Hello Sound Without Sight Community,
I have greatly benefited from the community support and practical tips shared so far. I wanted to share that I was recently interviewed on a podcast where I get to speak a lot about my journey so far and some of the accessible tools I use. I also get to plug some of the causes I believe in. Near the end, I also get to talk a little about my first EP release containing all original works of instrumental, ambient music. It’s great for meditation, relaxation, or simply winding down after a busy day.
Please enjoy the podcast interview on YouTube.
Video description: The audience mostly sees Jessica spotlighted in Zoom. She is a short, White woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a red top. Behind her, there are large windows flooding the room with natural sunlight. A two-tiered keyboard stand is visible to her left and one corner of a colorful Moog Matriarch keyboard synth is visible to her right, almost out of frame. At the beginning of the video, a large photo collage is briefly seen featuring Jessica sitting at a 12-channel blue Yamaha mixer wearing a black T-shirt that says “Femme-gineer”. The scene is outside.
You can also check out the album release on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp is a good platform for artists since artists can accrue followers, write to fans directly and also get support from fans directly. However, I understand Bandcamp is also not that accessible to some screen-reader users. The album is also available on streaming platforms such as Spotify and Amazon Music. Ask your digital assistant of choice to play Jessica Tomlinson. The album is titled Rise to the Occasion, Fall into Bliss. It is a play on a tool used in a modular synthesizer called an envelope generator. This can make any signal come and go in a pre-determined amount of time, but it is usually used to control the volume of sounds over time. Hope you enjoy!
