that train has sailed...

Brandon Berry makes his triumphant return to the podcast for this episode. He directed my latest music video, which was released on Tuesday, June 21st.  The idea behind this conversation was for us to talk about that, but as you'll soon see, our conversation went in all sorts of completely different directions. In the links below, you'll find several of my videos that Brandon directed.

LINKS

Music Video for "Str8 Up Downhill From Here"

Music Video for "Hold the Wick"

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This is the second half of my conversation with Isaac, where we switched over to Spanish.

Isaac Robledo es amigo mío, y hasta la fecha, es el invitado más joven en mi podcast.  Charlamos acerca de los videos que hace mientras está jugando videojuegos, las Guerras de las Galaxias, y el video musical que acaba de producir para mí.

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Su canal de YouTube

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If I can't think of anything, then I go on with my life.

Isaac Robledo now holds the distinction of being my youngest podcast guest.  I've known him more or less since he was born. Isaac is interested in all sorts of things: games, movies, music, video, and canines are among his interests.  What's his favorite movie in the Star Wars franchise?  What's his songwriting process like?  What two ways are acceptable pronunciations of his first name?  Does a video of someone playing video games quality as art…

I love putting together videos to a rhythm and music videos are a great way to do that

In what may very well turn out to be a decision I live to regret, I present to you my conversation with Brandon Berry mostly unedited. We had this conversation on Wednesday, December 22nd of last year, after the shooting of the first music video for "Hold the Wick".  Brandon directed 7 of the 8 music videos that accompany the various versions of "Hold the Wick". I think the first one is a quality work of art, and I…

One of the things I appreciate the most about a lot of music that I like is this incredible pop sensibility... these fantastic poppy little melodies underneath all of that dissonance....

Brian Greaney is a versatile Dayton musician with both guitar, keyboard, drum, and accordion skills. His enthusiasm for playing and listening to music is infectious. You will find Brian to be a jovial conversationalist. He was also kind enough to provide one of the remixes to my "Hold the Wick" single. 

Here are some…

I want them to feel that they got more than they thought they were going to get when they came in. I want them to be more than satisfied, above and beyond what they expected...

Rizo is one of the owners at The Dreamcatchers Recording Studio, which is on Main Street in Reynoldsburg. His skill set includes engineering, mixing, mastering, production, guitar, bass, piano, drums, and being a good hang. We had this conversation last month, two days before the Super Bowl. You'll get to learn about his process…

"What I always think is that... my guitar is my thing"

Have you ever wondered how remixes are created? My first guest is Liam Morrison, a songwriter and musician from Canada.  He remixed one of my songs, and in our conversation, I ask him about his process.

We also discuss:

1. How does Liam start writing a song?  (10:48)
2. How does Liam feel about playing live?  (15:03)
3. A Baby Molly announcement, exclusive to the You Could Be My Aramis podcast!  (17:33)

Find Liam - Baby Molly - on the Internet at…

"I think songwriting is interesting because once someone else is listening to it, it's not about you anymore..."

Nina Pelligra is best known for her a capella looper covers and solo a capella recordings, which she arranges, records, and produces by herself. She has a bachelor's degree in music from Syracuse University. Nina and I go back a handful of years, having initially met at a music conference. She is a person who radiates effervescence. Nina took on the challenge of remixing my upcoming single…

"I've worn a lot of different hats as a singer-songwriter, bass player, and I've been getting more into the production end of things..."

This is the first episode where my guest and I were in the same room.  Rich Reuter stopped by my place, we hung out in my office.  He had a glass of wine, I had a bottle of beer, he set up a very nice condenser microphone, and away we went. Rich took on the challenge of remixing my new single, "Hold the Wick".  We talk about his approach to deconstructing a song and…