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...”
Episodes
Oct 25, 2024
Oct 25, 2024
25 min
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!
Oct 11, 2024
Oct 11, 2024
23 min
Brainium discusses their process (or lack thereof) for writing original music.
Sep 27, 2024
Sep 27, 2024
24 min
How Brainium recorded their music, starting with simple cassette decks back in the 80s and continuing through to the 2020s.
Sep 11, 2024
Sep 11, 2024
19 min
Brainium talks about how they got into music and how they ultimately got together to form the band Brainium.