Episode 138 with Marcos Mena (Standards): The Industry of Crisis Management and T-Shirt Sales

In this episode, we catch up with Marcos Mena of the instrumental prog/math rock band Standards while on tour supporting the new album Fruit Town. Marcos talks about math rock, taking lessons from Nick Reinhart and evolving stylistically, music evoking the feeling of playing video games, the clash of art and commerce, and juggling the responsibilities of being in a touring band. Plus guitar endorsements with Aristides and Fishman pickups, playthrough videos, and nail polish choices. You can check out Marcos here: https://www.standards-band.com/ https://www.instagram.com/marcosrmena/?hl=en https://www.marcosmena.shop/ https://aristidesinstruments.com/artist/marcos-mena https://www.youtube.com/user/Marcosrmena https://www.facebook.com/marcosmenaguitar https://www.instagram.com/wearestandards/?hl=en Paul works a day job and puts out vinyl and puts on shows via Katzulhu Productions https://www.facebook.com/paul.neil.12 https://www.facebook.com/katzulhu https://www.facebook.com/Dont-Quit-Your-Day-Job-podcast-107924851339602