#095 - Keyan Houshmand

Turn That Sh*t Down

Keyan joins the podcast to discuss the trajectory of modern metal, the pros and cons of content creation, maintaining motivation, growing an online platform, demoing new music and much more!
Keyan's Artist Pick - Inertia - https://www.instagram.com/inertiasydney
CHAPTERS
0:00 What Makes you Laugh?
4:49 Developing as a Modern Musician
9:19 Where does your writing start?
12:58 Technicality in Songwriting
16:00 Does demoing help?
20:05 Prioritising your creation
25:05 Staying Motivated
27:53 Growing Your Platform
38:15 Moving Forward
44:53 Keeping Professional / Online Comments
1:00:42 Where is Metal Going?
1:07:37 The Next Guest’s Question
1:08:03 Keyan’s Artist Pick
1:09:53 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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