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The Lovely Dark: From Studio Project to Live Show at Radford University

Rich and co-host Justin Hochella welcome John Hildreth to discuss The Lovely Dark and an upcoming live concert. John explains that The Lovely Dark began in early 2025 through 'The Song Machine', a collective of songwriters using a series of songwriting prompts. This evolved into a gothic/industrial/synth-pop production project with Justin producing. In 2026 they released the EP Dark Stars and Mythologies, the Depeche Mode tribute LP Strange Love, and the new release Event Horizon, then decided to build a live band with Rich and Justin, leading to an October 21, 7:30 PM show at Radford University. They discuss reimagining Depeche Mode covers, adding Rich’s forthcoming Bozic song “Wake Up” and Justin’s Man Made Random track “Repellent,” and coordinating remotely via Muse, Wrike, weekly meetings.

00:00 Welcome and Shoutout
01:24 Meet The Lovely Dark
02:32 John Joins the Show
03:10 Origin Story
07:09 Depeche Mode Tribute
11:18 Setlist Highlights
12:53 Repellent and Wake Up
16:24 Remote Rehearsal Setup
20:23 Project Management Workflow
24:09 Social Media and Promotion
26:50 Show Details and Wrap Up

Tickets to the October 21st Show at Radford University:

https://rutheatretickets.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1600&p=1

The Lovely Dark:

https://linktr.ee/thelovelydark

Bozic:

https://linktr.ee/bozic

man made random:

https://linktr.ee/manmaderandom

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For help prepping your songs/voice for the studio:

www.bozicvoicestudio.com

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