Analog Thoughts in a Digital World (from 424 Recording)

Jason and Mike sit down for the first time in a while to recap where they've been and how the rest of the DAWless year went for each of them. Check out the new Fall Song Challenge Compilation at https://424recording.bandcamp.com/ Check out Mike at https://424recording.com/ Check out Jason at https://jasonelambeth.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

We talk taking breaks and hitting the nature scene. Follow along and join in at the 424 Recording Discord. Order Mike's new tape at https://becoolcowboy.bandcamp.com/ Check out Mike at https://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424recording/ Check out Jason at https://www.patreon.com/jasonelambeth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Jason and Mike take a trip down memory lane. Jason realizes that maybe he's been in a mid-life crisis and Mike tries to talk him off the ledge. Follow along and join in at the 424 Recording Discord. Order Mike's new tape at https://becoolcowboy.bandcamp.com/ Order Jason's new print at https://redred.bandcamp.com/ Check out Mike at https://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424recording/ Check out Jason at https://www.patreon.com/jasonelambeth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Mike and Jason talk about the cost of going DAWless. Follow along and join in at the 424 Recording Discord. Check out Mike at https://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424recording/ Check out Jason at https://www.patreon.com/jasonelambeth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Check out the Fall Song Challenge at https://424recording.bandcamp.com/album/fall-song-challenge-2020. Follow along and join in at the 424 Recording Discord. Check out Mike at https://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424recording/ Check out Jason at https://www.patreon.com/jasonelambeth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

We're going Dawless (as you already know) and so we're sitting down and mapping out some guidelines for our year of recording without computers. Follow along and join in at the 424 Recording Discord. Check out Mike at https://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424recording/ Check out Jason at https://www.patreon.com/jasonelambeth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

We open a new season of Analog Thoughts in a Digital World with a plan, we're going dawless for the entirety of 2021. Follow along and join in at the 424 Recording Discord. Check out Mike at https://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424recording/ Check out Jason at https://www.patreon.com/jasonelambeth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

I've been doing something called Morning Pages for the past year. It's a daily writing practice with a lot of benefits. This is a bonus episode of Analog Thoughts; not sure if we'll be doing anything on a regular basis but it's the unofficial start of Season 3. Enjoy! If you want to help support all the things at 424 Recording, check out my website https://424recording.com for some affiliate links to zZounds You can also support the channel at https://patreon.com/424recording where I'm writing blog posts on creative thoughts each month --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about whether we'll still be making stuff beyond the age 65 and the importance of keeping the lights on. Recommendations: - White Fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Growing_Faith - The Raincoats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raincoats https://www.amazon.com/Raincoats-33-Book-126-ebook/dp/B074KTBWST/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1 Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about meditation and analog vs. digital media and attention span. Recommendations: - The Gift - Lewis Hyde http://www.lewishyde.com/publications/the-gift - Chord Organ Tapes (tape label) https://chordorgantapes.bandcamp.com/ Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about finding your voice as a creative person and whether or not we use planners and if they're digital or analog. Recommendations: - Elliott Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Smith Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about the 30 day creative challenges and whether we watch sports or not. Recommendations: - Stranger than Fiction - Will Ferrell, Maggie Gylenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Spoon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_than_Fiction_(2006_film) - Florist - Emily Alone https://florist.bandcamp.com/album/emily-alone Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about the how to respond to people who ask you what you do and ignorance is bliss: should we just play video games instead of music? Recommendations: - Radio Shack Recording Book https://www.amazon.com/Recording-Great-Audio-Peter-Utz/dp/B000KK27PG - Negative Space (short film) A Film by Tiny Inventions ‘Short of the Week’ https://youtu.be/KI2lsdXJQ40 Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about post apocalyptic wastelands and if we'd still find time to be creative in them. Also, Jason asks some quick questions. Recommendations: - Austin Kleon, Keep Going https://austinkleon.com/keepgoing/ - Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life https://www.amazon.com/Our-Band-Could-Your-Life/dp/0316787531 Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about imposter syndrome and a metaphor regarding creativity as a muscle. Recommendations: - Sorcerer’s Orphan http://podcast.rhinofy.com/theflaminglips/ - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about aiming for the mass market for your art vs. making stuff for fun and in terms of songwriting, what comes first, the words or the music? Recommendations: - Ready Player One - Ernest Cline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One - Women - Public Strain https://womenband.bandcamp.com/album/public-strain Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about the importance of adding exercise to your daily routine to aid in creativity and the correlation between mental illness and people who create art. Recommendations: - Bean Trees - I Was There (James Dunn S1 E21) https://beantrees.bandcamp.com/album/i-was-there - EarthQuaker Devices Bows https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/bows Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about follow/unfollow culture when it comes to people submitting tracks to Jason's label and the question of infinite time: would you just wind up wasting time if you had more if it available to you? Recommendations: - Jeanines https://jeanines.bandcamp.com/album/jeanines - Using Your Portable Studio, Peter McIan https://www.amazon.com/Using-Portable-Studio-Peter-McIan/dp/0825614376 Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about how sharing the creative process informs our work and if we've ever felt like giving up on our artistic pursuits. Recommendations: - People Are the Enemy Podcast https://peoplearetheenemy.libsyn.com/ - Austin Kleon, Show Your Work https://austinkleon.com/show-your-work/ Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk playing shows vs. just having a YouTube channel. Recommendations this week: Thurston Moore Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ndJ-rbsKTY Dan Tarnowski's Chapbook - http://dtarnowski.com/all/ Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In episode four of Analog Thoughts in a Digital World, Jason and I talk about overcoming the post-project blues and if we've ever experienced creative burnout. Recommendations this week: Sad Eyed Beatniks / Paisley Shirt Records - https://paisleyshirtrecords.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-big-white 12 Monkeys - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Monkeys Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In episode three of Analog Thoughts in a Digital World, Jason and I talk about nostalgia and how it informs the creative process as well as how we break through creative ruts. Recommendations this week: Guil's tape, Loin. Check it out here: https://guillaumealtamira.bandcamp.com/ Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In episode two of Analog Thoughts in a Digital World, Jason and I discuss keeping a diary/journal and naivety in terms of music and creativity. Recommendations this week: Pen and Paper Parquet Courts - Wide Awake: https://youtu.be/eZXS8Jpkiac Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

In the first episode back since the end of the 424 Podcast, Jason and I kick off the new season and new format and new podcast, Analog Thoughts in a Digital World, discussing why he started a label and why, in our thirties, we are still pursuing the artistic life. Recommendations this week: Lomelda - M for Empathy: https://lomelda.bandcamp.com/album/m-for-empathy Enter the Gungeon: https://dodgeroll.com/gungeon/ Connect with us on Instagram @424recording and @paintedblondetapes Support the podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/424recording or snag a tape at https://paintedblonde.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In the final episode of the podcast, I talk about the importance of approaching life and creative projects as an experiment. Thanks to all my listeners, supporters, and interviewees who came along on this experimental journey with me! Make sure you do something you want to do today. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about my reasons for starting a podcast as a musician/YouTuber and what I've learned after 36 weeks of consistently showing up. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about the growing trend of impatience in the Internet/smart phone era and why cultivating patience in an impatient world will be the equivalent of having a superpower. I also discuss a strategy for life and creativity called, "moving like a tank," or moving at a slow, crawling speed, crushing everything in your path. Are you in it for the long game with your goals? Or will your impatience cause you to give up? Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about my interest in procrastination and productivity and how I serendipitously found a book on the subject at the library. The book is called The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey and seems like a fresh breath of air in our productivity/hustle porn addicted era. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about my preoccupation with needing to make sense of the world by figuring out perceived problems that may or may not exist and that may or may not have actual solutions. The book I'm reading this week is Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard, rock climber and founder of Patagonia. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about the dangers of romanticization and romanticizing your creative life. Also, I read Robert Rodriguez's, Rebel Without a Crew, a book about using what you've got to do what you want to do. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about Ed Catmull's book, Creativity Inc., and a few platitudes that struck me while reading it. The idea of "Hurry Up and Fail" works on a number of levels: work fast, as much as possible, and fall hard to get better at your craft and work fast before your brain kicks in and deters you from working at all. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about how I've been turning my doubts into superpowers. I was feeling kind of lost last week following the two week break I took from the channel this month. After sitting with the thoughts for a bit, I've had a breakthrough, using the lost feelings and doubts as fuel to make some new art. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about having taken off for two weeks and how that's made me feel more lost in my personal and creative life than ever. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about my reasons behind taking off from the channel and the podcast for the next two weeks. It's a simple phrase but a powerful one: what if you did the opposite? The podcast will be back on Thursday, January 24th 2019. Have a great two weeks! Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about how 2018 was probably the most important year of my adult life. I made some big changes and had some realizations and I want to invite you to take the power back in 2019. Don't be a victim of the external world or your own life in 2019. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! I have a chat with my old friend, Pat Fitzgerald, of Six7 and My Place Pizza in Poughkeepsie, NY. We talk about the importance of showing up as a creative, consumerism and the bunk values it proliferates, meditation, and finding the flow in whatever it is you're doing. Check out Pat's band Six7 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Six7rock/ And on Instagram @six7rock And for all things My Place Pizza https://www.facebook.com/My-Place-Pizza-117289934956132/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about why it's important to define your own level of success, why lots of money and lots of followers are bad ways to define your success, how to go about determining what it is you want while avoiding the running of other people's races, and a quote from Bob Dylan (that I always thought was Ben Franklin) sneaks in at the end. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about the importance of producing quantity over quality as a creative and musician, especially when you're first starting out. A quote from Ira Glass, the Buddhist philosophy Shoshin ("Beginner's Mind"), Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 Hour Rule, and a story about Picasso make appearances. Damn, I referenced a lot of stuff this episode! Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about SMART Goals and how to achieve the goals you want to achieve. SMART is an acronym meaning Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time Bound. SMART Goals are a great way to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, Tim and I chat about social media platforms and how they've changed over the years. We discuss the current landscape of social media, why YouTube is the best social media platform for musicians, and where the current consolidation of social media companies may very well lead us. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! In this episode, I talk about recent thoughts I've been having about my output as a musician and YouTuber, why it's important to keep evolving and challenging yourself as an artist, and why I think the era of social media is coming to an end. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! I have a chat with James Dunn, a lofi acoustic rock indie musician, about 4-tracks, creative inspiration, what it's like being the older dudes in the music scene, Mac Demarco, and where we're gonna be going from here. Check James out at beantrees.bandcamp.com & iseedemonsinthewoodgrainbandcamp.com You can also check out the art collective he is a part of at swampyouthcollective.bandcamp.com And a south Jersey label his friend Clay runs weekendtapes.bandcamp.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! I have a chat with Mike Foerster, a software developer and musician/YouTuber from Canada. We talk Gear Acquisition Syndrome, making YouTube videos, Tim Hortons, cameras and lights, and why the Canada Revenue Agency only accepts iTunes gift cards as payment. Check Mike out on YouTube at "The MPF Project" Fid Mike on Instagram @thempfproject Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! This week, I recorded a solo talk about celebrating your victories. It's important to try and "be here now" and be your own cheerleader when it comes to appreciating the things you've done. I have a bad habit of not taking a moment to be grateful for the things I've accomplished, no matter how big or small. I recorded this episode in my car about an hour before it was released at sunrise on a mountain; you can check out the video on the channel! Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! A new week and a new format change: this week, I talk about the fear and self-doubt I'm experiencing regarding all things 424 Recording. I also talk a bit about how these types of thoughts affected me in the past and what I'm doing now to combat them. Fear and self-doubt is something everyone experiences and is a necessary part of the creative process. Support the podcast at patreon.com/424recording Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording Download my free guide for Overcoming Gear Acquisition Syndrome at 424recording.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! I have a chat with UK musician and podcaster, Freddie Webber. This is the second part in a two part series in which we discuss YouTube strategies, Kemper Amps and Gear Acquisition Syndrome, the importance of trying things out, and Freddie's dream collaboration with Ed Sheeran. Check out Freddie's podcast, "Are you Freddie For This?" wherever you listen to podcasts Follow Freddie on Instagram @freddiewebber Check out Freddie's music at freddiewebber.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! I have a chat with UK musician and podcaster, Freddie Webber. This is the first part in a two part series in which we discuss YouTube strategies, Kemper Amps and Gear Acquisition Syndrome, the importance of trying things out, and Freddie's dream collaboration with Ed Sheeran. Check out Freddie's podcast, "Are you Freddie For This?" wherever you listen to podcasts Follow Freddie on Instagram @freddiewebber Check out Freddie's music at freddiewebber.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! I have a chat with singer/musician Mike Jacobs. We talk about giving up, balancing the pursuit of music with a career, how everything you do informs your path in life, the importance of side projects, and the double edged nature of pursuing music. Listen to Mike's tracks at soundcloud.com/noizemonger Collaborate with Mike at bandmix.com/mike9000 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! I have a chat with musician/engineer Sean-Paul Pillsworth of Nightmares For a Week and Leaning Tree Studio. We talk about his experience recording Kyle and the Pity Party, being in a touring band, signing to an indie label, his approach when working with bands, and how the landscape surrounding musicians has changed over the last two decades. You can contact Sean-Paul at leaningtreestudio@gmail.com Check out his work with KatPP at kyleandthepityparty.bandcamp.com And check out Nightmares For a Week at nightmaresforaweek.bandcamp.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! This past week, I released an EP at becoolcowboy.bandcamp.com called Just a Trick. I have a chat with Tim Lampasona, who created the artwork for the EP, as well as the covers of each of the singles as they were released on 424recording.bandcamp.com. We talk about Tim's inspiration for the art and our long-term collaboration on the artwork and songs of Be Cool Cowboy. Check out Just a Trick (which includes a download of all the artwork we discuss) at becoolcowboy.bandcamp.com Follow 424 Recording on Instagram @424recording --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support

Welcome to the 424recording.com podcast! I have a chat with grunge punk rockers, Jay Andersen, Tom Matthews, and Lukas Lerner of Surmiser. We talk about their songwriting process, their recent EP and upcoming single, how they approach playing shows, DIY spaces, and how geography may or may not affect their music. Check out Surmiser on the web at surmiser.bandcamp.com And follow Surmiser on Instagram @surmisermusic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/424recording/support