Episode 17 – Podcast Studio Tour

By popular demand, I'll reveal all the little nuances of The Music is Win Podcast studio you've been asking about! We'll look at the technical setup regarding mics and other equipment that I use to make the podcast happen (1:40), talk about each album cover that line the studio wall (5:00), peel back the curtain on the artwork, random dollar bill, guitar pedals and more along the main studio wall (15:00), and finally circle around to the other wall to show you what's hiding in the nooks of the far wall shelving (20:30).

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube (http://youtube.com/musiciswin).

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 16 – Best Segments of 2017

As 2017 comes to an end, we take a look back on the best segments of The Music is Win Podcast. I'd like to thank all of you for subscribing on iTunes and watching on YouTube, because without you, Bethany, the guests and I would just be talking to... well... nobody. And that would be strange. There are big plans for this podcast in 2018, including more guests, more fun segments, and of course, more RANDOM RANDOM RANDOM RANDOM RANDOM RANDOM RANDOM RANDOM FACTS. Happy New Year, friends.

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube (http://youtube.com/musiciswin).

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 15 – Wrong Note Challenge, Epic Rock Stances, and Cringey Comments

In this week’s post-holiday please-stop-the-Christmas-music edition of The Music is Win Podcast, we recap if Bethany was naughty or nice this year (2:30), give you a random fact about the first piece of recorded music in space (6:30), find out what you think the most annoying holiday song is (9:30), judge your rock stances for the #FretboardFridayGiveaway (12:30), experience a very vivid Christmas morning (18:00), play the Wrong Note Challenge (20:00), read a podcast review (26:00), check what’s you’ve said in the YouTube comments (27:20), and give you a bit of news (34:00).

Sign up for Guitar Super System Level 3 at a special holiday discount (expires 12/31/17).

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube (http://youtube.com/musiciswin).

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 14 – The YouTube Musician Roundtable (Jared Dines, Stevie T, Adam Neeley, and more)

On this awesome episode of The Music is Win Podcast, I had the pleasure of hanging with some of the top YouTube musicians on the Internet at OIART where we collaborated on videos as well as revealed our secrets of success to the students of the school looking to build a music career online. This recording is of our live Q&A with the OIART students and features a panel of YouTubers, which you can find linked below.

Filmed at OIART
Stevie T
Jared Dines
Sarah Longfield
Adam Neely
Glenn Fricker
Trey Xavier

MiW Mailing List for giveaways through December '17: musiciswin.com/fretboardfriday

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube (http://youtube.com/musiciswin).

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 13 – Capo Challenge, Giveaway Updates, and Elvis is Lazy

On this wintery, snow-covered episode of The Music is Win Podcast, Bethany pretends to understand a Megadeth/Metallica joke, I try to play songs with a capo placed very inappropriately on my guitar neck, and we reveal the first winner of the holiday giveaway. Also, we talk about how lacking a certain aspect of musicianship can make even the biggest rock stars seem lazy.

MiW Mailing List for giveaways through December '17: musiciswin.com/fretboardfriday

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube (http://youtube.com/musiciswin).

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 12 – Guitar Chat with Stevie T!

In this extremely special episode of The Music is Win Podcast, I have a conversation with the djent-overlord himself, Steve Terreberry, or as most of you know him as, Stevie T. In this jam-packed discussion, I ask Steve about his roots as a guitarist, how he thinks about guitar playing from an improvisation perspective, and much more. We recorded this podcast at OIART in Canada, and you can expect some great content to come your way very soon. Until then, let this be an appetizer to hold you over.

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube (http://youtube.com/musiciswin).

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 11 – The Music is Win Live Guitar Clinic Q&A

In this special episode of The Music is Win Podcast, I've cut together some highlights from the Q&A segments of a recent guitar clinic I did at Musician's Workshop in Asheville, NC. This event was put on to celebrate the guitar store's 50th anniversary, and PRS Guitars sponsored the evening with giveaways, deals, and myself as special guest. The audience was awesome and had some great questions, so I decided to put them into podcast form for your enjoyment.

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube (http://youtube.com/musiciswin).

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 10 – YouTube Guitarist Meet Up, My DMs, Malcolm Young's Odd Job

In this jam-packed episode of The Music is Win Podcast, I reveal a Canadian trip I'll be taking soon to meet up with some of your favorite guitar playing YouTubers. I'll also play some guitar riffs to test Bethany if she can tell me if I wrote the lick or it was someone else's creation. We also dive into your YouTube comments, recap our Thanksgiving experiences, Malcolm Young's employment history, and much more.

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube.

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 9 – Guitar or Amp for $750, Playing Guitar Lefty, & My Afro

Bethany returns to the podcast studio and gets right back to her signature segments, challenging me to play guitar left-handed, behind my head, and much more. We'll tackle your #MiWFacemail, discuss how to make a proper turkey gobble sound, and discuss Taylor Swift's eight-second "oopsie" that sent Canada into a frenzy, plus much more on this jam packed episode of The Music is Win Podcast.

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube.

Go to http://audioblocks.com/musiciswin to to save on millions of studio-quality clips, tracks, and graphics with a special offer on the Triple Bundle annual subscription.

Episode 8 – The Definitive Paul Reed Smith Interview

In this very special episode of The Music is Win Podcast, I have a great guitar hang with the namesake himself, Paul Reed Smith of Paul Reed Smith Guitars. In this wide-ranging conversation, we cover topics like how Paul learned music theory and applies it to his guitar playing, musical influences, guitar design philosophy, and so much more. We also introduce a couple models from the recent SE release, which you can learn more about at the PRS website. I'd like to thank Jeanne, Hunter, and Andrew from PRS for helping me make this interview a high quality experience for both your viewing and listening pleasure, and thanks to Paul for offering some of his very valuable time. I hope you enjoy!

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube.

I want to thank the sponsor of the show, AudioBlocks, long time friends of mine with over 100,000 studio-quality sound clips, loops, effects and more, many of which I’m actually using in this very podcast and in my YouTube videos. Head over to AudioBlocks.com/musiciswin to sign up for a free 7-day trial and get all the stock audio you can imagine.

Episode 7 – Name That Song Quiz, My LIVE Guitar Clinic, and Exciting Guest Announcements

On this week's episode of The Music is Win Podcast, Bethany asks me about my favorite things, from chords to concerts, and also tests my knowledge of song recognition. We'll also tease a very special guest we have planned for next week's show, as well as respond to your #MiWFacemail, react to your comments, and so much more.

For those of you who prefer video podcasts, you can watch The Music is Win Podcast on YouTube.

I want to thank the sponsor of the show, AudioBlocks, long time friends of mine with over 100,000 studio-quality sound clips, loops, effects and more, many of which I’m actually using in this very podcast and in my YouTube videos. Head over to AudioBlocks.com/musiciswin to sign up for a free 7-day trial and get all the stock audio you can imagine.

Episode 6 – Horrifying Halloween Special

In the first annual Halloween episode of The Music is Win Podcast, Bethany (or should I say Britney?) and I lead you on a spooky adventure examining paranormal stories of musicians passed, terrifying quotes from your favorite horror movies, and a variety of maniacal contributions from you, the listeners. There also exist many scares throughout this podcast, so be sure to keep your lights on and your doors locked.

I want to thank the sponsor of the show, AudioBlocks, long time friends of mine with over 100,000 studio-quality sound clips, loops, effects and more, many of which I’m actually using in this very podcast and in my YouTube videos. Head over to AudioBlocks.com/musiciswin to sign up for a free 7-day trial and get all the stock audio you can imagine.

Be sure to take advantage of my Halloween guitar course sale, where you can grab any or all of my courses below for a terrifying 80% discount. Sale ends at 11:59pm EST on Halloween.

Guitar Super System Level 1
Guitar Super System Level 2
Modern Rock Guitar Techniques
5 Exotic Guitar Scales & How to Use Them
The Best Beginner Guitar Course Ever

Episode 5 – Can my PRS Djent, How Bethany and I Met, and more (Q&A Episode)

On this special monthly bonus Q&A episode, Bethany is the question master as she reads your questions you submitted either via Twitter or Facebook. We talk about our favorite Halloween candy, whether my PRS guitar can djent, the story of how I met Bethany, and a host of music theory and guitar-related questions, which Bethany hardly understands but still, for some reason, enjoys hearing about. For those of you who prefer audio podcasts, you can subscribe to The Music is Win Podcast on iTunes or listen on Soundcloud.

I want to thank the sponsor of the show, AudioBlocks, long time friends of mine with over 100,000 studio-quality sound clips, loops, effects and more, many of which I’m actually using in this very podcast and in my YouTube videos. Head over to AudioBlocks.com/musiciswin to sign up for a free 7-day trial and get all the stock audio you can imagine.

Be sure to take advantage of my Halloween guitar course sale, where you can grab any or all of my courses below for a terrifying 80% discount. Sale ends at 11:59pm EST on Halloween.

Guitar Super System Level 1
Guitar Super System Level 2
Modern Rock Guitar Techniques
5 Exotic Guitar Scales & How to Use Them
The Best Beginner Guitar Course Ever

Episode 4 – Jared Dines Scam, Classical or Jazz, and Blink 182

On this week's episode, Bethany puts me through tormenting "would you rather" scenarios, we talk about our nostalgic memories of Blink 182, and discuss the internet crime against my fellow shred lord Jared Dines. We'll also tackle a great #MiWFacemail submission, read your comments, and so much more on this episode of The Music is Win Podcast.

I want to thank the sponsor of the show, AudioBlocks, long time friends of mine with over 100,000 studio-quality sound clips, loops, effects and more, many of which I’m actually using in this very podcast and in my YouTube videos. Head over to AudioBlocks.com/musiciswin to sign up for a free 7-day trial and get all the stock audio you can imagine.

Episode 3 - StevieT Collab, Europe vs. USA, and Buckethead's Heart

On this week's episode, Bethany and I discuss some very different aspects of European culture we found during our trip, answer your #MiWFacemail about a certain YouTuber, talk about Buckethead's heart condition, read your reviews and much more on this jam-packed episode of The Music is Win Podcast. 

I want to thank the sponsor of the show, AudioBlocks, long time friends of mine with over 100,000 studio-quality sound clips, loops, effects and more, many of which I’m actually using in this very podcast and in my YouTube videos. Head over to AudioBlocks.com/musiciswin to sign up for a free 7-day trial and get all the stock audio you can imagine.

Episode 2 - Is That a Guitar?

On this week's episode of The Music is Win Podcast, we'll find out if Bethany can tell whether the noise she's hearing is coming from a guitar or another device. We'll talk about a very famous Beatle's birthday, read some of your comments, and introduce a couple new segments that will involve your active participation ;)

I want to thank the sponsor of the show, AudioBlocks, long time friends of mine with over 100,000 studio-quality sound clips, loops, effects and more, many of which I’m actually using in this very podcast and in my YouTube videos. Head over to AudioBlocks.com/musiciswin to sign up for a free 7-day trial and get all the stock audio you can imagine.

Episode 1 - And So It Begins...

In the inaugural episode of the Music is Win Podcast, featuring your hosts Tyler and Bethany Larson, we'll discuss a variety of topics and try out new segments in an attempt to define just what this show will be about. We welcome your feedback and thank you very much for downloading and listening to our podcast. Make sure to watch the video version of the podcast at youtube.com/musiciswin for the full experience. 

I want to thank the sponsor of the show, AudioBlocks, long time friends of mine with over 100,000 studio-quality sound clips, loops, effects and more, many of which I’m actually using in this very podcast and in my YouTube videos. Head over to AudioBlocks.com/musiciswin to sign up for a free 7-day trial and get all the stock audio you can imagine.