020: Maya Tuttle (The Colourist)
The Trap Set with Joe Wong
Joe Wong
4.8 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2015
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Joe talks to The Maya Tuttle about growing up in the Bay Area, the nature of biracial Eurasian marriages in the US, drawing inspiration from Karen Carpenter, singing and drumming with popular band The Colourist, and the challenges presented by working as a professional musician.
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| 0:23.6 | This is Joe Wong. Welcome to the Trapset for each week we explore the lives of drummers. |
| 0:42.3 | I want to play something for you. |
| 0:44.3 | I want to play something for you. I saw you're messing around. |
| 1:04.0 | We were down in times rough, but was the light that you found on the other side enough? |
| 1:10.0 | What did I do so wrong? |
| 1:12.6 | You lied and let me on. |
| 1:14.6 | Was I you hit and run? |
| 1:16.6 | Left for dead and now you're gone. |
| 1:18.6 | You're hearing Little Games by the Colorist, featuring my guest Maya Tuttle on drums. |
| 1:23.6 | Maya co-founded the band in 2009 with longtime collaborator, guitarist Adam Castilla. |
| 1:30.3 | In short order, the colorist built a cult following in the LA area, were signed to Universal Republic, |
| 1:37.3 | and their music found a sizable audience nationwide. This type of mainstream success is increasingly evasive, |
| 1:43.3 | but the band's music makes it clear why they've caught on with such a large swath of fans. |
| 1:48.0 | The catchy songwriting strikes that difficult balance between familiarity and uniqueness, and Maya's drum parts, while seemingly simple, are meticulously thought out and creatively arranged. |
| 1:59.0 | Not only is she the drummer, Maya also are meticulously thought out and creatively arranged. |
| 2:07.6 | Not only is she the drummer, Maya also shares songwriting and vocal duties with Adam. Few people have the coordination and charisma to sing lead vocals and play drums at the same time. |
| 2:13.6 | But Maya is now part of the exclusive singing drummers club, |
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