BRAVE CASTLE CAST

Matt Mckenzie is an inspiring man. I look up to him like a big brother. He is a talented musician, song righter, athlete, martial artist and in my opinion, he and his wife Kate are the parents of the year. A little less then a year ago Matt's son was diagnosed with AT/RT cancer. Matts family went to war with a brain tumor and aggressive cancer and their story is extremely inspiring and resets me into properly aligned perspective. I am so incredibly honored that Matt would share his story with us on Brave Castle. This is the most important podcast I can see myself doing, at least for some time. The gravity Frankie's Fight brings to me is staggering. Every Time I see Frankie I get to witness his unmatched glow and Joy. He is a wonderful little person.

Matt and I discuss Jiu Jitsu, his old band Tsunami Bomb, Touring, his new band The Sorority. More Jiu Jitsu and Norcal Fighting alliance. Matt is a wonderful guy and I am so happy to call him my friend.

Please follow all links and support Matts band The Sorority, which take all their profits and donate to FAMILY HOUSE.

find them at band camp

Follow Matt, Kate and Frankie's story hakadu.wordpress.com

And also find them on facebook by searching Frankies fight against at/rt cancer

and please check out Honey Dew Farms who are making a cbd extract named after Frankie's fight. Find them on instagram @honeydew_farms

Follow! Support! Join the fight!

Please enjoy Matt Mckenzie on episode #8

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I have known Bryce Dow-Williamson for a while now. I met him in the different events and spaces he has been involved in. He works With a number of organizations, a few of which are @somoconcerts and @chimeraartspace and Bryce is also deeply involved in Santa Rosa's Rail Road Square music Festival that is happening on June 11th. It is a great event and everyone should check it out!

Follow all the links Bryce drops on the episode! support!

This weeks #bravecastledrawingchallenge is the word "bat"

Make a bat somehow, take a photo and post it to instagram with the hashtag listed above. HAVE FUN!

Thank you for the support!

I met Brandon when he was a bar tender in Santa Rosa's local whisky bar named Jack and Tonys. I have an interest in Brandon's work because he builds cocktail menus and is constantly creating new drinks. He is now running the bar in Healdsburg's Vallette. I ate there recently and I got to enjoy Brandon's creativity. Brandon studied martial arts for a long time and is also a tattoo and art nerd. He and I always have something to talk about.

Please check out Brandon's work at Vallette in Healdsburg, you will not be disappointed. Both the food and drinks are top notch.

This episode I introduce the Brave Castle Drawing Challenge. Every episode or so I will be giving out simple drawing assignments for all of us to do. This episodes challenge is HARP. I will be doing the challenges as well and posting to instagram. If you would like to participate, Draw, build, sculpt or whatever to achieve a "HARP" take a photo and post on instagram with the hash tag #bravecastledrawingchallenge and tag me in the photo as well @renzo_butchart

This is a way for us to participate together in fun online critique and get our drawing muscles working. Everyone can draw! You just have to see it all the way through even if you hate it!

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and check out my shop @glassbeetletattoo

thanks for the support everyone!

Klaus Rappensperger is an artist who owns and operates Schnitzkraft where he designs and fabricates products for homes and businesses. He is a builder, artisan, designer, illustrator, skateboarder, thinker, self publisher, father and big time podcast listener. Klaus and I have been talking about art together for a few years now and we always have great conversations. I always enjoy my time with Klaus, he will be a repeating guest. This podcast is being reposted due to an audio editing issue. Sorry for any disruptions. Podcasting has a steep learning curve for me. Enjoy.

Find Klaus on Instagram @klausvonschnitz

I am joined on this episode by Francesco Catania who is a musician and visual artist. We discuss the creative process, electronic music versus playing normal instruments, art space, downloading theft of music and trickle down bad attitudes. This is a very positive episode about healthy mindsets and living to foster a life of artistic production. Cesco is a very motivated and talented person. From playing guitar to building large scale sculpture, Francesco is always working on something. check out his band The Drought Cult on band camp, his website is www.francesco-echo.comand his instagram is @francesco.echo

John Blackwell is a long time photographer, mountain biker and all around adventurer. John chases good times outdoors endlessly. If he cant get out on his bike for a few days, he suffers. A man of motion but also deeply creative, John is always looking for subjects for his photography. When the muses don't show up he doesn't force inspiration. Instead, he takes to the road or mountain seeking another hill to conquer and descent to navigate. John is a motivated guy who I find is always switching it up. From bartending to mountain bike adventure photography, John is always up to something and making moves. We discuss his journey in photography, his time in the bike industry and his wild adventures getting lost in the desert with BIKE magazine. Look John up on Instagram @johnmblackwell and navigate to his website johnblackwellphotography.net to see his work and outdoor life.

I met Walter Blair Tom ( I know him as Blair) in high school. He was like a big brother to me, him being 2 years older. Most of our time together was spent art making and he was a fun wild dude to run around with. Always up before everybody else, Blair was getting after it at a young age. From hockey to surfing, to studying history to visual art and skate boarding, Blair was always rolling the rock up the hill. His level of energy has always inspired me. A wild renaissance man, good friend and smart guy who is always a good time. Blair's life is of interest because he is constantly doing big things and his life evolves quickly into new things often.

If you would like to see Walter Blair Toms work, look him up on Instagram @gnarlytubes

Morgan Jaeckel is a long time friend of mine. I really enjoy speaking with Morgan because he see things very differently then I do. He is a very intelligent dude and I always learn something when I talk with him. I had Morgan on specifically because he built his own education and understanding of finance and Macro economics by chasing information down online. Morgan stands as a testament to the power of Youtube and self motivated research. I don't always agree with Morgan, and when I try and debate ideas with him I quickly see how little I know about why I think the way I do. To hang out with Morgan is to learn and play with ideas. He is a great friend and someone I am proud to know.

On this episode I try and find my bearings as a host while Morgan and I jump from topics ranging from the Federal Reserve to what a stock market Short is, the power of curiosity matched with the internet, head injuries and a rabbit hole of ideas about politics and the human experience.

This being the official episode one, my inexperience of being a host is evident. This podcast is a long time coming and my focus has been on the technical side. Now I get to focus on steering a conversation and making all my work worth while. I am finding it tricky and interesting to host. In listening to my recording I am seeing my short comings and I am working to get better. Thank you for checking out the Brave Castle Cast and thank you for your patients while I figure this podcasting thing out.

Thank you to Morgan for joining me on this episode and good luck to you with your move to LA.

(Corrections the Federal reserve was established in 1913 not 1938. And when I said Darwin had mercury in his hair I was meaning to say Newton. The dangers of podcasting include, but are not limited to saying something that makes you sound stupid. I am sure I will be doing a lot of that.)

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