#092 - Sophie Burrell (BXRRELL, Solo Artist)

04/18/23 • 54 min

Sophie joins the podcast to discuss dealing with expectation, launching her new band BXRRELL, developing as a songwriter, her advice to up-and-coming musicians, leveraging an online audience and much more!
Sophie's Artist Pick - Wren - https://www.instagram.com/thisiswrenuk
CHAPTERS
0:00 Your Favourite Soundtrack
3:06 Making Simple Things Your Own
6:16 Embracing New Genres
9:53 What Surprised You This Year / Songwriting
20:30 Identity and Your Music
26:05 Coping with Expectation
32:19 Shifting your Audience to Music
36:52 Learning from Bandmates
42:58 Your Advice to Musicians
48:50 The Next Guest’s Question
52:42 Sophie’s Artist Pick
53:06 Finishing Up
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*About The Podcast*
Turn That Sh*t Down hosts some of the most exciting and compelling conversations between host Joe Rowley and a variety of guitarists, drummers, bassists, producers, vocalists and music industry professionals spanning across multiple genres from Heavy Metal, to Rock, Blues and so much more! Topics of conversation tend to include mental health, self improvement, issues in the music industry, trends in heavy metal, guitar playing and more.
*Current Credits*
Current Credits - Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper Band), Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth), Gus G / Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne), Anders Fridn (In Flames), Rob Chapman, James Monteith (Tesseract), Justin Derrico (P!nk), Rabea Massaad, Ben Wells (Black Stone Cherry), Frank Turner, Adam De Micco (Lorna Shore), Joey Sturgis, Lena Scissorhands (Infected Rain), Mike Dawes, Dean Lamb (Archspire), David Davidson (Revocation), Rusty Cooley, Nick Johnston, Baard Kolstad (Leprous) George Lever (Producer), Josh Baines (Malevolence), Cole Rolland, Jacob Umansky (Intervals), Rudy Ayoub, Gabe Mangold (Enterprise Earth), Tim Mills (BareKnuckle Pickups), Simon Dobson (Parallax Orchestra), Craig 'Goonzi' Gowans (Bleed From Within), Mike Malyan / Andy Cizek (Monuments), Eric Steckel, Greg Koch and more!
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#091 - Misstiq (Earth Caller)

Misstiq joins the podcast to discuss composing for metal, forging a career in music, injecting her personality into clients' pieces, how to level up your music, film / video game scores and much more!
Misstiq's Artist Pick - Esprit D'air - https://www.instagram.com/espritdairofficial/
CHAPTERS
0:00 Society vs Social Media
3:11 Managing a Large Following
12:33 Your Dream Feature
16:03 What Makes You Musical?
23:28 Pushing Through Low Motivation
28:14 Levelling up your music
33:02 Influences Beyond Metal
37:35 Serving the Song vs Your Influence
45:22 Trying New Things
49:50 The Best Film Score
52:29 Advice to Metalheads
57:12 The Next Guest’s Question
57:50 Best Video Game Scores
59:05 Misstiq’s Artist Pick
1:01:03 Finishing Up
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*About The Podcast*
Turn That Sh*t Down hosts some of the most exciting and compelling conversations between host Joe Rowley and a variety of guitarists, drummers, bassists, producers, vocalists and music industry professionals spanning across multiple genres from Heavy Metal, to Rock, Blues and so much more! Topics of conversation tend to include mental health, self improvement, issues in the music industry, trends in heavy metal, guitar playing and more.
*Current Credits*
Current Credits - Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper Band), Rob Chapman, James Monteith (Tesseract), Rabea Massaad, Adam De Micco (Lorna Shore), Dean Lamb (Archspire), David Davidson (Revocation), Nick Johnston, Jason Evans (Ingested), Baard Kolstad (Leprous) George Lever, Sophie Burrell Josh Baines (Malevolence), Cole Rolland, Jacob Umansky (Intervals), Rudy Ayoub, Gabe Mangold (Enterprise Earth), Sped Spedding, Tim Mills (BareKnuckle Pickups), Simon Dobson (Parallax Orchestra), Craig 'Goonzi' Gowans (Bleed From Within), Mike Malyan (Monuments), Rusty Cooley, Eric Steckel, Greg Koch and more!
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#093 - Nik Nocturnal (YouTuber, Solo Artist, Termina)

Nik joins the podcast to discuss content creation, following his passion, working hard, collaborating with great musicians, knowing who to trust with your work and much more!
Nik's Artist Pick - Love is Noise - https://www.instagram.com/loveisnoiselr
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Your Favourite Chocolate
3:06 Staying Healthy
9:06 Small World!
10:57 Getting Sh*t Done (and properly)
17:05 Collaboration
19:19 Who You Work With
23:21 Developing Confidence
32:45 Evergreen Videos
36:30 Criticising Creativity
41:28 Chat GPT’s Questions
42:22 Finding and Giving Value
50:40 YOU Are The Brand
53:55 Always Learning
58:16 The Next Guest’s Question
59:25 Nik’s Artist Pick
1:00:03 Finishing Up
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About The Podcast
Turn That Sh*t Down hosts some of the most exciting and compelling conversations between host Joe Rowley and a variety of guitarists, drummers, bassists, producers, vocalists and music industry professionals spanning across multiple genres from Heavy Metal, to Rock, Blues and so much more! Topics of conversation tend to include mental health, self improvement, issues in the music industry, trends in heavy metal