Greetings From Wherever Brian Wolff

For this Season 2 Finale Episode, Tanya Winch and I have a very fun chat, mostly focused on songwriting.  We got some other things like her volunteer work through Kids In a New Groove, songwriting groups, the importance of gratitude and the ever-present dilemma of deciding whether or not to work with friends/family on creative projects.

For the Deep Dive section we discussed her most recent single, "Cupid".  She takes us on a very thorough walk-through of the thought behind each line of the lyrics. She also dives into what went into the making of her super fun music video for it, including collaborating with VAM Studios, Ramble Creek Studios, Marc Daniel Nelson and San Fenix Productions.

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For this episode, Ryan Monahan and I have a great conversation about the craft of making beer. We get into his path into the beer industry, homebrewing, cicerone training and how acquiring extensive knowledge about a craft making it harder and harder to enjoy things. We also talk about his other creative endeavors like Finite Fidelity, Electric Pilznerdz and Battle of ATX.

For the Deep Dive section we discussed the process of making beer.  Beer is something many of us enjoy, but so few of us understand how much really goes into making it.  Ryan is very generous at the end of this chat by walking us through the steps of bringing beer to life.

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For this episode, Kristen Klehr and I get into a great conversation about what she's been up to out in LA/Honolulu. I've known her for quite a while now and one thing I have definitely learned is she is a person that just really gets things she sets out to do, done. 

More recently, she has started a creative small business called The Den Collective, which is a place for musicians to thrive. She tells us all about it in the back half of the episode.  We also got to talking about being smart about collaboration, her GRAMMY nomination (what?!?!), finding a great fit for all parties when seeking endorsement deals and a few of the other things she's been up to.

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Anna Larson and I talk all about songwriting, how she stays motivated/inspired to keep working through the help of her songwriting group, livestreaming and the idea of beauty in art as a destination. 

For the deep dive section, we talked all about "Cocoon", the second solo release from rising singer-songwriter Anna Larson, is a visual EP time capsule – a collection of seven original songs with accompanying film, found sound and archival footage. We even break down some of the songs and how she came to write them. 

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Rachel Pallante and I got into a funny and engaging conversation about her creative process, especially when it comes to comedy. We talked about having a need to perform, how the Austin creative scene differs from Chicago's, what goes into developing funny characters and the transition to becoming more self sufficient on the production side of making her hilarious videos on Youtube, Instagram, etc (just search for Rachel Pallante). 

Did I maybe commit to trying to do stand up comedy one day on this episode? Maybe!  Will I tell anyone about it when I actually do this? Probably not!

For the Deep Dive Section, we really got into what goes into making a video.  From the research and learning the character phase all the way through the editing phase.  We talked about comedic improvisation and how it compares to my approach to playing guitar solos.  Always fun when there's a natural through-line like that across totally separate mediums.

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Roberto R Hernandez, AKA Robonzo, and I got into a great conversation about Podcasting as an artistic medium. So, what I'm trying to say is this is a podcast about podcasts.  Woah... Really, though. It's a medium that's been picking up steam for quite some time so I thought it would be great to chat about it with someone that has been doing it at a high level for quite some time.  Check out his show, The Unstarving Musician, to learn all about the business side of being an independent musician.  You can actually find me on a recent episode!

We covered a lot of other bases on this episode as Robonzo does a lot of different things to fuel the creative fire. This week's deep dive was all about what goes into making an episode of a podcast. There is definitely a natural teaching element to our conversation, so if you're thinking about starting a podcast yourself... this may be a great episode for you. This also marks my first international episode as Robonzo was Zooming with me from his home in Panama. This show is really living up to it's name.  Cheers and I hope you enjoy our conversation wherever you get your podcasts.

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