#missioncontrolstudios

[garyalvarez]

*1 Year Anniversary of the 'Rona Lockdown* A big THANK YOU to multimedia journalist and artist Lexis-Olivier Ray for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires him and influences his work! 🎶✊🏽 Along with the music, Lexis-Olivier shared his experiences growing up in Connecticut, going to film school and throwing parties in NYC, photographing his cross-country road trips, writing for L.A. Taco, documenting LAPD violence against black & brown communities and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #lexisolivierray #lataco (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMT9fQWApW-x5jnkI6i6zG4EZmY9xnnD9th-rM0/?igshid=1bllolp0r68kg

[vnewz]

Day Three @AVN tour of #MissionControlStudios the newest movie studio in Las Vegas!! Thanks @LeeRoy for an awesome tour!!!

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to multi-instrumentalist/songwriter and homie Monty Rimorin for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that's helping him get through the pandemic! 🎶✊🏽 Along with the music, Monty shared his experiences returning to UC Berkeley after a prolonged hiatus, recording an album and touring with Sweetness, playing bass with Omega 3, producing video games for Rockstar Games, becoming a dad in his 40s and so much more! Click on the link in bio to listen to his full interview and guest DJ set! #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #sweetnesstheband #omegathreeband (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cci_lJvJZTzGyWkrPg1gWPFUfFkYsTDk94983I0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to artist, educator and organizer Edlin Lopez for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires her and influences her work! 🎨✊🏽 Along with the music, Edlin shared her experiences growing up in South Central L.A., relocating to Humboldt to study art, working in galleries on the west side, organizing the SELA Arts Festival, launching the virtual studio Open Walls, creating much-needed space for artists in Southeast L.A. and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #openwalls #selaartistsguild #depressionisseries (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb6gqLbLv1u6rsTAxWIt44qfWB-SoajpClGwpE0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[garyalvarez]

*6 Year Anniversary Show!* A big THANK YOU to the homie, drummer Alberto "Beano" Aviña for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires him and influences his work! 🥁✊🏽 Along with the music, Beano shared his experiences growing up in Downey, touring all 48 lower states, performing with a "band of gypsies" in Israel, opening for Too Short and KRS-One on separate occasions, doubling down as a recording engineer, transitioning into life as a husband and father and so much more! Link in bio. Swipe —> for the flashback c. 1997. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #soulinstereo (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaiD-yEvrIFPhcWLK9waM2mC5j9ZpJCG7X36o80/?utm_medium=tumblr

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to musician Dominique Rodriguez for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires him and influences his work! 🎶✊🏽 Along with the music, Dom shared his experiences growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, playing in punk bands as a teen, studying with jazz trumpeter Bobby Bradford, surviving the lockdown as a performer, recording El Haru Kuroi's upcoming album and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #dominiquerodriguez #elharukuroi (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW10hoXJwKBis6PmDDff8Cv_no0edod_zjrYYM0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to film director and TV writer Victor Dueñas for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires him and influences his work! 🎶🎥✊🏽 Along with the music, Victor shared his experiences growing up in South Gate, consulting on EAST LOS HIGH, producing for late night Spanish TV, performing as a professional clown, DJing at parties all over town, directing his first film BIBI, writing for Disney's BUNK'D and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #victordueñas #bunkd (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVrDsvPvVhLoRIdJDX8K_5-bIhel1TUMzIbt1I0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to filmmaker Emily Cohen Ibañez for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires her and influences her work! 🎶🎥✊🏽 Along with the music, Emily shared her experiences growing up in Phoenix, earning a Ph.D. from NYU, making documentaries that advocate for labor, environmental and health justice, relocating to Oakland, teaching at UC Santa Cruz, challenging the colonial heritage of documentary filmmaking and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #emilycohenibañez #fruitsoflabor (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU3ptXWp5KXcAplXfgmhcGDv_G8olUt0-mE7Ps0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to filmmaker Steve Elkins for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires him and influences his work! 🎶🎥✊🏽 Along with the music, Steve shared his experiences growing up in Fullerton, premiering his film "Echoes of the Invisible" at SXSW, shooting in Siberia, touring the country as a drummer, teaching film production to middle schoolers, collaborating with the Kronos Quartet, exhibiting in Australia and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #steveelkins #echoesoftheinvisible (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRpV4FKAca5jJJC34yQJpLZCKCHmAbGulmOMcQ0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to housing activist and advocate Isela Gracian for joining us via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires her and influences her work! 🎶✊🏽 Along with the music, Isela shared her experiences growing up in Downey, joining L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell's team, fighting against gentrification in Boyle Heights, road-tripping with her daughter Isis, maintaining long-term friendships and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #iselagracian (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQRjLPtgzpbzVh-tdzx55OK1xbjxUTqyumQ_9Y0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to playwrights Rosa Navarrete and Sujey Gonzalez for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires them and influences their work! 🎶✊🏽 Along with the music, Rosa and Sujey shared their experiences performing during the lockdown, adapting to the pandemic, keeping Casa 0101 alive and thriving, creating safe spaces for playwrights of color, motherhood and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #chicanascholasychisme #casa0101 (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/COl3fVxA-q7nAI_gCH2Sd88lR-puVBcvD43BDU0/?igshid=18pdukji99zoy

[garyalvarez]

A big THANK YOU to poet Astrid for joining PERSISTENCE OF SOUND via Zoom to share some of the music that inspires her and influences her work! 🎶✊🏽 Along with a live reading of her poem "11:11," Astrid shared her experiences growing up in South Central, performing at SELA Arts Festival and Alivio Open Mic, dating during the lockdown, publishing her first book of poetry, writing for L.A. Taco, interviewing poet laureate Amanda Gorman, taboo pupusa toppings and so much more! Link in bio. #persistenceofsound #patchedin #missioncontrolstudios #fortheloveofmusic #poetastrid #throughthesoilinmyskin (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNwCAngAMbDVULIU6IslPEMRQEpszsScVTsPb80/?igshid=1wodh4ppwjoh5