Dan Wilcox and Miranda July

Guest DJ Project: Miranda July

From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Length: 11:31

Filmmaker Miranda July is a true original and she gives us a glimpse into her creative process in her Guest DJ set, including the song that inspires her to sit down and write. Read the full description.

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Filmmaker Miranda July is a true original and she gives us a glimpse into her creative process in her Guest DJ set – from the song that inspires her to sit down and write to how she chose music for a key scene in her movie The Future. Miranda wrote, directed and stars in the film which is out now.

For More: http://mirandajuly.com

Tracklist
1. White Magic - Keeping The Wolves From The Door
2. Leonard Cohen - Bird On A Wire
3. People Get Ready - Uncanny
4. Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In
5. Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman - Where or When

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Piece Description

Filmmaker Miranda July is a true original and she gives us a glimpse into her creative process in her Guest DJ set – from the song that inspires her to sit down and write to how she chose music for a key scene in her movie The Future. Miranda wrote, directed and stars in the film which is out now.

For More: http://mirandajuly.com

Tracklist
1. White Magic - Keeping The Wolves From The Door
2. Leonard Cohen - Bird On A Wire
3. People Get Ready - Uncanny
4. Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In
5. Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman - Where or When

Transcript

Dan Wilcox: Hi, this is Dan Wilcox from KCRW and I am sitting here with performance artist, filmmaker and writer, Miranda July. Her work seems to defy classification, so we are really excited to get into some insight into the songs that have inspired her as part of KCRW's Guest DJ Project. Miranda, welcome.

Miranda July: Hello.

DW: Hello. So what have you brought for us here today?

MJ: Well, I've done this DJing thing before and you can get a lot of s**t for not, you know, being eclectic enough or like if you don't have a rap song, then it's like you don't like rap, and you know, so I was trying to figure out a way around all of that in some unifying principle that could serve as my alibi; and so, these are songs that relate to my movie, The Future…yeah, my new movie.

Music: White Magic - "Keeping The Wolves From The Door"

DW: Okay, we just heard the song, "Keeping The Wolves From...
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