Bannister Chaava is a singer and songwriter “from” Virginia, but he currently resides in Lawton, OK, so the Oklahoma community can consider him a fellow local musician. His music is really good. We talked about music, God, anime, Hideo Kojima, and more. Get to know Bannister! You can find him and his things here: https://linktr.ee/notBannister The song playing at the end is “ The Forces ” by Bannister Chaava. Podcast: https://santiagoramones.com/podcast Music: https://santiagoramones.com/music D...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 283
Lindsey Cox is the lead singer, guitarist, and manager of stepmom . She’s also the box office manager and talent booker for Factory Obscura . We talked about music, the creative process, university, spirituality, and more! Get to know Lindsey! You can find her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/lindseydawn93/ The track that plays at the end is the most recent single from Lindsey’s band, stepmom: “ Damage Control ” Podcast: https://santiagoramones.com/podcast Music: https://santiagoramo...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 282
Original Flow is a hip hop artist, poet, producer, photographer and videographer. His music combines old and new styles of hip hop while still having the freedom to speak his own truth in his own vulnerable and Original way. We talked about the many hurdles and complexities involving the music business, how music affects culture and behavior, education in the US, and even more about society in general. Get in on this deep conversation with OGFlow! You can find Original Flow and his things on his...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 281
Christopher Acoff, known for his artist name, Original Flow, is a hip hop artist, poet, producer, photographer and videographer. His music combines old and new styles of hip hop while still having the freedom to speak his own truth in his own vulnerable and Original way. We talked about his journey as a musician and photographer, spirituality, and unity. Get to know OGFlow! You can find Original Flow and his things on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_flow/ The track playing at t...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 280
Jesus Ramones, my oldest brother, Muditious, helped me fill the empty space where I’m bad at scheduling interviews. We’ve been feeling the effects of the “grind” - the constant pushing towards our goals outside of our money-making jobs. We also frame this analysis of the grind with Kanye West’s The College Dropout , the effects of Kanye’s own grind. We also discuss ideas around selling out, separating art from the artist, Bo Burnham’s INSIDE , authenticity as artists, and much more. Enjoy! You c...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 279
Penny Pitchlynn, also known as her artist name, LABRYS, joins me once again and we talked about what makes one’s own music “real” music in sound, feel, and how to feel like one is making music that is true to oneself. We also talked about more spirituality, free will, and more! The song at the end of the podcast is “Under A Spell” by LABRYS. You can get it on Bandcamp: https://labrys.bandcamp.com/ Or you can stream it wherever you stream music. Podcast: https://santiagoramones.com/podcast Music:...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 278
Penny Pitchlynn is a musician, songwriter, composer, and producer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her solo project, LABRYS, has hundreds of thousands of listens on Spotify, and she plays bass with BRONCHO, another Oklahoma band. We talked about how Penny got her start in music, how important music is in her life, her spiritual views, the future, contentment, and much more. Get to know Penny! The song at the end is “Shy Walker” by LABRYS. You can get it on Bandcamp: https://labrys.bandcamp.com/ Or yo...
Sep 09, 2021•55 min•Ep. 277
Stephanie Peñate joins me yet again again because I am not done discussing US immigration. Even though we talked a while, mostly me ranting, I feel like there’s still so much more to discuss regarding the US immigration system, so be prepared to hear more about it in the future. What we did talk about: Steph’s experience as a child of immigrants, the challenges migrants face when trying to legally or illegally enter the country, the ways in which the system encourages and discourages certain beh...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 11 min
I'm undocumented. I came to Oklahoma from Venezuela in 2001 on my 6th birthday. This has been my experience as an undocumented immigrant in America. The transcript for this podcast is on my website, so if you want to follow along and click on links and citations, go to https://santiagoramones.com/podcast/immigration All the music you hear in the background is by me and can be streamed or bought on Bandcamp ....
Aug 26, 2021•22 min•Ep. 275
Bailey Gilbert and I get into deep topics and embrace the chaos of conversation. We discuss secular spirituality in contrast with religion and cognitive dissonance, free will and moral philosophy and their place in shaping society, the balance between musical/artistic creation and patron control, music business in general, monetary success in relation to empathy, the economy in general, and Bo Burnham’s “INSIDE”. That’s some of it, at least. You can find her on Instagram and you can listen to he...
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 274
Bailey Gilbert is a singer-songwriter based in Norman, Oklahoma that moonlights as a Content Strategist. She's been playing music for 10 years. We talked about music, spirituality, atheism, and more! She also played an awesome song called "Premeditated". Get to know Bailey! You can find her on Instagram and you can listen to her music on SoundCloud: https://www.instagram.com/baileygil/ https://soundcloud.com/bailey-gilbert-4...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 273
Austin Scott, also known as his artist name, King Scott, returns and we discuss the Internet, Black culture, the evolution of memes, conspiracies and conspiracy theories, truth and reality, empathizing with Jeff Bezos, the apocalypse, and much, much more! You can find Austin’s stuff on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaustinpowers/ https://www.instagram.com/digitalcowboys/...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 272
Austin Scott, also known as his artist name, King Scott, is a beat producer, DJ and film crew. He and I talked about going to college, producer influences, Kanye West, eating the rich, and spirituality. Get to know Austin! https://www.instagram.com/therealaustinpowers/ https://www.instagram.com/digitalcowboys/
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 271
Chris Lashley is a guitarist, vocalist, producer, live sound engineer, cat dad, and access control technician. You might know him from Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards, for which he plays guitar and sings backup vocals. We talked about a lot of things - the Oklahoma City music scene, video games, making music, serialism, and more! You can find Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris.lashley.3/ You can find the Poor Bastards here: https://manchild.band/...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 270
Chris Lashley is a guitarist, vocalist, producer, live sound engineer, cat dad, and access control technician. You might know him from Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards, for which he plays guitar and sings backup vocals. It was a blast having Chris on to talk about his musical upbringing, music stories, religion, spirituality, and more! It was much more conversational even on the interview episode, which shows just how much fun we were having. You can find Chris on Instagram: https://www.ins...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 269
Megan Runell Wiggins is a musician, activist, and gardener/farmhand. They play (played?) music with Me Oh My. In this episode we talked about communism, activism, nuance, and more! You can find what Megan's stuff on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veggie_casanova/
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 268
Megan Runell Wiggins is a musician, activist, and gardener/farmhand. They play (played?) music with Me Oh My. We talked about music, cultivating food, and spirituality. Get to know Megan! You can find what Megan's stuff on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veggie_casanova/
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 267
Anthony Parker better known as "Wordsmith" is a Baltimore-based songwriter, performer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Wordsmith makes hip-hop with a strong motivational message. His mission is to entertain and educate through a message of purpose while providing clean, quality, marketable Music for the Masses. We talked about making a living through music, Wordsmith’s creative process, the life of a working musician, and the Black Lives Matter movement. You can find Wordsmith’s stuff on his we...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 266
Anthony Parker better known as "Wordsmith" is a Baltimore-based songwriter, performer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Wordsmith makes hip-hop with a strong motivational message. His mission is to entertain and educate through a message of purpose while providing clean, quality, marketable Music for the Masses. We talked about music, philanthropy, music business, spirituality, and morality. Get to know Wordsmith! You can find Wordsmith’s stuff on his website: https://wordsmithmusic.com/...
Jun 17, 2021•58 min•Ep. 265
Rebecca King Crews, also known by her artist name, Regina Madre, is a songwriter, singer, actress, mother, wife, manager, and mogul. You might recognize the “Crews” in her name because she’s married to actor/football player Terry Crews. On the second episode, we kept talking music - what Rebecca is listening to, what makes a song great, and her coming face to face with breast cancer. Listen to her newest single, “Reachin’ For The Top”, listen to Terry and Rebecca’s book, Stronger Together on Aud...
Jun 10, 2021•33 min•Ep. 264
Rebecca King Crews, also known by her artist name, Regina Madre, is a songwriter, singer, actress, mother, wife, manager, and mogul. You might recognize the “Crews” in her name because she’s married to actor/football player Terry Crews. We talked about music, faith, humanity, the future, and more! Listen to her newest single, “Reachin’ For The Top”, listen to Terry and Rebecca’s book, Stronger Together on Audible, and check out the rest of her stuff on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therea...
Jun 03, 2021•58 min•Ep. 263
Sun Deep is back and we talked about Bloom , the creative process, the balance of knowing music theory, gatekeepers keeping people from doing music because of certain tools or characteristics, and more. Sundeep Sharma, also known as his artist name, “Sun Deep”, is a music producer, rapper, filmmaker, and geophysicist. His music has a lot of his Indian culture within it, whether it’s up front when he’s rapping in Hindi, or if it’s inspiring his musical productions. He’s gotten to produce for a lo...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 262
Sundeep Sharma, also known as his artist name, “Sun Deep”, is a music producer, rapper, filmmaker, and geophysicist. His music has a lot of his Indian culture within it, whether it’s up front when he’s rapping in Hindi, or if it’s inspiring his musical productions. He’s gotten to produce for a lot of other Oklahoma rappers and has worked on music videos, films, and scores. We discussed his background in geophysics, how him and his family migrated from India when he was grown, how he got involved...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 261
Joshua Marquez is back and we discussed how identity and culture shape our perceptions of ourselves and the cultures we belong in. It was a very challenging conversation for me and that’s a good thing. He pointed out ways in which my words indicate how I’ve internalized colonization, but we also discuss music, creation, and qualities in music and how they describe cultural nuance. It’s a lot. The track that plays at the end is “Mandala” from his album, Violent Yellow . You can find Joshua’s stuf...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 260
Joshua Marquez is a Filipino-American composer, guitarist, and sound artist. He is a resident composer for the Saint Mary's College Summer Composition Intensive in Notre Dame, IN and has a PhD in composition from the University of Iowa. It was a pleasure to have him on and discuss music, culture, morality, and spirituality. The song that plays at the end is "standing still while my head slowly burns", a single he released on April 23rd, 2021. You can find him and the stuff he does at his website...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 259
Joseph Carrasco is a podcast host, musician, and business owner. He is the host of The Cognitive Discourse, a podcast about discussing difficult ideas and working through them. He also makes music as Among War. We talked about music, podcasting, religion, and discourse, of course. You can find his podcast on Buzzsprout here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1408003
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 257
Joseph Arthur Clark is back and we talked about culture, the occult, specific terms within, and how the colloquial understanding of magic and the occult is far less complex than the reality of how it is practiced. One of the biggest reasons I wanted Joe on Bit Depth was to have more people understand the nature of this level of thought, to open up everyone’s minds to a different layer of viewing the world and how they can behave within it. Again, short summaries fail to describe some of the cont...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 257
Joseph Arthur Clark is a software programmer? Chef? Artist? Occultist? Those are four things that are seemingly unrelated but find unity within this one man that can’t be described in simple terms. Seriously, I can’t even fully describe the conversation we had. We talked about programming and lights, food and cooking, art and mathematics, the occult and spirituality, and so much more. This is one of those podcasts that really define what Bit Depth is. Not because Joe is famous or loud, but becau...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 256
Doug Sands, the Anywhere Hypnotist, is back and we talked about free will, the mechanisms of hypnotism that surround the conversation of free will, and the mind! You can find all of Doug's things on his website: https://anywherehypnosis.com/
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 255
Doug Sands is a consulting hypnotist who works with clients all over the globe. We talked about how he became a hypnotist, some of the lesser known details and methods he uses, and spirituality. Get to know Doug! You can find him and his things on his website: https://anywherehypnosis.com/
Apr 01, 2021•59 min•Ep. 254
