participating in musical theatre growing up gave her the experience and tools to be comfortable and confident while performing onstage. She shares stories about her musical life and also dives into her fascination with and interest in the world of audio recording. We talk about her new upcoming album, Enjoy The Clouds, dropping on May 29th via Anxiety Blanket Records, which I’m so excited to get my cassette tape copy of, and Marika shares some behind-the-scenes fun facts about the process of making her new album.

We then tap into a few listener-submitted questions, one from Maryam Qudus, the producer, engineer, and musician behind the band Spacemoth, and another question from Maria Donjacour, the musician who plays in Marika’s band and also in the bands Med School and Dinner Date.

Finally, we wrap things up with a round of BEDROOM BANTER™, where Arshia and I rapid-fire some classic BEDROOM™ questions and Marika gives the fans what they want. Big shoutout to Marika Christine for coming on the pod. Welcome to the BEDROOM™, y’all. WORLDWIDE PEACE.” – PSG

Marika Chrstine's Socials & Websites
Marika's Instagram: @marika_christine
Marika's Bandcamp: marikachristine.bandcamp.com

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