Break It Down With Matt Carter

Matt Carter is back for Season 5 of Break it Down! One of the most frequently asked questions he gets is how to podcast, so he figured who better to talk to than Ray Harkins, who's been in the podcasting world for 10+ years with his own podcast 100 Words or Less and a full time job working for Midroll, the largest podcast advertising company. Links and Sponsors:    breakitdownpod.com emerymusic.com http://100wordspodcast.com/  http://www.midroll.com/   http://bswusa.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Seth Studley was Emery's first drummer and friend of Matt's since they were 5 years old. What has he been up to since quitting Emery? How did he go from failing out of college to becoming a Marriage and Family Counsellor, creating a podcast for Stronger Marriages, and working with Native Americans?    Links and Sponsors:    breakitdownpod.com  emerymusic.com  http://strongermarriages.com/podcast  LootCrate: lootcrate.com/down code DOWN for $3 off any new subscription Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional poker player Derek Tenbusch is joining today. He’s the founder of the best MTT training site Tournament Poker Edge, and Emery’s old distro guy at Tooth and Nail. We get into not only the philosophy and structure of professional poker, but also the philosophy and mindset of doing what you love for a living. What separates the people who hate going to work every day from the people who don't?    Links and Sponsors     http://www.breakitdownpodcast.net/  https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/ with code Greenchip for $10 off your first month LootCrate:  lootcrate.com/down with code DOWN for $3 off any new subscription Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 This is the third installment of Band Breakdown, where Matt breaks down an assortment of submitted music and answers a few questions from the bands. On the bill for this week's Band Breakdown is Strange Her, Elk Grove, Valence, and Ohio On Hi.    Strange Her: strangehermusic.com   Elk Grove: elkgrove.bandcamp.com Valence: valencetunes.com Ohio On Hi: http://www.ohioonhi.com/   Contact breakitdownpod@gmail.com to be featured on an upcoming Band Breakdown episode. http://www.breakitdownpodcast.net/ Support: https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Devin Shelton is joining Matt tonight to break down his new record "Sensation"! Matt and Devin have been in business together for over 10 years now, and continue to find new roles for each other. This time Matt is co-producer on Devin's solo album, and Devin works for Matt's media company. Not to mention their new Emery album in the works. How do they stay a band for over 10 years, stay current, and yet stay true to what Emery is?    Links and Sponsors:    breakitdownpod.com  emerymusic.com  devinsheltonmusic.com - promo code DOWN at checkout to get $5 off a digital download  Devin Shelton's "Sensation" on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sensation/id1187558038  LootCrate - lootcrate.com/down code DOWN for $3 off any new subscription Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Coffee educator Maxwell Mooney joins to inform Matt on the art of making coffee! He is a professional and competes nationally in barista competitions. What’s the science and psychology that goes into the perfect cup of coffee? Maxwell gives an overview of each coffee wave, the cupping process, coffee ethics, and calibrating your palate to appreciate quality coffees. Watch previous episodes on YouTube and subscribe on iTunes!  Sponsors and Links:    Bc.supply - promo code DOWN for 25% off your first bag of coffee  breakitdownpod.com  iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2  Support - https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown  Loot Crate - lootcrate.com/down and use code DOWN for $3 off any new subscription Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melanie Studley of the new podcast by Stronger Marriages joins this week. Her and Matt talk about how she got started podcasting and how the Stronger Marriages Podcast was a perfect fit for her skills and experience with her almost-failed marriage. She's had to learn audio engineering later in life, but why aren't there more women in engineering and podcasting?  Stronger Marriages on iTunes   Sponsors and Links: breakitdownpod.com  iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2 Support - https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Loot Crate - lootcrate.com/down and use code DOWN for $3 off any subscription Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Band Breakdown is back! Where Matt breaks down an assortment of submitted music, and this weeks answers a few questions from the bands. On the bill for this week's Band Breakdown is Astral Planes, The Thoughtlife, Signs of a Slumbering Beast, and The Quick and The Dead.    Atral Planes: https://www.facebook.com/astralplanesco The Thoughtlife: http://thoughtlifemusic.com/ Signs of a Slumbering Beast: https://www.facebook.com/signsofaslumberingbeast/ The Quick and the Dead: www.thequicknthedead.com   Contact breakitdownpod@gmail.com to be featured on an upcoming Band Breakdown episode.  Links: breakitdownpod.com iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2 Support - https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Tim’s curious about podcasting, and is trying to figure out what it means to make music your business going into 2017 as he re-enters the industry in a different role. They also talk about managing people and building a team, and the importance of seeing the potential in others and giving them the proper information to utilize for bettering their outlook on life.      Sponsors and Links:    breakitdownpod.com iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2 Support - https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Loot Crate - lootcrate.com/down and use code GIFTING15 for 15% off any subscription Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Dan Carlin of Hardcore History joins Matt tonight! They talk about the process of mastering podcasting, how to cypher through the mosaic of news out there today, and their common views on politics. They were both right about what Trump would be like, but what they got wrong was how America would respond to him. Is it possible to change large systems like the government? They also discuss flashpoints in history, the future of teachers, and what studying history may look like in the future.      Sponsors and Links:      breakitdownpod.com  Dan Carlin - dancarlin.com  iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2  Support - https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown  Loot Crate - lootcrate.com/down and use code GIFTING15 for 15% off any subscription Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Tovar Cerulli break down the wall between vegans and carnivores by showing how mindfulness of others and nature bridges divides. The future of technology is bound to effect our food and how it's produced, but Tovar stresses the importance of staying connected to the natural world especially in light of advancing technologies. Links: Website - breakitdownpod.com Tovar Cerulli - http://tovarcerulli.com/ iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2 Support - https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Chart-topping producer and engineer Kris Crummett (The Devil Wears Prada, Dance Gavin Dance, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Issues) joins us to break down the life of a producer: sustaining an ever-changing field both technically and musically, managing time, employees, and building his own studio in his back yard. Kris also gives advice to aspiring producers, and lets me get a bit nerdy with some gear talk.    Links:    Website: breakitdownpod.com iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2 Support: https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Kris Crummett: http://www.interlaceaudio.com/ Outerloop Records: http://outerloop.group/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Matt uses his expertise of music theory and application with a new segment called Band Breakdown where he breaks down an assortment of submitted music. On the bill for this week's Band Breakdown is Sink In, Livendure, Surviving the Era, and Corner Gospel Explosion.    "Whither" by Sink In: http://www.sinkinband.com/ "Dichotomous Gray" by Livendure: johnnyholland.bandcamp.com "Here in the Dark" by Surviving the Era: http://survivingtheera.com/ "Kid Rock" by Corner Gospel Explosion: cogoexplo.com   Contact breakitdown@badchristian.com to be featured on an upcoming Band Breakdown episode. breakitdownpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Wolves At The Gate's Stephen Cobucci joins Matt Carter to break down a few demos from their new album "Types & Shadows." They discuss the interesting theory that the artists you looked up to probably don't like the music you make, and you probably won't like your progeny's music either. That also gets them into motives behind music, making art for the love of the music, versus the desire to be in a band, and what that does to the art itself.    Links:    breakitdownpod.com  Types & Shadows Pre-order: http://wolvesatthegate.merchnow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Super Bowl 50 Champ Tyler Polumbus joins this week to break down the inner workings of the NFL. We talk about things only an insider would know. How even when you make $300,000 a year, it's easy to end up bankrupt and divorced. What's it like having no control over where you're traded, and how do the best quarter backs in the league treat their offensive team?    Links:  breakitdownpod.com  Tyler’s podcast The NFL Journeymen: http://nfljourneymen.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Brandon Ebel, founder of Tooth and Nail Records, joins Matt to break down the record label process: founding his label, being acquired by a major, and becoming independent again. How did the music industry collapse in 2008 effect the business, and what do A&R's look for in new artists?  breakitdownpod.com  http://www.toothandnail.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Hemeon, graphic designer and founder of Design Inc, joined Matt this week for a motivating conversation on start-ups, entrepreneurial success, and going after your passion. They also talk about the self-driving cars Marc worked on during his time at Google, and what the real worth of logos are.  ******  Links http://www.breakitdownpodcast.net/  https://www.designinc.com/  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Koch (Sherwood, Pacific Gold) joins Matt in studio for a discussion 100% about The Donald Trump. They debate on whether Trump is just a blithering idiot who made it this far out of pure chance, or if he's a master political strategist. What does it mean for America if he becomes POTUS and Commander in Chief?      *****  Links   www.breakitdownpod.com Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/break-it-down-with-matt-carter/id977905081?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt explores transhumanism this week when Presidential Candidate in the Transhumanist Party, Zoltan Istvan, comes on to talk about the scientific future of humanity, from exoskeletons to uploading consciousness to computers. What are the moral mandates and dilemmas behind modified humanity?  Find us on YouTube and subscribe!  Links:  Break it Down: www.breakitdownpod.com/  Zoltan Istvan: www.zoltanistvan.com  YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCOTiEx9PBEfHuhS6Z1lfqMQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt's old friends Shane Told and Billy Hamilton of Silverstein join this week and we break down three never-before-heard demos, one of which later became Silverstein's most popular song "My Heroin" that almost didn't make the record. They also discuss what makes touring so frequently successful or not, and a funny tour story Billy loves to tell about Matt calling him Stupid Bill.   ******  Links:  Break it Down: http://www.breakitdownpodcast.net/  Silverstein: http://www.silversteinmusic.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices