In this episode of the Music and Mental Health podcast (which is our last before we rebrand to a new name! We'll keep the same format hehe) we are discussing the subject of ikigai, which is the Japanese concept of purpose. It is something that you are good at, something that you love, something that the world needs, and something that you can get paid for! Join us as we blab. It's super fun.

Also, sorry about the audio in the discussion. Zoom completely messed up the video and this has made me consider alternatives because I'm SO done with zoom being trash. The rebrand will be glorious, I promise!

Anyways, enjoy the discussion!

TRACKLIST:

1. Mario Kart Wii - Daisy Circuit (Theology vs. Mattip Remix) - Ryo Nagamatsu

2. Rivas x Future Class - Mario High (Extended Mix)

3. Final Fantasy VII - Victory Fanfare (Betoceba Remix) - Nobou Uematsu

4. Super Mario Kart - Mario Circuit (Vector U Remix) - Soyo Oka

5. Secret of Mana - Leave Time For Love (Theology Remix) - Hiroki Kikuta

6. Secret of Mana - Distant Thunder (Theology vs. The Limit Breakers Remix) - Hiroki Kikuta

7. Hoard - Timed (Theology Remix) - Adriane Lake

8. Final Fantasy XIII - Fabula Nova Crystallis (Betoceba Remix) - Masashi Hamauzu

9. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Penny Battle Theme (Xontron Remix) - Toby Fox

10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Moonview Highway (Player2 Remix) - Ryo Nagamatsu & Asuka Oda

11. Mario Kart DS - Wi-Fi Menu Theme (Noteblock vs. Theology Extended Remix) - Shinobu Tanaka

12. Pokemon 2000 - Lugia's Song (Xontron Hardstyle Remix) - Ralph Schuckett

13. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Darknut Miniboss (Equalyze Remix) - Koji Kondo

14. Shovel Knight - Strike the Earth (Plains of Passage) (Theology Remix) - Jake Kaufman

15. Megaman X - Storm Eagle (bLiNd Drum & Bass Remix) - Makoto Tomozawa

16. Mega Man 3 - Spark Man (Slipstream Remix) - Yasuaki Fujita & Harumi Fujita‎

17. Pokemon - Team Rocket Hideout (Alter Loy Chill Hop Remix) - Junichi Masuda

In this episode, I want to showcase a couple of interviews that I was in recently (or that were released recently). I made the press twice in a matter of months for VGM and Mental Health, and I just... am floored and honored. I am so happy to share these with you guys. Long live VGM and Mental Health!
#inVGMweTrust

Tracklist:
1. Pokemon Black & White - Summer by the Seaside in Undella Town (Hanabi & Cheery Cinccino Remix) - Junichi Masuda 
2. Super Mario 64 - Bob-omb Battlefield (Boshii x Lucas G. Remix) - Koji Kondo
3. Dr. Mario - Chill (Theology Remix) - Hirokazu Tanaka
4. Secret of Mana - Mystic Invation (Theology Remix) - Hiroki Kikuta
5. The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask - Inside a House (boshii Bass House Remix) - Koji Kondo
6. Final Fantasy XIV - Rise - Alexanders Theme (Takafumi Imamura Remix) - Masayoshi Soken
7. Hoard - Timed (Theology Remix) - Adriane Lake
8. Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth (Theology vs. Ian Martyn Remix) - Nobuo Uematsu
9. Riven - The Moiety Age Theme (Theology Remix) - Robyn Miller
10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Big Lost Woods Papa (Silent Antagonist Mashup) - Koji Kondo vs. Biggie Smalls
11. Super Mario 64 - Princess Secret Slide (Vector U Remix) - Koji Kondo
12. Perfect Dark - Chicago Stealth (Theology Remix) - Grant Kirkhope
13. The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask - Astral Observatory (Theology Remix) - Koji Kondo
14. Yoshi's Island - Crystal Cave Theme (Theology vs. The Limit Breakers Remix) - Koji Kondo
15. The Legend Of Zelda - Link's Awakening - Mysterious Woods (Alter Loy Remix) - Koji Kondo
16. The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom - Main Theme (Hanabi x 7revor x Tanoshi Cinematic Chillstep Remix) - Koji Kondo

THEN

51:45 - My Interview with KFAI, 90.3 FM - Minneapolis, MN
56:56 - My Interview with Squarewave, CKUW 95.9 FM - Winnipeg, Canada

Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved, Nathan received training and eventually became Matthew's life coach. Ideas ensued. We finally landed on this podcast after about a year of brainstorming what we wanted to do together to impact the world. Mental Health is something that we both feel needs to be discussed more, as taking care of your mental health is a very stigmatized issue in today's society. We hope that fostering a discussion about mental health will encourage people to take it more seriously, and perhaps, help others.

(DISCLAIMER: Note, we are not licensed of trained professionals. We are simply wanting to foster discussion about Mental Health. Please seek professional help if you need it. Thank you!)

Email: [email protected]

If this at all impacts you, please consider supporting on Patreon, where you will get access to the discord to keep the conversation going!

Thank you also to my Patrons. Your support means the world to me!
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MY DISCLAIMER: Although I am NOT a mental health professional (I really wish I spent the money on my Theology degree on a Psychology degree... lol) here are some...

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR YOUUUU:

Want to do a screening?
screening.mhanational.org

Looking for a psychiatrist or therapist?
www.psychologytoday.com/us

Just want to talk about your hard time?
screening.mhanational.org/content/need…ut=actions_a

Need a number to call or text for suicide prevention?
988lifeline.org/?utm_source=googl…m_campaign=onebox

Need to locate substance abuse treatment?
findtreatment.gov/

Need general mental health resources?
NAMI.org

Music 1: 0:04

Episode 019!

Episode 018!

(Skip to 0:53:53 for the discussion. The rest is music!)

Nathan (DJ Fat_Rain) had to sit this episode out due to certain stresses in his life at the moment. Luckily, I was able to source another British person! Ha! Pete Beat is an extremely talented musician who has experienced his own slew of mental health issues in life. In this episode Pete tells us his story, including things he did to seek help and a little insight into his music. This is a GOOD discussion, so make sure you listen!

Check out Pete Beat:

Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved, Nathan received training and eventually became Matthew's life coach. Ideas ensued. We finally landed on this podcast after about a year of brainstorming what we wanted to do together to impact the world. Mental Health is something that we both feel needs to be discussed more, as taking care of your mental health is a very stigmatized issue in today's society. We hope that fostering a discussion about mental health will encourage people to take it more seriously, and perhaps, help others.

The podcast consists of 45 minutes to an hour of exciting music followed by a 15 minute discussion on various mental health topics. It will be coming out once a month. Enjoy!

(DISCLAIMER: Note, we are not licensed of trained professionals. We are simply wanting to foster discussion about Mental Health. Please seek professional help if you need it. Thank you!)

Email: [email protected]

If this at all impacts you, please consider supporting on Patreon, OR join the discord to keep discussion going https://discord.gg/VdptZVDMek

Thank you also to my Patrons. Your support means the world to me!

Cavic Hannison

Follow Theology to unlock God mode with Club-Ready Video Game Remixes!

linktr.ee/theologymusic

TRACKLIST:

1. Moonside (Extended Mix) - Jeff Rush

Episode 017!

In this episode we talk about the phenomenon of Frisson, the french word for the sensation you get when you hear good music and get goosebumps. How does this relate to mental health, you ask? Well, if you listen we'll let you know! Charly Tate was the vocalist in my song called "Brilliance" on my album Trapped in a World Between Beauty and Bass and she also has her own podcast called "TaterThoughts" which can be found at the link here: (https://open.spotify.com/show/5A3LN38C0VE5axuuFHaWfZ)! It's fantastic and you SHOULD give it a listen! Charly, we are so glad to have you!!!  

ALSO... I KNOW I say it's episode 16 when the discussion begins. This is obviously episode 17. I messed up. Oh the humanity! 😏😉  

Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved, Nathan received training and eventually became Matthew's life coach. Ideas ensued. We finally landed on this podcast after about a year of brainstorming what we wanted to do together to impact the world. Mental Health is something that we both feel needs to be discussed more, as taking care of your mental health is a very stigmatized issue in today's society. We hope that fostering a discussion about mental health will encourage people to take it more seriously, and perhaps, help others.  The podcast consists of 45 minutes to an hour of exciting music followed by a 15 minute discussion on various mental health topics. It will be coming out once a month. Enjoy!  

(DISCLAIMER: Note, we are not licensed or trained professionals. We are simply wanting to foster discussion about Mental Health. Please seek professional help if you need it. Thank you!)  

Email: [email protected]  

Thank you also to my Patrons. Your support means the world to me!

Follow Theology to unlock God mode with Club-Ready Video Game Remixes! linktr.ee/theologymusic  

Tracklist:  

Episode 016!

(Skip to 0:53:50 for the discussion. The rest is music!)

In this episode, we have our second guest EVER! Woo! This is Taylor Robert. I met him at a gas station when I was 16 years old... I used to work at a full service gas station and he was one of my customers. It was the dead of winter and a blizzard at the time, and out pops Taylor with crazy amazing energy. He told me he was on tour and I bought one of his albums, which I still listen to today (Soul Searcher). I didn't talk to him again for like 14 years... we reconnected on Facebook and decided to work together... You may have heard my remixes of "Beauty is Blind" and "Come on In" and this guy right here, ladies and gentlemen, is the voice behind it all! Taylor offered to be on the podcast to talk about his struggles with BiPolar and how he overcomes. I tried to let him do most of the talking here and just ask questions, as his voice matters more than mine here! I hope that someone somewhere can get some inspiration from Taylor in this discussion. Enjoy!

Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved, Nathan received training and eventually became Matthew's life coach. Ideas ensued. We finally landed on this podcast after about a year of brainstorming what we wanted to do together to impact the world. Mental Health is something that we both feel needs to be discussed more, as taking care of your mental health is a very stigmatized issue in today's society. We hope that fostering a discussion about mental health will encourage people to take it more seriously, and perhaps, help others.

The podcast consists of 45 minutes to an hour of exciting music followed by a 15 minute discussion on various mental health topics. It will be coming out once a month. Enjoy!

(DISCLAIMER: Note, we are not licensed of trained professionals. We are simply wanting to foster discussion about Mental Health. Please seek professional help if you need it. Thank you!)

Email: [email protected]

If this at all impacts you, please consider supporting on Patreon, OR join the discord to keep discussion going https://discord.gg/VdptZVDMek

Thank you also to my Patrons. Your support means the world to me!

Follow Theology to unlock God mode with Club-Ready Video Game Remixes!

1. Dusky - Stick By This (Original Mix) [Anjunabeats]

Episode 015!

The Icarus Kid is BACK with us because we enjoyed our conversation with him so much on the last episode! In this episode, we have a candid conversation about coaching. Nathan (DJ Fat_Rain) is a life coach (who helped me immensely in life) and Dan is an ADHD coach. We talk about the differences and similarities between coaching and therapy, self-improvement (mostly investing in yourself), and more! Enjoy!  

Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved, Nathan received training and eventually became Matthew's life coach. Ideas ensued. We finally landed on this podcast after about a year of brainstorming what we wanted to do together to impact the world. Mental Health is something that we both feel needs to be discussed more, as taking care of your mental health is a very stigmatized issue in today's society. We hope that fostering a discussion about mental health will encourage people to take it more seriously, and perhaps, help others.  

The podcast consists of 45 minutes to an hour of exciting music followed by a 15 minute discussion on various mental health topics. It will be coming out once a month. Enjoy!  

(DISCLAIMER: Note, we are not licensed of trained professionals. We are simply wanting to foster discussion about Mental Health. Please seek professional help if you need it. Thank you!)  

Email: [email protected]  

If this at all impacts you, please consider supporting on Patreon, OR join the discord to keep discussion going https://discord.gg/VdptZVDMek  

Thank you also to my Patrons. Your support means the world to me!

Episode 014!

(Skip to 0:58:29 for the discussion. The rest is music!)

Nathan (Fat_Rain) had to sit this episode out, so let me introduce our first guest: @TheIcarusKid (Dan Crowdus)!  Dan and I met through the VGM scene, and as both of us are musicians, we discuss some of the mental health issues we have struggled with and things we’ve done to overcome them. This includes but is not limited to: comparison, identity issues, and  navigating the fine line between being kind to yourself and wanting to improve your craft. 

Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved, Nathan received training and eventually became Matthew's life coach. Ideas ensued. We finally landed on this podcast after about a year of brainstorming what we wanted to do together to impact the world. Mental Health is something that we both feel needs to be discussed more, as taking care of your mental health is a very stigmatized issue in today's society. We hope that fostering a discussion about mental health will encourage people to take it more seriously, and perhaps, help others.

The podcast consists of 45 minutes to an hour of exciting music followed by a 15 minute discussion on various mental health topics. It will be coming out once a month. Enjoy!

(DISCLAIMER: Note, we are not licensed of trained professionals. We are simply wanting to foster discussion about Mental Health. Please seek professional help if you need it. Thank you!)

If this at all impacts you, please consider supporting on Patreon, OR join the discord to keep discussion going https://discord.gg/VdptZVDMek

Email: [email protected]

https://linktr.ee/theologymusic (For Patreon, official site, socials, and more music links)

TRACKLIST: 

1. Forja (Original Mix) - Emegepe [Freegrant]

2. Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth (The Icarus Kid Extended Mix) - Nobuo Uematsu [Electrowookie Records]

3. Virgo (Original Mix) - Soulmade (AR) & Sinan Arsan

4. Welcome Back To The Jungle [Hot Pot's Guns N Roses Edit] - Chris Lorenzo vs. Justin Martin vs. Will Clarke vs. Guns and Roses [White]

5. Secret of Mana - The Color of the Summer Sky (Theology Remix) - Hiroki Kikuta [White]

6. Tension (Extended Mix) - Danny Stephen [OHM]

7. Splatoon 3 - Anarchy Rainbow (Player2 & NoteBlock Remix) - Deep Cut [White]

8. Secret of Mana - Flight Into the Unknown (Theology Remix) - Hiroki Kikuta [White]

9. Streets of Rage 2 - Dreamer (Theology vs. Abandon Quest Remix) - Yuzo Koshiro [White]

10. Dr. Mario - Fever (The Icarus Kid Remix) - Hirokazu Tanaka [Electrowookie Records]

11. Secret of Mana - What the Forest Taught Me (Theology Remix) - Hiroki Kikuta [White]

12. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Forest Temple Theme (Theology vs. Gunderslam Remix) - Koji Kondo [White]

13. Metroid + Kirby - Masked Norfair (Vector U Remix) - Hirokazu Tanaka vs. Hirokazu Ando vs. Jun Ishikawa [White]

14. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Sword Search (Equalyze Remix) - Koji Kondo [White]

Episode 013!