17 June 2022
SPENCER PEARSON | Building The DeMu App, Finding Podcasting 2.0 & A Go-Getter/Idiot Mentality
Spencer Pearson (also known as Sir Spencer) is the host of multiple podcast (Bowl After Bowl, AbleKraft), developer of a decentralised music app (DeMu) and at the forefront of running with scissors in Podcasting 2.0.
In Conversation #75, Spencer and I discuss: what attracted him to Podcasting 2.0, why the music industry is screwing over musicians, how the combination of Bitcoin/RSS/V4V can make this better, the plans he has for his decentralised music app, his unique blend of being a whizz kid yet feeling like an idiot and his mindset to try things out and get shit done.
I really hope you enjoy this conversation with Spencer, Kyrin out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro to Sir Spencer
(0:42) - How would life be different without a break from podcasting?
(4:11) - Finding Podcasting 2.0
(8:04) - The pitch for Decentralised Music
(11:08) - Names: Music 2.0 vs DeMu
(16:11) - What's wrong with the music industry?
(24:36) - V4V helps artists and listeners
(28:49) - Value is subjective
(33:16) - Creating a music app
(39:27) - It's early days, everything is still hard
(47:19) - Complexities of app building
(50:28) - Musicians already earning Bitcoin
(55:20) - We're done with killer apps
(1:03:46) - Lazy stoner yet gun go-getter
(1:07:51) - Don't convince, do & showcase
(1:14:57) - Importance of the long term outlook
(1:18:35) - Self hosting and jury rigging RSS
(1:26:44) - Command line should be taught in school
(1:34:09) - Coding brain vs artist brain
(1:37:54) - Moods & goals
(1:43:00) - Self critique and hypotheticals
(1:52:40) - Where to find Spencer
Connect with Spencer:
Website: https://bowlafterbowl.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bowl_After_Bowl
Mastodon: https://noagendasocial.com/@SirSpencer
Connect with Mere Mortals:
Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/
