You Could Be My Aramis Podcast

If you speak English and didn't understand my Spanish chat with Icho Van in the previous episode, well this here is for you.  Icho and I continue our conversation in English.  Icho is the bass player for Jenny and the Mexicats , and he talked to me from Madrid before embarking on this next part of tour.  The band will be in Dayton tomorrow night, Thursday 25th August, for a free sho...

Icho Van toca contrabajo en el grupo Jenny and the Mexicats .  Tenía la bondad de charlar comigo un rato antes de que su grupo viene a Dayton para un concierto. Pienso que van a disfrutar mucho de nuestra conversación.  Favor de mirar los Apuntes para enlaces. Si acaso disfrutó de este episodio, le pido que por favor darme un "like" en el plataforma de podcasts que les gustan. Apuntes de...

50 is a nice round number and kind of a milestone for a new podcaster. I'm glad that Mike Joseph was willing to chat with me for this episode.  He's a Brooklyn based podcaster and music industry professional.  He does plenty of other things, but those are the topics we covered most in this conversation. Mike is a gentleman that I enjoy listening to and talking to, and I think that you'll...

Lesley Barth is a musician, songwriter, author, teacher, and mom currently based in Nashville. She released her second full-length album Big Time Baby in May 2020.  We have a wide-ranging conversation covering her beginnings as a musician, songwriting process, how she has been dealing with life changes, her book, and her upcoming speaking session at the CD Baby DIY Musician Conference in Aust...

John Henry Sheridan is a musician , podcaster, and author from Brooklyn, New York. We talk about all three of those aspects of his creativity, and we also invite musicians out there to come to Austin in a few weeks and meet us at the CD Baby DIY Musician Conference. Show Notes and Links

Mike Thome becomes my first three time guest as we talk about the baseball season again. Show Notes

Mariah J is a singer/songwriter, dancer, artist disruptor and generally creative person from Dayton, Ohio. She just released an album called Unfolding on Friday June 24th , 2022. That album is a great way to get to know her personality, her heart, and real-life experiences.  You'll also get a glimpse of Mariah through our conversation.  You can find Unfolding right now anywhere you strea...

Texas-based Colombian singer Ana Bajaras is back on the podcast to talk about her new single "Ojos Bonitos", a cover of an Andean folk song. En este episodio, estoy platicando con Ana Barajas, una música colombiana quién ahora vive en Texas.  Hablamos acerca de su nuevo sencillo "Ojos Bonitos", lo cual es un viejo canción andina. También hablamos acerca del hermoso video que viene con la canc...

This episode is brought to you by my debut album Echo in the Crevices , which will be 5 years old on Sunday, July 17. Through July 17th, you can get it for $5 on my website. Franz Robert Wild is a songwriter, musician, vocal coach, and all-around music industry professional from Toulouse, France.  We had this conversation in French. For you English-speakers, we'll have another chat in English...

Music journalist Taylor Ruckle is back on the podcast, and this time, we're talking about our favorite albums from the second quarter of 2022.  Each of us selected five albums for this exercise, and we tack on the new album from Oceanator as a bonus at the end. Prepare yourself for some in-depth music discussion, an anecdote from me about a missed opportunity with Bartees Strange, and what ba...

Since his last appearance on this podcast, Brandon Berry has directed several of my music videos, including my latest one that was just released on Tuesday, June 21st. The original plan for this conversation was to talk about that video.  We talked about it a little bit, but the conversation went to a bunch of unexpected and serious places.  What sort of places? You'll have to listen to...

In this episode, Joe becomes the first guest to play a song live on the podcast.  He plays a new one that isn't released yet on any recording, so at the moment, it's an exclusive.  You'll get to hear the two songs he released on the summer solstice, Tuesday June 21st.  You'll also get to hear about his songwriting process and how he feels about building community with music. Joe is...

Rachel Rosen is a journalist, musician, and traveler.  These days she lives on an island in Puget Sound. In this conversation, you'll learn about her songwriting process, how she started making music, what her childhood sounds like, and her complicated relationship with Say Anything. Show Notes

Meet Kamden Webb, who records and releases music as The Kadence. He is a Dayton-based songwriter and artist, about to embark on a cross country journey in a Nissan Altima. Show Notes

Dayton poet, rapper, and small business owner K. Carter is my guest for this episode.  We talk about how he got started making music.  He shares some of the lessons he has learned as he continues releasing albums and improving at his craft.  You'll be able to tell how hard he works, and how much he cares about supporting the talented people in the Gem City.  If you live in the...

Corduroy Brown is a musician and songwriter from West Virginia.  You'll learn about his influences and such in this conversation, but a story that is unique to him is a harrowing near death experience. How did coming back from the brink affect his outlook on life?  That's something that you'll definitely want to hear. Show Notes

Lisa is a fellow Midwesterner, whose favorite band, if my memory serves, is Bowling For Soup.  She is all sorts of busy, since she has three children. We met online over two decades ago, and she once did something very kind for me, so she's one of those people I will remember fondly forever. Listen to our conversation and learn about how she's keeping her kids busy, what kind of delicious Kor...

Greg Owens is a songwriter from Nashville whose childhood smelled like honeysuckle on a summer breeze and wet dirt and moss. He likes the way moss feels, Smashing Pumpkins, whiskey, and being a dad. We talk about his album Life, Love, and Southern Sadness and all sorts of other stuff. Greg is an authentic musician who writes from his heart, even when he isn't writing about himself. I think you'll...

My tastefully named friend Mike Thome is back to talk about baseball now that one fourth of the 2022 season has passed.  You'll hear us discuss our respective favorite teams, the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta National League Baseball Club.  You'll hear us say nice things about Byron Buxton, Manny Machado, and Joe Ryan. We know you're probably not interested, but that doesn't stop us fr...

Sara Jelley writes songs and sings songs and plays instruments and teaches people how to sing.  That's all very simplified.  For a much more detailed explanation, listen to this brand new podcast episode and get to know her. Sara Jelley's website Show Notes Why not join my mailing list?

Sarah Rudy is the guitarist and songwriter behind West Virginia band Hello June .  It's truly my pleasure to converse with musicians whose work I enjoy, and Sarah fits squarely in that category. Listen to her talk about the work she puts into music, and then maybe go listen to her songs? If you happen to listen to this podcast on Spotify, you will find a poll question.  Would you be will...

Sigue mi conversación con mi amigo Isaac, pero cambiamos el idioma, y hablamos en español. Platicamos acerca de su perrito, las Guerras de las Galaxias, su pasatiempo de hacer videos de los videojuegos, y el video musical que hizo para mí.  Les recomiendo su podcast, Group Time .\ Apuntes

Isaac is my youngest guest so far.  His interests include playing video games live on YouTube, hosting a podcast, Star Wars, music, video editing, Yorkshire Terriers, and assorted other things.  I think you'll enjoy getting to know him. Show Notes Would you be willing to join my mailing list?

I welcome a fellow Xenian on this episode, Arch Grieve.  Arch teaches political science, and is a podcaster.  His main podcast is called Discover Dayton, a podcast about the Gem City's past, present, and future. Listen to this episode for two podcasters talking about podcasting. Show Notes

Abigail Moone is a talented musician from Dayton with a big voice.  She recently released her debut EP In Ruins , the first of two planned releases for this year.  What are her influences?  What is the first tool chosen when it's time to write a song?  How'd she get started in music?  You'll learn all of these things in this episode, and you'll also hear my favorite song f...