Alex Essoe (Midnight Mass, Dr. Sleep, Starry Eyes, and more)

It's no secret that Ian, Brent, and Ross love horror films...  so it makes sense that we were all thrilled to have star of several incredible horror works, Alex Essoe, on for this episode.  Brent returns for another round of the director's draft with his dear friend and co-host of "Movie Night", Alex Essoe, to talk about the works of Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, John Hughes, Taika Waititi, Paul Verhoeven, and more!! If you are a casual fan or a film obsessive, you will love to hear these homies (whose only qualifications are playing bass, or in this case being in films) chat about all things film in this very special episode of Film Basics with Bassists That Love Film AFTER a good old fashioned interview. Be sure to follow Alex at @alexessoe on instagram as well as Brent at @darkoperative to keep up with their film curations, some rad music, and much more.   To hear us get hyper-specific about some of Alex's work and beyond, the extended version of this conversation is available at  www.patreon.com/rigsofdad, OR just download the Patreon ap, search for Rigs of Dad, and you can support creators like me and so many more in the process!   Ian dropped some new tunes over at The Interesting Times Gang's Bandcamp that you should click. Ian's band Strangelight is also about to hit the road in the Pacific Northwest, and Kowloon Walled City will be in the Midwest/Atlantic area next month with Rid of Me, and even Ross's band Burial Waves for a couple dates. Big shout out to the homies at www.shearrevival.com as well...  Take care of yourself.  Look good, feel good.  Treat your body and neighbors nose with love using Shear Revival!  Use the code CLEANTONE10 to get 10% off your next order! Head over to Age of Ruin's Instagram and dive into some of the best thrash I have ever heard.  Their new album is coming soon.  It's produced by Mike Schleibaum of Darkest Hour and is just a relentless and refreshing metal cleanse. And be sure to check out their new live video from [hate5six] here. Much love to the fine folks at Custom District Pedalboards for allowing me to pack the heaviest tones on the lightest boards.  Get yours over at www.customdistrictpedalboards.com Huge loves to the incredible Sacha Dunable.  Check out www.dunableguitars.com if you need some real tone in your life. I also want to give a shoutout to Quantum Industries.  These dudes are putting out true tanks of guitar cases.  Check them out at https://www.quantumindustries.jp/ BE SURE to enter ROD10 for a discount on your order!!!