Blind Duet
Blind Duet is a podcast where artists connect, create, and collaborate. In each episode, two artists get two weeks to record two minutes of music. The twist: the musicians have no idea who their partner will be. Co-hosts Benjamin Kahn and Tom Mayer bring a combined thirty years of music and podcasting experience and facilitate important discussions on creativity, the music industry, and connectivity. If you love other podcasts like Song Exploder or just love mashups and remixes, then welcome to Blind Duet.
Episodes
26 episodes
Curstin Kay and Linton Smith - Hold On
Tom gets grouchy about fantasy football. Ben falls in love with a hippo (you know which one). Curstin and Linton try and out-compliment each other over their stunning collaboration! [Hold On debut at 48:01]
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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51:02
GMIDH: Old Town Road with Four Hosts
For this Great Moment in Duet History, Tom and Ben are joined by their better halves, Jana and Maggie, to discuss the impact of one of the unlikeliest collaborations in recent memory. The episode quickly devolves into four millennials sh...
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54:22
Sari Jordan + Mark Anthony Thomas - Choice by Indecision
Sari Jordan and Mark Anthony Thomas connect on this episode to discuss vocal health, taking time to enjoy the creative journey, and what to wear to Beyonce's Renaissance tour. They also put their hearts into their collaboration, Ch...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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38:36
Teaching Music with Imade Igodan
This episode is a thoughtful conversation with educator extraordinaire, Imade Igodan. Hear about her musical background, step inside her classroom, and learn how serving in the Peace Corps informed her teaching and musicianship!
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31:28
The Living Musician Draft Feat. Myla and Wayne
Welcome back, sports fans! Returning Blind Duet musicians Myla Bocage and Wayne "Sob Rock" Matthews join Ben and Tom in drafting musicians to create the best possible lineup of living artists. Once they're drafted, they are off the board! Will ...
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1:07:19
Tracy J + Gengis Don - Feeling Different
After a little hiatus, we are back with an amazing collaboration featuring Tracy J and Gengis Don. Listen in as they meet each other for the first time, discuss the intersection of identity and creativity, and produce their duet, "Feeling Diffe...
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39:04
Giulia Barreto + TJ Nathan - Tapa Na Pantera
Slap that panther, baby! Get to know NOLA-based artists Giulia Barreto and TJ Nathan during this guitarist x guitarist collab. In this episode, we discuss the power of music in activism (sort of), covet Jay Electronica's magic pixie dust, and T...
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38:43
Great Moments in Duet History: Mala x Joe Armon-Jones feat. Dr. Caspar Melville
Happy New Year from Blind Duet! To kick off 2023, enjoy an amazing episode of Great Moments featuring Dr. Caspar Melville, professor of creative and cultural industries at SOAS, University of London. Join us to tour the London underground club ...
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53:04
Blind Duet at Music Cities Tulsa 2022
Coming to you live from scenic Tulsa, Oklahoma! We met up in person to attend the Tulsa Music Cities Convention in early November and this episode is the audio from our live conversation...
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37:37
Blind Duet x The Working Artist Project: Songs for Music Students
Ben and Tom catch up with Gregory Agid and (Blind Duet artist) Darrian Douglas for a crossover episode! We each bring one song to discuss that made an impact on us as music students. Enjoy, this one got rowdy.
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44:43
Darrian Douglas + Jesse Audelo - Freedom
Darrian Douglas and Jesse Audelo combine forces to create a powerful anthem that grapples with civil rights and the realities of the American experiment.Ben preaches the benefits of celery juice.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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33:50
GETTIN JIGGY WIT IT feat. Wayne Mathews
This one is bizarre. Tom needed to talk about this song so we invited Blind Duet alum and friend of the show Wayne Matthews back for a discussion of Gettin Jiggy Wit It by Will Smith. Is this what we normally do? No. Are we glad we ...
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50:19
The Wiggles + Tame Impala: Great Moments in Duet History
Ben brings this instant classic to discuss on episode four of Great Moments in Duet History. Tom and Ben discuss how/why the Wiggles are becoming...mascots? of Blind Duet. Shoutout to Emma Watkins and Murray Cook!
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23:24
Cassie Watson Francillon + Adam Maalouf - Time is the Riddle
Harp + Hand Pan = Another great episode of Blind Duet!On this episode, we feature Cassie Watson Francillon and Adam Maalouf two incredibly profound musicians who share their unique approaches to music on their respective instruments. Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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26:00
Hannah Kreiger-Benson + Kirkland Green - Plausible Deniability
This episode is a New Orleans link up! Hannah Kreiger-Benson and Kirkland Green nerd out about musical theater and discuss the intersection of art and social justice. Their song Plausible Deniability is a commentary on their own lived experienc...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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38:36
Afrocubism (and the Buena Vista Social Club): Great Moments in Duet History
This great moment in duet history is brought to you by Havana Club and coffee. Tom brings a collaboration to discuss that was 14 years in the making. Ben abuses his air horn privileges at the end of the episode.
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23:35
Wayne Matthews + Teddy Roxpin - Classic 1's and Denim 6's
Wayne Matthews and Teddy Roxpin connect in L.A. to produce Classic 1's and Denim 6's. Along the way, we talk to them about shared influences and the magic inherent in live performance. Tom and Ben spend their time in the intro ki...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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37:00
Jon Batiste and Thundercat: Great Moments in Duet History
Ben fanboys HARD over his pick for Great Moments in Duet History and shares why this collaboration is personal. Tom gets sidetracked talking about Conan O'Brien.Follow us on Instagram:
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26:50
Cliff Hines + Eli Heisler - Cliffside Meditation Pt. 22222
On Blind Duet Episode 006, Cliff Hines and Eli Heisler get paired up in our second New Orleans x Los Angeles collaboration. They discuss the pros and cons of music school and stepping into the astral plane when creating. Their track Cliffside M...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:05
PSY and MC Hammer: Great Moments in Duet History
In between normal Blind Duet episodes, Tom and Ben share their favorite duet moments of all time. On the first installment of Great Moments in Duet History, Tom brings an unforgettable collab from 2012 that you have to hear to believe.
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24:10
Erick Bardales + Charles Burchell - Fade Away
In Episode 5, we link up two amazing producers, Charles Burchell and Erick Bardales. Together we discuss the power of Splice, mental health in the music industry, and hip hop diplomacy (and pupusas). Fade Away showcases their collaborative prod...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:19
Chris Aguilar + Andy Glen - Chasing Shadows
Chris Aguilar and Andy Glen have incredible musical resumes and it was amazing to connect them for episode four. Across two interviews, they touched on the power of music as a universal language, writing surprises into music, the incompar...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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39:03
Myla Bocage + Rohini Rege - August
On episode three of Blind Duet, Myla Bocage and Rohini Rege meet for the first time and create a track that is full of emotion and sincere expression. As an almost perfect foil to that, Tom devises a new creative way to torture Ben. If the run ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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42:21
Josh Starkman + Zach Schwartz - Jesus Christ Pumpkin Spice
Rejoice, listener! You are about to experience the party anthem of 2050. Thanks, Buc-ee's. Josh Starkman and Zach Schwartz share a commitment to positivity and joy through music. In their interviews, they discuss bringing that joy to th...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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35:19
Jemila Dunham + Benjamin Kahn - Trinket
In the first episode of Blind Duet, co-host Benjamin Kahn and New Orleans bassist Jemila Dunham collaborate to kick off season one. We discuss their songwriting, shared experiences, and of course the creative decisions they made when writing an...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:00