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Crackle & Pop! is an independently run, artist driven recording studio located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle WA.

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home for a moment ✿

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Monthly update: I had a dream last night that I was 65 years old and so desperately wanted to go back to 30 years previous to a younger age. I woke up to find that I’m still currently 33, which felt like some sort of incredible gift (amazing how a dream can put things into perspective…). HUGE thanks to all the West Coast friends I saw at the Young Fresh Fellows ‘Loft’ record release shows. It’s amazing to be on tour and planning a wedding - and by amazing I mean horrible (not my best idea)! Still, great shows happened. I’m now back home in Chicagoland until June 5th (besides a few dates) and working hard on studio work. No better time to get in touch for drum tracks than NOW while I’m in the deep end with it. I’m gonna try getting a few reels up of recent playing (maybe tomorrow) to show what I’ve been up to. I’ll be in a work fever for the next 2 weeks until the Wedding. Pics for proof of life! 1. El Paso TSA Rock. 2. New Fellows 3. Adam from @jawbreakerband once instructed me to go to @houseofnankingsf . 4. @ronniebarnett.themuffs actively pitying me/signing my @themuffsofficial record. 5. Rock and roll hero @kepighoulie. 6. Vancouver Brickrock. 7. @bottomofthehillsf (first and last…). 8. Canada’s greatest snack food. 9. “Bloop” 10. BC. 11. @mississippirecords. 12. Gladys is her name. 13. Dad & McCaughey. 14. Smoke break. 15. BY FLAVOR. 16. Pretty Persuaded. 17. Obligatory.

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Our newest single, “Half Hearted” is out today on all streaming platforms. Recorded at Crackle and Pop in Ballard last year. Written by our own Dana Little.
Happy Valentines Day, Deer Friends 🦌 💛

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It's @bandcamp Friday, which means all funds go to the artists! Go check out our catalog at khueex.bandcamp.com !
#bandcampfriday

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Happy 10th Anniversary today to The Sound of Yves!! These are a few of my favorite photos from that time. YVES band started as me, Tyler Potts (the key), Julia Khorsand(backup vocals) and Ryan Burt (drums). Later it evolved into Joe Slaby on drums and Grant Robinson joined on guitar and @freshleman on bass and pedal steel from time to time. It felt like an out-of-reach dream-come-true playing in that creative and talented band. I learned so much and I can’t wait, 10 years later, to put a second album out into the world.

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New record coming soon. Recorded at the world famous #cracklepopstudio.

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Thanks for listening, following, and coming out to see us this year. Looking forward to 2026 and lots more new music to be released and shows to be played!

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⭐️ Lorenzo Posey (DJ Swift) ⭐️
DJ | Producer | Beatmaker
📍 @crackleandpopstudio

Lorenzo Posey aka “DJ Swift” (@swift22nd) helped spark one of Seattle’s most influential early hip-hop crews. Brothers Of The Same Mind was a five-piece collective featuring DJ Swift, @m.c.class, B-Max AKA Nerdy B (@bc_saunders), @official_mellow_touch, and Sin-Q AKA Sinister Minister. The group earned legitimacy through coverage in @thesource, where they were highlighted as Unsigned Hype, and their music video for “Cool Drink,” filmed at Gas Works Park, went into regular rotation on @bet.

On July 27, 1991, at RKCNDY, Brothers Of The Same Mind shared the stage with @rundmc and Tacoma’s Criminal Nation, a night still remembered in NW hip-hop.

DJ Swift’s work didn’t stop there. He formed 22nd Precinct with Samson (@samfry1971), contributing “Great Outdoors” to the 1997 compilation 14 Fathoms Deep.

Their impact continues to resonate. Brothers Of The Same Mind’s self-titled album, released in 1990, was remastered by @jackendinoseattle and reissued in 2021 through @p.i.g.records.official.

For their 30th anniversary, @dustanddoperecordings and @hiphopenterprise put out Gotta Have Style, a previously unreleased collection recorded from 1989 to 1991 and restored from original DAT masters. Remastered by @earle_holder, it includes alternate versions and nine fully unreleased cuts.

Today, DJ Swift isn’t just scratching records; he’s releasing them. His label @franklinhighfield (founded with @official_mellow_touch and @bc_saunders) produced International Lover, a 23-song reunion album that brought Brothers Of The Same Mind back together more than three decades after their first release. The 2022 project was recorded across Seattle, Los Angeles, and Atlanta and mixed by @johnny_sangster at @crackleandpopstudio. This year, the label also released @kylerapps’ Surf Tape EP produced by @dan_the_a.

👉 @asmanyweirdosaspossible is a nonprofit project honoring the people and places that shaped the PNW music scene from 1985 to 1995.

📸 @lancemphoto

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New Single
"Long Haul"
Out Now!

Listen on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/long-haul-single/1851591463

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TBT to when we recorded an upcoming tune at @cracklepopstudio.

📸 @jojonievesofficial

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Thank you @kexp and @chris.sanley for taking the time to listen and review my album 🥺🫶🏼 I’m so appreciative of everyone at KEXP for always being incredibly supportive and encouraging!

Make sure to visit the KEXP website and give it a read!

If you haven’t listened to my full album yet, you can now stream it online everywhere (except Spotify). You can also support small independent artists like myself by purchasing physical copies from @finkcityrecords and getting the digital version on my Bandcamp page.

Since I’m no longer on Spotify, my reach will definitely be affected, so feel free to stream, follow, and share my music. Create playlists on other streaming services, too ❤️

I included some behind the scenes from the studio…hope you enjoy!

Also special thanks to my back up vocalists @milesfreeborn @johnny_sangster and @chola_goth_69

Love you all!
Emi❤️

📸 @_bellatown_

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