Via the Sound
Via the Sound is where music meets identity. Hosted by Karissa “Riss” Horsford, this podcast explores the routes behind sound through conversations with artists and industry voices. Each episode dives into the influences, upbringing, cultural roots, and pivotal moments that shape how people find their voice in music and what that relationship to sound looks like today. Via the Sound centers honest, reflective conversations that go beyond the surface to uncover the stories behind the music.
Episodes
He's 6'5", calls himself the " Trin-Brooklynian," and pushing the boundaries in Soca. This week Riss sits down with Taller Dan for one of the most fun, heartfelt conversations Via the Sound has had yet.
They get into his Trinidadian roots and Brooklyn upbringing, the shak shak his father put in his hand at six years old, his love for basketball that almost took him to college, and the moment "Sucka Bag" with producer Boogy Rankss ch...
What does it look like to build a decade long career in music from college radio to Sirius XM to Tidal; while navigating faith, motherhood, and being a Black woman in rooms that weren't always built for you?
This week we sit down with Tonya Nelson Fisher; a content strategist, music executive, creative storyteller, and author — for a conversation that goes way beyond the resume. We get into her six-year-old self meeting Kirk F...
London born. Harlem raised. Rooted in St. Kitts, Nevis & Belize. Boogy Rankss is one of the most exciting producers in Caribbean music right now and he built his entire catalog in under five years from New York City.
This week, Riss sits down with the man behind "Ba Ba Ben," "Dansa," "Look Back," "No Horn," and so much more. They go deep on growing up between four cultural identities, how he started DJing at a five-year-old's bi...
What happens when faith, dual identity, and a love for Brandy collide into one R&B artist? This week, Riss sits down with Malkalm; New Jersey-bred artist, music exec, and one of the most quietly layered people in the game. From growing up between Nigerian and Sierra Leonean cultures, to dancing at African parties as a kid and pocketing hundreds, to performing at Barclays and touring with Showtime Camp; Malkalm's path to music w...
Let's get to the route of your sound. 🎙️
Music moves us. But the stories behind it? That's where it gets real.
Via the Sound is where artists, musicians, producers, and music industry creatives get honest about their journey. The identity, the culture, the influences, and lived experiences that shaped their sound before the world ever heard it.
Before there was a genre, there was a community. Before the sound reached you, there was a...
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