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Brian's Nashville Trip and Why Every Performance Should Tell a Story | We Came From Celluloid Episode 003

Brian's Nashville Trip and Why Every Performance Should Tell a Story | We Came From Celluloid Episode 003

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 Welcome back to We Came From Celluloid, where two middle-aged guys from Ohio continue to prove that you can combine your obsessions and somehow make it work. I'm Nicky P, back with Brian Pritchard for another deep dive into the beautiful intersection of music and movies - and this week, we're getting practical about it. Brian just got back from Nashville (Music City, as they insist on calling it), and what started as tourist observations quickly spiraled into the kind of conversation that only happens when two marketing guys decide to overthink the music business. Spoiler alert: we're still trying to figure out how to make money at this. What We Dive Into:
  • Brian's Nashville adventure and the economics of Broadway's music scene
  • Why cover gigs are actually paid practice (and why some musicians are too precious to get it)
  • The great Nashville vs. Cleveland musician talent reality check
  • My master plan to integrate movie clips into our live performances
  • Technical proficiency vs. songwriting ability: the eternal struggle
  • How Brian's been making "found footage" music videos since middle school
  • Why KISS, Slipknot, Ghost, and Sleep Token are basically the same lineage (fight us)
  • The deeper meaning behind our "Children of the Corn" song that nobody asked for
The Real Talk: Look, we've been doing this for over 20 years, and we still haven't cracked the code on making money from music. But we're marketing guys, so we know there's got to be a way. This episode is basically us workshopping our latest scheme: turn every Puma Thurman show into a multimedia experience where movie quotes and film clips create a narrative between songs. Key Moments:
  • Brian's "retirement plan" of being a drummer in Nashville instead of a Walmart greeter
  • My confession about performing half our songs with completely made-up lyrics
  • The moment we realize technical skill doesn't equal songwriting ability
  • Our heated debate about whether Ghost and Sleep Token deserve to be mentioned with KISS
  • Brian revealing the hidden addiction metaphor in our horror movie song
The Bottom Line: We're essentially trying to become the masters of ceremonies for our own shows, creating experiences that people can't get from Spotify. Because let's face it - if someone wants good songs, they can find them at home. If they want a show that combines their love of movies and music into something they've never seen before, they need to come see us. Fair Warning: We get into some deep discussions about the nature of emotion vs. intellect in art creation, the economics of regional music scenes, and why Built to Spill writes complete nonsense for lyrics (which, honestly, is aspirational for me). Also, Brian makes some controversial statements about masked metal bands that might get us canceled in certain circles. This episode is for anyone who's ever wondered if you can make a living playing music, anyone who's tried to balance artistic integrity with paying the bills, and definitely anyone who's ever thought "What if we just added more movie references to everything?"
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