Break It Down with Matt Carter

From embarrassing demos to pro bands. Aaron Lunsford (As Cities Burn) and Matt MacDonald (The Classic Crime) and Toby Morrell (Emery) share and discuss their bad old songs and recordings that couldn't get them noticed or signed. Links and Sponsors:breakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Emery bandmate Toby are premiering a song called "Pastor Stopped By" from their new album "I Quit Church."  Links and Sponsors:breakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off https://joeysturgistones.com/ code PODCAST20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Koch continues his conversation about the Tax Day March and tells the story about talking with a group claiming that all white dudes are a bummer. Dan further explains the confirmation bias loop and how to recognize and combat it. Links and Sponsors:breakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off https://joeysturgistones.com/ code PODCAST20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dewey Halpaus (Anatomy of a Ghost, Portugal. The Man) host of the Peer Pleasure Podcast joins Matt to catch up and reminisce about touring together. He has a plan for a government program of how to help high school grads adjust to adulthood by replicating the touring life. He went from touring the world to constructing plumbing in hospitals, which poses the question of how to integrate into normal life after being a professional musician. Links and Sponsors:http://peerpleasurepodcast.com/breakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off https://joeysturgistones.com/ code PODCAST20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a degree in Computer Science, Andy Othling of Lowercase Noises is one of the best and most equipped people to create art through altering signal flows from his guitar or keyboard. He also uses his computer science knowledge to code visual displays that match the instrumentation live. On this episode he showcases his talent while Matt analyzes the music theory used in real time. They also bond on the experience of getting lost in another world when exploring delay pedals. Links and Sponsors:http://www.lowercasenoises.com/ code DOWN for 15% offbreakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off https://joeysturgistones.com/ code PODCAST20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear Mike Wilkerson's conversation continued from last time with more detail. How do you respect people's minds in difficult situations to make decisions for themselves? Trusting other people to put pieces of the puzzle together on their own instead of telling all at the harm of others. Links and Sponsors:breakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off https://joeysturgistones.com/ code PODCAST20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Koch comes in to the studio to discuss his participation in the Tax Day March, what it was and his goal for participating, but before that they get hung up on whether or not the legal limit for drinking and driving should be raised or lowered from .08. Links and Sponsors:breakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off https://joeysturgistones.com/ code PODCAST20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well-known producer Joey Sturgis (The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, We Came As Romans) runs through his recording process, how he's never recorded on a console, and the importance of being expectant of opportunities in any situation. He overcame the insecurity of a changing industry to embrace the self-producing movement, which evolved into new businesses selling tones and teaching producing skills. Links and Sponsors:https://urm.academy/https://joeysturgistones.com/ use code PODCAST20 for 20% offbreakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How will the virtual reality games of today advance into real-life learning? VR-game designer Edwon is back to dive deeper in to the gaming culture and the pursuit of art. What constitutes a just and worthy cause of pursuing art and game design, and how can games impact the world? He also tells a ridiculous story of the times living on farm together involving chickens. You'll have to listen to hear how that story ends. Links and Sponsors:http://edwonstudio.com/breakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off https://joeysturgistones.com/ code PODCAST20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At what age do we become too old to have dreams? Matt and Tim McTague (Underoath) dive into child development and the importance of encouraging children in their self-directed interests. Matt explains his theory of being fully integrated in a way that the specification of roles throughout life is potentially a thing of the past. Also, Tim tells a story of skateboarding gone wrong that put him in the hospital. Links and Sponsors:http://underoath777.com/ breakitdownpod.com https://www.patreon.com/breakitdownpod emerymusic.comhttp://bswusa.com/ code DOWN for 10% off https://joeysturgistones.com/ code PODCAST20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices