"The bass is profoundly cool."

Meet fellow Midwesterner Gail Gallagher.  Gail is a singer-songwriter, composer, artist, and podcaster with a background in sketch comedy and improv. She released an album in 2020 called Power of the Unnamed Passion, which explores balancing dark emotions with joy. Her new single "Long Johns" is out today, 21st January 2022, on all streaming platforms. Gail is also a teacher, helping to bring the joy of music to the next generation.

Some highlights of our conversation:

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"What I always think is that... my guitar is my thing"

Have you ever wondered how remixes are created? My first guest is Liam Morrison, a songwriter and musician from Canada.  He remixed one of my songs, and in our conversation, I ask him about his process.

We also discuss:

1. How does Liam start writing a song?  (10:48)
2. How does Liam feel about playing live?  (15:03)
3. A Baby Molly announcement, exclusive to the You Could Be My Aramis podcast!  (17:33)

Find Liam - Baby Molly - on the Internet at…

"I'd like to talk about our favorite albums of the year"

I listened to dozens of albums in 2021.  Juliet is the reason I discovered some of them.  I already wrote about my favorite albums of 2021 over on my blog, but I really wanted to have a nerdy conversation about them with Juliet.  I also wanted to hear her thoughts on her favorite music from this year.

Please note that I wasn't expecting to release a podcast episode today.  That said, this conversation about albums that came out in 2021 won't…

"I think songwriting is interesting because once someone else is listening to it, it's not about you anymore..."

Nina Pelligra is best known for her a capella looper covers and solo a capella recordings, which she arranges, records, and produces by herself. She has a bachelor's degree in music from Syracuse University. Nina and I go back a handful of years, having initially met at a music conference. She is a person who radiates effervescence. Nina took on the challenge of remixing my upcoming single…

"Just what you needed... another podcast."

In this introductory episode, I answer three questions.

1. Where did the name of this podcast come from?
2. Why did I start a podcast?
3. What can you expect to hear?

For more about me, your host, feel free to visit my bio.

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"I've worn a lot of different hats as a singer-songwriter, bass player, and I've been getting more into the production end of things..."

This is the first episode where my guest and I were in the same room.  Rich Reuter stopped by my place, we hung out in my office.  He had a glass of wine, I had a bottle of beer, he set up a very nice condenser microphone, and away we went. Rich took on the challenge of remixing my new single, "Hold the Wick".  We talk about his approach to deconstructing a song and…

"I just wake up in the morning and want to do cool stuff... that's what motivates me."

Brian Johnson is a dreamer and a doer with many interests. He is not afraid of working to bring his ideas to life.  Brian is at ease working for people, working with people, and managing people.  How did one of his projects manage to raise $57,000?  In a town where Ermal Fraze revolutionized the beverage industry, how are Brian and his partners innovating with soft drinks?  What is he doing to help benefit local…