
We All Speak In Poems
We All Speak In Poems is an interview based podcast by Alaskan Tapes and Chantal. We try to chat with as many inspiring and creative people as possible. Take a listen and be transported into the worlds of your favourite Artists, Musicians, Authors, and more.
Latest episodes

Jun 25, 2023 • 56min
#29 - A Definitive History of Alaskan Tapes pt. 1
Welcome back to another episode of We All Speak In Poems.
This week Chantal and I are chatting about the history of Alaskan Tapes, how I started making music, the various aliases I had, my drumming history and much more.
Be sure to check back in a couple weeks for part 2.

May 29, 2023 • 1h 2min
#28 - awakened souls
Today I'm sitting down with the members of awakened souls, Cynthia and James Bernard to chat about the origin of awakened souls, new music, quitting alcohol, their album night songs, how they came upon their musical style, and much more!
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast and be sure to check out awakened souls music here: https://awakenedsouls.bandcamp.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 Before Awakened Souls - Cyntillas
6:05 Name Origin and meaning behind writing process
10:55 Release process and creativity boost after quitting alcohol
19:35 Writing process for multiple projects
25:00 New music and why lowercase letters?
29:47 'night songs' production and instrumental history
36:11 Gear talk and the importance of always recording
43:21 Genres to explore
49:23 Fan questions!
1:01:10 Outro/bye/the end

May 16, 2023 • 56min
#27 - Jack In Water
Today I'm sitting down with Will AKA Jack In Water to chat about getting into writting music, how being a father has had an impact on his music, quitting his label to go independent, his views on short form content, writing music for films, his newest releases, and much more.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast and be sure to check out Jack In Water's music here: https://www.jackinwater.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:22 First Child and Impact on Writing
3:25 Management vs. Label
10:13 New Album and Visuals
17:23 Short Form Content
23:45 Vinyl For The New Record
25:50 Writing for Films
33:45 Learning to Sing, Lyric Writing, and Getting Personal
41:58 Remix EP and Reworking Tracks
47:39 Album Release Preferences
50:47 Fan Questions
55:09 Outro

May 1, 2023 • 1h 15min
#26 - Six Missing
Today I'm sitting down with TJ Dumser AKA Six Missing to chat about getting into ambient music, his musical influences, getting into mixing and sound design, his process of collaborating, and his new music coming up.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast and be sure to check out Six Missing's music here:
https://www.sixmissing.com/hello/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:24 Before Six Missing
05:49 Influential Music, Writing Process/Style, and Gear
26:10 Influence of Set-Up Changes(??)
30:03 "Needing" a Back-Up Plan and Making Your Own Path (??)
43:22 Getting into Mixing and Sound Design
47:50 Process Behind Co-labs and Work Flow Habits
59:36 Different DAWS (Digital Audio WorkStations)
01:07:03 What's to Come with Six Missing
01:14:03 Outro

Apr 17, 2023 • 1h
#25 - Message To Bears
Today I'm sitting down with Jerome Alexander aka Message To Bears, an ambient folk artist based in the UK.
In this episode we're chatting about his new music, his typical work flows, where the Message To Bears moniker came from, having his music played in video games and film, and much more.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast and be sure to check out Jerome's music here:
https://messagetobears.com/

Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 3min
#24 - Chris Bartels (Elskavon, Blurstem, Bora York, Olma)
Today I'm sitting down with Chris Bartels, a songwriter, producer, and artist that releases music as Elskavon, Blurstem, Bora York, Olma, Glass Echoes, and more.
In this episode we're chatting about his new album Origins which is out now under his Elskavon moniker, Writing music for live shows and live videos, Algorithmic influences vs. Influential Artists, Writing music for multiple aliases, Releasing music with labels Vs. Independently, and much more.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider following the podcast, and be sure to check out Chris and all of his music here:
https://anthemfallsmusic.com/

Mar 20, 2023 • 1h 2min
#23 - Liam Higgins
Today I'm sitting down with award winning cinematographer, writer and photojournalist Liam Higgins to chat about music videos, commercial work vs. passion projects, inspiration, ambient music, and music he grew up with and much more.
If you enjoy this episode, consider liking, following and subscribing where you can. Thanks!

Mar 5, 2023 • 54min
#22 - Chatting about the future of the podcast, new Alaskan Tapes music, and much more.
Today Chantal and I are sitting down to chat about the future of the podcast, doing the video podcast, Brady's new job, new Alaskan Tapes music, and much more.
If you enjoy this episode, consider liking, following and subscribing where you can. Thanks!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - New filming spot and podcast break
14:12 - Alaskan Tapes Deep Dive and future podcast episodes
16:39 - We All Speak in Poems title origin and new logo!
28:10 - Podcast vs. Music
31:06 - Brady's new job and ethics dilemma
38:53 - Finding a schedule as an artist
42:26 - Alaskan Tapes releases this year!
50:30 - Self-promoting and send us a message
53:35 - Outro

Feb 19, 2023 • 1h 15min
#21 - Michael Lessard
Today we're sitting down with Michael Lessard, a vocalist and songwriter most known for his work in the progressive metal bands The Contortionist and Last Chance To Reason, he also releases solo work under his own name which has recently put out a new track called “Dead and Gone”.
In this episode we’re chatting about writing his solo music, how he developed his voice when he was younger, becoming the frontman of the Contortionist, new Contortionist music, and much more. We Hope you enjoy it.

Jan 22, 2023 • 1h 41min
#19 - Kraig Adams on Finding Freedom In Work
Today we're talking to Kraig Adams, a film maker who documents his trips, hikes, daily life, and gaming interests on Youtube.
In this episode we're chatting about his plans for 2023, finding freedom in work, stats, burnout and social media, connecting with other creators, hiking, his interest in creating his own music, how he chooses music for his videos, AI within the arts and much more.
If you'd like to see more of Kraig, all of links can be found here:
Kraigadams.com