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On April 12th, I hosted a live panel at the Gathering Space at K-E-X-P in Seattle.

The guests included Matt Cameron of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, Ruby Dunphy of Thunderpussy,

Tendai Maraire of Shabas Palaces, and Jason McGur of Death Cab for Cutie.

I started the conversation by asking Jason why Seattle has historically attracted and fostered a disproportionately high amount of musical talent.

You know, I think that there's always been something about this community that has made being a musician or a career in music feasible just by example.

This gentleman here at the end of the row, Matt Cameron and Soundgarden and Pearl Jam and Nirvana.

I mean, it's redundant to even talk about it here because you all know this already, but growing up in Bellingham as a kid,

it was just down the street it was just down the road right

like oh you can be a musician you can be in a band and you can actually make a

living and you can tour and you can be on MTV and you can be on the radio great

I'll do that I'm only 12 but it seems like it's possible so I mean I think

that for me,

that's what made this area feasible

in like a place that I could move to and live and work.

And I started out down here in drum shops

and just got to know the musicians in the community.

But everyone was also really honest, really helpful.

There was never any sort of competition that I picked up on. There

wasn't like a doggy dog world. And also, like I said, it was affordable. And for me, being a kid,

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