Happy 91st birthday Patrick Gleeson! For This Jazz Minute, we look at the remarkable career of longtime Bay Area synthesist, producer, composer, and electronic pioneer Patrick Gleeson, known for his groundbreaking work with Herbie Hancock — and as the founder of Different Fur Studios, a legendary San Francisco recording space that became a hub for innovation in music.
Different Fur Studios manager/engineer Grace Coleman and I are happy that yesterday we wrapped up approximately 140 hours of recording to create the audiobook for Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music 1969-2000, which Viking will publish May 12. #lgbtqaudiobook #lgbtqmusic
🎙️✨ Ding Dong! Sean records voiceover at Different Fur Studios for @seandorseydance upcoming show…. Plus there’s lobster, crabs, and chili holding down the fort! 🦞🦀
We can’t wait to be together next weekend‼️
🌷We Choose Each Other🌷
📍 Dance Mission Theater
🗓 April 24–26, 2026
Fri 8pm | Sat 8pm | Sun 4pm (ASL interpreted)
Be among the first to experience sneak peeks of new dances from Sean’s next full-length work premiering in 2027—created in a time of deep loss, and rooted in community, care, and connection.
🎟️ Tickets at the link in bio or at /sean-dorsey-dances-22nd-annual-home-season/
📌 ACCESS: ASL interpretation (Sunday), wheelchair accessible venue, all-gender restrooms, KN95 masks required & provided 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 @differentfur
An Aquarius. A Star. A Multi-Instrumentalist. A Godfather. A Brother. A Sun. 🌞 @the3elements__
The Futurelics LEGENDARY Listening Session 🛸 3•20•26
Photo x @sundazerforever
Styled x @secrets2fashion
Purchased from the merch table at a Creeps show in the early 90s, the 1991(?!) Giant Robot demo cassette. Kindly shared with me by a very generous OG bot.
Cracking out the tape deck now to capture a recording. I will share a download link in a story later today 🫡
NEW SINGLE! 🔥 Don’t mess with SUZY TEXAS! Femme power + alt-country + a dash of punk. 🎸 Available wherever you stream music! “Suzy Texas (Take Her / Break Her)” by @shawnavirago and recorded and mixed by @differentfur 🎥 footage by @lulutrublu
Big THANKS to everyone who came out for the Different Fur x Text Me Records Holiday Party and Food Drive!!! It was great to see your faces and experience your generosity… 300 cans and 600-1800 meals worth of cash donated! Should we start doing parties regularly again? 🤔
📸 by @jadacarmen.t & @studio_dad
🎄After the success of our holiday party, we wanted to do a New Merch run online for the holidays! 🎄Ty for everyone coming and recap coming soon 👀
Merch printed by @dclproductions
We are also doing a limited run of $100 Discounted sessions for gift cards :)
❤️Support the studio by gifting a session or merch to yourself or a loved one ❤️
Differentfurstudios.com/shop
