Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

John Barritt is one of my best friends. He's always been a devout Christian and went to school for it, so most of this podcast touches on the spiritual side. Get to know John!
A note about the audio: there were many factors (mostly a doggo factor) that contributed to a difficulty in making the audio sound as good as possible. There may be some quiet moments and then some loud moments; forgive me for making you adjust your volume so much.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Trevor Lindley joins me on a very musical episode of Bit Depth! Trevor is a drummer, producer, and DJ and we talked a lot about music as well as society and creativity. Get to know Trevor!
Trevor also played drums for my demo. At the end of the podcast, you'll get to hear "Late" from my upcoming demo, Songs with Words, which you will be able to find on Bandcamp at some point maybe in the future, probably.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

My single "Red" is available now on Bandcamp. You can download it and pay what you want. As low as zero dollars and as high as your wallet can reasonably handle.
Sorry if you were looking forward to a conversation this week. Instead, I have a new song for you to listen to called "Red".
This song is based on a game called Transistor, and it's sung from the Transistor himself to the protagonist, Red.
You can buy it at www.santiagoramones.bandcamp.com
Also available on my Bandcamp is the "Pokemon Battle Remix" I made for Solstice Cosplay's "I Choose You" skit, for which we won the skit contest at Tokyo in Tulsa this year.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Brant (RazDeity) is back on Bit Depth and we talk about recent events, politics, religion, and video games! You can find Brant on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC98IMXWYyPvXFH7nWJJ7aQg

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Brant Rankin, also known as RazDeity, is a YouTuber and gamer who knows quite a bit about video games! Find him on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC98IMXWYyPvXFH7nWJJ7aQg

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Lee Gabriel and Zamir Redwine join me in talking about seeking success and reaching goals. I also get to talk about my shame in self-promotion. Maybe you can help me with that...

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Dustin Ragland and Michael Trepagnier join me in this discussion of analog and digital in music making and how music technology impacts the way we make records. Dustin was kind enough to allow me into his studio space to have the podcast and Michael was also kind enough to have us use two of his microphones for the podcast. I am so honored to have had these two people on my podcast at the same time and to have both Michael's and Dustin's experience and wisdom in music technology.
You can find Dustin Ragland at www.youngweather.com
You can find Michael Trepagnier at www.michaeltrepagnier.com

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Ollie is from London. It's very different. We compare the differences and similarities in our cultures and how things could improve. Find Ollie on Twitter @Majestic_Mav

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Ollie Powell is a game designer from London. He's on a trip through the US, and then he'll go to Japan, which sounds awesome. We talked video games, travel, and spirituality. Find him on Twitter @Majestic_Mav

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Meghan and I can't stop talking about Psycho-Pass! Again, SPOILER ALERT: This podcast contains spoilers for Psycho-Pass and a tangential spoiler for Final Fantasy XV. Although I was sorta incorrect on that FFXV spoiler. You can find Meghan on Twitter @monarch_star and on Instagram @monarchstar

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Meghan is back and we talk about an amazing anime: Psycho-Pass. SPOILER ALERT: This podcast contains spoilers for the entirety of Psycho-Pass. We discuss the philosophy and society in the show and how it applies to the real world. Find Meghan on Twitter @monarch_star and on Instagram @monarchstar

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Sally's not through with you yet! Sally and I discuss Christianity: what it says people should do that they don't, and what it says people shouldn't do, but they do, and the arguments that happen in between. Using the magic of editing, I could sorta make it sound like this one and the cosplay one were recorded at different times, even though they weren't. But I figured I should be honest about that. Find her on Twitter @toevah_shrimp and on Instagram @vandeavor

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Sally Van der Veer joins me in talking about morality. I somewhat apologize because I am the one doing most of the talking in this one. You can find Sally on Twitter @toevah_shrimp and on Instagram @vandeavor

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Stuart Adams and I talk about technology, security, gear, and a Royale with cheese. You can find him on Instagram @stu_adams_ and on YouTube at sbadams1200

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Stuart Adams is an audio engineer, producer, musician, and video dude. We've worked together on school stuff and I was glad to have him on. You can find him on Instagram @stu_adams_ and on YouTube at sbadams1200

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Sally Van der Veer returns and we talked about cosplay: what we've done, why we do it, and what we'd like to do. Find her on Instagram @vandeavor or @of.cedar.and.cloves and on Twitter @toevah_shrimp and like her Facebook page, Vandeavor. We also mentioned @rebeckalah and @j.lily.maxon on Instagram!

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Sally Van der Veer is an artist, cosplayer, performer, model, and musician. She's very vocal about social and political problems, which is part of the reason I had her on. We know each other through conventions, which you may know her from her hilarious winning YuGiOh skits with her friend Matthew some years back. We talk about art and spirituality, among other things. You can find Sally on Instagram @vandeavor and her salty Twitter, @toveah_shrimp

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

This week's guest is Noah Copeland. He's a fellow classmate at ACM@UCO. He's a composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and an all-around swell dude. We share a desire in wanting to compose music for video games and film, so we talk about that for a bit, as well as his spirituality, which is a refreshing point of view of Christianity. You can find Noah on Twitter @NoahCopeland

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Campbell and I talk about how stage behavior affects how you are received, whether it be with an authentic approach like myself, or with various stage personas, like Campbell.
You can find all of the music Campbell takes part in on Spotify, bandcamp, SoundCloud, and MySpace. He's in The Lunar Laugh, Don't Tell, Dena!, Topicana Ice Cream, and Campbell Young himself.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Campbell Young is a musician and producer that I go to school with. He makes a broad range of stuff, but his sound is mostly influenced by synthpop and the 80's. He's in The Lunar Laugh, Don't Tell, Dena!, Topicana Ice Cream, and as himself, Campbell Young. Find all of his stuff on Spotify, iTunes, bandcamp, Soundcloud, or MySpace, which he still uses for some reason.

A note about audio quality: I greatly underestimated the amount of noise where we recorded the first six minutes, but we were able to get into a better room with some microphones. I tried my best to remove noise but only so much can be done, and it started to sound over-processed, so I left it at that. At least it's only the first six minutes. After that, it sounds real nice. I'm sorry!