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Wong Notes

Theo Katzman: The Songwriter Behind the Guitarist

Wong Notes

Premier Guitar

Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.9587 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Cory sits down with his bandmate-brother, multi-instrumentalist Theo Katzman, to discuss the virtues of musical self-acceptance, the infectious charisma of Trey Anastasio, and how Theo has made a career out of being a jack of all trades.

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Produced by Jason Shadrick and Cory Wong

Additional Editing by Shawn Persinger

Presented by DistroKid

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's happening? Welcome to Wongnodes podcast. I hope you're doing well today. I'm doing great. And you know what? I always say that. I'm always like, yeah, I'm stoked. But it's just kind of like when I decide to record these intros and outros. I normally do it when I'm like in a good mood. Want to want to do it when I'm feeling good. I mean, not all the time, but whatever.

0:21.7

I am in Los Angeles, California, pacing around an undisclosed recording studio. Working in

0:29.2

the control room today, mixing some stuff that I'm working on. And I'm really excited. Look, I got

0:36.6

some fun guitar things happening on this music that I'm doing. And I just feel really good about it. I feel like I'm really excited. Look, I got some fun guitar things happening on this music that I'm doing,

0:39.7

and I just feel really good about it.

0:41.0

I feel like I'm better at guitar than I have ever been before.

0:44.3

And those of you who are guitar players, this is a guitar podcast,

0:47.4

you know that's a good feeling.

0:48.6

That's going to get you stoked.

0:49.5

That's going to get you standing up, pacing around a room,

0:52.7

talking loud into your voice memo app.

0:55.5

That's what I'm doing right now.

0:56.9

But hey, you didn't come here to listen to me, pace around.

1:00.5

Check this out, though.

1:01.2

I'm not kidding.

1:05.8

Guitar harmony.

1:06.5

Oh!

1:09.0

Sorry if the audio sucks.

1:12.7

Anyway, I'm just, I'm that excited.

1:15.4

I feel good.

1:16.4

I feel confident as a guitar player today.

1:18.0

I needed it.

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