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Bit Depth

Santiago Ramones

Right now, Bit Depth is diving deep into the creation of the songs on Hypothetical, track by track.Normally, the podcast is this: Deep conversations with interesting people. Santiago Ramones gets to know people on a deeper level: Why they do what they do and why they believe what they believe. Bit Depth lies at the intersection of creativity and philosophy, striving to establish a culture of nuance, empathy, and growth. As a musician, Santiago speaks with other musicians, creatives, outliers, and

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All Episodes

01:14:54

329 - exmaxhina; Dark lofi glitch producer

Bit Depth ·

2023/02/11

“Dark lofi dreams. Fragments of a memory. Producer from Oklahoma City with influences from artists like Bonobo, Emancipator, and trxxshed. From eerie soundscapes to vibing melodies, exmaxhina becomes a prime flavor in a new space. Pioneering a unique sub-culture of low fidelity music, exmaxhina creates “dark lofi glitch”, a fresh take on an already beautiful genre. Jumpstarting "Distant Ether", an Oklahoma City-based dark lofi glitch record label in 2021, the floodgates have opened for a new wave of

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00:53:37

328 - Jabee; Rapper, Eastside Pizza House

Bit Depth ·

2023/02/02

Hello, 2023! Bit Depth is not dead and I’m excited to kick it off with the one and only Jabee! “Jabee is a rapper from Oklahoma City whose music, according to Chuck D. from Public Enemy, ‘has the potential to change the world.’” Now Santiago’s words: He also helped bring Eastside Pizza House to his community, a local pizza place on the East side of OKC. Jabee is one of the most influential rappers in the OKC music scene. He’s seen and heard a lot, done a lot, and he puts his words into action. We

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01:15:17

327 - Generation Lossless

Bit Depth ·

2022/11/03

Chase Hampton, also known by his artist name, Generation Lossless, is a composer, producer, and musician from Enid, Oklahoma. He has been on the podcast before, a long time ago, but a seemingly common theme in this podcast is “getting people on the podcast that have not yet emerged from the Chrysalis.” With his second album, Advertising Films, Chase, and therefore, Generation Lossless, has more fully come into himself as an artist. This was recorded before the release of Advertising Films, and so

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01:12:30

326 - Lighten Up with Jordan Vargas of Burl

Bit Depth ·

2022/10/27

Jordan Vargas of Burl is back and we talked about cultural expectations, dealing with prejudiced and racist people, musical opinions, the nature of consciousness, and just taking it easy and not making a big deal out of things that aren’t worth your time or energy. Granted, we’re speaking from a place of privilege, being two cis dudes, but still, it wouldn’t hurt for everyone, including us, to lighten up. You can find Burl things on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/buurrl The Burl song playing

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01:04:03

325 - Jordan Vargas (Burl)

Bit Depth ·

2022/10/06

Jordan Vargas is a musician, songwriter, producer, and Burlian, as in he fronts the band Burl. He also makes and enjoys beer quite a lot. We talked about music, guitar, the music industry and business, spirituality, morality, and beer. Get to know Jordan Vargas of Burl! You can find Burl things on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/buurrl The Burl song playing at the end is “i just noticed”, which you can also stream on

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00:54:43

324 - Creative Spark with Jaz

Bit Depth ·

2022/09/22

Jazmin Bryan is a podcast producer at Possibilities, Inc. She’s also a musician at heart, and she aims to bring communities together through education, advocacy, and a reunion of spiritual/healing practices through the arts. This time, Jaz asked most of the questions, so I ended up talking more. We talked about creativity, why we’re not enjoying the big mainstream products like the MCU as much lately, the many behind-the-scenes affairs that can affect the final creative product, and much more! The

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01:05:16

323 - Jazmin Bryan (Podcast Producer)

Bit Depth ·

2022/09/15

Jazmin Bryan is a podcast producer at Possibilities, Inc. She’s also a musician at heart, and she aims to bring communities together through education, advocacy, and a reunion of spiritual/healing practices through the arts. We talked about music, podcasting, DJing, community, morality, religion, and more. Get to know Jaz! The music playing at the end is by Jaz, which you can’t necessarily find anywhere but you can check out her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jazbot_talkspot/ Bit Depth:

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01:11:12

322 - Noise with TickSuck

Bit Depth ·

2022/09/08

Warren Realrider, TickSuck, is back and we talked about noise - getting into it, the culture surrounding it, the performance of it, and other stories Warren has about it. I surprised myself with how much I could talk about noise. Enjoy this fun conversation! You can find links to Warren’s stuff here: https://linktr.ee/wrealrider.ticksuck.sound The TickSuck track playing at the end is “my last prophecy for the societies”, from his album, Comas: https://ticksuck.bandcamp.com/album/comas Bit Depth:

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01:19:13

321 - Warren Realrider (TickSuck); Noise artist

Bit Depth ·

2022/09/02

Warren Realrider, also known as TickSuck, is a Pawnee/Crow noise artist. I had the pleasure of playing the same night as TickSuck at The Sanctuary and got to experience Warren's cool sounds in person. We talked about visual art, his upbringing being surrounded by art, sound art, Pawnee culture, spirituality, morality, and more! Get to know TickSuck! You can find TickSuck and his things on this link: https://linktr.ee/wrealrider.ticksuck.sound The track by him playing at the end is titled "Overpass

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01:11:26

320 - Patriarchy and Systems with Chloe-Beth

Bit Depth ·

2022/08/25

Chloe-Beth is back and we talked about… chairs? And systems, patriarchy, how religion contributes to patriarchy, The Handmaid’s Tale, Roe v. Wade being overturned and how she feels about it, psychology, and more! You can find her and her things on her website: https://www.chloebethmusic.com/ Her song playing at the end is “Good Will”, which you can listen to here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6pOsSl3NOJsZTwMlPSgyPw?si=dc0c534533b447a1 Bit Depth: https://santiagoramones.com/podcast Music:

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01:05:27

319 - Chloe-Beth (Singer-Songwriter)

Bit Depth ·

2022/08/19

Chloe-Beth is a singer-songwriter in Oklahoma City who “possesses some kind of innocent wisdom”, which are the words of the person that wrote the bio on her website, and I agree. We talked about music, growing up in church, going to school at ACM@UCO, singing, writing songs, spirituality, religion, Yoga and meditation, and gluten-free science. Get to know Chloe-Beth! You can find her and her things on her website: https://www.chloebethmusic.com/ Her song playing at the end is “Be Alright” which you

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01:08:43

318 - Arting with Nicole Poole

Bit Depth ·

2022/08/11

Nicole Poole, executive director of SPARK! Creative Lab, is back and we talked about art as a transformative practice, what music and art is, my background in music education, improvisation, creation, living as an artist, and more! You can find out more about SPARK! Creative Lab here: https://sparklahoma.org/ Bit Depth: https://santiagoramones.com/podcast Music: https://santiagoramones.com/music Discord: https://santiagoramones.com/discord The song by me playing at the end is not released

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01:06:05

317 - Nicole Poole (SPARK! Creative Lab)

Bit Depth ·

2022/08/04

Nicole Poole is a visual and performing artist, live composer, producer, speaker and educator working across the fields of advocacy, arts and public engagement. She is the founder and Executive Director of SPARK! Creative Lab, a member of Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center’s Performance Committee. We talked about her journey through art, SPARK!, and of course, spirituality. Get to know Nicole! You can find out more about SPARK! Creative Lab here: https://sparklahoma.org/ Bit Depth:

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00:28:57

316 - Miscellaneous Writings (Sample Rate 12)

Bit Depth ·

2022/07/28

I’ll be honest - I haven’t been prioritizing Bit Depth in the way that I’d like. There wasn’t an episode last week. Sometimes scheduling issues happen. Sometimes I’m being lazy. By putting this out into the ether, I’m holding myself accountable to prioritize this thing. This is my fault, and I’m holding myself to it. So, while I schedule people to get on the podcast (and ask you to send people my way), I figured I’d give you something in the meantime. These are some random writings I’ve done

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01:18:40

315 - Music Production and Romance with Rat F!nk

Bit Depth ·

2022/07/14

Rat F!nk is back! Since it’s two music producers in a studio, we talked about music production quite a bit, but we also talked about burnout, musical inspirations, audio techniques, how our culture puts too much pressure on romance, sex work, Kanye West, and more! You can find Rat F!nk on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/ratfinkx The song by Rat F!nk playing at the end is “Slippy”: https://open.spotify.com/album/7pB7JvRqqPouSbWlqAqDYV Bit Depth: https://santiagoramones.com/podcast Music:

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01:03:57

314 - Rat F!nk

Bit Depth ·

2022/07/08

Rat F!nk is an Oklahoma City-based artist and producer. He makes what's described as "endearingly simple romantic slacker-pop songs". We talked about music, genre, spirituality, religion, morality, and more. Let's get to know Rat F!nk! You can find Rat F!nk and his things on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/ratfinkx The track by Rat F!nk playing at the end is “One Track Woman” which is out next week, on July 15th. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4HvUr6jrLn6ZbGrvOHttdp Bit Depth:

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01:00:44

313 - Music Business with K.O.

Bit Depth ·

2022/06/30

K.O. is back and we talk about music, the music business, legacy, talent and skill, virality, and a little bit on conspiracy theories. It was a really fun episode and K.O. keeps it real. Enjoy! You can follow K.O. on her Instagram here: https://instagram.com/sheisko The song playing at the end is “Summertime Fine” by K.O.: https://open.spotify.com/track/2TS1Cse9YKcNQ3fZqK7ekf?si=334f708a71364f5c Bit Depth: https://santiagoramones.com/podcast Music: https://santiagoramones.com/music Discord:

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00:46:52

312 - K.O.; Singer and Rapper

Bit Depth ·

2022/06/23

K.O. is a rapper and singer originally from Enid, OK now based in Oklahoma City. The “Illest Bitch Alive” has dropped 5 albums and done countless features throughout the rap scene. We talked about music, where she came from, and of course, spirituality and religion. Get to know K.O.! You can follow K.O. on her Instagram here: https://instagram.com/sheisko The song playing at the end is “Trendy” by K.O.: https://open.spotify.com/track/3vkWCHOxVjHoI6NskmsYzJ?si=ad351283f41748cf Bit Depth:

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01:06:55

311 - Christianity and Politics with Brandon Ross of...

Bit Depth ·

2022/06/16

Brandon Ross is back and we talked about feeling hopeless about the state of the world, politics, comparing Evangelical Protestant Christianity to Roman Catholicism, and what we can possibly do about the state of the world. I say many things that can be controversially taken out of context in this episode, and it’s up to you to make sure that you pay attention to the whole context so that you fully understand what I am and am not advocating for. You can find Brandon’s band, Grandpa Vern, here:

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01:00:02

310 - Brandon Ross of Grandpa Vern

Bit Depth ·

2022/06/11

Brandon Ross is the front person of Grandpa Vern, a local punk band. We talked about Grandpa Vern, the name of it, how they got started in music, spirituality, Brandon’s journey out of the church, morality, politics, and more! Get to know Brandon! You can find Brandon’s band, Grandpa Vern here: https://www.instagram.com/grand_pa_vern/ The song playing at the end is “Flawed” by Grandpa Vern: https://open.spotify.com/track/0huRiF4Ntm8I22646DcOaM?si=92070b4d02a04c54 Bit Depth:

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