#57 - Harrison Bieth

Episode Overview

Harrison Bieth is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Northern New Jersey. Since his last appearance on the podcast, Harrison has released his latest full-length album, Laughter Music, recorded with longtime collaborator Max Rauch at Domestic Bliss Recording.

Timestamps

• 00:00 – Catching up, Slipstream changes & current projects
• 01:26 – Entering the Clearviews & evolving live bands
• 03:34 – Releasing Laughter Music after six years
• 07:20 – Revisiting Harrison’s catalog & artistic growth
• 15:20 – Humor, food songs & the spirit of Harry’s Killing It
• 17:34 – Buying the dream Telecaster & new gear chapter
• 19:10 – Contributing saxophone to the film Gazer
• 24:58 – Nashville trip & seeing Jack White live
• 33:14 – Bad Bunny, Rosalía & exploring Latin music
• 42:10 – Laughter Music: sequencing, themes & writing catchier songs
• 47:35 – “What You Wanted” song discussion
• 54:40 – “It’s Been a Minute” song discussion
• 1:03:54 – “Heartache and Pain” autotune, rhythm & production choices
• 1:07:55 – Favorite lyrics, pizza verse & Lost references
• 1:12:30 – “Secret Truth” revisited
• 1:18:45 – Earlier material that still holds up live
• 1:26:20 – Working with Max Rauch & recording chemistry
• 1:34:10 – Songwriting confidence & letting go of self-doubt
• 1:42:00 – Future releases, shows & closing thoughts