Tonebenders is a Sound Design podcast dedicated to covering the worlds of sound editing, field recording and audio post production for film, television and gaming.  Through interviews and experiments we delve into everything from foley to plugins.  Check us out at www.tonebenderspodcast.com

Lagos Paris London EP, featuring Tony Allen, out 30th August via Transgressive Records.

Lesley Rankine is Ruby.  She began her career as the lead singer of noise band Silverfish in London, leaving after the release of the album Organ Fan (1993, Creation Records).  She was involved in Pigface, the loose knit industrial noise collaboration of Trent Reznor and Martin Atkins of PIL. She subsequently moved to Seattle and joined producer Mark Walk, a former bandmate in Pigface, to create her solo project, Ruby.  They decided on the name Ruby, as it was shared by both of their grandmothers.

Ruby’s first release was the acclaimed electronic-downtempo-trip hop album Salt Peter (1995, Sony/Work).  The collection was recorded entirely digitally, which was still quite ground-breaking at that time, employing computers without a band, though she did perform with a band in concert. The single “Tiny Meat” was a Modern Rock hit, with heavy support from major market alternative radio stations.  The remix album, Revenge, The Sweetest Fruit followed in (1996). Ruby's second and last album was Short-staffed at the GenePool (2001), followed by Altered and Proud, the Short Staffed Remixes (2001).

Lesley’s other notable projects include an appearance on Monster Voodoo Machine's Suffersystem (1994, Chicago Trax), which won a Juno Award; a duet with Tom Jones on a cover of the “Kung Fu Fighting” for the Jackie Chan movie, Supercop, and a Mountain Dew commercial appearance singing "Thank Heaven for Little Girls", directed by Samuel Bayer.

2013 marked a renaissance for Ruby, taking touches from the past to emerge anew in the present.  Always progressive with the use of technology in music, Lesley has more ways to play than ever.  Her process has revealed regular audio and visual releases, collaborations, and connections with new fans and longtime followers.


Composer // Blue Planet II // Hillbilly Elegy // South of Heaven

DJ • Beatmaker • Podcast Producer

Here is a small range of projects and one-offs, but there is a world more over on my Bandcamp page.
Speech Development Records / Distraction Pieces Podcast / Strange Famous Records.

Mikayla Geier brings a unique blend of sensitive vocals, heartfelt songwriting, and imaginative production to the indie-pop scene. The Vancouver native spent her early years training as a ballet dancer, but later turned to music as her artistic outlet. While studying business and ballet at Indiana University, she started pouring herself into songwriting. Her debut single “Deja You” was released in November 2019 along with a self-shot and directed music video. Her undeniably catchy melodies and relatable lyrics have quickly captured the hearts of listeners, and she is excited to continue sharing deeply personal observations on releases to come.

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