Brushes and Keys

Oct 10 2024 35 ep. 51 mins 41
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Join Artist Angela Bermudez and Composer Austin Wintory on this new adventure of hitting the record button during silly, fun and sometimes meaningful chats about... Everything in life! Through a creative point of view.

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The Reality of Being 40

Oct 10 2024 49 mins  
Austin just turned 40! Lets discuss how it feels, and how he's finally the age when all his heroes began to hit their stride. Album of the Day: RUDY⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jerry Goldsmith ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠ Austin Wi

Human Process vs Artificial Results

May 09 2024 50 mins  
If life gives you lemons, don't pay for them! Just take them down the freaking tree and start creating. Album of the Day: ⁠Theatre is Evil, Amanda Palmer ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.w

Celebrate your Victories

Apr 13 2024 40 mins  
If we don't celebrate the good things that happen in life, both big and small, who is gonna do it? Also Austin is turning 40! Album of the Day: The Dwarf / Der Zwerg ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠ ⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wi

The making of an art show in LA

Feb 19 2024 41 mins  
Los Angeles is a city filled with a million types of artists working hard to have an audience; the competition is fierce. How good of an idea is to go for it and make your own show in a city overflowed by art? Album of the day: Dualities ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ ⁠twitter.com/Brush

The power of live shows

Nov 30 2023 55 mins  
We asked our followers what should we talk about on this one, so here's a summary of all the shows we've been enjoying this year and also an quick update on what has been up with our personal lives! Mentioned: Power Trip (pics and videos) Coldplay (pics and videos) Joe Hisaishi (pics and videos) MUSE (videoclips) Our Grammy outfits 2023 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈�

What we leave behind

Aug 19 2023 41 mins  
Season 2 starts now! Have you ever thought about how your work, or even simply you, might impact people? What sort of impact, or legacy, do you hope to leave behind? ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠y

A YEAR ALREADY?!

Jun 22 2023 25 mins  
Time flies! We reflect on our 1st year of Brushes & Keys and compare notes about the next year. Oh! and we're gifting another beautiful mic! ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys⁠�

What makes you cry

Jun 08 2023 40 mins  
What is it in art, music and movies that can make us cry? We analyze ourselves to find the common threads amongst works that really got to us. Album of the day: Cast Away, Alan Silvestri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UZ46E4oZSQ Song of the Day: A Place Called Home https://open.spotify.com/track/43kg5oAysx4HxL6TL9yoap?si=ce380b4dd46745c7 Mentioned: Jongnic Bontemps spotif

WTF is the point of Avant Garde?

Jun 01 2023 55 mins  
"Pretentious" and "ridiculous," those are some of the terms typical audiences call Avant Garde art. Are these artists trying to open up our minds with the absurd and bizarre or is it simply self-aggrandizement? We discuss a recent concert of composer Iannis Xenakis to explore these and other questions. Mentioned: Wild up ⁠https://www.instagram.com/wildup/�

Traveling for the soul

May 11 2023 38 mins  
Angela returns from a lengthy trip in Costa Rica (for both business and pleasure), leading to a discussion about the value of both traveling the world and reconnecting with your roots. Also she got a supremely awesome tattoo. Mentioned: Power Trip Cas Fruit / Patacones Album of the day: The works of Joe Hisaishi ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈�