You Could Be My Aramis Podcast

Taylor Ruckle is a freelance music journalist, and also a musician. This conversation is simply two people who love music, talking about our favorite albums of 2022 to this point. This episode was recorded before the most recent Oceanator album was released, and that's one that we both strongly recommend. Listen to this episode, and you'll surely discover something that is musically new to you, an...

Brian Zisook is cofounder and Senior Vice President of Operations at Audiomack. He is also VP and Editor-in-Chief of a music blog called DJBooth. He is known in the music world as "Z".  Z is a professional journalist who has become an executive. What exactly does he do at Audiomack? What is Audiomack trying to be to musicians?  How is Audiomack trying to serve listeners?  You'll get...

Jon Kresin and Amelie Eiding are a pop duo called 7000apart.  They are currently based in Wisconsin, but at the time of our conversation, they were in Stockholm, Sweden. In this conversation, you'll learn about their writing process, what important message they are attempting to convey through their music, the challenges of booking a tour, how to go about building a music community, and all s...

Marisa loves music and loves talking about music. She and I had this conversation back in December 2021.  We talk about Fountains Of Wayne , the brilliant self-titled debut album from one of our favorite bands. We talk about how these songs make us feel. We talk about the twinge of melancholy lurking just beneath the surface in insanely catchy power pop. SHOW NOTES

We go international yet again on the podcast, as I have a chat with my dear friend Ruth.  Ruth is from Ipswich, England. We met in Paris. (The one in France, as opposed to the one in Kentucky or Texas.) Ruth has a dog named Lincoln, a husband named Paul, a knack for melody, and red hair. Which character from Winnie the Pooh are we? Why do we love Kellii Scott?  What is Ruth's songwriting...

My friend Mike and I talk about baseball. If you are into baseball, you'll enjoy this, despite the fact that I talked way too much.   Show Notes

Adam Edwards is musician and comedian who originally comes from Dayton, Ohio. He is an accomplished bassist. Today he lives in Colorado. We have a nostalgic conversation where we talk about music and musicians from Dayton's past and Adam's musical history. You'll find out a handful of lessons that Adam has picked up about how to be a better musician along his journey, and you'll also hear him talk...

The instant I started my podcast, I knew I wanted to get Terry "Izzy Rock" Martin as a guest. He was one of the hosts on the Gem City Podcast, a labor of love into which he poured countless hours and energy without being paid. Have you ever wondered how much work it takes to produce and edit a podcast? Izzy Rock will break it down for you from a position of authority on the subject, as he has prod...

Franklin Rabon is from Georgia. He is an intelligent and thoughtful individual with an impressive array of interesting life experiences. We didn't get to all that many of them in this conversation, but we'll get to some of them in the future because I'll have him back. He is in a band called The Relic Souls, and you can hear the single they released in December 2021, "Lover Keep Coming", at the en...

Brandon Berry lives in San Diego, but used to live in the Dayton area. He is rather mercurial when it comes to his artistic endeavors. On the day we had this conversation - Wednesday December 22 of 2021 - Brandon filmed what would eventually become the music video for my new single, "Hold the Wick".  That music video will be released this coming Tuesday, March 15th. I make a great effort to d...

Brian Greaney is a Dayton multi-instrumentalist with a passion for listening to and making music. He releases music under the name Bonsai Superstar.  If you don't know where that name comes from, you'll find out on this podcast.  Show Notes

Rizo is one of the owners at The Dreamcatchers Recording Studio in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. He did a remix of "Hold the Wick" (out TODAY on my website and on my Bandcamp page ), and we talk about his approach to that task. Have you ever wondered about the kind of thought and work ethic that goes into being an audio engineer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, and producer? What did Rizo's childhood s...

Jennifer Jurcsisn is my guest for this episode.  I call her Doctor Jenny.  We eventually end up talking about music, but our conversation meanders in and around such topics as education, science, art, board games, and science fiction. Nerds and geeks of the universe, this episode is for you. Show Notes Would you kindly subscribe to my mailing list ?

No $ Savant is a songwriter, engineer, producer, and artist from Enschede, Netherlands. He was kind enough to collaborate with me by remixing my upcoming single "Hold the Wick".  Not only will you hear his remix of that single, you'll hear No $ Savant tell you about how he got started making music, what producing means to him, why he prefers to write in English instead of Dutch, and what kind...

Dayton, Ohio's Rich Reuter becomes the first two-time guest here on You Could Be My Aramis . He is a versatile musician, songwriter, and recording artist who has added engineering, mixing, mastering, and production to his skill set.  His new EP Endless Parade is available on Thursday 24th February.  Show Notes

This is the first podcast conversation that I recorded in Spanish. Este es la primera conversación que grabé para mi podcast en español.  Es una plática muy amena con la cantante Ana Barajas . Hablamos acerca de su historia como artista, su proceso en composición, y sus planes para un tercer álbum. Apuntes / Show Notes

Paul Levy is the ebullient and gregarious lead singer of Sadbox . Our discussion covers his songwriting process, the most recently released Sadbox album Future Copy , the spirit of collaboration in Dayton music, how to know when a song is done being written, the joy of music on a tangible medium, and the word gestalt .  Show Notes Would you kindly join my inner circle by signing up for my mai...

Sí, ya hay una plática aquí con Mariana Tirsa, fue el Episodio 8. Aquí está de nuevo, pero esta vez, platicamos en español. Mariana Tirsa es cantante y escritora de canciones basada en Austin, Texas. Graba sus canciones bajo el nombre Runaway Horse. En este episodio van a aprender cual herramienta usa cuando está escribiendo una canción, cómo determine si la letra va a estar en inglés o español, y...

Becca Wonka is a songwriter and musician originally from France and currently based in Los Angeles. We have an animated bilingual conversation. Why did I call her the opposite of Josephine Baker? Who does she think is the best French musician of the 20th century? Why did she choose to specialize in making Black music? Do we really need saxophone solos? Becca Wonka est autrice française de chansons...

Back to Texas this week for a chat with Mariana Tirsa.  Mariana is a musician and songwriter who records folk/americana songs under the name Runaway Horse .  On this episode, you'll learn about her songwriting process, and how her songs grow and develop from the time she is writing them to the time she collaborates with other musicians to record them.  You'll also learn about the mo...

Tod Weidner is an experienced musician with decades of goodwill accumulated here in the Gem City, Dayton, Ohio. His work is notable for meticulous songcraft and sincerity. Our conversation covered all sorts of musical ground.  Why does he say that Frank Sinatra was the Justin Beiber of his day? What is his approach to songwriting like? What were the effects of the pandemic on his musical plan...

Creative artist Josh Bradford wields piano as his main weapon. Listen to our conversation to find out about his versatility as an artist, how he involves the audience in spontaneous compositions, why he loves dissonance, and his thoughts on the best thing we can all do to support independent artists that does not involve spending money. We also talk about his current crowdfunding campaign to pay f...

It was my pleasure to chat with Nina Pelligra for this episode.  Nina is best known for her a capella looper covers and solo a capella recordings. She is a musician, songwriter, arranger, singer, engineer, and producer... she does all of the things.  Listen to her describe how she approached the challenge of doing a remix, and get a glimpse of her creative process, both with her own musi...

Learn how music can balance darkness with joy by listening to this conversation with Gail Gallagher .  Gail is a singer-songwriter, composer, artist, and podcaster with a background in sketch comedy and improv. Listen to this episode for a dose of ebullience, and also learn how Gail has expressed grief through her art. Gail's new single "Long Johns" is available now on all streaming platforms...

Today I am glad to introduce you Rich Reuter, a versatile Dayton musician. Do you know why Rich's nickname is "The Captain"?  If not, listen to this episode and find out.  You'll also learn the approach he takes to doing a remix, how his album The Captain came together, and some behind-the-scenes details on "Pale Light of the Moon", which is my favorite song on that album. If you enjoy m...