03 - Blossoming into your voice, mental songwriting, breaking academic boxes | Donovan Taylor Interview

What we liked about Punisher (by Phoebe Bridgers)

In this new episode of our podcast, Sean and Nick dive into Phoebe Bridger's album Punisher and go through each track talking about what we liked about them.   Hey! This is Nick and Sean, we are Terranaut Recordings (www.terranautrecordings.com). We like analog stuff, but also digital. We’re a new production service based in Brooklyn and we’ve been playing together for quite some time now.   ---Here, There and Everywhere song breakdown (Form, production, rhythms, melody, and harmony): https://youtu.be/cOA0uAKx8sg  ---Phoebe Bridgers Kyoto Analysis (Copycat Killer vs Punisher): https://youtu.be/sIjSeGKYs5Y  ---3 Times The Beatles used chords outside the key: https://www.terranautrecordings.com/blog/3-times-the-beatles-used-chords-outside-the-key  ---Secondary function chords and the quiet intensity of Elliott Smith’s “Speed Trials”: https://www.terranautrecordings.com/blog/secondary-function-chords-and-the-quiet-intensity-of-elliott-smiths-speed-trails Mentioned things  (DVD Menu Chapter)  - Ethan Gruska  (Kyoto)  - Rob Moose  (Punisher)  - Elliot Smith  - Scott Street (Phoebe Bridgers song)  (Halloween)  - Conor Oberst  - Better Oblivion Community Center (Band)  - Bright Eyes (Band)  (Chinese Satellite)  - Patricia Brennan  - Vijay Iyer  - Musformation   - The Beatles (Band)  - Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles Song)  (Moon Song)  - Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton Song)  - Eric Clapton  - This Is Us (Show) - Ringo Starr  - Here, There, and Everywhere (The Beatles Song)  - In My Life (The Beatles song)  - Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)   Chapters  0:00 Intro  1:04 1. DVD Menu  3:20 2. Garden Song  7:18 3. Kyoto  10:11 4. Punisher  15:58 5. Halloween  20:47 6. Chinese Satellite  26:58 7. Moon Song  30:30 8. Savior Complex  35:42 9. ICU  38:17 10. Graceland Too  39:37 11. I Know The End  44:13 This is the end    LINKS:  Website: https://www.terranautrecordings.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terranaut_recordings/ Email: Terranautrecordings@gmail.com  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9NYhlcS0zo8oKQWSC79Z7g

03 - Blossoming into your voice, mental songwriting, breaking academic boxes | Donovan Taylor Interview

Today we have our friend Donovan Taylor joining us on the podcast! Donovan is a really unique musician and songwriter with a unique background (we originally met him as a drummer but now play the music he sings/plays piano on). We talk about a variety of topics, hope you enjoy!  Listen to the podcast:  Anchor- https://anchor.fm/nick-rousseau Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/2GsQNCjS9fMcA8UDSnQzFR YouTube- https://youtu.be/kvcKiOIjzSg Looking for instrument recording, produciton, or mixing? Check out our website! https://terranautrecordings.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terranaut_recordings/ DONOVAN'S LINKS: Stream his music: https://songwhip.com/donovantaylor/pigeons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donovantaylormusic/ Website https://www.donovantaylormusic.com/](https://www.donovantaylormusic.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:34 Donovan's Bio 0:49 Donovan's musical beginnings (drums, piano, and songwriting) 4:01 Music school experience and influence on songwriting 7:05 "Non-Academic" influences (outside of jazz/classical)  9:41 Studying music in Chicago and Utah (then moving to New York) 15:24 The Jazz and Classical dichotomy in music schools 19:40 How has music school benefited you? (Is it necessary?) 21:37 Songwriting process 31:57 Songwriting exercises (Score study) 34:35 How fatherhood changes the way you approach  Mentioned Things: -Dave Liebman  -Paul Chihara  -Grove (band)  -Sufjan Stevens   -Max Roach  -Radiohead  -Thom Yorke -Videotape (Radiohead song) -Reckoner (Radiohead song)  -In Rainbows (Radiohead album) -Kid A (Radiohead album) -Everything In It's Right Place (Radiohead song) -Jazz Institute of Chicago -Symphony Center (Chicago) -Christian McBride -Wynton Marsalis  -Brian Blade -Danilo Perez -Chicago Symphony Orchestra -Imagine Dragons -Schostakowitsch (Composer) -Beethoven (Composer) -Elgar (Composer) -Debussy (Composer) -Puccini (Composer) -John Coltrane -Miles Davis -Elvin Jones -Bill Withers -Billy Drewes  -Pidgeons (Donovan's EP) -Wayne Shorter -Orbits (Wayne Shorter song on Miles Smiles, Without a Net, Emanon) -Creep (Radiohead song) -Isaiah (Prophet) -Kurt Cobain -Stravinsky (Composer) -Schoenberg (Composer) -Bartok (Composer) -Ornette Coleman -As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (Book) -Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (Book) -Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (Book) -Chef's Table (TV Show) -Robert Willes

02 - Hanah Davenport Interview | Music Academia, Finding your voice, breaking dichotomies/conventions

Today we're here with our good friend and singer-songwriter Hanah Davenport and we get into some interesting topics! This is episode 2 of our interview series where we engage in friendly conversation with songwriters on process, inspiration, and influence.   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-3_PhP8rGow Looking for instrument recording, produciton, or mixing? Check out our website!  www.terranautrecordings.com   HANAH'S LINKS:  -Hanah's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hanahstrawberry/?hl=en](https://www.instagram.com/hanahstrawberry/?hl=en)  -Hanah's Bandcamp [https://hanahdavenport.bandcamp.com/](https://hanahdavenport.bandcamp.com/)  -Hanah's Soundcloud [https://soundcloud.com/hanahdavenportmusic](https://soundcloud.com/hanahdavenportmusic)  -Intro music: Rest/Unrest by Nick Rousseau (Stream everywhere here: [https://songwhip.com/nickrousseau/restunrest](https://songwhip.com/nickrousseau/restunrest))   Mentioned things:  -FIU (Florida International University)   -Lisanne Lyons (FIU Jazz Vocal Instructor)  -Esperanza Spalding  -Johanna Warren  -Chris Thile  -John Cage  -Mesostic poetry  -12 Little Spells (Esperanza Spalding Album)  -Punch Brothers  -Chick Corea  -You Are My Everything (Miles Davis)  -Alex Lough (Electronicist)  -Litchfield Jazz Festival -WDNA (Miami based Jazz radio station)   -Moonchild (Charlene Soraia album)  -The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us (Sufjan Stevens song)   0:00 Intro  0:34 Hanah's Personal Bio  2:05 Multi-genre influence on songwriting    5:52 Music academia   7:13 Relationship with songwriting over the years (process)  11:24 Arts volunteering work  14:30 Songwriting influences  17:19 Songwriting exercises?   19:12 Starting guitar  20:14 Analyzing transcriptions  25:50 Music School peer pressure (classical/jazz dichotomy)   29:05 Jazz school regrets?  31:26 Musical cliches in the new playlist world  35:07 The issues with streaming and how to deal  39:55 About Hanah's new album  41:08 Advice to newer songwriters/general tips

01 - Jacob Aviner Interview | Music school, songwriting exercises/process, cities, and forming a group

Today we interview our great friend and songwriter Jacob Aviner on his music, songwriting, experiences, and talking about his band Porterfield! This is a new interview series from our production company Terranaut Recordings, check out our website for more info on us.    https://www.terranautrecordings.com/  Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ryeYL2B5WQI ---Musical references:  -Rome by Porterfield (Album)  -Live at Sin-è by Jeff Buckley (Album)  -Speed Trials by Elliot Smith (Album)  -Poinciana by Ahmad Jamal (Song)  -Song Song by Ben Wendel (Song)  -Iris by Wayne Shorter (Song)  -Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Violin (Pieces)  -Porterfield - Bed We Made (Song/music video)   Looking for instrument recording, produciton, or mixing? Check out our company! www.terranautrecordings.com   JACOB'S LINKS:  -Listen to Porterfield: https://www.porterfieldmusic.com/music-2 -Jacob's Website: https://www.jacobavinermusic.com/ -Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobandersonaviner/ -Porterfield's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/porterfield.music/ -Bed We Made Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYPszGH3hf4