Gretta Cohn
Gretta Cohn | |
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Genres | Indie rock, emo |
Occupation(s) | Musician, media executive |
Instrument | Cello |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | Saddle Creek Records |
Website | www.grettacohn.com |
Gretta Cohn is an American media executive and cellist who is CEO of the podcast network Pushkin Industries.
Music
[edit]Cohn played cello in the rock group Cursive from 2001 to 2005. She left the group in August 2005. Her departure was announced on the Cursive website:
Cursive regrets to announce the departure of cellist Gretta Cohn. After four years in the band, Gretta has decided to leave Omaha to pursue other interests and projects, including a potential solo album. The split is very amicable: the band wishes her well and she in turn eagerly anticipates the new Cursive material to come. Cursive will not be seeking a replacement.[1]
She has collaborated with other artists including the band Twin Thousands. She appeared on 2006's Halloween episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, performing with Cat Power.
Podcasting
[edit]From 2010 to 2014, Cohn produced the WNYC programs Freakonomics Radio[2][3] and Soundcheck.[4] In December 2014, she became a senior producer at the podcast company Midroll Media, where she later was executive producer.[5]
In 2017, Cohn founded Transmitter Media, a company specializing in narrative podcasts.[6] In July 2022, Transmitter Media was acquired by Pushkin Industries and Cohn became Pushkin's senior vice president of content production.[7][8]
In September 2023, Cohn became president of Pushkin as part of a reorganization in which more than 30% of staff were laid off.[9] On January 11, 2024, Cohn was appointed CEO of Pushkin Industries.[10]
Album appearances
[edit]With Cursive
[edit]- Burst and Bloom (2001, Saddle Creek)
- 8 Teeth to Eat You (2002, Better Looking Records)
- The Ugly Organ (2003, Saddle Creek)
Other
[edit]- The Faint - Danse Macabre (2001 · Saddle Creek Records)
- The Good Life - Black Out (2002 · Saddle Creek Records)
- Mayday - Old Blood (2002 · Saddle Creek Records)
- Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002 · Saddle Creek Records)
- Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things (2002 · Saddle Creek Records)
- Head of Femur - Ringodom or Proctor (2003 · Greyday Productions)
- Thursday - War All the Time (2003 · Island Records)
- Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova - One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels (2004 · Crank!)
- Tilly and the Wall - Wild Like Children (2004 · Team Love Records)
- Criteria - Prevent the World single (2005 · Saddle Creek Records)
- Maria Taylor - 11:11 (2005 · Saddle Creek Records)
- Bright Eyes - Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005) (2006 · Saddle Creek Records)
- The Guatemalan Handshake - Film Soundtrack
- Twin Thousands - Summer EP (2007, self-released)
- Twin Thousands - Like You A Lot - Single (2007 · Exercise1 Records)
Trivia
[edit]- She plays a Yamaha SVC-100 electric cello.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "News". Cursivearmy.com. August 23, 2005.
- ^ "Freakonomics".
- ^ "** GRETTACOHN.COM **". www.grettacohn.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Soundcheck | New Sounds | Hand-picked music, genre free".
- ^ "Podcasts".
- ^ "Transmitter Media". Transmitter Media. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Pushkin Industries Expands Production Capacity With Acquisition of Creative Podcast Company Transmitter Media". Pushkin Industries. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Malcolm Gladwell Podcast Company - About Pushkin Industries". Pushkin Industries. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ Carman, Ashley (September 29, 2023). "Malcolm Gladwell's Pushkin Industries to Lay Off Over 30% of Staff". Bloomberg News. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ https://www.pushkin.fm/news/pushkin-industries-appoints-gretta-cohn-as-ceo-previews-2024-podcast-and-audiobook-launches [bare URL]
- ^ "Gretta Cohn". Yamaha.