In Part 2 of our interview with Jordan (check out Part 1 here), we cover off a memorable ‘train wreck’,  go through some audience questions, cover off Jordan’s desert island discs and a whole lot more.

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Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):  

Jordan’s memorable keyboard / guitar train wreck

Jordan’s further career aspirations

Jordan’s suggestions for new players entering the industry

Jordan’s (non-existent) musical regrets

Does Jordan ever use a knife in the kitchen? (thanks Jim Q for the question!)

Creating complex parts – done pre-recording or collaboratively? (thanks again Jim Q)

If you had a time machine, who’d you like to work with? (Thanks Tammy K for the question!)

Would Jordan every go fully software based? (Thanks Walter G for the question!)

Has Jordan taken posession of a Kronos 3 yet? (Thanks again Walter G)

Dream Theater – As I Am (Live at Budokan)

Jordan’s current Dream Theater touring rig

Geo Shred

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Desert Island Discs: Electric Ladyland – The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Close to the Edge – Yes, Free Hand – Gentle Giant, A Trick of the Tail – Genesis, Tarkus – Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Part 2 thumbnail graphic via the brilliant Wolfe Eliot, Dream Theater’s touring content creator

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