Brainium Sounds Off
Local band Brainium tells stories about playing live (anywhere from bars to parking lots), recording music starting in the 80s (cassette tape) through today (DAW), their eventually-to-be-released stage musical, and more. Self-described (in the song “Our Kind of Town”) as “Two guys in disguise as a pseudointellectual music machine” Brainium is guitarist (and much more) Thom Ciezki and keyboardist (and much less) Gary Schmid. Both (especially Thom) have played in other local bands but only Brainium has endured through the decades. Weird, witty, and rarely dull, hear stories about music-making from local guys who haven’t made it big (yet) but have had a great time getting...nowhere. “Oh, that magic feeling...”
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Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
Brainium didn't play many live gigs, but all of them were fun, and some were particularly memorable. Sure they were decades ago but the boys of Brainium remember them well! (Sort of.)
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Ever wonder what that local band you saw at the bar had to bring to their gig? Brainium tells you what they brought to their gigs! Hint: It's probably more than you think.
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
An in-depth look at the making of the song "People" from the early instrumental concept through Thom's first exposure to the new band and the 8-track studio recording. As best we can remember...it was a long time ago!
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Brainium discusses their process (or lack thereof) for writing original music.
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
How Brainium recorded their music, starting with simple cassette decks back in the 80s and continuing through to the 2020s.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Brainium talks about how they got into music and how they ultimately got together to form the band Brainium.