WITF Music: Olivia Elizabeth Basar

Songwriting journeys, collaborations, and the evolution of sound.

• Joe Ulrich/WITF
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  Joe has been interested in audio and music since he was a kid. What started as a fascination with his parents’ vinyl records and cassette tapes turned into a love of both performing and recording. He grew up in Elizabethtown, Pa. and moved to Pittsburgh in 1999 where he majored in Photography at the University of Pittsburgh.
  
  In 2004, he attended the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences in Tempe, AZ. He returned to Pittsburgh to work at a recording studio.
  
  In 2008, Joe arrived at WITF, where his skills have found a good home as an on-air host, audio engineer and producer of WITF Music. In 2016, Joe earned a National Edward R. Murrow award for Best Use of Sound.

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Olivia Elizabeth Basar performs at WITF Music on June 26, 2025.

Olivia Elizabeth Basar, an indie singer-songwriter from Harrisburg, PA., discusses her journey into music, her songwriting process, and her collaboration with producer Tyler Adkins. We delve into the influence of childhood music experiences, the impact of social media on music promotion, and her personal interests outside of music including thrifting and photography. Olivia and Tyler also discuss their recording approaches and inspirations behind the two songs they performed in the studio: “Achilles” and “Old Habits Die Hard.”

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