ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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JULIA KUGEL & SCOTT MONTOYA have been in music for over twenty years. They are married and live in Long Beach, CA. They release music / tour in the two-piece bands Soft Palms and Julia, Julia. They produce, record, and work out of their home studio Centre of Mental Arts (COMA).
Julia Kugel is founding member of the all-female punk band The Coathangers and has released solo records under White Woods and Julia Julia. Her latest album Sugaring A Strawberry was released 11/9/2024 on Suicide Squeeze Records. She is also the vocalist in post punk band Animal Self, with drummer Coady Willis (The Melvins, The Murder City Devils) and keyboard player Kareem Karam (The Locust, The Murder City Devils).
Scott Montoya is a producer / multi-instrumentalist / sound engineer / graphic designer / multimedia artist / good cook who spent ten years with psych band The Growlers.
Their work centers around uplifting the community and helping future generations. Together they own and operate a nonprofit called Studios For Schools, an organization with the goal of providing recording equipment to schools. They organize a free community “anti-music fest” in Long Beach called Happy Sundays.
CHAPTER LIST
INTRO • UNLEARN WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED • TRENDS • PLAYING • SONGWRITING • AI • RECORDING • MERCH • BOOKING SHOWS • TOUR • DRUGS • THE CAPITALIST MANIFESTO • BUSINESS • CONTRACTS • RECORD LABELS • MANAGERS • AGENTS • TOUR MANAGERS • PUBLICISTS • STREAMING • ROYALTIES • CONTENT • SEO • METADATA • AUDIO ENGINEERING • THE GRAMMYS • TROLLS • IN CONCLUSION
NO AI WAS USED IN THE CREATION OF THIS BOOK