Mirror Sound: The People and Processes Behind Self-Recorded Music

SPENCER TWEEDY, a musician and writer from Chicago, has collaborated on albums by Mavis Staples, Norah Jones, and Beck with his father, Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy. He has written for Rookie and Talkhouse.

DANIEL TOPETE, a New York City-based photographer, shoots for Rolling Stone, Billboard Magazine, Atlantic Records, Converse, VICE, Virgin EMI Records, and more.

LAWRENCE AZERRAD, a Los Angeles-based art director and graphic designer, has created album art for bands including Wilco and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Azerrad is a 2017 Grammy Award winner for his work on The Voyager Golden Record 40th Anniversary Edition and is the author of Supersonic: The Design and Lifestyle of Concorde (Prestel).

CARRIE BROWNSTEIN is the co-founder of American indie rock band Sleater-Kinney, as well as a creator, writer, and co-star of the television show Portlandia. She is the author of Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir.