29. Chase Mason (Gatecreeper): "Rodeo & Picasso"

Jeremy talks to Chase Mason, Arizona based musician and artist who has played in bands such as Gatecreeper, Spirit Adrift, and more.

During this episode they discuss growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, first connecting with music through his family's love of The Beatles, going to see Paul McCartney on his 3rd birthday, the importance of Jimmy Eat World to Arizona's local scene, recording with Bob Hoag, starting his band Gatecreeper, the local promotion company that helped him find work that built Arizona's aggressive music community, booking tours, working with different labels including King of the Monsters and Relapse, the two discuss what new bands should do when they start, how Gatecreeper record songs, when he started getting into design work, releasing a record avoiding the traditional roll out, and much more.

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