FOREST KIDS PODCAST

Chatting up the homie Andrew Arcangeli - Comic maker, podcaster, illustrator and so much more. Andrew is one of my buddies who inspired me to start my own podcast!

Andrew Arcangeli:

https://www.instagram.com/andrewarcangeli/

https://www.instagram.com/arcangelion/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK92niUEbpJyGrku-9iKfLg

Kicking off Season 4 with my Canadian buddie Dylan "Coco" Magnet AKA: Blaned

https://www.instagram.com/blanedmusic/

https://blaned.bandcamp.com/music

Me and Scro sit down and chat. I learn all about their musical journey and discuss all things music!

Scro:

https://www.instagram.com/scrobaby

https://zez.am/scrobaby

Had the pleasure to talk with Austin Archer - musician, actor, tiktok star, etc. I learn about his creative beginnings and lot's more~

https://www.austin-archer.com/

I finally sit down with my good friend Mike Lewis and talk about all things music and his band The Jumping Juvies from Philadelphia! 

Great chat with Desert Sand Feels Warm At Night!

Super cool to sit down and talk with Angel Marcloid! We talk about inspirations and deep dive into all things music. 

Musician/Visual artist Bathroom Plants comes thru to have a chat about synths, video games, inspirations and some of their projects.

Me and Matt sit down and talk about a plethora of topics in this episode. From video games, production techniques, inspirations and our new album "Secret Levels" of course ~ Really fun episode talking about old programs and games as well as showing off our ocarinas.

I get a chance to sit down and talk with my good friend Abby to talk about her projects, inspirations and some of the ways she promotes her art. Diving into getting through inspiration blocks and 'difficult' commission work as well. 

I have a great talk with my friend and collaborator Antonio; who is a great illustrator and beatmaker/producer. Antonio is someone who is unapologetic in being themselves and it's refreshing. We discuss his current and upcoming projects and an overall nice talk on all things music. Including our collaborative series Enchanted. 

I get the chance to sit down with my buddy Aaron to learn about his musical beginnings and inspirations. We discuss some of the downfalls of "lofi" as well as looking on the bright-side of things by taking pride in his label and projects. We also continuously bring up and talk about Korn throughout the podcast.

What an episode. I sit down with my good friend Antonio and have some great laughs reminiscing our old band. We dive into a fun discussion about song writing and learn about some of Antonio's projects. 

Me and Alex and have a late night talk discussing a good deal of the behind the scenes of being a DIY musician/producer. All and all great talk hearing about some of Alex's projects, inspirations, challenges and insight. 

Had a zoom call with Keith Rogers, Aiden Rogers, and Chris Kearney of the amazing math rock band "Goings." We talk about their writing process, inspirations and a bit of the history all of us have together. Really fun talk! Great way to kick off SEASON 2. 

Me and Keith have an awesome history together. We do some catching up and of course discuss musical beginnings. We have great time talking about inspiration, the pairing of music and other media, and underrated albums. 

Me and Sean talk about his previous projects, musical beginnings and some amazing writing techniques to combat writers block. 

Me and Derek discuss some of the challenges and walls we hit as song writers. Both musically and lyrically there's a few interesting contrasts we brush on. As well as discuss musical upbringings and inspirations.  

I ask my buddie Kevin Brusha the questions I've always wanted to ask him about musical beginnings and running show houses in North Philadelphia. We talk about musical beginnings in DIY and eventually derails into musical ramblings. It was late so don't mind me starting off a little sluggish ~

Me and Dan sit down and talk about his amazing podcast 25 O'Clock and how it inspired me to have my own. We have a long in-depth talk about music in the longest episode yet!

https://www.25oclockpod.com/

Me and Zach reminisce about going to school for production (being in the same classes) and talk about the transition from living on your own to going back home while trying to write music. Zach is a part of the band Twin Beds and freelance produces & drums under Ripe Fruit Records. We discuss how to keep writing music fun and brush on some social media stuff. 

I sit down with my buddie Mike Mayo and we talk about musical beginnings and what he's got going on currently. Dive into his discography a little bit and get lost in stories and discussion. Recorded in summer 2020 ~

I sit down with Alex Stanilla and talk about music interests, starting out, and how to deal with quarantine life. Recorded in summer 2020 ~

Me and Evan just catch up and talk about his beginnings of being a filmmaker. Talk about some of our favorite things that we grew up with that made us who we are today. 

Check out some of his amazing work here:

By the Time it Gets Dark (Short Story):
https://vimeo.com/354886686

People Eating Fruit - Internet Explorer (Music Video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R1JjoUzcHo

I sit down with my best buddie Branden Bauer to talk about musical origins / PEF beginnings / and a whole lot of sidetracking. 

I sit down with my best bud Paul Francis and talk about musical origins, psychedelic trips,  and just some random stuff too. 

I sit down with Sami Rahman and talk about his main solo project "Sami Rahman" and the recently disbanded "Mattress Food" project.