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 Mi

S4 E6 Taking a Break

May 20th, 2021 39m 40s

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 athttps://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424re

S4 E5 Is DAWless Recording About Nostalgia?

Apr 15th, 2021 28m 6s

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

S4 E4 Is DAWless Recording Cost Prohibitive?

Mar 18th, 2021 22m 10s

Mike and Jason talk about the cost of going DAWless. Follow along and join in at the 424 Recording Discord.Check out Mike athttps://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424recording/Check out Jason at https://www.patreon.com/jasone

S4 E3 Dawless Songwriting: 2 Months In

Feb 18th, 2021 27m 10s

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 athttps://424recording.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/424recording/

S4 E2 Going Dawless: Our 2021 Guidelines

Jan 21st, 2021 31m 15s

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 athttps://424recording.com/

S4 E1 We're Going Dawless in 2021

Dec 17th, 2020 27m 7s

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.co

S3 E1 Morning Pages: One Year In

Aug 21st, 2020 8m 2s

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 s

S2 E16 "Will you still be making stuff at the age 65/beyond? The importance of keeping the lights on."

Apr 9th, 2020 36m 29s

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 Fencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Growing_Faith- The Raincoatshttp

S2 E15 "Do you or have you ever meditated? Books vs. ebooks? Analog or digital?"

Mar 26th, 2020 30m 47s

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about meditation and analog vs. digital media and attention span.Recommendations:- The Gift - Lewis Hydehttp://www.lewishyde.com/publications/the-gift- Chord Organ Tapes (tape label)https://chordorg

S2 E14 "Have you found “your voice?” Do you use a scheduler or planner? Software or analog?"

Mar 12th, 2020 34m 58s

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 Smithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_SmithConnect wit

S2 E13 "Have you ever tried a 100 day challenge? Or even a 30 day challenge? Maybe a 365 day challenge!? Do you like sports?"

Feb 27th, 2020 28m 6s

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, Spoonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str

S2 E12 "If someone asks “what do you?” at a party, what’s your response? Video games vs. playing music."

Feb 13th, 2020 23m 5s

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 Bookhttps://www.amazon.com/R

S2 E11 "If we lived in a post apocalyptic wasteland, do you think you’d still find time to be creative? Jason's rapid fire questions."

Jan 30th, 2020 31m 58s

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 Goinghttps://austinkleon.com/keepgoing/

S2 E10 "Do you ever suffer from imposter syndrome? Creativity as a muscle?"

Jan 16th, 2020 23m 35s

In this week's episode, Jason and I talk about imposter syndrome and a metaphor regarding creativity as a muscle.Recommendations:- Sorcerer’s Orphanhttp://podcast.rhinofy.com/theflaminglips/- Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Gameshttps://en.wi

S2 E9 "Have you ever tried to make something popular? What comes first, the words or the music?"

Jan 2nd, 2020 27m 46s

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 Clinehttps://en

S2 E8 "Does exercise affect your creative life? What's the correlation between mental illness and art?"

Dec 19th, 2019 29m

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

S2 E7 "What's the deal with people contacting Painted Blonde Tapes? If you had infinite time would you just waste it?"

Dec 5th, 2019 27m 37s

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?Rec

S2 E6 "How does sharing the creative process inform your work? Have you ever felt like giving up?"

Nov 21st, 2019 37m 12s

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.c

S2 E5 "Would you ever play a show again? Or should we just be on YouTube?"

Nov 7th, 2019 24m 18s

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-rbsKTYDan Tarnowski's Chapbook -http://dtarnowski.com/all/Co

S2 E4 "How do you overcome post-project blues? Have you ever experienced creative burnout?"

Oct 24th, 2019 27m 45s

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://paisl

S2 E3 "How does nostalgia inform the creative process? How do you break out of creative ruts?"

Oct 10th, 2019 18m 2s

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: htt

S2 E2 "Do you journal? Is naivety useful in terms of music and creativity?"

Sep 26th, 2019 18m 55s

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 PaperParquet Courts - Wide Awake: https://youtu.be/eZXS8JpkiacC

S2 E1 "Why did Jason start a label? Why are we still doing this?"

Sep 12th, 2019 19m 42s

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 pursuin

Episode #038: The Final Episode - "Are You Experimental?"

Mar 21st, 2019 21m 40s

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 thi