NOTE: Today we are inaugurating a series by new Village Green contributor Daniel Latzman, who will be exploring the local South Berkshire County music scene with profiles of musicians, producers and other industry professionals.
The series will run about once per quarter. Welcome to installment #1!
I was sitting with Jackson Whalan in his studio in Housatonic, in one of the old industrial mill buildings along the river. It was fitting: a state-of-the-art music studio with brand new recording equipment, a podcast corner, a full backline for rehearsals, and a recording space for musicians - all surrounded by 19th-century brick walls and the river quietly flowing just outside.
If you’ve never listened to Jackson’s music, it’s hard to pin down with a single label - and that’s part of what makes it interesting. Hip-hop is the foundation, but jazz, soul, electronic music, and live instrumentation all find their way into the mix. Some songs are introspective. Others are impossible not to move …
