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My name is Brady Ryan and I am a sea salt farmer on San Juan Island in Washington State. Ever since I was a child I have felt like my main skill was not that I was smarter or stronger or harder working or braver than anyone else, I was just a little more curious than the average cat. Since becoming a parent and trying to be a good husband and small business owner have taken so much of my energy and attention, I feel like this one superpower I have has fallen by the wayside. This podcast is my attempt to rediscover curiosity through conversation and contemplation. I will be alternating conversations with guests one episode with a short musing of my own the next. The musing episodes will allow me to try to explore ideas that I've heard or that I've come up with in an open ended way. My theory is that exploration is worth much more than answers and hopefully the interviews and the musings can live up to that principle.

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Alex Pitschka: Finding the Perfect Sounds for Movie Trailers

October 04, 2024 • Brady Ryan

Alex Pitschka is the owner and composer/prodcer of Montage Music. Montage Music is a constantly-evolving collection of music and sound design, with the goal of giving trailer and promo editors the best, most-inspiring sonic material for crafting hard-hitting, evocative trailers, teasers, tv spots and promos.

Their contributors include multiple Oscar and Grammy winners, and nearly all of their cues get used within months of their release, and can be heard in hundreds of movie trailers and TV campaigns including Jupiter Ascending, The Imitation Game, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Edge of Tomorrow, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Into the Woods, Exodus: Gods and Kings, and many, many more.

I brought Alex on to talk about all things musical creativity, movie trailers, small business, and much more. Enjoy!

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