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"Cruisin'" is the sixth track on Bloom. Campbell Young (The Lunar Laugh,  Don't Tell Dena, Topicana Ice Cream) is a great musician that I've been  lucky to collaborate with, and we talked about how "Cruisin'" is  inspired by video game music, dubstep, and how the track plays with the  listener's attention.  Bloom will be available on August 8th, everywhere, and I hope you gain a  deeper understanding of what went into the album. https://santiagoramones.com/

"Ghostly" is the fifth track on Bloom. Mac Seigel, who plays with Dr. Pants, Kill Carmine, and myself sometimes, talks to me about how I wrote the track, how much can be done with so little, and more!

"Familial" is the fourth track on Bloom. Daniel Ramones, my brother who is also the General Manager at Mexican Radio, talks to me about how I wrote the track, how he took part in it, and how the idea of family has become an important part of the track.

"Without" is the third track on Bloom. Sephra Scheuber (who is an  amazing musician, teacher, and singer), talks to me about how the track  came together, the education system that inspired it, and my journey on  accepting my voice.

"Orbit" is the second track on Bloom. Jackson Fritts is a bassist and musician that also goes by Chameleon Factory. We talked about how "Orbit" began, the effects that make the track, the moon during the day, and ambient music in general.

Bloom is a time capsule - a reflection of my growth as a musician,  composer, and producer. The journey of Bloom began in 2013, when I was  first starting in music school, and ends in 2016, when I reworked the  tracks and considered the project to be completed. Bloom is free  creation from when I was unaware of the prejudices, biases, and  guidelines that constrain all artistic creation.

Marc Weinstein is the host of The Look Up Podcast, a startup investor and advisor, and yoga instructor. You may know him from Fyre, the Netflix documentary about Fyre Festival, for which he was the “voice of reason”. We talk about how he got to be doing what he does, blockchain, Fyre Festival, and spirituality. Get to know Marc! Find all his stuff here: https://linktr.ee/marcwattstein

Outcalls is a badass duo (Britt Olsen-Ecker and Melissa Wimbish) from Baltimore making electronic art pop or whatever other genres people would describe it as. We discuss their music, differences between contemporary and classical music, Baltimore’s music scene, diversity, COVID’s impact on the industry, and many more things. Get to know Outcalls! Find all their stuff on their website: https://outcallsband.com/

Ironically enough, my audio file got corrupted, so their audio sounds great while mine sounds small and boxy because it’s Zoom’s compressed file.

Reem'o Meerak joins me once again and we talk about being nerdy, BLM,  and growing as a human being. You can find him and all his stuff on his  website: https://reemomeerak.com/

Santiago speaks about systemic racism. There's a lot of information on this podcast, and the transcript, as well as the sources can be found on my website:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast/systemicracism