Grab your coffee, put down your favorite Evanescence album and dive into the newest episode! This time I am joined by Mohammed Taher, who is the founder and creative director of Brave Wave, a music label that features some of Japan's most legendary video game music composers. We discuss the thought process behind directing an album, his high quality standards and his biggest inspirations.

Time – Topic Discussed:

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - Oppression of Palestine

3:46 - The response of the industry

19:45 - The way Rami Ismail engage with the topic

22:40 - The games Mohamed currently plays

26:57 - Mohammed's Street Fighter Main

28:40 - Guest topic: Investing and the stock market

01:09:10 - The origins of Brave Wave

01:17:37 - Directing an album

01:30:27 - The Generation Series

01:40:42 - Mohammed's inspiration

01:47:43 - Favorite Evanescence tracks

01:51:05 - Drinking coffee

01:55:40 - Learning Japanese

01:59:58 - Plugs and Outro

Things mentioned on the show:

Our Interview with Rami Ismail

Mass Effect by Bioware

The Witness by Jonathan Blow

Ultra Street Fighter IV by Capcom

Generation Series: Street Fighter II

Morning Brew Newsletter

How Index Funds Beat Hedge Funds over Time

Limited Run Games

World 1​-​2: The Complete Collection

Aphex Twin

The Generation Series

The Criterion Collection

Data Discs

Art by Storm Thorgerson

Evanescence

V60 Filter Coffee

The Retro​-​Active Experience

Social Media:

Brave Wave

Brave Wave Homepage

Brave Wave on Bandcamp

Brave Wave on Instagram (@bravewavemusic)

Brave Wave on Twitter (@BraveWaveMusic)

Mohammed Taher on Instagram (@robokick)

Mohammed Taher on Twitter (@robokick)

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry)

Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou)

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry)

Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou)

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry)

Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone

Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)