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Description: Check out More Episodes of “Music Is My Life” on Take Note: berkonl.in/2YspI33 ​​Kira Roessler played bass in a little band called Black Flag for about two years, during which time the hardcore punk outfit put out seven(!) records. It was the band’s most prolific period, and the band did all of this while Kira was attending college, full-time. Now Kira is promoting her first solo album, at the age of 60! Kira’s playing on the album—out now on Kitten Robot Records—has more of a liquid feel than the hard-driving bass lines that she was known for laying down in Black Flag, syncing up with drummer Bill Stevenson and providing a foundation for guitarist Greg Ginn to launch off of, and for Henry Rollins to deliver his genre-defining shouts. But playing outside of the constraints of hardcore punk is nothing new to Kira. Her playing in Dos saw her interweaving lines with Minuteman bassist Mike Watt, to whom she was married for a time. Kira also speaks extensively about Mike Watt in this interview, and how Dos functioned as a support system for him after the sudden death of Minuteman singer and guitarist D. Boon, before Watt founded fIREHOSE. Kira also discusses her current career as a dialogue editor, for which she has won two Emmy awards; in 2012 for her work on “Game of Thrones” and in 2008 for her work on “John Adams.” She also won an Oscar in 2016 for her work on “Mad Max: Fury Road,” which won the award for Best Sound Editing. You can also see the name “Kira Roessler” during the credits of “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” and the Twilight movie, “New Moon.” ABOUT PAT HEALY Music is Pat Healy’s life. He is Associate Director of Content Creation for Berklee Online. In addition to the “Music Is My Life” podcast, Pat also wrote, produced, and hosted the award-winning “Roaring Crowdfund” podcast for Berklee Online. He is a writer and an editor for the “Disgraceland” podcast, which recently won the iHeartRadio award for Best Music Podcast as well as copyeditor for the “Dead and Gone” podcast. Prior to Berklee, Pat was the Music Editor for Metro Newspapers. He has also been a frequent contributor to Pitchfork, Paste, and several other music sites. About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@online.berklee.edu facebook.com/BerkleeOnline twitter.com/BerkleeOnline instagram.com/berkleeonline Black Flag | Kira Roessler | Dialogue Editor | Henry Rollins | Greg Ginn | Bill Stevenson | Mike Watt | D. Boon | Minutemen | fIREHOSE | Kitten Robot Records | Mad Max: Fury Road | Game of Thrones | Pat Healy | Music Is My Life | Roaring Crowdfund | Disgraceland | Dead and Gone | Berklee Online | Berklee College of Music