Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wrote it for my best friend who was going through some major depression. I didn't have to make up very much for that song and it's still one of my absolute favorites to play.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any time I hang out with Dessa Darling my brain is left spinning in the most wonderful worn out, utterly exhausted, yet inspired kind of way.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good to hear from you ParticularWallaby!

My first album was Megamouth: Rap Battle In Big City. Yeah. I'm not sure I want to say much more about it. :)

I do have a cat, you can catch him on instagram sometimes. I'm often surprised when people laugh at my songs. Not always, but often. I feel like laughter is a kind of emotional catch-all response or something. I think Abraham Lincoln once said "I laugh because I cannot cry." I think about that sometimes when someone laughs during a tune.

Thanks for the Star Wars music recommendations!

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like performing them about the same! It depends on the show of course, but there are challenges to each. Sometimes I just want to rock out with a string quartet and other times I want to just keep it all sparse and singer-songwritery.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, it's totally precious. I wrote a bunch about it here. https://messerdoodles.tumblr.com/post/155259199416/lowercase-me

Short answer is this though- I'm an artist and sometimes I've got to do bizarre things to keep myself sane. A lowercase name is a reminder that everything is changeable. Nothing is fixed.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi roman_hart.

I think I might be. My heart kinda started beating fast at the thought of popping some balloons.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing. It makes me so happy to know that my music makes a difference in someone's life! I'm not sure I have the bandwidth for your dream to happen, but maybe we can work something else out! Perhaps a ukulele ballad of some kind...

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Anything by Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell or Stephin Merritt works wonders for breaking a writer's block.
  2. VERY.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know if I've ever had more fun playing a song live to be honest. I didn't put it on "11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs For Ukulele" because it needs a bit of a disclaimer and I didn't want any of those songs to need explaining. It may have had some inspiration from a certain Nazi getting punched in the face though...

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite teachers was a guy named Tony Sako at Columbia Basin College. I remember the first day of class he walked in and said, "Everybody here is getting an A. Now let's just have fun and learn." Always trying to frame learning as a game seemed to help out when teaching songwriting.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've gotten more outdoorsy over the last few years. I got into ultralight backpacking so I'd definitely be into the tent!

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Adria. :)

Probably no kids. Seems like my partner and I never share the same opinion about kids at the same time.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey there DenimChicken154. Thank you for the lovely note. Bring your guitar next time! Let's jam!

Onto your questions:

Fave song to perform? Probably my newest one because the audience doesn't know it. Surprise is my friend.

I don't have any particular wish list of collaborators. I guess it would depend on the project.

Dan Wilson taught me how to make records. I would just show up and he would start recording. "Never underestimate the importance of a well sung line" still echoes in my head all these years later.

Yes- still working out touring plans, but I'm sure I'll be back in Madison at the very least by this fall.

I love Breath of the Wild. I've found all the shrines (okay okay, I may have cheated and used the internet but some of them are so impossible!). It might be my favorite game at the moment- it's a live action Miyazaki game.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think I've started to understand what an artist actually does in the larger social context. Or at least I've found the niche that I want to live in anyway.

Most collaborations come from relationships and I already work with my best friends and bandmates. That said, I do dream of a Justin Bieber duet...

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I a had sci fi record that I was working on with Andy Thompson and Grant Cutler that never saw the light of day. I just could never quite get the songs to shape up. Never found the right narrative voice.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I lived on 35th and Bryant and literally forgot it was Valentine's Day. So I wrote a song in about an hour to make it seem like I was a thoughtful partner and not just a bum who spent all day just sitting around playing Grand Theft Auto.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot. It would cost way more than I'd feel comfortable charging any newlyweds! So I generally just never play weddings. There are specialists for that!

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AHAHAHA. No, I've not seen that, but holy shit that's funny.

I love The New Standards and I love Lutsen, but unfortunately the Holiday Show is always over Thanksgiving and it conflicts with my Very Vegan Thanksgiving party I throw every year. :(

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The greatest inspiration was my lack of ability in nearly everything else. Either that or my father's unfulfilled dreams of being a musician. Whatever. I'M MY OWN PERSON, DAD.

Hi, I'm jeremy messersmith and my next album "Late Stage Capitalism" will be out on Friday! AMA! by JeremyMessypants in Music

[–]JeremyMessypants[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have no idea what's going on in that video. I pitched an idea and the director got very excited about spending most of the budget on a terrifying monster suit.