Sam Retzer Music and Whatnot
“Poem by Alba” wins at SOHO International Film Fest
“Poem by Alba” the 6-minute stop animated short beautifully directed by Yoo Lee won best animated short at the SOHO International Film Fest. Huge congrats to Yoo! Hear a clip of my score in the trailer below.
Arthur Rizk Interview for Tape Op.
Hot on the heels of my Sumerlands write-up comes this epic interview with heavy music super producer Arthur Rizk for Tape Op’s 150th issue! Arthur was kind enough to let me punish him relentlessly about his process and his star-studded career in the underground.
Sumerlands “Dreamkiller” bio for Relapse
I wrote the one sheet for the upcoming Sumerlands album “Dreamkiller” for the legendary Relapse Records. Read below and across the internet. If you enjoy true heavy metal you NEED this!
Music for Spotify “Sylvester” series
My music can be heard throughout the new 8 part series on the life of disco pioneer Sylvester. Here is the main theme, listen now on Spotify!
Corretja featured in Racquet magazine
My melodic death metal band Corretja is featured in Racquet issue no.18 in a beautifully written story by the great Van Sias. Tennis legend and moniker inspiration Alex Corretja was interviewed and subjected to our metallic onslaught, and was a really good sport about it! New album Ancient Wisdom of Lost Generations is out now.
Writing featured in Tape Op magazine
I interviewed Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate) for Tape Op magazine. This was a lot of fun and I’m thrilled to be getting back into music writing. https://tapeop.com/interviews/147/taylor-young/
Lady Bird Johnson podcast for ABC Audio
Worked with Best Case Studios and some amazing editors on this podcast about the life of Lady Bird Johnson. Many of the themes I wrote can be heard throughout the series.
Interview with Decibel
Valentine’s Day was extra special this year as Dutch Pearce from Decibel magazine profiled Occoquain in his Demo:Listen column. Read on to learn about this mysterious black metal entity named SR.
Prodigy of Mobb Deep podcast
Instrumental track of “Missing You” created for WNYC podcast on the life of Prodigy. Vocals by Chinky of Mobb Deep.