Exploring life through stories of individuals. As above so below. Randall Thomas hosts whataworldpocast.com asking What shaped you into who you are? And what wisdom can you share?
What A World Podcast
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Exploring life through stories of individuals. As above so below. Randall Thomas hosts whataworldpocast.com asking What shaped you into who you are? And what wisdom can you share?
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January 7, 2020
Joe Chiccarelli - Letting Art Breathe
<p>Tucked away in a private corner of Sunset Sound studios, producer Joe Chiccarelli has his own slice of paradise in the hills of Hollywood. The studio is one of the last legendary music production studios left in Hollywood and was originally made to score the old Disney films in the late 1950’s. Since then it has seen musical legends galore pass through its halls. The list includes artists like the Rolling Stones, Queen, The Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and on.</p> <p><strong>“That’s kind of the best thing in the world about making music for me is that every day, every project is different. Every project is a new challenge in the way that im going to approach it. It’s problem solving”</strong></p> <p>Having lived through analog tape recording and now working in the digital world, Joe has adapted and navigated his way through over 40 years of changing recording technologies in the ever evolving entertainment industry and has been a musical chameleon producing songs in almost every genre imaginable. His constant drive for originality is a hallmark of his work ethic. He says he does it in order to not get bored or stale. He doesn’t want to be repeating himself artistically. Something which I agree with wholeheartedly.</p> <p>Joe believes in what I am from now on calling “letting the art breathe”. We see eye to eye on how art is cultivated and nurtured. It takes space to fail and experiment. It takes a safe place to fall without judgement. Joe is the type of personality that you could tell anything to. This is just one little piece of what makes anyone an effective producer.</p> <blockquote><strong>“I’ve always maintained that this job is really to help the artist and to get the best out of them. To make the record that you, as a fan want to see them make.”<br> </strong></blockquote> <p>Talking about his process, Joe says that he spends a lot of time in preproduction in order to really understand the artist. He wants to see from their perspective what they want to achieve and how they want to do it. Two weeks is about the length of time he likes to integrate with the band and get a feel for the dynamics and music.</p> <p>He really wants to understand the artist before ever touching the art. In some cases like in working with Jack White, this is crucial. If Joe did not understand that Jack White was in Joe’s words a “protector” of those flaws which give true character to music or art in general.</p> <p>The imperfection of something is precisely the quality which gives that thing its character. This is something I come across a lot in the creative world. I believe it as well. If everything were the same, nothing would have any character. Joe knows this from experience both in recording music and from his experience designing the JC37 microphone with Tonelux.</p> <p>In my interview with him, Joe explains the qualities of the Sony C37a built in the late 1950’s and the unique properties it exhibited. He talks about the process of creating the <a href="http://tonelux.com/product/jc37/">Tonelux JC37</a> which is directly modeled after Sony’s C37a microphone and how in the process of trying to correct odd design issues, it lost its unique magic sound.</p> <p>Extract meaning out of that. Your flaws make you who you are.</p> <p>Joe understands that flaws and imperfections are part of life and should be celebrated. This is how he cultivates a safe space for his artists to experiment and expand beyond their normal limits. He allows himself to go there with you and understand the creative spark behind the idea. This is an art that is being lost amongst bedroom producers and YouTube artists.</p> <p>Letting art breathe is an art itself. This means allow mistakes as long as you keep hold of that spark of inspiration. Don’t be second guessing that spark.</p>
October 11, 2019
Element Songs- Water and Fire
<p>Randall Thomas and What A World Podcast present the first part of the elements series Water and Fire. All music and sounds on this podcast are made exclusively by Randall Thomas. Hire Randall Thomas at randallthomasmusic.com for #vocals</p>
September 18, 2019
Bobby Exodus pt 2 Psychedelics, Consciousness, Zero
<p>Writer, artist and forever kitty Bobby Exodus is a wordsmith and priest in the figurative Temple of Zero. In this episode we pontificate upon the divine and etherial in order to confuse ourselves and laugh a bit.</p> <p>Bobby touches on the danger of over extending yourself in practices and getting lost in meditation. The use of psychedelics in finding emotional release, flushing energy, finding stuck trauma and accessing emotion.</p> <p>To find research on the use of psychedelic compounds for depression, anxiety, mood disorders and addiction see Johns Hopkins research partly funded by fellow podcaster @timferriss find the research page here. <a href="https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/publications">https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/publications</a></p> <p>Find Tim at <a href="https://tim.blog/">https://tim.blog</a></p> <p>I feel that that our ultimate goal in life should be to reduce suffering on the individual and universal level. If we are not trying to reduce suffering for ourselves we should at least try to reduce the suffering of human kind.</p> <p>Bobby and I touch on the archetype of Christ and consciousness as the One. “Consciousness is what is” Bobby says. Christ consciousness can be explored through Richard Rohr’s Universal Christ. Rohr says “Christ is more than Jesus’ last name” see article here: https://cac.org/another-name-for-every-thing-the-universal-christ/</p> <p>Bobby says he is nibbling his cosmic fruit and is waiting till death (most likely) to have a full mystical experience. This is good because I believe once we are absorbed back into the Pleroma, there is no coming back.</p> <p>We converse on the concept of Zero. (I talk a little crazy divine number theory.) The concept of Zero was a popular theme among native philosophers in the early 21’st century. The exploration of which would take more than this article.</p> <p>We talk about the Ouroboros. What happens when the snake finishes its self?</p> <p>Bobby recalls a Ren and Stimpy episode dealing with a belly button fairy.</p> <p>Zero yourself by singing up for the 3 minute meditation at <a href="http://whataworldpodcast.com/">whataworldpodcast.com</a></p> <p>Lesson: What comes first the chicken or the egg? The snake. The snake eats its body until it becomes an egg again and reincarnates.</p> <p>Be open to what people are saying and give them the respect of exploring their ideas through active listening.</p> <p>Learn to be fluid like water. This is an old Taoist philosophy I try to embody as much as possible. Water can be fluid and easy but erode the rocks away just the same.</p> <p>Bobby reminds us to Not give negativity any energy and to let it bounce off your “plasma shield”.</p> <p>Overusing logic- sounds like thinking your feelings</p> <p>Having health problems lead to an inward journey of healing and learning for Bobby. It made him come to terms with death. Developing a tumor in the stomach, losing most of his blood, getting a transfusion, all of that never got him down. With a positive attitude, practice and dedication, he is as healthy as a redhead horse.</p> <p>Bobby is living happy and having a baby soon. #babyexodus</p> <p>Bobby <a href="http://exodus.bandcamp.com/">exodus.bandcamp.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://whataworldpodcast.com/">whataworldpodcast.com</a></p> <p>Randall Thomas</p> <p>RandallThomasMusic.com</p>
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