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/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠ Email us at ⁠⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠ Canvas Bermintory: ⁠ instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠ Email us at ⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠⁠ Email us!⁠⁠ ⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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=1UZ46E4oZSQSong of the Day: A Place Called Home https://open.spotify.com/track/43kg5oAysx4HxL6TL9yoap?si=ce380b4dd46745c7 Mentioned: Jongnic Bontemps spotify.link/09iK1QNlCybAnthony Rapp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_RappRent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_(musical)Without you https://withoutyoumusical.comStray Gods https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920780/Stray_Gods_The_Roleplaying_Musical/Peter Hollens’ The parting glass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hMdoGet2A8Candide Overture Leonard Bernstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=422-yb8TXj8 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠⁠ Email us!⁠⁠ ⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

"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/⁠The War on Music by ⁠John Mauceri⁠ Album of the day: Iannis Xenakis, ⁠Metastaseis⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠ ⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠ Email us!⁠ ⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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 TripCas Fruit / Patacones Album of the day: The works of Joe Hisaishi ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ ⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠ Canvas Bermintory: ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠ Email us! ⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

"Kept you waiting huh?" The amount of things that have been happening lately have been nuts, but one of those projects takes the title home! A branching game about music and Greek gods? A roleplaying musical? Go ahead and push play, we will tell you what Stray Gods is about. Album of the Day: Angela was gonna suggest AC/DC's Back in Black because of this great appearance after being quiet for a month and change but Austin took the reins of the conversation and made it about Buffy the Musical Episode. Mentioned: Stray Gods TrailerTHE EVENT! (VOD)Wishlist Stray Gods on Steam! ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠ Canvas Bermintory: ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠ Email us at ⁠brushesandkeys@gmail.com⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

At the risk of degenerating into 'old man yells at cloud,' we try to honestly examine how getting older is evolving our perspectives. Album of the day: Il Mare Calmo Della Sera, Andrea Bocelli ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

We welcome our first Brushes & Keys guest, kicking off the "Make it Three" series. This time sculptor and artist Jim McKenzie discusses art, creative process, pumpkin crabs, parenthood and more. jimmckenzieart.com Album of the day: Pink Moon, Nick Drake Real album of the day: Wind Waker for 10 hours ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Let's talk about that line that divides art about love between cheesy and painful. Why must good love stories demand so much struggling? Also! What did our listeners do on Valentines' Day? Let's read the comments!  Album of the day: Once Upon A Time On America, Ennio Morricone ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Let's talk about the Grammys! Questions were asked, answers were given. Austin makes a list of composers who deserve to have an award if the videogame category had existed earlier. Album of the day: Switched-on Bach, Wendy Carlos ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Angela and Austin talk about the moment you think you didn't pick the right path in life, whether career or personal life. Is it too late to look for something that can bring the happiness and fulfillment you're missing? Album of the day: I Put a Spell on You, Nina Simone  Mentioned: Neal Brennan's 3 Mics https://www.netflix.com/title/80117452Ben Shirley benshirleymusic.comMichael Abels michaelabels.comLeonard Cohen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

We wrap up the year by reminiscing the good and bad things that 2022 brought to our lives, as we make a short list of goals for 2023. Albums of the day: An Adoption Story, Kitt WakeleyA Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay Mentioned: Thai Cave RescueTraveler, A Journey Symphony Brush & Key mini comic ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Angela and Austin talk about science fiction portrayals of alien life, alien music, the legacy of H.R. Giger, and contemplate what cost is worth being the first human to meet alien life. Album of the day: Forbidden Planet, Louis and Bebe Barron Mentioned: H.R Giger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._GigerNecronomicon https://www.amazon.com/H-R-Gigers-Necronomicon-Giger/dp/0962344729Necronom 4 https://www.wikiart.org/en/h-r-giger/necronom-iv-1976Aliens Fireteam Elite https://www.aliensfireteamelite.com/en/ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Is it worth having others success present in our lives? How does that make us feel? This time we talk about others wins and how that might distort our view towards people. Also Austin got his 2nd Grammy nomination and we're celebrating with Mexican food tonight! Woooo! Album of the day: Horizon Forbidden West Mentioned: Anthony Parnther https://www.anthonyparnther.com/bassoonistAustin's YT celebrating his colleagues https://www.youtube.com/c/awintory/playlistsMick Gordon GDC talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FNBMZsqrY ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Ch-ch-ch changes! They can be annoying and even scary but how much are we open to sacrifice in order to step forward and grow? Album of the day: Hunky Dory, David Bowie Mentioned: Pumpkin https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYtXA4JA1W/Dragon and Rat wood burning https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSxgQjB9hl/Piper Jackson's single (Daughter to Melora Hardin) https://open.spotify.com/track/2BxIZ93I92G5nlipCj864q?si=2baa48d97d9c452aMalukah https://www.youtube.com/c/malufenix ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Dressing up for a Halloween photoshoot, creepy music, lots of candy and scared kids. Do you need anything else?... Oh yeah! Someone got a new B&K microphone in our giveaway. Enjoy!  Mentioned: Shock, Libra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ham4tUgzLkUSuspiria Main Theme, Goblin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esUBqxsiJ-sAltered States Main Theme, John Corigliano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT3AwASbIcICANDYMAN Helen's Theme, Philip Glass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdPvnKEJYi8The Ghost And Mr. Chicken, Vic Mizzy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJmpAYNY1NQLady Deathstrike Cosplay https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUaCuNL0mU/Scarecrow Cosplay https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_9WdmJXP8/ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

What are the scariest games ever made? What even defines a HORROR game? Austin tells Angela about some of his favorite horror games from throughout the years, and tries to convince Angela to play ALIEN: ISOLATION (she's too cowardly), but both agree about INSIDE. Mentioned: This Gaming Life Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktjuGU9RIrg Robin Arnott's DEEP SEA https://www.giantbomb.com/robin-arnott/3040-102392/forums/terror-in-the-deep-561958/NEVERMIND Biometric horror game Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reynoldsphobia/nevermind-biofeedback-horror-game ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: instagram.com/BrushesAndKeystwitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintorytwitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudezatwitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at brushesandkeys@gmail.com ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈