My guest this week is New Jersey rapper and multi-instrumentalist Reg Mason. We spoke about The Bear, Shameless, Oppenheimer, the 2006 comedy Accepted, the art of bootleg DVDs, how School of Rock inspired him to start making music, finding his love for hardcore punk and blog-era hip-hop, the importance of representing New Jersey in his music, keeping an open musical mind as you grow older, and the creative process behind his debut album TESTDRIVE’.

If you're in the New York tri-state area, join me on Saturday, August 12 for the first-ever taping of Reel Notes Live! with special guests Fatboi Sharif and Steel Tipped Dove. We'll be talking about movies, music, and their latest album Decay at Loudmouth Records in Brooklyn, NY from 6-9PM. Free admission but RSVP is required.

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TESTDRIVE’ is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping it directly from Reg's Bandcamp page here.

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