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Emery Origin Story Vol 4 Sep 26, 2019

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We're continuing our storyline with the move to Seattle on what happened to be one of the biggest days in US history. Our friend Joel Green joined us for the trip, and is here to recall some of the day with us.

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Emery Origin Story Vol 3 Sep 12, 2019

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We're continuing our storyline with the summer leading up to the move - what jobs we had, and the moment our bass player Joey "headed north."

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Emery Origin Story Vol 2 Jun 28, 2019

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We pick up where we left off last time, and focus on romantic and family relationships that would be affected or severed with the plan to move to Seattle.

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Emery Origin Story Jun 20, 2019

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Matt, Toby, and Devin begin the process of trying to recount the formation of the band 20 yeas ago, and see what has changed and what remains the same.

Emery "Dead End" EP Break Down, Pt 2 Jun 15, 2019

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Today we'll continue breaking down the second two songs on Emery's new EP "Dead End," which is available now exclusively to members of Emeryland.

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Emery "Dead End" EP Break Down, Pt 1 May 30, 2019

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I'm back! Thanks for still having me in your feed. For now, I'm gonna get back to what Break it Down started as, which was going in depth about Emery's music. Today we start by breaking down two of the songs on Emery's new EP "Dead End," which is available now exclusively to members of Emeryland.

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"Everything That She Offered Me" Full Song Premiere (Ep 131) Oct 16, 2018

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Emery's Devin Shelton joins me on this episode to premiere the full song "Everything That She Offered Me." Dave and I already did a song-writing break down for the drums and guitar, and now Devin explains how Toby and him took what we wrote and put vocals to it. We also see what some of you did with it and announce a winner of the song contest. Thank you to everyone who participated!

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"Is This the Real Life" Emery Song Breakdown (Ep 130) Sep 19, 2018

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Emery's new guitarist and producer Chris Keene and I walk through the evolution of "Is This the Real Life" from demo, pre-pro, and final versions. We focus mainly on the guitar parts, recording, and song structure from one version to the next as the song came to life.

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New Emery Song Premiere Minus Vocals (Ep 129) Sep 12, 2018

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This episode is the first of many to come that will break down the upcoming Emery record, its lyrics, guitar, production, and whatever else is interesting. Today Emery's drummer, Dave Powell, joins to introduce you to a song that started with his drum idea. This episode is also the launch of a game/contest that will allow you to compose vocals on an Emery song by downloading the instrumental stem here. The rest of the details are in the episode.

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Cyber Security with Alison DeNisco Rayome (Ep 128) Jul 17, 2018

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After reading some of Alison DeNisco Rayome's articles in TechRepublic, I wanted to have her on and talk more about where cyber security is right now, and see where it's going in the future. What are some best practices to keep yourself secure, and how are companies taking advantage of AR/VR?

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