Liz Pelly
In Conversation with Siri Undlin
Co-sponsored by the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.
Liz Pelly is the author of Mood Machine, a critical investigation into the origins of Spotify and the impacts of streaming on music and culture. Drawing on over 100 interviews with musicians and industry insiders, Pelly’s book takes readers to the inner workings of today’s highly consolidated record business, showing what has changed as music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed. In this session, she will be joined by local musician Siri Undlin of Humbird for a conversation aimed at demystifying the contemporary streaming model, its impacts on creative labor and artistry, and how music fans can contribute to more equitable cultural ecosystems.
LIZ PELLY is a writer and editor based in New York. She is the author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (One Signal Publishers). Her byline has appeared at The Baffler, Guardian, Harper's, NPR, Pioneer Works Broadcast, and many other outlets. She is an adjunct instructor at NYU Tisch.
Learn more about Liz Pelly at lizpelly.info.
SIRI UNDLIN is a working musician, writer, and avid reader rooted in the Upper Midwest. She performs under the moniker Humbird, a fluid musical project that features her original songs, revamped traditionals, the occasional fairytale, and the collaborations of bandmates and fellow artists. Her most recent full-length album "Right On" is out on Nettwerk Music Group Label and is "electrified, gritty, midwest Americana with a little magic fairy dust thrown in". She will be out on tour in the USA and Europe this winter.
Learn more about Siri Undlin at humbirdmusic.com/about.
