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Mike Bankhead

You Could Be My Aramis Podcast

Episode 42 - Brandon Berry 

that train has sailed...

 

Brandon Berry makes his triumphant return to the podcast for this episode. He directed my latest music video, which was released on Tuesday, June 21st.  The idea behind this conversation was for us to talk about that, but as you'll soon see, our conversation went in all sorts of completely different directions. In the links below, you'll find several of my videos that Brandon directed.

 

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Music Video for "Str8 Up Downhill From Here"

Music Video for "Hold the Wick"

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06/19/2022

in Hold the Wick, art, Brandon Berry, music video, Str8 Up Downhill From Here, Bergmann, sailtrain

Episode 41 - Joe Augustin (aka Achilles Tenderloin) 

 

Joe is from Richmond, Indiana, just a little bit West of Dayton on I-70. He is a singer-songwriter who performs as Achilles Tenderloin. In this episode, he becomes the first guest to play a song live on the podcast, an exclusive that you can't find recorded anywhere at the moment. You'll hear us talk about his songwriting process, building community around music and giving back.  You'll also learn about his two newest singles and plans for an upcoming album. He is a thoughtful lyricist, and that…

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06/19/2022

in Music, songwriting, Lung, Reel Love Recording Company, Patrick Himes, community, Richmond, Joe Augustin, Achilles Tenderloin, Tincture for Trouble

Episode 40 - Rachel Rosen 

 

Rachel Rosen is a journalist, and this is a career that piques my curiosity, so you'll hear me asking a bunch of questions about that in this conversation.  Rachel Rosen is also a musician, as you can see from the above picture.  We'll find out how she got started playing music, what her songwriting process is like, and what her childhood smells like. In addition to that, well, this is a wide-ranging and meandering conversation that goes into a bunch of different places, including an epic tale of being…

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06/14/2022

in Music, Whidbey Island, Rachel Rosen, Say Anything, journalism

Episode 39 - The Kadence 

...I don't like to be labelled as one genre, because I love so many different genres of music...

The Kadence is a Dayton-based songwriter and artist. He is blessed with a gifted voice. In our conversation, you'll learn how he got started making music and get a look into his songwriting process. Have you ever wanted to drop everything and leave? If so, maybe you can live vicariously through The Kadence, as he is about to move into a Nissan Altima and drive to Los Angeles. Why is that happening? You'll…

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06/09/2022

in Music, songwriting, pop, Brightside, Dayton, cantantes, Dreamcatchers Studio, TINO, YouTube, singing, Kamden Webb, The Kadence, Nissan Altima, AntiSocial Misfits, singers

Episode 38 - K Carter and his For Dayton By Dayton festival 

It wouldn't make sense for me to call this 'For Dayton By Dayton' if it doesn't encompass everything Dayton has to offer... I want inclusion in all aspects... this is a city-wide house party...

 

I welcome my first rapper to the podcast with K. Carter.  Carter is based in Dayton, Ohio.  He is a poet, artist, and small business owner who clearly loves the Gem City and has a desire to bring people together. His most recent album, The Prototype, was released this year.  You'll learn what he is up to…

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06/07/2022

in Music, Safe Money, Dayton, art, The Prototype, K. Carter, hip hop, rap, poetry, Black Box Improv Theater, For Dayton By Dayton

Episode 37 - Corduroy Brown (Part 1) 

I don't want watches, I just want more time

 

Alan "Corduroy" Brown is a musician from West Virginia.  I first met him through an article on the Columbus Music in Motion website, and was very glad to get a chance to get to know him better in our conversation. The debut album with his band as Corduroy Brown is called Let Me Know, and it was released in August 2021.  You'll find out how he got into music, what his influence are, what is the first thing he reaches for when it's time to write a song... but…

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06/03/2022

in Music, songwriting, pop, West Virginia, Corduroy Brown, Huntington, MIS-A, Better on the Ground, Let Me Know

Episode 36 - Lisa the Midwesterner 

How do we define Xanga?  It was a blogging platform where we just wrote things in more than just three sentences, and then people would comment and that's how you got to know people. So it was kind of like Facebook, but the long version.

 

Lisa is a fellow Midwesterner, whose favorite band, if my memory serves, is Bowling For Soup.  She is all sorts of busy, since she has three children. We met online over two decades ago, and she once did something very kind for me, so she's one of those people I will…

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06/01/2022

in Lisa, Korean-Americans, Korean cuisine, Xanga, blog

Episode 35 - Greg Owens 

photo credit: Jon Estes

That's really what art is about, right?  Just connecting with people on an emotional level...

 

Greg Owens is handsome and bearded and from Nashville, Tennessee. He's an Americana artist, songwriter, recent father, and sipper of whiskey.  In this episode, we talk about his album Life, Love, and Southern Sadness and the stories he tells on it, his songwriting process, his love for 90s rock, grandmothers who are armed, Batman (?), and some other stuff. I like Greg's songs and…

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05/26/2022

in Music, songwriting, Greg Owens, Americana, Nashville, Something In the Way, Pixies, Toadies, Here's To the Past, Grandmother

Episode 34 - Mike Thome (baseball season quarter pole) 

My tastefully named friend Mike Thome is back to talk about baseball.  You can hear the happiness in his voice as we discuss the success found by the Minnesota Twins thus far. I am somewhat less enthusiastic about the Atlanta National League Baseball Club. We talk about offense being down this year, a few rookies of interest, the misery of the Cincinnati Reds, and kick around the idea of a trade in our fantasy league.

05/25/2022

in baseball, Minnesota

Episode 33 - Sara Jelley 

My goal is always to get people to feel a little deeper, which I think is what the world needs.

 

Sara Jelley is a songwriter and musician currently based on Maui.  She is also a vocal coach.  What's the story behind her debut album, Holes?  What is her songwriting process like?  Who might benefit from taking voice lessons?  What kind of smell does Sara remember from her childhood?  You'll learn the answers to these questions, and possibly even more, from a careful listen to our conversation.

 

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05/17/2022

in Music, songwriting, piano, cantantes, Feel Your Feelings, Sara Jelley, Holes, singing, ukulele, Vocal Magic, No Excuses

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