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Break It Down with Matt Carter

116 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 288 ratings

Stay stimulated! This show is all about getting people who know stuff to talk about it in depth. I believe that is one of the best ways to learn, to be genuinely interested and to explore in long form conversation.

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Libertarian Podcast Host Jason Stapleton (Ep 36)

September 02, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour

This week on the Break it Down podcast, Matt's joined by podcaster and libertarian Jason Stapleton. They discuss Matt's trip to the DMV, Donald Trump vs Hilary Clinton, millennials, government policies, and what we could or could not do without the government. Is Matt way off by opting out of the voting process? Do we really need the government for space programs, intellectual property, road construction, or national security?   Links: Break it Down: http://www.breakitdownpodcast.net/  Jason ...

Cory Brandan of Norma Jean and Hundred Suns (Ep 35)

August 26, 2016 00:36 - 1 hour

 Matt and Cory Brandan from Norma Jean walk through tracks from the new Norma Jean album as well as his new project Hundred Suns. Does art belong to its creators? Cory says once the music is released the creators are irrelevant. What does it takes to have the longevity to put out seven studio albums?   Hundred Suns crowd-fund: http://bit.ly/2bghKXc Norma Jean pre-order: normajeannoise.com Recorded live on Facebook every Wednesday night at 7pm PST! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Aaron Sprinkle: New Emery demo and the art of Pre-Production (Ep 34)

May 09, 2016 20:34 - 1 hour

Matt Carter is joined by producer and friend Aaron Sprinkle to catch up on life, talk pre-production, and get Aaron's first instincts on a brand new Emery demo!   breakitdownpodcast.net Contribute  Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live Calls from Listeners (Ep 33)

April 23, 2016 06:17 - 58 minutes

This week Matt's joined by listeners chosen to come on the podcast and ask their questions live. They talk music business: if Emery started in 2016, labels pressuring artists, adding value to clients, multiple stream incomes, and focusing on your art unrelated to your wage.      Soundrink: jabberjaw.soundrink.com use code: Break Kings Road Merch: kingsroadmerch.com/jimmy   Contribute  Amazon Link www.breakitdownpod.com We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media Network  www.jabberjawmedia.com ...

Why Your Diet Should Be 70% Fats: Ketogenic Nutritionist, Carole Freeman (Ep 32)

April 15, 2016 03:59 - 1 hour

Seattle's Carole Freeman, MS, CN, CHt, is a nutrition and psychology professional.  She came by and we had the chance to podcast in person and discuss how the ketogenic diet works. Carole Freeman http://www.hypnoticnutrition.com https://twitter.com/carolefreeman   Contribute  https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Amazon Link http://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=wwwbreakitdow-20&linkId=6R22D2HHC7HUGNR5  www.breakitdownpod.com We are a...

James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Further Seems Forever, Dashboard Confessional) (Ep 31)

April 08, 2016 05:30 - 1 hour

Another amazing producer, and hero of mine, joins the show.    Contribute  https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Amazon Link http://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=wwwbreakitdow-20&linkId=6R22D2HHC7HUGNR5  www.breakitdownpod.com We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media Network  www.jabberjawmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zar, The promoter who owes Emery $5000 (Ep 30)

April 01, 2016 00:30 - 1 hour

You got it, Zar Castillo, the promoter from Never Say Never Festival is on the show face to face with me and joins the transparency team and talks real numbers about how all of this went down.  "This" referring to Emery and other bands flying to South Texas playing a fest and not getting paid in How to Lose $5000 (S3 Ep5)    Contribute  https://gumroad.com/l/breakitdown Amazon Link http://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=wwwbreakitdow-2...

Ed Rose Producer of Emery's The Weak's End (Ep 29)

March 28, 2016 04:42 - 59 minutes

Ed Rose is well known producer from Lawrence, Kansas who has been instrumental in the punk/emo scene since the late 90's working with The Get Up Kids, Appleseed Cast, Coalesce, and Reggie and the Full Effect.  He also produced Emery's The Weak's End.     www.breakitdownpod.com Amazon Contribute We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media Network  www.jabberjawmedia.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to lose $5000 (Ep 28)

March 21, 2016 02:19 - 38 minutes

What happens when a band flies to South Texas for a festival and then doesn't get paid?   www.breakitdownpod.com Amazon Contribute We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media Network  http://www.jabberjawmedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Trombino (Ep 27)

March 14, 2016 06:21 - 1 hour

Mark Trombino is a record producer known for working with bands such as Blink 182, Mineral, Finch and The Starting Line, but most notably, to me at least, Mark produced almost all of Jimmy Eat World's albums including the landmark record Clarity. Mark is also the owner of a donut shop in Los Angeles called Donut Friend.   Donut Friend www.donutfriend.com www.breakitdownpod.com  Amazon Contribute We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media podcast Network -  www.jabberjawmedia.com   Learn more abo...

Kevin Lyman, Founder of Warped Tour (Ep 26)

March 08, 2016 03:00 - 1 hour

Hope you enjoy this chat with Kevin, who was nice enough to have me over on a Saturday morning to talk about how he weighs business, money, punk lifestyle, and family. Kevin is a very wise, successful, and grounded guy who I am happy to have the opportunity to learn from directly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ask Matt Anything (Ep 25)

February 26, 2016 06:31 - 54 minutes

What happens financially when a band breaks up? Can home studio recordings compete with the professional studios? How do you get started investing your money? What is the deal with ketogenic diets? I am very happy to get out 2 episodes this week! Glad to be back.   Links:    Amazon Contribute www.breakitdownpod.com We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media podcast Network -  www.jabberjawmedia.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Devin Shelton and Tyson Motsenbocker on Song Arranging (Ep 24)

February 22, 2016 05:12 - 1 hour

I'm back! You can consider this episode one of season three of this podcast.  I'll explain it in the episode. Devin Shelton is with me to discuss how he arranges songs, particularly the set of cover songs he has done to promote the crowd fund for his new solo album. Also I have the pleasure of speaking with Tyson Motsenbocker and bringing you some clips from his yet to be released album that i really dig and discuss string arranging and key changes.   Links: www.devinsheltonmusic.com http://...

Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids (Ep 23)

December 16, 2015 08:40 - 1 hour

Matt Pryor is the singer of The Get Up Kids and a big inspiration to me. He has a podcast called Nothing to Write Home About.  We discuss touring with Weezer, why sometimes he would rather be a farmhand than a musician, and a little bit about anxiety and depression.   Links: Texture www.texture.com/breakitdown Metal Brainiac www.metalbrainiac.com  Amazon Contribute We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media podcast Network -  www.jabberjawmedia.com     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Radical Islam, Terrorism, Syria and Refugees (Ep 22)

December 01, 2015 01:24 - 1 hour

Matt explores the topics of Radical Islam, Terrorism, Syria and refugees in conversations with terrorism law professor Jeffery Adicott, Libertarian podcast host Jason Stapleton, Science Mike, and Underoath keyboardist Chirs Dudley whose European merch guy was killed in the Paris attacks.   Links: Texture www.texture.com/breakitdown  Amazon Contribute  We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media podcast Network -  www.jabberjawmedia.com     The Jabberjaw Media Network and this podcast are Presente...

Billy Power of Urban Achiever Breaks Down Matt Carter (Ep 21)

November 11, 2015 18:54 - 1 hour

Billy Power, ex Tooth and Nail A&R and host of the Urban Achiever podcast interview Matt Carter about his background, upbringing and philosophies.   Links: Audible www.audible.com/breakitdown Urban Achiever  www.urbanachievershow.com  Amazon Contribute  We are a part of the Jabberjaw Media podcast Network -  www.jabberjawmedia.com     The Jabberjaw Media Network and this podcast are Presented by our sponsor Sound Rink, an Experience Company - www.soundrink.com Learn more about your ad choi...

Guests

Dan Carlin
1 Episode
Dave Feldman
1 Episode
James Lindsay
1 Episode
Jason Stapleton
1 Episode
Johann Hari
1 Episode
Jordan Harbinger
1 Episode
Jordan Peterson
1 Episode
Rob Reid
1 Episode
Shane Told
1 Episode

Twitter Mentions

@carolefreeman 1 Episode