Time for an awesome episode featuring our close friend Brycen Dodds! Brycen is an L.A. based producer, rapper, and general creative badass. We discussed a wide array of topics including social media's effects on mental health, what to do with leftover cereal milk, Brycen’s upcoming project, and so much more! Check out Brycen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yMYBfczJGRpOmuoPEQfiU?si=yl1xnObUSsaR5bv_xXf1TQ If you want to support us on Patreon, click the link here: https://www.patreon.com/linecheckpodcast

On this special episode, Abby and Jonah have your classic unscripted, unfiltered convo that bloomed into so many topics including investments, gamer girls, how to talk to your monitor engineer during a show, and even played a hilarious game of Would You Rather (music industry edition) at the end of the episode! So make sure you stick around to hear every ounce of fun. 

Ben Wood wears many hats. He is the owner of MusicLab Nashville, a touring drummer, a husband, and now the latest podcast guest! In this episode, Ben shares about his journey within the music industry. He talks about how his passion for music and passing knowledge onto the next generation has brought him to where he is today, despite the challenges of being a young business owner, even in the midst of a pandemic. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

If you'd like to know more about MusicLab, you can check them out here:

Website: https://nashville.musiclab.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musiclabnashville/

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Jaime Carr, a Lead AVL Technician at Summit Integrated Systems, sits down with Abby and Jonah to discuss the challenges of being a woman in the industry, taking risks for the sake of growth, and keeping mental health in check while on the road. 

For our first ever guest on the Line Check Podcast, we bring a heavy hitter who will hold no punches; Warren Pettit.

Warren is a long time industry educator who has been the director of the Contemporary Music Center (CMC) in Nashville T.N. for almost 20 years. The CMC program has given traction to countless artists, techs and music business pros through its hands on, no nonsense education strategy that is unique in the educational system. 

Besides leading the CMC program, Warren is also a tech wizard, professional drone operator, husband, father of 3 and Christ-follower. As CMC alumni themselves, Abby and Jonah had a great time catching up and picking Warren's brain about various issues regarding education, mindset, and shifts (or lack thereof) to the industry in this new world we find ourselves in. 

To learn more about CMC or apply to attend the program, you can check out their website here: https://www.cmcnashville.com/

Abby and Jonah answer some questions from Instagram and discuss industry stereotypes they've encountered, go more in-depth about their CMC experience, and Jonah leads us through some breathing exercises to calm anxiety.

In this episode Abby and Jonah discuss the holidays, as well as their thoughts and experiences with expectations. Do they suck or do they not? Let's talk about it.

Here we are, the top of the pyramid. The long awaited final push that could separate a high functioning profesional from an in-demand superstar is none other than... patience? Really? Yep, and we'll explain why in this amazing final episode of our first series!

Ever work with someone who had an attitude so good it was infectious? What about someone who was a straight up dick for no reason? In this episode we explore why you want to strive to be the former both for yourself and for those around you!

On this week's episode our hosts dive into the largest section of the success pyramid - good work ethic and willingness to learn.