The Benjamin Theodore Podcast

The Benjamin Theodore Podcast

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The Benjamin Theodore Podcast episodes

  • E10: Writing a song for my son when he was born, recording my former drum teacher and 'Paper Doll'

    Stream 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: ⁠⁠https://play.mw.fm/the-eternal-optimist

    Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: ⁠⁠https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/⁠
    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: ⁠⁠https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore ⁠⁠
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'Always There For You'.
    Stream it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0WJbkAyiQSZwijZ8ujnT2D?si=e9e9fc32817d47f3

    22 min
  • E9: I sampled a wine glass, a sprinkle of magic and heavy compression on vocals

    Stream 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: ⁠⁠https://play.mw.fm/the-eternal-optimist

    Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: ⁠⁠https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/⁠
    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: ⁠⁠https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore ⁠⁠
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'I Can Breathe Again'.
    Stream it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/7lxVEAY69aPOW48hrOtxT8?si=f4ab91471bef4066

    29 min
  • E8: Big vocal stacks, getting the ‘SkyRadio’ sound and nerding out on a tambourine track

    Stream 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: ⁠⁠https://play.mw.fm/the-eternal-optimist

    Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: ⁠⁠https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/⁠
    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: ⁠⁠https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore ⁠⁠
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'Don't Run Away'.
    Stream it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/4pYAKc3rPUoq47iewyI1qa?si=6f801a1f21b24651

    34 min
  • E7: On being inspired by Coldplay, documenting for my kids and using an out of tune church organ

    Stream 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: ⁠⁠https://play.mw.fm/the-eternal-optimist

    Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: ⁠⁠https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/⁠
    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: ⁠⁠https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore ⁠⁠
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'Here With Me'.
    Stream it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1UOT3T8uFKm0fffysXlrIw?si=3e44a04288984496

    28 min
  • E6: New album, Logic Pro tutorial, layering drum sounds, using distortion on acoustic guitar

    Stream 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: ⁠⁠https://play.mw.fm/the-eternal-optimist

    Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: ⁠⁠https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/⁠
    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: ⁠⁠https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore ⁠⁠
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'MTV'.
    Stream it here: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/4k1vuO6xE2L0ZwdFH1X8IS?si=d69f7d5306b64544

    27 min
  • E5: On a failed romance, how to play Neon and the 3 stages and 6 six friends songwriting technique

    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: ⁠https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore ⁠

    - Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: ⁠https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/⁠
    - Pre-save 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: ⁠https://symphony.to/benjamin-theodore/the-eternal-optimist⁠
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'You Don't Have To Be Good'.
    Stream it here: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/2IbSA5IIEbZeW3Olubdw4F?si=85d33ffb757a4b1c

    32 min
  • E4: The hardest song I've written, song structures, crafting lyrics and puzzling with words

    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore

    - Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/
    - Pre-save 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: https://symphony.to/benjamin-theodore/the-eternal-optimist
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'You Don't Have To Be Good'.
    Stream it here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/benjamintheodore/glzI

    34 min
  • E2: Writing a song in my dreams, stealing grooves from Paul Simon & Marvin Gaye & weird key changes

    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore

    - Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/
    - Pre-save 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: https://symphony.to/benjamin-theodore/the-eternal-optimist
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'Going Back To California'.
    Stream it here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/benjamintheodore/going-back-to-california

    35 min
  • E1: Producing pop music, collaborating with other producers, my minimalist Logic Pro home studio

    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore

    - Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/
    - Pre-save 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: https://symphony.to/benjamin-theodore/the-eternal-optimist
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'Always Wanna Love You'.
    Stream it here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/benjamintheodore/always-gonna-love-you

    33 min
  • E3: On sounding like U2, being ‘in the zone’, preaching a sermon and releasing rock as a pop artist

    Support my music on Patreon/PetjeAf: https://petjeaf.com/benjamintheodore

    - Buy 'The Eternal Optimist' on LP/CD/download: https://benjamintheodore.myshopify.com/
    - Pre-save 'The Eternal Optimist' on Spotify or Apple Music: https://symphony.to/benjamin-theodore/the-eternal-optimist
    The song I'm dissecting in this podcast is called 'Surrender'.
    Stream it here: https://play.mw.fm/surrender

    28 min

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Sharing stories behind my songs, talking about music, songwriting & production.