"Kim's Guitar Pick." Odette Mattha, MONTRÉAL, QC, Canada, 17 October 2016.
"I never thought I'd get to see The Breeders live and it blew my eternally teen mind."
What can I say about Odette? Supremely talented. A ray of sunshine. Pure, beaming, love.
With a charming accent betraying her origins from a land down unda', I first fell under Odette's spell in Vancouver over a decade ago. I have been so fortunate to call her my friend as she's traversed the world, sprinkling her artistic fairy dust here and there with stints in Toronto, Los Angeles, and La Belle Province, where she's now based out of Montréal.
Check out her incredible production design reel below to see some of the amazing art that has come from her wild and beautiful mind.
One of my favourite pieces Odette has had a hand in creating is The Young Astronauts' "Heroes" music video featuring Janelle Monae. Odette brought her fierce art direction and costume design chops to the production -- you can see her concept art and stills here and watch the music video below.
What's your passion/hustle/profession?
Production Designer.
What kind of music helps you focus at work?
Instrumental hip hop beats and electro sounds: Madlib, Air, DJ Shadow, The Avalanches.
When you’re winding down?
Lush, down tempo sounds: Tunng, Müm, Beach House.
Working out?
Hi energy, rythmic sounds: DMX, Missy Elliott, The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers.
Cooking?
Podcasts: This American Life, Radio Lab, The Joe Rogan Experience.
Kickin’ it with friends?
Random playlists on Apple Music, Soundcloud and Spotify.
What’s your most memorable musical moment? This could be a live show or festival that really stuck with you, meeting a music icon, etc.
The Breeders at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. They had been broken up for a long time and reunited to play from front to back their album Last Splash. I never thought I'd get to see them live and it blew my eternally teen mind.
Favourite love song?
"God Only Knows," The Beach Boys.
Slow jam?
James Brown, "The Boss."
Between the sheets track?
"If," Janet Jackson (Kaytranada remix).
You need to hype up the crowd at a house party real quick. What do you put on next?
DMX, "Party Up."
If you were stranded on a desert island with only one album, which would it be?
Air, Moon Safari.
Best format? Cassette tape, CD, iPod, Vinyl, etc.
Cassette tape because mixtapes.
What’s the most prized album/mixtape/musical memento you own? Your home is on fire and this is the only thing you can grab before it all burns down. (Sorry, that one’s grim.)
Kim Deal from The Breeder's guitar pic.
Dinner with any artist, dead or alive. They're paying. Whom do you choose?
Bjork.
What's your go-to karaoke jam?
"Proud Mary," Tina Turner.
Merçi, Odette!
"Kim's Guitar Pick" Track Listing
- Air. "La femme d'argent." Moon Safari, Parlophone Music, une division de Parlophone Music France., 1998.
- The Beach Boys. "God Only Knows." Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Edition), Capitol Records, LLC, 2016.
- Björk. "It's Oh So Quiet." Post, Bjork Overseas Ltd./One Little Indian Ltd. under exclusive license to Elektra Entertainment Group for North America, 1995.
- James Brown. "The Boss." Black Caesar (Soundtrack), Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., 1973.
- J Dilla, Madlib, Guilty Simpson. "Baby." The Shining - The 10th Anniversary Collection, BBE, .
- IKE, Tina Turner. "Proud Mary." Best Of / Proud Mary, Capitol Records, Inc., 1991.
- Missy Elliott. "Bomb Intro / Pass That Dutch." This Is Not A Test!, Elektra Entertainment Group Inc for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States., 2003.
- The Chemical Brothers. "Block Rockin' Beats (2003 Digital Remaster)." Brotherhood, Virgin Records Ltd, EMI Records Ltd, 2008.
- DMX. "Party Up."
- The Avalanches. "Subways."
- The Breeders. "Cannonball." Cannonball.
- Janelle Monae. "Heroes."
- Air. "Playground Love (with Gordon Tracks)." Twentyyears, Aircheology and Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company, 2016.
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