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Wrapping up 2025 with the post-show discussion I had with Michael Masaru Flora, Executive Director at Indexical in Santa Cruz, back in June. We cover a lot and digress with joy. Join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.indexical.org\/podcasts\/billy-gomberg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode features musician and photographer Billy Gomberg. Commitments to improvisation; exploration of internal and external spaces; and interpersonal relationships as pathways of cultural and emotional exchange guide their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this conversation with Indexical Executive Director Michael Flora, Gomberg discusses the influence of 90s industrial music, their beginnings in software synthesis, and their introduction to photography through a day job. The conversation took place following a live performance in support of their exhibition \u201cSeveral Paths Together\u201d at Indexical on June 14, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recording by Ben Krasner | Mixing and Editing by Jay Negron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wrapping up 2025 with the post-show discussion I had with Michael Masaru Flora, Executive Director at Indexical in Santa Cruz, back in June. We cover a lot and digress with joy. 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