Talking Lion

Talking Lion


Latest Episodes

Ep. 85: Nick Smith
August 21, 2023

In this episode, we talked to our good friend Nick Smith about party encounters, the job of a producer, great demos, learning piano, theatre kids, stock plug-ins, stealing like an artist, Tik Tok cove

Ep. 84: Lyrah
August 07, 2023

In this episode, we talked to our new friend Lyrah about piano lessons, anonymity, start ups, product design, San Francisco, Facebook/Meta, financial planning, the friendship recession, Affordance The

Chat #29: Most Improved
November 15, 2022

Going through demos, stems, session voice memos, and collaborator commentaries (from Alex Venegas & Souveneer) we talk in depth about the making of our recently released record "Most Improved".Discor

Ep. 83: EMME
October 24, 2022

In this episode, we talked to our friend & collaborator EMME about starting her artist project, pitching songs, split math, "Majors & Minors", USC, DJ features (including her song w/ Tritonal), honest

Ep. 82: Echos
October 09, 2022

In this episode, we talked to our new friend Echos about Muffin Can Stop Us, piata economics, bad hydration, The Thinking Man, Battleground, mentalities, universal therapy, younger selves, falling pi

Ep. 81: slimdan
September 30, 2022

In this episode, we talked to our old friend slimdan about sunsets, Silverlake Trader Joe's parking lot, Judaism, pianists, future successes, sustainable happiness, group chats, busking, loop pedals,

Chat #28: Hurt Nobody
September 22, 2022

Going through demos and stems we talk about our new single "Hurt Nobody" - from writing the chorus in 2017 on a drunken night in Boston, to conceptualizing the music video with Noah Sellman (well befo

Ep. 80: Emeline
September 08, 2022

In this episode, we talked to our longtime friend Emeline about creative communes, Vine, 24 hour diners, demo sharing, anti-perfectionism, living on your terms, future selves, empowerment, craft honin

Ep. 79: Souveneer
August 25, 2022

In this episode, we talked to our best friend (/podcast editor/dungeon master) Souveener about accidental naps, New York accents, perfect french fries, emo kids, battle of the bands, The Republic of W

Chat #27: The Gambler’s Guide To The Music Industry (Part 5 - A Utile Gesture)
August 18, 2022

In which Nate either expands on the utility area of Game Theory or completely overcomplicates it...Discord:sleepinglionmusic.com/discord