Nick is tasked with creating a video on the topic of recycling, but the idea of sustainability reaches much deeper than trash. Creativity is a tool to tap into the unrealized potential in everything, and boldness is the key to inspiring change. Reach out to us on Twitter! @nickwichman @trey_tatum

Nick shares his account of the Aspen Food and Wine Classic, where good vibes struck a chord that resonated with a bigger question: Why are the masters of their craft so fearless?

To kick off season 2 of Off the Record, Nick tries free range VR for the first time on the Oculus Quest, Trey recounts his visit to Disney’s Galaxy’s Edge, and the two offer their usual pontifications about the powerful bond between creation and experience. Please check out our friend’s work on STAR WARS™ Secrets of the Empire by ILMxLAB and The Vo…

In our final episode of the year we reflect on our progress and share some thoughts about open mindedness. A collaborative spirit knows no bounds, and we all have a role to play toward a brighter future. We also reveal the name of our new project and the inspiration behind it. Here's to new beginnings. Neil Degrasse Tyson's ‘We Stopped Dreaming (Ep…

Approaching the end of a season, we take some time to appreciate some talented live streamers and gab about gear. Trey has a bone to pick with Apple, about his dongle dilemma. With the constant move toward better tech, are musicians of modest means doomed to port purgatory? Check out the video we mentioned:Boiler Room, Crowdsourced with Jarreau Van…

Welcome back! We invited our great friend and super talented producer, musician, and vocalist, Bryan Brunt, to come and hang out. He shares his musical background, his perspective on world building through songs, and we share one of his recent tracks with his band Suckerforlights' last album Hearts Fade.Check out Suckerforlights:Spotify: https://op…

Welcome back! This week we continued some of our conversation about abundance (spurred originally by Thanksgiving), and we talk about that fine line we, as creators, walk when trying to make music. We all know that slippery slope when you want more gear, or new sample packs, or shiny new plugins that might help you make your music. At some point yo…

As the holiday season is cruising toward us, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all of the mayhem of shopping season is here. Nick talks about the mayhem of brand marketing and advertising during that season, and we connect that to the wave of efforts that creatives and musicians put into their own attempts at successful releases. Don't get enamored b…

In episode 13 we talk about the realness of Derren Brown's latest Netflix special - Sacrifice, and its impact on us conceptually and emotionally (link below to the trailer). And we touch on a similar heaviness of the Anime show Attack on Titan. We also chat about Nick's trip to La Paz, Baja California Sur, whale sharks, and last week's podcast, rec…

Nick is living it up in Mexico and Trey is tasked with recording Episode 12 alone. A rambling exploration of chaos, meaning, and influence from the mess that is Trey's brain.

This week, we hit the alliterative jackpot. We chat about the new fancy future-toupees, the social pressures of staying beautiful, and our processes to put down song ideas, and subsequently transform them into full concepts, and mixed albums. We're soon going to be sharing our mega preset pack for Sylenth1, and showing the synths that shape our tra…

Episode 10! We've made it this far, and we're stoked to keep going with you. This week we chat about Music platforms like Bandcamp and ReverbNation and their purpose in the independent music scene. We also chat about cover songs and what their value is for independent musicians. Finally, we hit on the bigger concept of being authentic in your music…

Thank you for listening! This episode goes into an interesting exploration of dreams and fear, which are often related. Watch the Funny or Die parody video that started this entire conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk2L8xU5jNsAll fear boils down to the instinct of self preservation, and that social norms and taboos are constructed …

We adamantly support making something. Anything. Writing. Painting. Producing music. Whatever. But we understand the challenge of getting started. It's overwhelming and difficult. Inktober is a daily challenge for artists to join and draw a piece a day, for all of October. Inktober. Great idea, right?What we love about Inktober is that the concept …

This episode is truly about the road through life. How long does it take for us to realize that the destination, the final product, the next album release, or whatever, is NOT the fulfilling part of our creative lives? The road to get there is where the magic lies and where we grow as individuals. Our journey through life is filled with challenges,…

S01E06 - The worst show we ever played was on Halloween, 2010. We had a huge production and costumes, and costume changes, but we could never really anticipate the total failure that happened due to our lack of resources for music groups like us in the electronic music scene. Listen and let us know what you think.We also talk about our last album, …

This last week has been packed with changes, big events, and inspiring moments. Nick and Trey talk about The Beyond – a sci-fi movie on Netflix that totally surprised us by its powerful themes and creative execution. Nick talks about his experience going to Vandenberg Air Force Base to shoot video and photo content around NASA's ICESat-2 satellite …

Episode 4! We chat about the epic experience that Nick had when meeting a glass replacement guy - Don Calvin. We also chat about paying it forward with positivity, and how to escape the digital advertising hell that is social media networks.

Are you a creator? A writer? A musician? Have you struggled with self-doubt? We talk about how to follow YOUR OWN heart to produce work that is objectively you, un learning to see beyond your fear of failure and judgement. We all started somewhere and, whether or not you look back on your first creations with pride and/or embarrassment, that led yo…

In our second episode of Off the Record, Nick and Trey talk about violence and the downtown Portland homeless community, the cannabis industry and some epic industry technology, and we push into the importance of open source tech/creative and the impact that has on the future of humanity. We also share a new track from our next album. For your eyes…

This is our first official episode! Thanks for listening!We discuss our music backgrounds and licensing, augmented reality, Trey's job doing web dev and support, Nick's NASA content opportunity, vape culture and Juul, Artlist.io's licensing platform, and objective creative concepts standing firm despite subjective personal opinions. If you'd like t…