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In Our Headphones

KEXP Video Producer Carlos Cruz on Photons’ Blistering House Music

In Our Headphones

KEXP

Music, Music Commentary

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Host Evie Stokes talks with KEXP video producer Carlos Cruz to get the inside scoop of what it’s like to work with our Live on KEXP sessions. Carlos reflects on KEXP’s recent trip to film sessions in Rennes, France for the Trans Musicales Festival. He shares a song from one of his favorite performances this last year, “Premières lueurs” by the French band Photons. 

Produced by Dusty Henry
Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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Photo Credit: Carlos Cruz

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0:00.0

On this podcast, we believe that all albums are either summer albums or winter albums.

0:05.0

But what defines them?

0:06.4

The lyrics, the music, your personal relationship with the record?

0:10.0

Summer album, Winter Album is a musical debate podcast with Jody Avergan of 538, 30 for 30 and

0:16.5

Radiotopia, and Craig Finn of the Holdsteady.

0:19.2

Each episode, Jody and Craig offer their opening arguments, and then with the help of a guest, explore one of the greatest albums of all time. Then, a verdict from the artist. New episodes twice a month. You're listening to NR Headphones, and I'm Eby Stokes, your host today. I'm really excited to have my friend Carlos Cruz here with me today. Hi,

0:38.4

Carlos. Hello. Thanks for coming by. Anytime. So you are a videographer and a producer, a video

0:45.0

producer at K-E-XP, and you see hundreds of live performances every year in our live room,

0:51.6

and then you travel to various locations around the world.

0:57.3

So last year, what, you traveled to like Mexico, Spain, France.

1:03.8

We did Spain and Oakland and also rent France.

1:04.7

Wow.

1:07.8

Yeah. Not a bad gig at all.

1:11.2

In fact, I would say you have a pretty fucking cool job.

1:12.7

Yeah, it's pretty good.

1:13.8

Yeah, I can complain.

1:15.5

How did you get started at K-EXP?

1:16.7

I started as a volunteer.

1:20.5

I was a portrait photographer, and that's what I did most of my time.

1:22.4

I also did music videos outside of this.

1:27.7

And I heard about the opportunity, and I kind of jumped in it and worked out.

1:29.2

Who have you made music videos for?

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