Moondaddy
Started as a collection of quarantine bedroom songs, moondaddy was dreamt up as a way to escape the crippling existential dread that was plaguing us all during the 2020 lockdown. Cara became obsessed with analog equipment and tangible audio formats, spending hours at a time locked in her space facing and out-letting her dreams, fears, and addictions. The only activity that felt safe was crate digging at local record stores, which inspired her to invest in a record lathe and tape deck to make physical demos.
She discovered El Paso, Texas-based Manuel Calderon aka El Cosmophonico listed as a mixing credit on the back of one of her favorite records and she eventually decided to hand over her demos for professional mixing. The two formed a fast musical connection and decided to cut a full album at Sonic Ranch, a pecan orchard and residential recording studio in Tornillo, Texas. Calderon and Potiker were joined by several talented local El Paso and Ciudad Juárez artists that contributed heart and depth to every soundscape. Pulling from influences ranging from 1970s glam rock to 90s shoegaze and trip hop, moondaddy’s forthcoming debut full-length, Poet Lies, is a reverb soaked, shimmering fever dream of a record.
Moondaddy’s live performance has evolved into a five piece band that includes Julia Rose Rahm, Rob Wren, Robert Martinez, and Patrick Heaney. The set includes a unique visual show created by Blair Neal.