My guest on the podcast this week is Dave Dunsire, guitarist of the band Renesans. We talked the balancing of dual passions as a musician and videographer, offering insights into his creative process and overcoming challenges like burning out.

Chapters:00:00 Introduction and Background

04:17 Journey Through Music Education

09:07 The Renaissance Man: Multi-Disciplinary Approach

13:52 Creative Process and Songwriting

15:26 Emotional Connection in Music

17:33 Guitar Tone and Equipment Choices

23:11 Future Directions in Music

24:41 Touring Adventures and the Music Scene

26:37 Collaborations with Rob Scallon

31:09 Working in The Big Six

36:53 Overcoming Burnout and Life Balance

39:39 Tools and Techniques for Creativity

42:53 Dave’s approach to writing music

45:10 Upcoming Projects and Future Aspirations

47:42 Dave invites musicians to The Chuggin

48:48 Final thoughts and advices for creators

My guest on the podcast this week is Terrance Pettitt, touring & studio drummer, he has filled in for bands like Comeback Kid, The Devil Wears Prada, The Acacia Strain, The Ghost Inside, Great American Ghost and many more bands. In this episode he shares his overall viewpoint about being a touring musician and the challenges he has overcome.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

00:39 Episode starts

1:00 What is a touring musician?

2:16 First contact with drums and main drum kit

3:58 Snare being the core

5:13 Approach to studio vs live shows

7:40 Filling in great bands

9:52 Being a musician while having a relationship

11:14 Terrance take on social media

13:50 Advice for aspiring drummers/musicians

15:20 Positivity is key

16:49 Process for touring with a band

18:28 Balance professional vs personal life

20:19 The role of drummers evolving

21:34 Dream bands to fill in for

24:12 "If I can influence one person to play drums, I'm happy"

25:30 Top 5 films/videogames

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Mi invitado del podcast en esta semana es Martin Gonzalez.

Compositor para anime, videojuegos y television. Algunos de sus creditos incluye musica para RWBY, Arknights, tambien es miembro de la banda Atomic Guava y actualmente se encuentra tocando para la banda sinfonica de Naruto.

Capítulos:

00:00 Intro

00:54 Episodio comienza

2:10 Influencias musicales de Martin

4:19 Orígenes de Martin

7:06 Desafíos más grandes de su carrera

8:52 Cómo fue trabajar en RWBY?

11:44 Atomic Guava

14:13 Colaborar con músicos cómo Richard Henshall

15:24 Trabajar para plataformas como CBS y Discovery Channel

19:10 Trabajar en una compañía con compositores de renombre

20:25 Diferencias de componer para anime/videojuegos vs otros

23:22 La libertad creativa pt.1

26:57 Consejos para compositores aspirantes

29:22 La libertad creativa pt.2

32:37 Martin invita compositores a The Chuggin

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