Grace was lucky enough to interview Tim Westergren of the personalized internet radio company Pandora for her leadership class. We’ve posted the whole interview here, unedited. There are no Bay Area Green Room shout outs, but since Tim founded this company in Oakland and it’s of profound interest to our community here, we thought you might enjoy it. Pandora and more background on Tim can be found at pandora.com.

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Giving women a stronger voice and providing a genuine message are just some of the goals of Dana Carmel’s music. An NYU graduate and bad liar, Dana keeps it real with Grace and announces the upcoming release of her EP. Her music can be found at myspace.com/danacarmel.

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Through years of hard work, changing band members, songs, West Coast tours and more, Dogman Joe tells Grace about why he’s still not jaded. Californians pay high prices, but Dogman Joe’s music reminds us why the sun and waves are worth it. His self-titled album can be found at dogmanjoemusic.com.

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Grace caught up with Cameron Spies and the rest of the “Raised by Robots” crew in a park the other day. They’ll be at Cafe DuNord July 24th to display the results of the creative process detailed in this interview. The featured song on this podcast, “Murder Weapons”, is yet to be released. You can visit them at raisedbyrobotsmusic.com.

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Mike Zawitkowski shows us what a well-rounded, well-educated and well-traveled mind will come up when walking down the street. He also talks about Panama Bay Coffee’s draw for the seasoned performer. I’ll be attaching the featured song “Darker Sides” shortly once I adjust the bitrate to fit the interview. Mike’s next show is August 9th at the Nomad Cafe. Check him out at myspace.com/mikezawitkowski.

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Lisa from Aeode Muse talks about why women rock and how she is spreading soulfulness in the Bay Area. The featured track is “I Lost, You Win” on her soon-to-be-released album, “Push and Pull”. Visit her at aoedemuse.com and myspace.com/aoedemuse.

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Jake Brill talks about writing music with his best friends and how the Bay Area has enough open minds to fill every venue. Learn more about them at myspace.com/rattailbutler and stay tuned for their new band name yet to be confirmed!

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DIY local Alex Karweit talks about what makes him write, what makes a show memorable and the benefits of having control over his music in the Bay Area. Visit him at alexkarweit.com and myspace.com/alexkarweit. This podcast features the song “Until It’s Over” from the album “Enemy”.

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Creative guitar instrumentalist and Berkeley local, Jacob Wolkenhauer, talks about his music philosophy, cutting his teeth at Blake’s on Telegraph and the four seconds of time in which we capture an audience. Visit myspace.com/jacobwolkenhauer. Write to bayareagreenroom(at)gmail.com with questions and input.

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This is the first test post for the new Bay Area Green Room, a podcast and videocast dedicated to Independent Musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grace Woods womans the site, and conducts the interviews. First 3 interviews soon to be posted are Steve Laciak, Billy White and Jacob Wolkenhauer!  Write to bayareagreenroom(at)gmail.com with requests and input!

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