C. J. Murray Podcast

C. J. Murray
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Music philosophy from a Christian perspective.

  1. The Conscience and Music – Matt Robertson

    12/15/2025

    The Conscience and Music – Matt Robertson

    Episode #36 For me, this conversation felt extremely informative and gave me more than enough to think about. I want to strive to educate my conscience to what honors God. Thank you so much for listening, and I hope you enjoy listening to Matt and I'd conversation!  CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro / mutual history 1:00-Background 2:40-What a music philosophy isn't / separating music and worship 8:45-Revering God 10:00-Worship affecting lifestyle / pride 14:50-Everything comes back to the cross 16:50-Separating sacred and secular / honoring God or not 20:10-Association debate / appealing to the conscience 24:20-Going back to the source 25:50-To reach a healthy music philosophy... (recovering extremist) 28:02-Personal testimony of music philosophy evolution 30:00-Educate your conscience (referee illustration) 35:00-On a sered conscience 36:55-Fear in educating the conscience 41:40-Putting the Bible first 43:20-Jesus is our example for giving things up 47:00-Tangled cord illustration for debates and conflict 50:27-People listen to respond, not understand / Jesus asking questions 54:30-God's children are free 57:40-The hardest conversations to have 58:40-What music is and how it operates 1:03:40-Our music fitting into the body of Christ / sanctification 1:06:38-On Owl City 1:10:08-Outro

    1h 10m
  2. Catapult City and Its Beginning – Joy Kyser

    12/01/2025

    Catapult City and Its Beginning – Joy Kyser

    Episode #35 Joy is the lead singer for Catapult City, an Indie band based in Central Virginia. Hearing how the band came together and her role in it was such an honor to hear directly from her, and I'm so glad it could be captured in this conversation. I'm also thankful to her for the opportunity to be able to share pieces of my own story and share pieces of wisdom I've learned on my own journey. Check out their website at this link: https://catapultcity.framer.website or look them up on Instagram! Thank you! CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro 1:22-Balancing day-job and music / getting into the band 3:50-Collaborative spirit / branding on band name 6:33-Meeting / doing something about your dreams 10:25-On live performing and improvement 12:50-Highlight moments performing 15:16-Experience, skill, and assumed assets 16:20-Growth in musicianship 18:08-Not giving credence to some feedback / band vs. solo 21:23-Bragging on the band 30:49-Prepping for tour 35:30-I've always known I'd do music / my story 38:36-The heartbreaking journey of business school 40:48-First memory of wanting to be on stage 42:20-Goal of podcast 42:50-My first live show 44:35-Enjoying the process 47:18-We're in the good ol' days / Echosmith / Hey Ocean 49:30-Industry trends in engineering details 51:40-Engineering rant 55:45-Benefits of being the lead singer 1:01:00-Fitting in as the right piece of the puzzle 1:03:30-Band branding 1:07:00-Outro / final thoughts

    1h 11m
  3. Overcoming the Fear to Start – Christina Kline

    11/15/2025

    Overcoming the Fear to Start – Christina Kline

    Episode #34 Hey! Check out created.creators on Instagram! This was an awesome conversation with Christina on starting new ventures we known we're called to. I hope it was as much a blessing to you as much as it was to me. CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro / her podcast 3:50-Her intro to art 8:15-Specializing vs. dreaming / God's plan 13:30-Critical commentators / know your lane 15:30-Why she started her podcast / ideas 19:10-Overcoming fear in doing something new 22:10-Failing to succeed 26:30-Being a creative control freak 28:06-Class project leading to the podcast 38:00-Christians online 43:40-On podcasts / building a legacy 46:50-Iron Man 1 as an example of failing to succeed 50:00-This podcast as an example of failing to succeed 52:50-People who give up too fast 54:00-Accumulation of skills (an example) 57:40-Mark Baral and the Creative Community Podcast 1:02:00-What I've known about my potential (burdens / regrets) 1:07:00-Music as an escape 1:08:50-Enjoying your craft (handling the burden) 1:11:00-Long term thinking 1:16:45-To my future kids / of my dad 1:21:00-My brother's encouragement 1:22:20-What people said to her on her future 1:26:30-Putting God in a box / the fear of man 1:29:25-How I feel about my future / Abraham 1:31:50-Prioritize God / reading the Bible / no filter 1:36:33-Scripture on investing 1:38:20-Do what you want, after... 1:40:00-On making the wrong decision 1:43:00-How God will speak to us and use our decisions  1:44:50-God's ultimate control and providence 1:47:43-Outro / final thoughts / encouragement to younger self

    1h 52m
  4. Networking as a Musician – Daniel Gowans

    11/01/2025

    Networking as a Musician – Daniel Gowans

    Episode #33 Daniel is a powerhouse multi-instrumentalist composer and it was a fantastic episode of him giving valuable tips and advice to music students looking to network and market their music. I hope you enjoy this episode! CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro / tips / networking 5:00-Relationships leading to opportunities 6:15-To students figuring out their niche/brand 10:40-Networking well 16:00-Premiering music 27:30-Passion for music/instruments 29:24-Expressing yourself / Jacob Collier 34:50-Go-to instruments 37:50-Jeff Henderson shoutout 39:50-Simplicity, branding, individuality 46:00-Charles Cornell 48:42-Fulfilling your purpose 50:20-A story of humility before God with music 55:00-Biblical examples of God's power and plan 1:02:45-Continued tips for networking for music students 1:13:55-Outro / final thoughts

    1h 15m
  5. Medical Challenges and Musical Perseverance – Alyssa Degarde

    10/15/2025

    Medical Challenges and Musical Perseverance – Alyssa Degarde

    Episode #32 Alyssa's story of trusting God with her shoulder and carrying on with violin is absolutely incredible, and I hope you're as inspired as I was. Also I go into a rare condition I have, which I've never shared publicly. Please enjoy this episode! CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro 0:43-Getting into music 3:33-Violin over piano 4:13-Career trajectory 6:20-Challenges with violin 9:10-Performing variations 12:00-Group performance dynamic 15:00-Shoulder injury/story 22:50-Discussing spiritual nuances throughout 26:27-Big picture thinking / Job as an example 28:16-My medical condition / Lymphangiomatosis 34:30-Spiritual application / dealing with the fallout 36:52-Her music goals 42:00-Outro

    43 min
  6. Testimonies of Grace – Keith Gillum

    10/01/2025

    Testimonies of Grace – Keith Gillum

    Episode #31 Thank you so much for listening to this episode with Keith! I've enjoyed mixing his music, and I hope that you can glean some good insights out of this episode. Thanks! CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro / his testimony 7:10-Involvement of Scripture 8:15-My personal salvation testimony 11:42-How he got into music 15:02-"Flirting" with Christianity 16:40-Summer at Ellerslie 18:50-My Grandpa Murray's testimony 21:35-Parable of the workers / Prodigal son 24:35-AI in electronic music / tipping point 27:35-Humanity driven by narratives 30:40-The Christian life under the blood 35:15-Trusting God's plan / relating to Peter 39:00-We can all fall to pride 41:00-Derek Prince 44:00-Outro / final thoughts

    45 min
  7. Electronic Music vs. Conservative Christian Values – Mark Zacharias

    09/15/2025

    Electronic Music vs. Conservative Christian Values – Mark Zacharias

    Episode #30 Mark is an amazing friend and musician, and connecting with him over electronic music has been nothing but a blessing. Especially in the second half of this video, we wrangle with the tension between the possibilities of EDM and the tradition of Conservative Christian music philosophy. I've felt the tension of the debate and I hope that this episode is yet another step in the right direction. CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro 1:13-Story of growth in God and music 4:45-Taking initiative / intro to electronic music 8:50-Curation of family music standards 15:40-Functionality of electronic music 20:35-Stigma of electronic music being oversimplified 23:43-The potential of the DAW / AI in the DAW 28:50-The place for AI / human attention span / Epic 39:50-Human need for stories / God's image in us / Ecclesiastes 46:20-Electronic music vs. conservative Christian values (an intro) 50:15-Romans 14 / association / loving your fellow Christian 55:20-On separating worldly and unworldly / defining worldly 1:05:12-James 3 / music relating to contexts of Scripture 1:11:30-Music is like food 1:14:11-Every genre has strengths and weaknesses / EDM / CCM 1:18:20-"Beats are wrong" "The beat is too loud" 1:23:35-In context of worship in the church 1:28:44-Releasing music / philosophy / my approach to electronic music  1:33:50-On other people's conscience and offending others 1:37:15-Theological bottom line 1:42:00-Outro / podcast goal / debate bottom line

    1h 45m
  8. True Beauty in Music – Isaiah Richter

    08/15/2025

    True Beauty in Music – Isaiah Richter

    Episode #28 Isaiah is a young, powerhouse, prolific violinist and composer who has high standards and deep thoughts. This was a lengthy episode, so for your context, the first hour breaks down his work, and the second hour dives into some broader philosophy, so you can do with that what you will. Please enjoy! CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro 1:23-Since the last episode (concerts/opportunities) 2:33-Composer symposium in Austin, TX 9:40-"I don't like most of what I do" / writing peaks 13:10-Writing music using expectations / prolificacy 17:55-Reminiscence / Evening With the Composers 1:00:40-Book of Job / love / brokenness / sacrifice 1:05:45-On Job's friends / spiritual warfare 1:09:10-Connecting Job's story to music 1:14:00-God using opportunities / outcomes / motivations 1:20:00-God's omniscience / The Gospel 1:28:20-Connection to musicianship / modern music industry / prayer 1:33:45-Writing "new" music / conveying beauty / contrast 1:37:40-True beauty / interestingness 1:44:27-No one will say your message like you 1:49:25-A rebuttal of only beautiful music matters 1:54:40-Truth, beauty, "good music", benefits of genres 1:58:33-Isaiah's example 2:03:33-Outro

    2h 5m
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Music philosophy from a Christian perspective.

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  • Creator
    C. J. Murray
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    35
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