#104 - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)

Turn That Sh*t Down

Jordan joins the podcast to discuss who he writes for, being a forever student, AI, creativity and much more!
Jordan's Artist Pick - Matteo Mancuso - https://www.instagram.com/matteomancuso.guitar
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Your favourite musician
0:49 Being a Student
3:05 Technicality / Musicality
6:02 Emotional Reactions to Music
8:12 Having Multiple Pursuits
13:43 Working with Restriction
17:20 Hearing Your Influence Elsewhere
18:44 Learning from Multiple Instruments
22:05 Staying Connected Online
24:14 Internal vs External Musical Purpose
32:50 Creative Expression
34:20 Visual AI / Apps
37:45 AI and Dream Theater
41:01 The Next Guest's Question
41:20 Jordan's Artist Pick
41:38 Finishing Up

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