{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d99821d4991eb8a6d26c47/69540bffcb029db757420f92?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"096 - Losing Track of Days in the Garage","description":"<p><strong>Brett Copeland </strong>traces his earliest artistic instincts not to formal composition, but to middle school and high school garage bands—long days spent writing riffs, experimenting with recording software, and losing track of time with friends. Playing bass and singing in punk and metal bands while simultaneously studying tuba in school band, he describes living between two musical worlds that rarely overlapped, yet both felt essential. That tension sharpened when he encountered a living composer for the first time, hearing Frank Ticheli speak passionately about his own music during an Iowa All-State Band rehearsal. It was a subtle but formative realization: composition wasn’t just something preserved on the page—it was a living practice, shaped by curiosity, care, and direct engagement with musicians.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>micro/Maker</strong> episodes release every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday!</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to <strong>music/Maker with Tyler Kline</strong> wherever you get podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon.</p><p>Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissions</p><p><br></p><p>micro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Loose Leaf Transmissions"}