This week on micro/Maker: Contextualizing Every Sound and Silence

Plus, Embracing the Weird Stuff from a young age.

Author

Tyler Kline
June 20, 2025

🍃 Loose Leaf Transmissions – Weekly Dispatch

Folks, hope you've been well this week.

This week’s micro/Maker episodes are two of my favorites yet: first, a conversation with my longtime friend Sean Hamilton, where we dig into how he approaches sound, setup, and space in his performances. Then, a short but lovely chat with writer Vanessa Ague, where we bond over our mutual teenage discovery of Radiohead.

Hope you’ll give those a listen – and read on below for more about my next guest on music/Maker, Dublin-based composer Yue Song, who’s making some of my favorite contemporary music today.

🎧 New on the Feed

🎙 micro/Maker

micro/Maker 011: Contextualizing Every Sound and Silence (featuring Sean Hamilton)

Sean Hamilton breaks down the philosophies behind his immersive, hybrid performance setups — blending timbral precision, rhythmic fluidity, and spatial awareness.

micro/Maker 012: Embracing the Weird Stuff (featuring Vanessa Ague)

Vanessa Ague reflects on how discovering Radiohead as a teenager opened the door to experimental rock and reshaped her emotional connection to sound.

Episodes are released every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe now!

🔜 Coming Up Soon

Next week on micro/Maker… well, due to a little scheduling hiccup on my end (whoops), there won’t be any new episodes — which makes it the perfect time to catch up on the series so far if you haven’t already.

But, there will be a brand new music/Maker episode, featuring composer Yue Song.

Photo credit: Laura Sheeran.

Yue Song reflects on her journey from studying composition in China to finding her artistic voice in Ireland, and how nature, emotional honesty, and collaboration — including a growing body of opera work — continue to shape her practice. I can’t wait to share this conversation with you.

☕ Support the Work

Love what you’re hearing?

Here are some easy, no-cost ways to support the work — just the cost of a click:

  • 💌 Share an episode with a friend who might enjoy it

  • 🎧 Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app

  • 📱 Follow along on Instagram or Facebook

  • ⭐ Leave a rating or review — it helps more than you’d think!

And if you’re feeling extra generous, you can support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon. Your support helps make space for thoughtful, independent work like this, and you’ll also get some perks.

That’s all for now. Take care, and I’ll see you back here soon.