#060 - Sam Vallen (Caligula's Horse)

Sam joins the podcast to discuss underused musical ideas, the battle between left and right brain, musicology and culture, being a multi-faceted musician and much more!

Sam's Artist Pick - Stephen Taranto - https://www.instagram.com/stephentaranto

TIME STAMPS
0:00 Most Influential Person in History?
4:26 Specialist vs Generalist
7:58 Transferrable Skills
12:32 Left or Right Brain? 
18:10 Is it Enough? 
22:56 Chess vs Sudoku vs Songwriting
26:38 Academia in Music
34:24 Practical Musicology / Music in Culture
42:43 Passion for Teaching
46:42 Telling a Story Within Music
51:05 Interstellar Moments
53:58 How to Use Modal Harmony
57:50 AMAZING Chords to Try
1:02:51 Embracing the Cliche
1:05:08 The Next Guest’s Question
1:07:23 Sam’s Artist Pick
1:08:40 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), Rob Chapman, James Monteith (Tesseract), Rabea Massaad, Adam De Micco (Lorna Shore), Dean Lamb (Archspire), David Davidson (Revocation), Nick Johnston, Jason Evans (Ingested), Baard Kolstad (Leprous) George Lever, 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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