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/BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠ ⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠ ⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠ Canvas Bermintory: ⁠ instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠ Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ ⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠⁠ Email us!⁠⁠ ⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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 ⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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 Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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 spotify.link/09iK1QNlCyb Anthony Rapp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Rapp Rent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_(musical) Without you https://withoutyoumusical.com Stray Gods https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920780/Stray_Gods_The_Roleplaying_Musical/ Peter Hollens’ The parting glass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hMdoGet2A8 Candide Overture Leonard Bernstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=422-yb8TXj8 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠⁠ ⁠youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠⁠ Email us!⁠⁠ ⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

"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/BrushesAndKeys⁠⁠ youtube.com/@BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: ⁠⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠ ⁠⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠ ⁠⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠⁠ Canvas Bermintory:⁠ ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠⁠ Email us!⁠ ⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ ⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠instagram.com/a.wintory ⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza⁠ ⁠twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠ Canvas Bermintory: ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠ Email us! ⁠[email protected]⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

"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 Trailer THE EVENT! (VOD) Wishlist Stray Gods on Steam! ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Brushes and Keys: ⁠instagram.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ ⁠twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys⁠ Austin Wintory: ⁠instagram.com/a.wintory⁠ ⁠twitter.com/awintory⁠ Angela Bermudez: ⁠instagram.com/angelabermudeza twitter.com/angelabermudeza⁠ Canvas Bermintory: ⁠instagram.com/canvasbermintory⁠ Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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/BrushesAndKeys twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintory twitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudeza twitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at [email protected] ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

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/BrushesAndKeys twitter.com/BrushesAndKeys Austin Wintory: instagram.com/a.wintory twitter.com/awintory Angela Bermudez: instagram.com/angelabermudeza twitter.com/angelabermudeza Canvas Bermintory: instagram.com/canvasbermintory Email us at [email protected] ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈