SHARKBRAIN PODCAST

[//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53519/ac2ea075ad99e3fba0ea2f777c327dad407cecc7/medium/mynameisyousharkbrain.jpg?1396202239]This week we have indie band/married couple Anne Williamnson and Brandon Walters of MY NAME IS YOU. We talk about gear, required music lessons that kept them playing as kids, and the completely dizzying immigration system they were (finally) able to navigate. Check out their music (and instagram feed) Here: WEBSITE:http://hellomynameisyou.com [http://hellomynameisyou.com] INSTAGRAM: @MYNAME IS YOU FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/mynameisyouband [https://www.facebook.com/mynameisyouband]

[//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53519/a58a1453b4354fa69c0073c0b2fa576f6c77191c/medium/jamesbabson.jpg?1395638820]This week we have actor James Babson on the program. We talk about navigating the murky waters on Hollywood, fighting obscurity, and staying sharp. Get it!

[//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53519/7f9a2cbe35b44544c8f00cef55bc39bebbcd9580/medium/davidhodgessharkbrainpt2.jpg?1395037599]Here's the anticipated follow up to last week's interview with David Hodges, we get even artier and more metaphysical on this one folks, two guys who write songs for a living getting all heady like they own the place. Check it out!

[//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53519/040ffea054a62b016b6f87e025bdb27da6f4ab9b/medium/davidhodgessharkbrain.jpg?1394439347]Hey Friends, This week in the SharkBrain Labs is David Hodges, songwriter and producer and founding member of Evanescence who has worked with numerous talented luminaries including Celine Dion, Jason Mraz, Christina Perri, and of course, Jake Newton. Boom. We talked for so long and had such a good conversation at that, it became necessary to cut this into a two parter (Kill Bill style). In this first half we discuss origins, what got him into music and more specifically the craft of songwriting, dropping out of college, being consumed by the muse, and of course 90's Christian Rock.  Dig on this. Part Two comes out next week. and be sure to check out David on the inter webs: WEBSITE:www.DavidHodgesMusic.com [http://www.DavidHodgesMusic.com] TWITTER:https://twitter.com/hodgesmusic [https://twitter.com/hodgesmusic]

[//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/53519/40ff1e5895fa2e302126c073a74e8d69efa63526/medium/quityourjob-copy.jpg?1393834756]Hey Everybody, So the Oscar season came and went, and yet I find myself empty handed again. No reward for my wishing and hoping. No reward for my thinking I should start writing that script. I was not given a lifetime achievement for my perceived potential. What a bummer. Oh well.  What's on Hulu? Do we still have those cheese pretzel combos or did we eat them all? Right? Time to get off our duffs and call our bluffs (see what I did there? I'm a songwriter, I can DO that). Now I know there is the viewpoint that Hollywood is vapid with short attention spans, and that we only care about that which is immediately in front of us, like liberal elitist goldfish. But get off of my cloud, imaginary guy who said that. This show follows my brain down the rabbit hole to find out what it is to validate your work, to seize the opportunity to call yourself a full fledged artist. It also explores what it is to claim artistry, and to take the leap into the unknown. I talk to a friend and compatriot Jesse Thomas [http://iamjessethomas.com]about taking the huge leap into depending on your art to keep you fed and clothed. It's worth the risk ladies and gentlemen. it certainly is. Be sure to check out Jesse's Tour dates at her website www.iamjessethomas.com [http://iamjessethomas.com] as well as Marvel's Agents of Shield wherein I shoot at people with impunity. check out a clip of it here:http://youtu.be/OpBFL5mPKlo?t=1m42s [http://youtu.be/OpBFL5mPKlo?t=1m42s]