Episode #13

Anna Overton is an incredible singer with a really fun personality, and in this conversation we cover from music philosophy to worship and serving God with our gifts. There's so many gold nuggets in this episode and I'm excited to share it with you guys!

Topics: Worship, Music Origins, CCM Industry, Serving Using God's GiftsA few clarifications:Selmer - *24:40* - as of the release of this video is *lesbian, not transgender.Somewhere I mentioned the Psalms - they are not "all prayer" - there's variety, haha.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

0:40 - Superpower (ministry singing)

5:18 - Journey of learning genuineness

8:00 - Investing in friends

10:10 - Investment in the music community

15:20 - Origins of music 

17:50 - Contrast in art and music

19:30 - Satan and music and music variation

22:44 - Christian Music Industry and association

30:40 - Nature of worship (if we let it be selfish)

37:00 - Anxiety

40:45 - Unity and group singing and control

45:40 - Psalms, prayer, consequences, Christian music leaders

48:30 - Knowing Biblical truths and obeying

56:15 - Faith and prayer connected to direction

58:50 - Spiritual life before music, service instead of judging

1:02:00 - Older brother basketball illustration (humility and service)

1:05:30 - Outro

Episode #12

10,000 hours is what it’s said it takes to master any skill. My dad did it. After documenting a six year commitment at the age of 55, he executed and reached his life cumulative total goal of practicing guitar 10,000 hours. In this episode we explore the story, the challenges, and the results of setting out to achieve this goal, and I could not be more humbled by the example my dad has set of discipline and perseverance.

minnesotaguitar.com⁠ - Please feel free to reach out to him for guitar repair or refurbishing, as well as guitar lessons!

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

0:41 - My mom's take on the goal

2:29 - Connections between my dad and I

4:01 - My dad and his story

6:19 - Documentation of the goal

9:46 - Document details

15:58 - The reason / motivation

17:00 - Overcoming off days

18:07 - Creating his practice studio

20:25 - Support from family

23:27 - Challenges since covid

26:13 - Stories/value behind playing guitar/piano

33:22 - Chat GPT on guitar

35:33 - Fresh start

37:11 - French polish guitar journey/business

41:40 - For anyone starting or continuing an instrument

43:58 - Outro / episode goal

Episode #11

Thomas Molina is a high school band teacher who absolutely loves his students, and one of the best ways to summarize this episode is with his band room creed: We encourage, we laugh, we pray, we edify, we're a family. Music is about connection and I admire people like Thomas that use it to invest in people and to love them.

Topics: Teaching high-school band, loving through music, investing in others

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Emotional value of music

2:46 - The value of the negative

4:36 - Music journey

7:27 - God’s calling

10:25 - Moments showing Christ’s love

13:38 - Fulfillment in conducting vs. performing

17:30 - Vulnerability and commitment

20:00 - Recent improvement

21:33 - Failure and lessons learned

25:29 - CJ’s piano teacher and inspiration

30:00 - Career looking forward

33:46 - Answered prayer

35:58 - Value of learning music

41:10 - Band family

43:20 - Outro

Episode #10

Megan Murray is my lovely wife who is currently senior in college studying studio art, looking to get her masters, and working towards building a brand based off a neurological phenomenon she experiences known as synesthesia. It combines music, art, and people, and in this episode she breaks down all kinds of nuances in experiencing this. Whether you are involved in the creative crafts or you enjoy interesting people, I guarantee you that you'll get some interesting things off of this episode.

CHAPTERS

1:20 - Intro

9:22 - Nature images vs. non-nature images

10:46 - Music of Interstellar

13:28 - Variations of synesthesia

15:56 - Each person has two colors

21:30 - A-fantasia

25:50 - Synesthesia general correlations

29:41 - MFA thesis

30:37 - General correlations continued

32:59 - Monochromatic synesthesia (acapella)

35:09 - Colors and pitch

39:59 - CJ in synesthesia

44:26 - Asking about colors

46:08 - Branding synesthesia

49:51 - Competing With AI

53:10 - Synesthesia painting internship

57:28 - Learning variations of painting synesthesia

1:00:55 - Synesthesia branding using instagram

1:02:50 - Synesthesia and branding paralleling

1:04:51 - Synesthesia compared to common imagination

Episode #9

Telondra Reynolds is an incredible songwriter with genuinely humble spirit and a heart to serve others through her music. We discuss her first official release, Dandelion Dreams, followed the EP she is currently working on, her journey with music and God, and the challenging landscape of moving forward as musicians in today’s world.Topics: Dandelion dreams, EP, music journey, ego vs. service driven music

CHAPTERS

0:51 - "Dandelion Dreams"

4:55 - EP

7:51 - Spiritual application

10:52 - Music journey

12:54 - "He Will Never Let You Go"

15:24 - Journey continues

22:11 - Quote by Jimi W.

28:59 - Moving forward as side-hustle musicians

Episode #8

Stephen Roy is a good friend who specializes in singing vocals, but also has a passion for producing electronic music. This was such a fun and enjoyable conversation as we simply carried on our long running discussion over electronic music, favorite song playlists, and most importantly our walks with God.

Episode #7

Daniel Gowans is a senior in college studying percussion, who I have the opportunity to interact with on a regular basis. This is part two of a two part episode series, where we dive into Daniel’s thoughts on the morality of music. I love the bottom line of this conversation, which is that our standing before God is the most important element of our lives.

Episode #6

Daniel Gowans is a senior in college studying percussion, while composing and being well versed in a variety of instruments. This is part one of a two part episode series where we dive into Daniel’s thoughts on the morality of music. This episode, while not as music driven, is foundational to part two where we fully connect the thoughts.

Episode #5

Lucas Marotti is studying for his MBA here in Florida, meanwhile owning a music production tutorial business back in his home country, Brazil.We discuss the Brazilian music, his business, his journey from law school to where he is now, and the meaning behind music. Due to technical difficulties, we lost the last 3rd of the conversation, but we’re thankful for we got.

Topics: Brazilian Music, Law School Journey, Business, Meaning Behind Music, AI

Episode #4

Michael Reynolds is a live sound engineer who handles multi-million dollar equipment on a daily basis, delivering quality sound to thousands of people. We discuss the differences between his job in live sound and my job in studio recording, and I hope you walk away with a deeper understanding of the audio world as a whole.