Tom Englund joins the podcast to discuss how Evergreen songs are made. You won't want to miss out on the valuable nuggets of wisdom in this one! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Dave Davidson from Revocation joins the podcast to talk about the band's upcoming album, his music knowledge, and more. Check out Revocation: https://www.revocationband.com/ Check out Trey's new song presave: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/treyxavier1/back Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor ..read more

Elize and Olof from Amaranthe join Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes songs, their ability to keep working on new music, and much more. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Jason Richardson joins the podcast to discuss how he writes songs. He dives into the collaboration process, how he uses pop structure, and much more. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Sean Ashe joins Trey Xavier to discuss making guitar music melodic again, imposter syndrome, and much more. Check out Sean's video for "Tangerine Dream." Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Andy Cizek and John Browne from Monuments join Trey Xavier to discuss their album "In Stasis." On this episode: Writing from prompts Cutting what doesn't work Pop song structure is superior And much more! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

What is Interloper doing that makes their music SO interesting? Andrew Virrueta and Miles Dimitri Baker join the podcast to answer that crucial question! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Doc Coyle and John Boecklin join Trey Xavier to discuss how they wrote their album "Dear Monsters." Some of the topics discussed include: Why lyrics are subjective Throwing ideas around to see what sticks Writing lyrics last Advice from Billy Joel Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati ..read more

Justin McKinney joins Trey Xavier to talk about his songwriting process for The Zenith Passage. On this episode: The snowball effect Incorporating metal with other genres Dealing with emotions through music And much more! Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Rohan Stevenson of I Built The Sky joins the podcast to discuss how he writes songs, why having fun is the main priority, and much more! Check out The Quiet Place Away: https://listen.ibuiltthesky.com/tqpa Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server. Follow Gear Gods: ►Website: http://geargods.net ►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE ►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more