Mike Dawes joins the podcast to discuss Touring life, building a healthy mindset as a modern musician, the benefits and pitfalls of virtual instruments, Horses vs Ducks and more!

Mikes' Artist Pick - Petteri Sariola - instagram.com/petterisariola

Time Stamps

0:00 The Horse / Duck Conundrum
3:20 Geography lesson
4:20 Venues + Worst tour meal
6:50 Touring troubles
7:45 Working with your idols
11:40 Fan to Artist Relationships
14:50 Humour and today's landscape
19:40 What is a YouTuber?
22:40 Learning Extraversion 
24:30 Unprofessionalism from me
26:09 Where do you get your energy from?
26:59 Live Performance Confidence
30:00 New EP!
31:10 I need a studio
32:03 Authenticity in Modern Music / Production
40:39 Virtual Instruments / Creative Boundaries
48:07 Non-Conformity in Musical Direction
50:20 Making the most of down time
53:28 The Attention Business
55:47 Airplane Mode
57:42 Holistic Song Learning
59:25 Making a living on tour / Avoiding Anxiety
1:10:54 Mike's Artist Pick
1:12:40 The Next Guest's Question
1:14:40 Finishing Up

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*About The Podcast*

Turn That Sh*t Down hosts some of the most exciting and compelling conversations between host Joe Rowley and a variety of guitarists, drummers, bassists, producers, vocalists and music industry professionals spanning across multiple genres from Heavy Metal, to Rock, Blues and so much more! Topics of conversation tend to include mental health, self improvement, issues in the music industry, trends in heavy metal, guitar playing and more.

Current Credits:

Current Credits -  Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper Band), James Monteith (Tesseract), Rabea Massaad, Adam De Micco (Lorna Shore), Dean Lamb (Archspire), David Davidson (Revocation), Nick Johnston, Baard Kolstad (Leprous) George Lever (Sleep Token, Thornhill, Monuments), Sophie Burrell Josh Baines (Malevolence), Cole Rolland, Jacob Umansky (Intervals), Rudy Ayoub, Gabe Mangold (Enterprise Earth), Sped Spedding, Tim Mills (BareKnuckle Pickups), Simon Dobson (Parallax Orchestra), Craig 'Goonzi' Gowans (Bleed From Within), Mike Malyan (Monuments), Rusty Cooley, Eric Steckel, Greg Koch and more!

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