Gritty Birds

You can accomplish GREAT things.. but why are you in a hurry? Reaching success takes time! Once the excitement of the start wears off, it's easy to go astray.. Now it's frustrating and you need to FIND A SOLUTION! Instead of playing Web MD for your craft to find an answer... it's time to slow your roll and come back to your foundations and reach out for help. You might even find opportunities where you least expect them. In this week's episode, I get into why we become fatalist when things don't go our way, how we should take on the mindset of climbers on Mt Everest, and how a better foundation will make every setback less painful. Get the transcript at http://www.thepodcastersforum.com

You can accomplish GREAT things.. but why are you in a hurry? Reaching success takes time! Once the excitement of the start wears off, it's easy to go astray.. Now it's frustrating and you need to FIND A SOLUTION! Instead of playing Web MD for your craft to find an answer... it's time to slow your roll and come back to your foundations and reach out for help. You might even find opportunities where you least expect them. In this week's episode, I get into why we become fatalist when things...

Goals? What if YOU were your own goal. This week I go UNSCRIPTED for the first time, one of my goals. And I share how visualizing the future you can help you overcome your goal blocks.

This week we’re diving into our STRENGTHS. I’ll dive into why we should stop focusing on our faults, how they they aren’t faults in the first place, and then guide you through an exercise that helped ME reframe how I viewed the world last fall. It’s a powerful tool that will help you fortify the strengths you already have. http://www.thepodcastersforum.com

I'm biting the bullet and going straight into trauma responses, I'll be sharing what they are, how they happen, and then giving a perspective into the Will Smith, Chris Rock, Oscar situation that only a person who is intimate with the destruction of trauma responses can give: one of hope and empathy.

The beginning of anything doesn't have to be great. You JUST have to FINISH it. Why strengthening your muscle to finish messy things is one of the most powerful tools you have as a creator.

This is Gritty Birds 2.0. I'm here to help you reconnect to your passion for life, change your patterns, and ultimately empower the grit you already have within you to thrive as a creator. The podcast relaunches March 22nd. Go to http://www.thepodcastersforum.com to find out more.

The setting: Washington DC 2005. The election? President Obama winning the white house The memory? Priceless. Looking back on the night of that election. A piece recorded for NaPodPoMo in 2019, re-edited and scored election night 2020. Score: Sound design by Jeni Wren Stottrup. Audio rights thanks to Jeni Wren(Don't Call it Love) with additional tracks from Audio Hero.

It's day 3 of our NAMM Special with RME. We're on the homestretch of the trade show. Today we're talking recording with JB Eckl and catching up with friend and former guest Sassy Black

It's Day 2 of the 2020 NAMM Show. I'm here recording with RME. Today we're talking with Derek Badala of RME, mastering engineer and a leader for women in audio, Piper Payne and Emmy winning film composer Vivek Maddala. ybaKN70QW4DZFnI2qthN

Gritty Birds has been missing the road, and frankly missing producing new episodes. So, we're taking things on the road in a whole new way thanks to the creator my interface, RME. This is day 1 of NAMM, featuring 3 of the artists working and performing at RME's 2020 NAMM booth: Pete, Justine and Adam. We talk resiliency, our love of gear and production and set the tone for a unique trade show series, where I'll be interviewing close to 50 artists and creators for the brand.

It's Sunday and we're spending it with my Dad for his Sunday Thoughts. Listen to more at http://www.grittybirds.com

For this week's story telling Saturday, I'm diving in the archives to 2012. I took a trip to visit DC for the night of the Obama's election. One of the most defining experiences of my life, this was my experience. Find more at http://www.grittybirds.com

It's our second Content Friday. You can catch the visual tips in this episode with a secondary version on our YouTube Channel. Today's episode we talk about using brainstorming tools with Trello to create a foundation for future episode content. Find out more at http://www.grittybirds.com

Day 6 of NaPodPoMo, we're getting into one of my most frequenting asked questions: What Mic should you use? In this short, I share some of the primary microphones I have used over the years and then we talk dynamic vs condenser mics! More at http://www.grittybirds.com

On Tuesday we're previewing Season 4 of Gritty Birds. This week's interview is with constantly touring married master duo Kolars. I met with the group while they were in Boise in 2017. They are infectious, not just in personality, but also their intense stage set up. A mix of tap, drums and sultry guitar and vocals, they're one of my favorites. Find out more at grittybirds.com

NaPodPoMo Mondays bring us back to season one of Gritty Birds. In this episode we revisit Jared Mees of Tender Loving Empire. The Portland company run and found by Mees and his wife Brianne has grown exponentially since the time the longform interview came out. But his views on the music industry are still relevant. More at http://www.grittybirds.com

NaNoPodMod Day Three brings us Sunday Sessions. An empowering short with a meditation and my Dad's Sunday Thoughts. This week it's about All Saints Day, one of our Lutheran Family's Church Traditions and part of my life in Portland with Dia De Los Muertos. The question today is: am I enough, is my life enough, are my actions and reactions enough. More at http://www.grittybirds.com

Adapted from a talk at Podcast Movement's PMX Competition 2019. A love story, a story about creating. During the years I was studying music in Seattle, I worked with jazz legend Overton Berry. In this episode, I share our story and how he helped lay a foundation for telling amazing stories through word and music. This is day two of NaPodPoMo and a part of Story Saturday. Full transcript at http://grittybirds.com

Gritty Birds is back for a special daily series for the month of November and NaPodPoMo. Each day of the week will have a slightly different structure and theme. Fridays we’ll talk about creativity and content. Saturdays I’m going to be sharing some stories with you. Sundays I’ll be leading you in guided meditations and Sunday thoughts, inspired my Dad’s weekly messages. In this episode, we talk about the amazing value of Morning Pages. You can find out more on my website....