Bit Depth

In this rather unique episode, I got to sit down with Aaron Newberry and Michael Trepagnier at Cardinal Song - Michael’s amazing studio in OKC’s backyard . We recorded this just after recording an episode of their podcast, 15 Minutes Of… , where we discussed a topic for… fifteen minutes. That’s their podcast and it’s great and you should listen to it. For Bit Depth, however, we discussed the spect...

David Hanon is back and we talked about spiritual materialism, power structures, free will, morality, and more! Yes, it seems like I’m always talking about free will, but it’s always a conversation worth having. Even after we stopped recording, we kept on talking about music and spirituality and more, but that’s just for us. Enjoy! You can find him and his bands here: https://www.instagram.com/fif...

David Hanon is a multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer, educator, and musician in general. He plays with Gonzo LeBronzo and Neon Cathedral. We talked about his musical journey, career, his spiritual journey, morality, and more! Dave is a great guy and I’m really glad to have had him on, since we had been messaging back and forth and the medium of text isn’t ideal for deep, nuanced conversation, wh...

300 is an arbitrary milestone, but it is a milestone that is valued nonetheless. This episode is unlike any other - I am interviewed by Evan Jarvicks, Chief Executive Weirdo of makeoklahomaweirder.com and he asks his own questions, separate from the usual deep questions on Bit Depth. Once Evan was out of questions, I opened the floor to questions from the audience. We talked about the music indust...

Jon McMillan is back and we talked about takes: not everyone has to have a vocal opinion about everything! We also talked about sex, honesty, relationships, puns, and more! You can find him on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/jokesbyjon The track at the end is “Bank Job” by Teflo Dollar: https://open.spotify.com/track/5fUbPK5bNGLvCMJCekCKQh?si=7c7b0bd25f4f4391 LAST CHANCE: Bit Depth 300 Live!...

Jessica “Justice Cow” Kion is back and we go all over the place talking about family, comedy, YouTube, social media, metamodernism, decentralized agriculture, and how we must worship the almighty ALGORITHM or be banished. Jessica is a Boston-based songwriter, singer, artist, animator, YouTuber, and multi-instrumentalist. I am a big fan of her music. She plays bass in Bent Knee and has collaborated...

Jessica Kion, also known as Justice Cow, is a Boston-based songwriter, singer, artist, animator, YouTuber, and multi-instrumentalist. I am a big fan of her music. She plays bass in Bent Knee and has collaborated with many other artists like Ben Levin (her husband), Adam Neely , Trust Fund Ozu , Cory Wong , Aimee Nolte , Sam Greenfield , Nick Krueger , Kyle Harris , Alambradas , Kit Orion , and man...

Thomas Who? is back again and he asks me a lot of stuff! We talked about metamodernism and discussed how complex systems have emergent properties, how that applies to racism, building systems towards an ideal, and then we got into why I don’t smoke weed and why he does, drug regulations, free will, and more! It’s quite the trip, and we totally could’ve kept at it all night. You can find all his st...

Rodrick Thomas, AKA Thomas Who?, is an Oklahoma based rapper who raps better than you. We discuss how he goes from gifted kid, to selling drugs, to how rap became his therapy, to loving father and husband, and to releasing one track a week for an entire year. Like always, we discussed spirituality, religion, morality, and more. Get to know Thomas Who?! You can find him on Instagram here: https://i...

According to him, “Jon McMillan is a United States Congressman who does not accept letters. He often launders drug money through the entertainment industry with endeavors such as stand up comedy, record producing and onlyfans. A huge fan of Star Trek mcmillan plans to move to outer space with the rest of the worlds billionaires, leaving lower income families to fight the impending race war.” I can...

Xantheartist is back and we talk about philosophy, making music, how we analyze musical creation, convergent and divergent thinking, this new thing called Metamodernism and how it compares to traditionalism, modernism, and post-modernism. Among other things! You can find Xantheartist on Instagram: https://instagram.com/xantheartist The song by Xantheartist playing at the end is “Euphoric”: https:/...

Xantheartist is an alternative musician from Oklahoma City. He talks about how he got involved in music, who he is, spirituality and religion, doing good in the world, about his time in the military, and being transgender. Get to know Xantheartist! You can find links to his stuff on his website: https://xantheartist.com/ The song by him playing at the end is “Hapsburg Lippp”, a cover of an Everyth...

Caleb Gray and I went in deep for more music conversation! We talked about making music, sharing it with others, marketing, performing, the amount of data we produce as a culture, the cost of music equipment, the minute details we put into our music that no one will hear, and being willing to hand your creation to someone else to finalize it. It was a lot of fun! You can find Caleb on Instagram he...

Caleb Gray is a musician and audio engineer. He’s a member of Kodos, an alternative pop band in Oklahoma City. We talked about how he got into music, making music from the audio engineer’s point of view, spirituality and religion, values, and more! Get to know Caleb! You can find Caleb on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/calebegray https://instagram.com/kodosband The song at the end of the po...

Musician and journalist Anna Littlejohn joins me once again and I start the conversation on black Christianity, from which we go on to discuss colonization, cultural assimilation, code switching, decolonizing ourselves, choosing parts of our culture to adopt, Afrofuturism, the relationship people of color have with rules, and more! You can find Anna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/floricur...

Anna Littlejohn is a self-described “volatile organic compound”, with which I agree as respectfully as possible. They play keys with Burl, played keys with The Street Carnations, and produce their own electronic stuff for themselves (for now). Anna is also the Assistant Chief Editor for The Black Times Oklahoma News, which is a “Black & Queer Digital News Company bringing Oklahoma activism thr...

Nia Moné returns and we talk about developing skills, time investments, the Oklahoma City metro, bar and club culture, having had COVID-19, Astroworld, concert culture, dancing around people, Tik Tok, social media algorithms, social engagement requests, the many jobs expected of musicians, using one’s strengths as artists, putting out music, and more! You can find Nia on Instagram: https://instagr...

Nia Moné is a singer/songwriter born in North Dakota, based in OKC. Her vocal styles include that of LoFi, Jazz, and R&B. We talked about music, art, stage design, travel, spirituality, free will, being kind, and cheesecake. Get to know Nia! You can find her and her things on Instagram: https://instagram.com/niaxmone Podcast: https://santiagoramones.com/podcast Music: https://santiagoramones.c...

This is an update to a previous episode. The new audio is at the end. I came to Oklahoma from Venezuela in 2001 on my 6th birthday. This has been my experience as an undocumented immigrant in America. The  transcript for this podcast is on my website, so if you want to follow along and click on links and citations, go to https://santiagoramones.com/immigrationupdate All the music you hear in the b...

Katie Chonacas is an actor, voice over artist, podcaster, author, musician, life and industry coach, speaker, and artist in general. She’s been in films, television, and video games. She has a book of poetry. She recently put out her debut solo electronic album as Saint Kyriaki, Kyriaki being her birth name. We talked about her and her journey in entertainment and as an artist, how she keeps it al...

Singer-songwriter Bannister Chaava is here to grace your ears again with wisdom regarding the annexing of information into our brain in the same way Western culture has colonized the continent and the world. We also talk about video games, film, horror, Indigenous cultures, and more! You can find Bannister’s stuff here: https://linktr.ee/notBannister The song at the end is “ Supergüd II ” by Banni...

Bannister Chaava is a singer and songwriter “from” Virginia, but he currently resides in Lawton, OK, so the Oklahoma community can consider him a fellow local musician. His music is really good. We talked about music, God, anime, Hideo Kojima, and more. Get to know Bannister! You can find him and his things here: https://linktr.ee/notBannister The song playing at the end is “ The Forces ” by Banni...

Lindsey Cox is the lead singer, guitarist, and manager of stepmom . She’s also the box office manager and talent booker for Factory Obscura . We talked about music, the creative process, university, spirituality, and more! Get to know Lindsey! You can find her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/lindseydawn93/ The track that plays at the end is the most recent single from Lindsey’s band,...

Original Flow is a hip hop artist, poet, producer, photographer and videographer. His music combines old and new styles of hip hop while still having the freedom to speak his own truth in his own vulnerable and Original way. We talked about the many hurdles and complexities involving the music business, how music affects culture and behavior, education in the US, and even more about society in gen...

Christopher Acoff, known for his artist name, Original Flow, is a hip hop artist, poet, producer, photographer and videographer. His music combines old and new styles of hip hop while still having the freedom to speak his own truth in his own vulnerable and Original way. We talked about his journey as a musician and photographer, spirituality, and unity. Get to know OGFlow! You can find Original F...