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The Lunar Laugh was a power pop band based in Oklahoma City. Their final album, In The Black, was released on November 3rd, 2023. The album features Jared Lekites (guitar, vocals), Connor Anderson (guitar, vocals), Campbell Young (guitar, vocals), Triston Lightner (bass, vocals), and Levi Sherman (drums, vocals). On this podcast, we heard from Jared, Connor, Campbell, and Levi. We talked about the events preceding and surrounding the album's creation, each individual track and its production, and a quick retrospective on the history of the band.
I'm sad to say goodbye to this band, but they left us with a great album, which you should listen to.
You can follow the individual members of the band on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jaredlekites/
https://www.instagram.com/connorandersonn/
https://www.instagram.com/campbellyoung14/
https://www.instagram.com/shrmn8r/
https://www.instagram.com/tristonlightner/
Or you can follow the band's Instagram still:
https://www.instagram.com/thelunarlaugh/
The song playing at the end of the podcast is "Born Weird", which you can listen to here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/24no7nR9Td7LXRMJM27AQH?si=32IVFsc0RN6kwh4AtRbZGw
Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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No Justice, No Peace is a one-act opera composed by Chris Prather and co-written by Kenneth Ray Woods and Megan Prather that presents the real-life effects of police brutality on families and communities, specifically following one fictional family. We talked about how the opera began as a 10-minute opera, how it grew into a full one-act opera, the challenges and successes in the process, and our personal experiences and perspectives about police brutality.
You can watch the whole opera on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/aZEl8lbvNd8You can follow each of them on their respective Instagram accounts here:
Chris
https://www.instagram.com/chrisprathermusic/Kenneth Ray Woods
https://www.instagram.com/mister_woods/Megan Prather
https://www.instagram.com/meganpratherjpg/The music at the end is from this trailer:
https://youtu.be/rHBYg3KDbw4Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Ryan Smith and Nich Allen met doing compost-adjacent things. When Nich heard Ryan play his music, he knew he wanted to play music with him, somehow. Theyâve been playing together for some time. They both frequent the Red Dirt Poetry Open Mic, at which I was playing, too. I actually know Ryan through mutual friends, and I went to the same high school as Nich. So we got to reconnect through the open mic and I asked them to be on my podcast, that night. They agreed to my chaotic request and here they are, giving them the push they needed to decide on a band name. We talked about music, how they got together making music, academic musical knowledge and how much it isnât needed, emotional communication, and how we grow through the music we make. Get to know Compost Adjacent!
You can follow them on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/compostadjacent
https://instagram.com/nallenwrites
https://www.instagram.com/rsmithtxco123/The song at the end is âLingerâ by Compost Adjacent, for which this is the first recording, and had to be a little quiet because we were trying not to wake Sable up. Catch it live to hear the big screams.
Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet, but it is the song I mentioned.
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Benjamin Rosfeld is back and we mostly talk about artificial intelligence, but we also end up talking about music. Some things we touch on include ChatGPT, personhood and life, the nature of the algorithms weâre dealing with, free will, ethics surrounding artificial intelligence, video games, music theory and music education, signal to noise ratio in regards to musical interpretation, and more!
You can find Benjamin Rosfeld on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/brosfeld
The track playing at the end is âOut of Timeâ by Benjamin Rosfeld:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6QNAN7gzgjpz3Xnc3GXaL6?si=18206454ce304ac6Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Benjamin Rosfeld is a composer, performer, and listener. Their primary instruments are piano and cello, but they are also an avid electronic musician and has a number of synthesizers, along with a modular synth system theyâve built. You can see them playing around Oklahoma City for various functions such as church services, weddings, etc. but theyâre also a DJ and are very involved in the experimental music scene. Their passion project for last few years has been SHIFT, an electronic/progressive rock band, and they are currently working on their second album, Jagged and Bold. We talked about music, music school, composition, artificial intelligence, and the usual morality and spirituality. Get to know Brosfeld!
You can find them on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/brosfeldThe song playing at the end is a scratch mix of âThe Listenerâ by SHIFT, which will be out on April 30th, but you get the exclusive here on Bit Depth! So follow them on Spotify so you can catch when they drop it for real:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fcn65Bw0kSxSi6TycRMTH?si=9kU8PxVETZKTkabvpyBw-QBit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet either.
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Rowan Weathers and I discuss love: loving intentionally, passionately, actively, with friends and romantically. We also talked about the dating scene of today, participating in communities, friends, the gray areas of romance and friendship, therapy and what can come from it, and our own queer experiences, including pronouns, nonbinary, labeling (or lack thereof), how we change over time, and much more. Yes, the title is a reference to the Portal 2 OST.
You can follow Rowan on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/rowanoakie
The song playing at the end is âsinkingâ by Rowan, which is not released yet.Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet either.
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Rowan Weathers is a self-proclaimed âJackass of All Tradesâ. They draw, do improv, comedy, write poetry and scripts, music- a lot of stuff! Because of this, we donât just get into the things themselves, but we get into the communities surrounding those things. We also talked about spirituality and religion, morality, and their time doing disability activism. Rowan is a homie and you should get to know them!
You can follow Rowan on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/rowanoakie
The song playing at the end is by Rowan but itâs not released yet.Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet either.
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Caleb Collins returns and we talked about comedy in media, metamodernism, how the medium of media affects the message, nuance, and the Taking Back Sunday/Brand New beef in the 2000s.
You can follow Caleb Collins on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/fosterbread
The song playing at the end of the podcast is âAinât Nobodyâ by The Nghiems:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2VgtaHuiXh8YjbKcJcCu9b?si=7828838e52cb490aBit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Caleb Collins is a comedian. He hosts an open mic night at Fair-Weather Friend Brewery on Mondays. We talked about comedy, how he got into it, what itâs like in Oklahoma City, and the usual Bit Depth philosophical mumbo-jumbo. Get to know Caleb Collins!
You can follow him on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/fosterbreadThe song playing at the end is âKpop Bandâ by The Nghiems:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6QfVjSG4RJVoFZuXhEO4bd?si=6952e60de7354873
Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Stefani Heller is a producer, manager, and audio engineer, among other things. She started Heller Music Group, started Women In The Studio, and this is her third time on Bit Depth. We talked about what sheâs done since the last time she was on, like working at Castle Row, managing artists, going to law school, and more. Thereâs some great music business wisdom that Stefani shares on here, so any musically inclined person might benefit from giving this one a listen.
Sheâs not here for no reason, though. She has a charity show coming up on March 11th at 7pm and hereâs the text she has for the event:
âArt Fusion is an event where local music and visual art collide. Some of OKCâs most talented bands and artists will be presenting their art at one of the cityâs most prominent event centers, The Yale Theater in OKC. While our guests enjoy music from multiple genres including Singer/Songwriter with a taste of Rock, Neo Soul, Hip/Hop mixed with poetry, and Alternative Rock and Hip/Hop crossover, you can browse the walls with canvasâs created by four our most talented local painters. If that isnât enough, two live paintings will take place throughout the evening and raffled off to benefit the Girls Rock Camp in OKC. There is so much to experience and enjoy, we hope you fall in love with the journey this night will take you on. Grab a drink with us and live local. GA and VIP options are both available.â
Hereâs a link to the event:
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/5815323/art-fusion-oklahoma-city-yale-theaterYou can find Stefani on Instagram, which has links to other things:
https://www.instagram.com/heller51/The songs playing at the end are âdonât need uâ by ROZ and âDo What We Wantâ by Original Flow:
https://open.spotify.com/track/79ZDjzAbUew4mAgFcI3Rjw?si=5bb196bda79b4303
https://open.spotify.com/track/3uoUIbrVs4V881jlY0GCPz?si=5f51f5b5c4eb4803Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Uh, oh. Weâre getting into the weeds here. exmaxhina and I compare and discuss music production techniques in Ableton Live. We also talked about hearing loss, making albums, fears, goals, and more!
You can find exmaxhina and his things here:
https://distantether.com/The track by him playing at the end is âprincess parkingâ featuring Mitzie:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6IlncQbnEKFk7hybeO7h2f?si=2e4c015e5712457eBit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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âDark lofi dreams. Fragments of a memory. Producer from Oklahoma City with influences from artists like Bonobo, Emancipator, and trxxshed. From eerie soundscapes to vibing melodies, exmaxhina becomes a prime flavor in a new space. Pioneering a unique sub-culture of low fidelity music, exmaxhina creates âdark lofi glitchâ, a fresh take on an already beautiful genre. Jumpstarting "Distant Ether", an Oklahoma City-based dark lofi glitch record label in 2021, the floodgates have opened for a new wave of sound for the years to come.â
Arman Sikder is a music producer known as exmaxhina. He also started Distant Ether. We talked about making music, his journey through film and music, his work ethic, religion and spirituality, balancing selfishness, and morality. Letâs get to know exmaxhina!Hereâs where you can find his things:
https://distantether.com/
The track playing at the end is âCybernetic Ensembleâ by exmaxhina, icey wavs, and Tsunami Sounds:
https://open.spotify.com/track/1nZRR1Tr7Y18dWBGPu4d2g?si=ba0760d1ace744b0Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Hello, 2023! Bit Depth is not dead and Iâm excited to kick it off with the one and only Jabee!
âJabee is a rapper from Oklahoma City whose music, according to Chuck D. from Public Enemy, âhas the potential to change the world.ââ
Now Santiagoâs words: He also helped bring Eastside Pizza House to his community, a local pizza place on the East side of OKC. Jabee is one of the most influential rappers in the OKC music scene. Heâs seen and heard a lot, done a lot, and he puts his words into action.We talked about rapping, the Oklahoma music scene, Eastside Pizza House, spirituality and religion, morality, and more!
Letâs get to know Jabee!
Links to all his things:
https://linktr.ee/jabee
The song playing at the end: âIndulgenceâ by Jabee, Conductor Williams, and Boldy James:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3vHqN0lIEhXPHxRjif7LwR?si=47adffd48600449aBit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Chase Hampton, also known by his artist name, Generation Lossless, is a composer, producer, and musician from Enid, Oklahoma. He has been on the podcast before, a long time ago, but a seemingly common theme in this podcast is âgetting people on the podcast that have not yet emerged from the Chrysalis.â With his second album, Advertising Films, Chase, and therefore, Generation Lossless, has more fully come into himself as an artist. This was recorded before the release of Advertising Films, and so many of the pressures and anxieties that come with nearing the release of an album are present in this recording. We talked about his journey as a musician, drummer, and composer/producer, synthesizers, growing up in Enid, being a contrarian, his album, Advertising Films, spirituality and religion, and more. Letâs re-get to know Generation Lossless!
You can find Chase on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/generationlossless/The Generation Lossless song playing at the end is âMistletoe in Guadalcanalâ from Advertising Films:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3dJDGBlEWviWtfO5HFVUD2?si=7269b2f8c9164d11Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Jordan Vargas of Burl is back and we talked about cultural expectations, dealing with prejudiced and racist people, musical opinions, the nature of consciousness, and just taking it easy and not making a big deal out of things that arenât worth your time or energy. Granted, weâre speaking from a place of privilege, being two cis dudes, but still, it wouldnât hurt for everyone, including us, to lighten up.
You can find Burl things on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/buurrlThe Burl song playing at the end is âbirds donât landâ, which you can stream on Spotify tomorrow:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2grXdqJjYe9VKd4HNaarmW?si=fGU3ImCGQzCk3jaRblGuBwBit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Jordan Vargas is a musician, songwriter, producer, and Burlian, as in he fronts the band Burl. He also makes and enjoys beer quite a lot. We talked about music, guitar, the music industry and business, spirituality, morality, and beer. Get to know Jordan Vargas of Burl!
You can find Burl things on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/buurrlThe Burl song playing at the end is âi just noticedâ, which you can also stream on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/758um2ZqTD9Ls4t0cGfINK?si=53886ff0e5d348beBit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Jazmin Bryan is a podcast producer at Possibilities, Inc. Sheâs also a musician at heart, and she aims to bring communities together through education, advocacy, and a reunion of spiritual/healing practices through the arts. This time, Jaz asked most of the questions, so I ended up talking more. We talked about creativity, why weâre not enjoying the big mainstream products like the MCU as much lately, the many behind-the-scenes affairs that can affect the final creative product, and much more!
The music playing at the end is by Jaz, which you canât necessarily find anywhere but you can check out their Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jazbot_talkspot/Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Jazmin Bryan is a podcast producer at Possibilities, Inc. Sheâs also a musician at heart, and she aims to bring communities together through education, advocacy, and a reunion of spiritual/healing practices through the arts. We talked about music, podcasting, DJing, community, morality, religion, and more. Get to know Jaz!
The music playing at the end is by Jaz, which you canât necessarily find anywhere but you can check out her Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jazbot_talkspot/Bit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Warren Realrider, TickSuck, is back and we talked about noise - getting into it, the culture surrounding it, the performance of it, and other stories Warren has about it. I surprised myself with how much I could talk about noise. Enjoy this fun conversation!
You can find links to Warrenâs stuff here:
https://linktr.ee/wrealrider.ticksuck.soundThe TickSuck track playing at the end is âmy last prophecy for the societiesâ, from his album, Comas:
https://ticksuck.bandcamp.com/album/comasBit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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Warren Realrider, also known as TickSuck, is a Pawnee/Crow noise artist. I had the pleasure of playing the same night as TickSuck at The Sanctuary and got to experience Warren's cool sounds in person. We talked about visual art, his upbringing being surrounded by art, sound art, Pawnee culture, spirituality, morality, and more! Get to know TickSuck!
You can find TickSuck and his things on this link:
https://linktr.ee/wrealrider.ticksuck.soundThe track by him playing at the end is titled "Overpass Shaping KahĂąriwis Wing" and it can be found on the compilation album, The Future Disintegrates.
https://thejewelgarden.bandcamp.com/album/the-future-disintegratesBit Depth:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discordThe song by me playing at the end is not released yet.
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