Musician, producer and now mobile game designer Justin Bender is a long-time friend of yours truly, and asking him a be a guest on the show was a clear no-brainer.
From his time in bands like Cessate, Third Ion and Into Eternity, Justin has toured the world over and played in front of thousands of fans. He sits down with me to cover the course of his career writing and performing music, his production work with other bands, and the launch of his first-ever video game!
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Chapter of the Mad was the premiere online Metallica Fan Club Chapter from ’96-’99. Founder and chapter co-head Jameson Calantoc joins me via Skype to talk about his early days as a Metallica vinyl collector, the ambitious beginnings of Chapter of the Mad, and why it eventually shut down. I also get his thoughts on Metallica’s output in the years since, and an update on what he’s up to now.
Hint: His Metallica fandom is still alive and well!
Musician and sound engineer Mike Carroll joins me via Skype to break down over a decade of being involved in the Edmonton music scene. We chat about his work as a sound engineer, his time in bands like The Cowabungas, Bikini Atoll Beach Party, and Systems To Chaos, and what a creative mind does when faced with social distancing.
He also throws in a tip that every sound engineer should know when working with live bands, and vice versa!
On this episode we travel to Canada’s east coast to track down my very first music teacher! Ms. Burdett was kind enough to allow me into her home to discuss her career as a music educator, and I take the opportunity to explain the impact those music classes had and my appreciation for it.
Local musician Craig H sits down with Phil to discuss their mutual love of collecting music, and the pros and cons of physical media vs streaming and downloads. We also cover the death and resurgence of vinyl, and the explosion and current state of CDs as streaming becomes the new dominant platform.
