creator next door

When I had the idea to start this show Chase was one of the first people who came to my mind. When I think about creatives and people who are obsessed with art and driven, I think of Chase. He is both a musician and an artist (and he is amazing at both).

Back in 2007 his punk band, Dear and Glorious Physician, rocked the Gainesville, FL scene. In a short amount of time they released 2 albums (Grenada Records) and became a regional band. Chase pays attention to every detail in his music and as he says in this interview he knows he was at times difficult to work with and has some regrets about being hard on his bandmates (siblings). The band consisted of siblings Andy, Robin and Jill. In this interview Chase talks a lot about the importance of working with his siblings and how the band would never have become what it was without them. In his mind it was because of their belief in him, and their patience with him, that D&GP was able to become the band that it became. I also talk about the "dormancy" of the band as I hint many times that the band is just "dormant" right now.

For the past many years Chase has been focusing on his art as the main source of his creativity. His art is gritty, conflicted, and full of symbolism and very moving. In one of his projects "Control" he was able to work with Julian Dorio (founding drummer of the Whigs). Julian was the drummer touring with Eagles of Death Metal and was playing onstage at the moment the Bataclan in Paris was attacked by terrorists. Many were killed and the scene was extremely violent. Chase asked Julian to write a short drum piece to express what it was like. Chase and his team captured this performance on video and it is powerful! As I listened to Chase telling the story of this process I got the chills.

Visit his website to view and experience some of his other art. Chase has been traveling the country doing lectures, exhibits and curating other exhibitions.

Talking with Chase is enlightening and I wish we had had more time. This way by far the longest interview that I have done yet and it still felt short to me. He has a lot to say and I love hearing him say it.

Towards the end Chase shares some regrets and some gratitude with us. He attributes all of his success to his wife (Amber), his mother (Susan), his father (Chuck) and the rest of his family.

As you will see in this interview, I have so much respect and admiration for Chase. He truly is a creator and an amazing human being.

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http://www.charlesawestfall.com/

(Update: my dyslexia shows in this episode.  There Is a song called O.C.D and in this episode I refer to it as COD and DOC. Sorry Tal and Grey Glass!)

Tal grew up in the San Diego area back when the punk scene was alive and thriving. His family also helped him have a great love for bands like The Beatles, The Eagles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. This may explain why he is able to write such great high energy rock songs but also some really pretty acoustic songs as well.

Tal moved to Utah for college and shortly after he decided to go full time with music. We discuss the amazing run he had in Utah with bands like Grey Glass and Idiot Kid. They blew up fast and soon began to draw large crowds locally.

We talk about the end of Grey Glass and what the Idiot Kid project was all about. He has been working with Jordan Clark and Joel Pack (two amazing Utah musicians/producers) and they have put out three awesome songs (with hopefully more to come) in the last year.

On the new solo record "Kill Me slower" (set to release on March 13th) Tal teamed up with Utah local legend producer Nate Pyfer. It was recorded and mixed in June Audio (Provo) and at Nate's studio (Provo Ut).

Tal shares how he brings songs to life and his thought process behind it. He believes that songs already exist and it's the musicians job to grab them and bring them to life. We talk about his faith in God and how that can play a role in the music that he creates.

Not only is Tal an incredible guitarist, vocalist and songwriter but he's just a great guy to be around and to chat with.  The new song "Kill me slower" is my favorite thing that Tal has worked on yet and I am very excited to hear the new album.

Ete's Favorites:

Grey Glass: Seconds, Fall (asleep), O.C.D
Idiot Kid: Virtue Signals
Tal Haslam: Kill me slower, Make Me Yours, How to Disappear Completely Radiohead cover)

https://www.facebook.com/talhaslammusic/

I had a blast sitting down with Chuck and Nate from the band Brother.
These guys have accomplished a lot over the past 3+ years and there is no sign of slowing down. They leave for tour again this March (which will take them down to Los Angeles and over to Texas for SXSW). They have a huge local fan base and over the past year have begun to expand that into a national fan base.

We talk about Chucks magical "toilet songs", playing shows in London and New York, Brother (the printer manufacturing company), lighting things on fire in St. George, The Flash, Back to the Future and also the music of Brother.

The band shares how their songs come to life. They talk about their chemistry, inspirations, and why they do what they do.

Their third album should be release later in 2020 and at this time will be titled "Volume 3".

These guys are not only a blast to hang with but incredible musicians and creators. The music is great and their live show is awesome. I am expecting big things from these guys.

*Ete's Favorites - "Don't Worry", "1985", "Without it", "Blunders"

http://www.brotherofficial.net/home

Milton is a songwriter/film maker originally from New Zealand and currently living in Oahu, HI. When I asked to interview him he said "ok, I do not have an interesting story" but this interview will prove otherwise.

He began in the family band playing bars at 8 years old (NZ), has been a performer for the show at the Polynesian Culture Center for over 25 years, tours the world with the PCC touring show to countries like Japan and Europe, and is currently producing a short film and writing the music for it.

Link to his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cinjyn

* The short film "Tala" hopefully will be released in late 2020

**There is some background noise on this episode as we recorded in Hawaii (birds, wind, and some table tapping) so please forgive that. This episode was a blast for me and his music is amazing