#102 - Interview with Joe X. Jiang on How Filmmakers Use Story (and What Musicians Can Learn From Them)

In today's episode, we speak with director, editor, and guitarist Joe X. Jiang on the art of storytelling and how the world of film can teach us more about songwriting and performance - not to mention improving the video content that supports your music. Resources: Article: How Calvin & Hobbes Inspired a Generation Books: The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Collection My Beloved World (autobiography by Justice Sonia Sotomayor) Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (by David Sedaris) Films to Watch: The Godfather Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Florida Project Favorite Gear: Macbook Pro (for editing, producing, writing and pretty much 75% of his creative work) Faded Gibson SG(the guitar thats been in every musical project he's played in) Panasonic Lumix G series camera (the beginning of his backpack filmmaking kit) Links and things: The Slants (our band) Track Town Records (recording studio) Music Videos Directed by Joe: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B2d7E2wkbM[/embed] [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC-4qQmGS_Q[/embed] Joe's Video Reel: [embed]https://vimeo.com/117241119[/embed]