Bandrew Scott

06/09/21 • 53 min

Bandrew is one of my early and most important connections on my content creation journey.
When looking for a microphone to record my first podcast in mid 2017 the Podcastage YouTube Channel was the resource that helped me overcome the overwhelm and make an informed decision. I chose the Samson Q2U, and shared my first episode with Bandrew when it was published. Bandrew recommended I look into Better Podcasting and I turned up to one of their live recordings of their episodes and connected with Stargate Pioneer, Stephen Jondrew and Emily Prokop.

I stuck around the Podcastage community and joined the Discord server that Bandrew launched in September of 2017. The Podcastage community has brought so many connections with others that I am entirely grateful for, and the discord server is my most favourite place on the internet. Previous guest Mark Diaz is one of those amazing connections.

In December of 2017, Bandrew and I co-hosted a livestream for the Better Podcasting community because SP & SJ weren’t able to host an episode. That was a lot of fun! Then in March of 2018 Bandrew joined me for the finale of the first Sunshine Summit Livestream event. And he came back to be a part of the second event where we had an encore playing Portal 2 on Twitch.

We’ve co-hosted a segment for International Podcast Day, and the 4th Livestream For the Cure. Bandrew invited me to have Sunshine & PowerCuts became a part of the Geeks Rising Podcast Network of which Zach, Logan, Cody, Malcolm & Ducky are a part of and since then we’ve done a few Geeks Rising livestreams...

Throughout the conversation we talk about Bandrew’s journey, and all the milestones (celebrating milestones is one of my favourite things to do) with Podcastage, the Bandrew Says Podcast, Bandrew Plays, Watchcastage.

I restate Bandrew’s PSA about turning your headphones down. Protect your hearing! ...

Bandrew talks about what audio is to him. And it’s a good reminder to tune in to the world around you.

I ask about various types of forms of inspiration to try and shine a light on Bandrew’s journey of connecting with the things that he makes.

We talk about consumption of content, and reading books.

I loved this conversation so much. It had been a long time since we have had a chance to catch up and we had a lot of fun and laughed a lot.
We also fell off the rails many times, but I’ve left in a particular segment where a bit of shade was thrown and we ended up in a fit of laughter.

On a more serious note, I have learnt a lot from Bandrew and value his approach to helping others and sharing his journey and if you haven’t discovered all that Bandrew creates I highly recommend checking them out.

You can find more about Bandrew & his content here:
bandrewscott.com

I restate Bandrew’s PSA about turning your headphones down. Protect your hearing! ...

Bandrew talks about what audio is to him. And it’s a good reminder to tune in to the world around you.

I ask about various types of forms of inspiration to try and shine a light on Bandrew’s journey of connecting with the things that he makes.

We talk about consumption of content, and reading books.

You can find more about Bandrew & his content here:
bandrewscott.com

Previous Episode

Stargate Pioneer

One of the first podcasting resources recommended to me was Better Podcasting, of which Stargate Pioneer (SP) co-hosts with Stephen Jondrew. I turned up to one of their live recordings of an episode and connected with SP. Since then, SP has supported my journey with podcasting as he does for many others through Better Podcasting, the Gonna Geek Network, reddit and other audio community’s like Podcastage.

SP is grateful for Bandrew’s reviews on Podcastage which allowed SP and Stephen to focus on podcasting rather than also reviewing gear.

Previous guest Josh Liston is a member of the Gonna Geek Network and talk about Better Podcasting a lot throughout our conversation. Johnny Pennington was one of Josh’s highlights from the Gonna Geek community and SP shares a little more about Johnny’s involvement in the community.

SP loves helping others and enjoys hobby podcasting. SP shares the golden rule of hobby podcasting, which even he breaks but it is important to keep in mind.

I share how Better Podcasting tends to address the things that I need to hear in a timely manner.

We talk about the evolution of Better Podcasting and the now separate Live show where Stephen and SP have more direct interaction with their live audience and those that send in questions.

I ask SP what the Gonna Geek Network means to him and he shares about the community of shows that make up the network. There’s the Gonna Geek Discord Community where people can connect on topics they are interested in.

SP talks about what podcasting means to him as a creative outlet and hobby and being able to connect with others about his interests. He has enjoyed many opportunities in 2021 to make guest appearances on other shows and one that he highlights was talking about The Rescuers.
Check out SP’s Podchaser profile to see his more of his guest appearances.

SP has joined us for the Sunshine Summit, Sail Away with SP episode of Sunshine & PowerCuts and I joined Better Podcasting for their special International Day Podcast episode as having the opportunity to narrate a Christmas Special segment one year.

Stephen and SP who have such a great dynamic on Better Podcasting, have known each other for many years at this point but have not had the opportunity to meet in person. However SP shares the story of meeting and getting to know Stephen’s brother first.

Podcasting and working on projects around home including cable management and rebuilding an engine project have helped SP get through the past 12 months.

For more information about Better Podcasting head to: https://www.betterpodcasting.com/
To learn more about the Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/
To connect with SP on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stargatepioneer

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