In 2019, The Portland Art Museum partnered with local radio station The Numberz FM for the exhibition, Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… The partnership grew and the Art Museum is currently the home base for daily operations for The Numberz. This partnership is described in detail in a June 3, 2021 post on our blog titled Listening to Community: Reflecting on The Numberz and Portland Art Museum Partnership. Members of the Numberz staff and some of their associates took the opportunity to set up shop in some of the Museum galleries and interview figures in the Portland creative community. On this episode, DJ Ambush, the Operations and Content Manager for the Numberz, sat down with Kenny Fresh, owner of the record label, Fresh Selects. Kenny tells us about his passion for running a record label, his personal history with music, and other artforms he wants to explore with his record label.
Featured in this episode:
DJ Ambush – Operations and Content Manager, The Numberz FM
Kenny Fresh – Owner, Fresh Selects
Mentioned in this episode:
The Numberz FM
Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…
Regional Arts and Culture Council
Fresh Selects
Spotify
Apple Music
Bandcamp
Raucous Records
Death Row Records
Tidal
Soundclick
ReverbNation
Waajeed
Platinum Pied Pipers
Bling47
J Dilla
Devonwho
Knxwledge
Kendrick Lamar
Action Bronson
Mndsgn
Stones Throw Records
Frugal Earth
Breatharian
Madlib
Flying Lotus
Questlove
D’Angelo
Soulquarians
Marvin Gaye
Fela Kuti
Herbie Hancock
Wu-Tang Clan
Miles Davis
Chin Chin
Def Jux
Aesop Rock
Cannibal Ox
Quasimoto
Yesterdays New Quintet
The Funky 16 Corners
Criterion Collection
Godard
Alice Coltrane
M.I.A.
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Low Leaf
Tyler the Creator
Odd Future
MF DOOM
Goblin
Mac DeMarco
Earl Sweatshirt
Solange
Erykah Badu
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
X-Ray Radio
Black Messiah
Voodoo
Sade
Slum Village: Fantastic, Vol. 2
Raise it Up
93 ’til Infinity
Handsome Boy Modeling School
Prince Paul
Dan the Automator
Deltron 3030
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life
John Coltrane
Giant Steps
Frank Zappa
Peter Tosh
Fleetwood Mac
Peter Frampton
The Police
Ibrahim
J*Davey
Bad Boy Records
Def Jam Recordings
Ruff Ryders
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A transcript of this episode can be found at portlandartmuseum.org/podcast
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