This Night Will Change Your Life

Melissa Gan is a prodigiously talented violinist who performs under the moniker respectfulchild. They have also collaborated or played with a who's who of other musicians, including Adolyne, Paper Beat Scissors, Murray Lightburn (The Dears), The Faps, and others. We chat about their particular adventures with gear, early music lessons, the Royal Conservatory (wherein I probably misquote a story about other people), prioritizing performance over recording and the power in making shows unique from each other, the origins of the name respectfulchild, and the limits of genre; we also touch on Gan's work on the Laundry List on CFCR and their social media coping mechanisms, and then they sing a song by Teresa Teng.  Look for Gan's forthcoming respectfulchild album, as well as an unreleased track included on the second Pentagon Black paper compilation.  https://respectfulchild.bandcamp.com/ https://respectfulchild.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LaundryListRadio/