#046 - Dan Tompkins (TesseracT, White Moth Black Butterfly, Zeta, Solo)

Dan joins the podcast to discuss mental health, defining success, journeying through the music industry, Virtual Reality and more!

TIME STAMPS
0:00 Defining Success
2:56 Spinal Tap / Jim Carrey
5:53 Growing as an artist
9:18 Changing life direction
12:43 Twitch
18:14 Confidence / Live Shows
23:14 Opening up to fans / developing new fans
33:51 Staying true to your music
39:50 Nurturing a positive fanbase
40:55 Virtual Reality
50:03 Beer face? Fan of Cans. Massages?
52:54 Writing to complex music
57:38 Being emotionally vulnerable in songs
1:04:46 Favourite lyrics
1:07:51 Next Guest's Question
1:09:05 Monty Python
1:11:30 Dan's Artist Picks
1:14:04 Finishing up


Dan's Artist Picks:
Greg Puciato - Instagram.com/gregpuciato
Chimp Spanner - instagram.com/chimpspanner
Hello Meteor - instagram.com/hellometeorofficial

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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.

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