On this episode I chat with Pittsburgh music producer and vinyl dj - BusCrates. He's one of my personal hometown favorites, and his music combines elements of hip-hop, synthesizer funk, and disco. He is also an avid user of the live streaming platform, Twitch. He does live streams of his vinyl dj sets and also production streams where he's composing new material.

Find his music on Spotify, Bandcamp, and anywhere else music is available.

Follow BusCrates:

Instagram: @buscrates

www.twitch.tv/buscrates

In this episode I address some of the responses I got on Instagram when I asked the question, "what is your greatest challenge as a musician or producer?"

Listen to the new album with me before it comes out! In this episode I go through the upcoming album and comment on the making of each song and the recording process as a whole. The album gets released on October 29th, 2021. Hear it first here on the Chalk Dinosaur Podcast!

All relevant Chalk Dinosaur links: https://linktr.ee/chalkdinosaur

Recap of what's been going on with Chalk Dinosaur over summer 2021.

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In this episode I share my memory of making the 22nd Chalk Dinosaur record, With You.

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In this episode I talk about the making of the album Word of the Soul. Lots of rambling. You can download or listen to the album here: https://chalkdinosaur.com/album/1679013/word-of-the-soul or on Spotify.

The story of the Chalk Dinosaur album Spectrum.

Purchase: https://chalkdinosaur.com/album/1811048/spectrum

Recap of what happened since episode 18.

Spectrum: https://chalkdinosaur.bandcamp.com/album/spectrum

Word of the Soul: https://chalkdinosaur.bandcamp.com/album/word-of-the-soul

Chalk Dinosaur - Live at Homefest - 06.11.2020

Chalk Dinosaur - Live at the Rex Theater - 06.27.2020

In this episode I talk music with Steve Ippolito, a drummer in Pittsburgh who plays in a band called The Clock Reads.

note** There are a couple spots where the conversation cuts out and picks up later on in the conversation. This was my first attempt at a remote podcast and I encountered some unexpected technical difficulties.

The Clock Reads: http://www.theclockreads.band/

Their new album "Gnomon": https://theclockreads.bandcamp.com/album/gnomon

In this episode I talk about the 3 new Chalk Dinosaur albums, the music I've been doing for some new indie VR games, COVID-19, and my thoughts on managing doubt, identifying targets, and seeking vision. Relevant links:

Chalk Dinosaur - "Peace" - Free meditative album featuring the sound of synthesizers with indigenous flutes.

Chalk Dinosaur - "Service" - All sales donated to the service industry professionals in my life.

Chalk Dinosaur - "With You" - All sales donated to the Rex Theater staff relief fund.

Virus Popper Theme Song - "Virus Poppin' People"

Virus Popper Game Link

Pasta Boy the song

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