Chasing the Chords

In this podcast, Brian Jump covers the philosophy of education.

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In this podcast, Brian Jump and Brett Staggs discuss music philosophy and dead rock stars.

Brett Staggs is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter originally from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He established himself as drummer in Austin Texas by playing with local super heros, Slow Train. In 2009, Staggs moved to Pittsburgh and started the power quintet called The Long Time Darlings. When that band dissolved in 2014, Staggs started a new band called The Daylight Moon. He also plays drums in a steel pan group called Barrels to Beethoven.

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Jump and Staggs talk about guitar riffs, Tom Petty, creative peaks, Malcolm Young, guitar sounds, Levon Helm, artistic integrity, Elvis Presley, Jeff Lynne, and the philosophy of songwriting.

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In this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump speculates about the direction of music. First, he imagines the impact that artificial intelligence might have on composition and consumption. Then, he explores the possibility that the music of the future might be fundamentally different from the music of the present.

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In this podcast, Brian Jump explores the common failures of audience/performer interactions. He covers the courtesies that a musician owes their audience and the courtesies that an audience owes their musician.

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In this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump investigates the hostility many musicians feel towards reading music. He describes the many ways students shirk the responsibility of reading, and he attempts to dispel the myth that learning how to read is antithetical to the spirit of music. Jump’s main point in this episode is that becoming literate drastically improves one's musicianship.

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In this episode of the Chasing the Chords podcast, Brian Jump compares and contrasts cover bands and original bands. The topics of payment, listenership, and emergent trends are covered.

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