The Printer Pod w/ Basic Printer

Rye and I met at a battle of the bands in my hometown about...6 years ago? Crazy! He was a senior in high school then, and I was a senior in college. I thought he was insanely talented (because he is) and it led me to support his local shows and actually end up guest singing with his band the Goodfruits at a local venue called Cyber West Cafe (which was an awesome place that unfortunately closed recently...). There's a recording of that on YouTube that is actually decently interesting where we do the Pokemon theme amongst many other things.

Anyway, Rye recently moved to Nashville and has been digging into the scene with success in my humble opinion. Was great to catch up. Wish him the best and look out for him on the Nashville STAGES! Also go to his bandcamp!

ryejackson.bandcamp.com

Boy oh boy where do I STAHT! Corrin and I are tight-ass friends both committed to music and developing communities around what we're doing. She's been doing it for way longer than me - in fact she sold 80,000 CDs of her first album on MYSPACE just by talking to people. She's helped me learn how to get my music out there more and she's a huge reason why this podcast exists and why you're even aware of who I am :') I hope you enjoy this canonical conversation!

New Year's? WHO CARES! The point is I have NEW PODCAST MUSIC and have a lovely interview here with Jacob Milstein. Hard to say when precisely I met him, but it was certainly through our mutual friend Mick (a past podcast guest). Jacob is a fascinating creature who's temperament i find to be inspiring and deft. He's a fantastic musician who's interested in directly connecting in real and raw ways, and that also goes for his talents in improvising - we clarify that it is not precisely 'improv comedy', but that's a decent basis for what I mean when I say improvising. In any case, I also find him to be hysterical. Sit back and enjoy as you hear our candle-lit conversation over wine.

Flesh Eater is a fledgling-ass band in Nashville that makes what might be loosely called 'experimental pop'. I came across them through the bassist Max, who approached me through a cold Facebook message to Basic Printer. We've all been friends ever since! Flesh Eater and BP had played a show together that I threw at the East Room in March of 2018, and since then we've been sure to play again and attend each other's shows. Eventually Flesh Eater were gearing up to release their debut studio singles, and they kindly asked me to produce them - to which I graciously obliged. The songs are finally out, I'm happy to say! We talk about all sorts of things, but I am particularly glad to be part of such an inventive band and even happier to give them the attention they deserve. ENJOI!

Ross Collier is an Omnichordist as well as an Omnichord aficionado, collector, and reseller. He has been a friend of mine for a while since he came over to buy a banjo off of my old roommate 2 years ago. We immediately resonated and I ended up giving him a synthesizer to go home with as well. Since then he has been an endless beacon of creativity and positivity and I have always been delighted by our run-ins

Episode fifty oh HALEEE. I have to say for the 50th episode and this marking a little over a year of doing this podcast, this episode couldn't be more underwhelming. There was little time and a lot to report, so I'm taking this episode to keep you updated on what's up in BP world as well as answer some questions that were posited in an IG story. Happy stupid holidays EH?

Happy show day to me! Being that I'm opening for the inimitably emotional Pepper tonight, I thought it might be commemorative to dig through some of my old diary entries from a since retired Tumblr blog account of mine. I read through an extensive and emo recounting of a week long trip I took, I talk through 4 prose-y vignettes I wrote, and also read through 5 poems of mine. If you want to dig through the whole blog at your leisure, head to kpsandlcs.tumblr.com :)

Pepper and I have had a kinship for a little over a year now, which is interesting to think about because it feels like much longer ago. We share a similarity in one key way - we are both emotional as all hell. What's more is that our music is an obsessive over-dictation of that truth. Since knowing each other we have both grown tons as musicians, and she is releasing her debut EP in a week at The Basement - with me! We thought it appropriate to bring this thang full circle. Enjoy our conversation and as always, feel free to email me at [email protected]. Hella love!

The title of this podcast will only make sense if you make it to the extreme end of the podcast. But, trust me, it IS relevant. Casey Dayan from Under The Rug has always fascinated me while working with him. He always seemed like such a silly, quirky free spirit whose creativity just flows outwardly and fearlessly. A well-known fact about him is that his mom died not long ago, and that inspired a lot of really heart-wrenching music. Under The Rug's newest record, Too Far Away, is a concept record about rock climbing - an activity the band did a lot of while just trying to settle their hearts and minds during trying times.

Tickets to The Basement: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/pepper-said-basic-printer-the-basement-tickets/9929675

Get a free Basic Printer CD: https://free.basicprinter.com/cd

Under The Rug's Website: http://undertherugmusic.com/

I can only give the hottest of damns when it comes to this episode. I interview a Basic Printer fan of 2 years - Jeff Elliott. Jeff had been aware of my music since 2017, but had not really been on my radar until recently when he was a more active supporter (for which I am very grateful). In our interactions, it came up that he was interested in being on the podcast, so I had to oblige. It was so insanely kind to talk with him and hear his story regarding my music, and that he is empathetically and enthusiastically wanting to work in the mental health space. A very on-brand guest indeed. He's also an acapella singer!