What kind of musical background is typical of an Earthwork recording artist?
SUSAN: Most of us grew up going to community music festivals in Michigan, or have been for a number of years. This is where many of us met for the first time. I think only one member of the collective has a bachelor’s degree in music, though many of us have some classical training. DARLENE: A lot of our learning comes from that internal drive that causes you to seek out what you desire to know. We all have a lot of musical influences in our lives, and any artist is constantly expanding to include new and old forms. We have a good amount of styles amongst us from blues-gospel-country-gypsy-classical-folk to the unexplainable. As a cooperative, do you share studio space, recording equipment, and technical expertise? The unofficial official studio of Earthwork is the Heart Center Studio in May’s hometown of Big Rapids. It was jointly invested in by her family, Fox on a Hill Productions, members of the collective, and some other friends. The space is open to members of the collective for a
