6: Agah Bahari / Grammys

Agah Bahari is an Iranian composer, guitarist, producer and sound designer. He also happens to be a voting member of the GRAMMY and JUNO awards. Sean and Andreas talk to him this week about how his musical career began, his early morning Zen meditation routine and the state of the music industry today. Agah encourages new artists to do their own music, social media and marketing instead of trying to get signed to a label.

Agah discusses his early life and getting banned from Iran
He reveals what the voting process involves at the Grammys
Sean, Andreas and Agah all predict who will win what category awards, it looks like it will be the year of our Lorde, pun intended
Agah talks about his favourite concerts of 2013: Yes, Megadeth and Meshuggah
Discussing the damage MTV has done on the music/entertainment industry
Agah highly recommends checking out Tom Nazziola, Ricky Kej and Bonobo

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Sean Chin

Chief Editor & Founder of Live in Limbo. Host & Producer of the Capsule Podcast. Sean is an award-winning photographer and Nikon Professional Services member. His work has appeared on the CBC, Pitchfork, and MUCH. He is an Academy Delegate at the JUNOs (CARAS) and has been involved in the Toronto music scene since 2005. He is also an endurance and CrossFit athlete. You should follow him on Twitter @SeanChin.