{"id":74,"date":"2025-12-30T17:13:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:11:03","slug":"the-true-origin-of-the-blanched-corinthians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/?page_id=74","title":{"rendered":"The True Origin of The Blanched Corinthians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On September 25th 2017, I received this first piece of recording equipment, in the form of a Neewer condenser microphone kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Recordings-equip-1_1-795x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Recordings-equip-1_1-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Recordings-equip-1_1-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Recordings-equip-1_1-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Recordings-equip-1_1.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It might not have been much to some, but it was the beginning of, what I thought, would be the greatest hobby-turned-pro adventure that I could expect from my $13-an-hour income, at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to this initial investment, I came to the realization that I could bring in my best friend at the time, Charles Crowson, who I had been singing slapstick comedy with since the 90s, and put my work into digital form, which could be shared with the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After hours of research, trial and error, I purchased a Behringer 2-channel audio interface that, when combined with my laptop and free digital audio workstation software, could put me within arm&#8217;s reach of my goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Living in a trailer, I had a shed in the back. This shed would become my first recording studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1735915065753-574x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1735915065753-574x1024.jpg 574w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1735915065753-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1735915065753-768x1371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1735915065753-860x1536.jpg 860w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1735915065753.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) First Recording Studio, circa 2017. Note the extension cord! Photo by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing the new TOP of the line: Skull &amp; Lugnutt Studio!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3J0lXKXG6_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) The first initial set up of my studio. Video taken by Charles Crowson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1767206018784-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1767206018784-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1767206018784-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1767206018784-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1767206018784-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1767206018784.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) June 11th, 2017. Photo by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171215_021251-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171215_021251-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171215_021251-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171215_021251-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171215_021251-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171215_021251-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) I had to patch into my pass-me-down home stereo, in order to play back what we recorded, circa 2017. Photo by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171002_232137-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171002_232137-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171002_232137-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171002_232137-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171002_232137-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171002_232137-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20171002_232137-1-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured above is my black Fender (left), the Ovation that I bought for Charles (right), a wooden TV tray, used to support my mic and laptop (still being financed at the time), and a portable mini fridge that I bought from a coworker. Photo by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I could only afford one mic at the time, so we shared the one, swinging it back and forth as I created new tracks and learned how to use the DAW, simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I bought two new metal folding chairs and a window AC unit to battle those south Texas temps. Later came a portable heater that I had to borrow from a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The summers were hot, the winters were cold, and the fuses popped. These were the greatest times I ever had, making music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1729374597752-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1729374597752-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1729374597752-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1729374597752-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1729374597752-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1729374597752.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) First picture of the second mic that I could finally afford. Matt (left) and Charles (right). Photo by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20171010_230107-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20171010_230107-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20171010_230107-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20171010_230107-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20171010_230107-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20171010_230107-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Having a second mic really streamlined operations! Charles&#8217; contribution was the rubber skull (bottom left) to help decorate. A rubber bat followed. Photo by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20171002_225647-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\" style=\"width:576px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20171002_225647-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20171002_225647-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20171002_225647-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20171002_225647-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20171002_225647-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20171002_225647-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A lot of time was spent with Charles practicing during production time. It was frustrating, to say the least. Tracks often took twice as long to produce. I often asked him to practice at home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Up to this point, I referred to my efforts as &#8220;Skull &amp; Lugnutt&#8221; which was the name we used for each other in the 90s, informally, with &#8220;Skull&#8221; being Charles and &#8220;Lugnutt&#8221; being myself (Matt). Some of my first works used that original name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Off to Sleep\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ci_yEiqb8dw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) Created while still using the informal &#8220;Skull &amp; Lugnutt&#8221; name. Made using only my cell phone and my tripod. Good times! Video and music produced by Matt Graves. Jan 7th 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sun Doesn&#039;t Shine (Pre TBC)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKQIZ3ZBHdY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First draft of Sun Doesn&#8217;t Shine under &#8220;Skull &amp; Lugnutt&#8221;. Video and music produced by Matt Graves. Jan 15th 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As time went by, I got a better job, bought a house, financed a PC, upgraded the audio interface and dedicated the formal dining room to my new studio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000031263-1024x827.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000031263-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000031263-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000031263-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000031263.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) Right before I got a PC. Charles (left) Matt (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20200207_214918-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20200207_214918-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20200207_214918-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20200207_214918-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20200207_214918-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20200207_214918-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) My new PC and upgraded audio interface. Note the Skull &amp; Lugnutt sticker on top of the red interface that is still there to this day. July 20th, 2020. Photo by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20260123_082841_Facebook-612x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494\" style=\"width:612px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20260123_082841_Facebook-612x1024.jpg 612w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20260123_082841_Facebook-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20260123_082841_Facebook-768x1285.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20260123_082841_Facebook-918x1536.jpg 918w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20260123_082841_Facebook.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of my TBC gear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20220823_175855-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20220823_175855-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20220823_175855-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20220823_175855-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20220823_175855-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20220823_175855-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finalized studio arrangement, Circa 2022. Yes, that is a TBC pillow. Photo by Matt Graves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2020, and after much deliberation, we agreed to my band name idea of &#8220;The Blanched Corinthians&#8221; so I registered this domain, created the Facebook page and got busy with new music. Soon after, I produced and released the first self-titled album promo video (below) and continued to record, master, create album art, choreograph\/edit\/produce videos, and upload\/edit albums, track-by-track, up until 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First album release promo, The Blanched Corinthians \" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nLOGBnRAjKE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) First album release promo. I upgraded the &#8220;Skull &amp; Lugnutt&#8221; logo, which remains the logo today. Video and music produced by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after the band name agreement, I realized that Charles was proving to cost me more work than progression. 80% of his vocals had to be autotuned, which required more editing, and waiting for him to find a proper lead was very time-consuming, which ended up with me taking over and doing the work instead. It was admitted that he never practiced at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Sound Engineers Really Do\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UIJ1NR_lJok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This was no different than the very beginning and I was tiring, but my goals kept the fires burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My increasing investments into this project, which included paying for promotions, without any other benefactor, raised the overall standards and demanded more productivity or in the very least, effort on his part, but the more work I did, the less he showed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went straight home, right after the video, below. I knew that I had to do something quick and productive, while I had him over, so I taped my phone to the celling fan and&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cemetary Lovin&#039;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MF-tBoj3OAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cemetery Lovin&#8217;. Video and music produced by Matt Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>July 12th, 2022 I began construction of CDs. The initial production cost was outside of my budget, so the project was scrapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CD PROOF SS&amp;DT\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gN4YqqKbuaM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brilliant layout. I was really upset that I could not produce these.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Time went by, as time does, and after I produced 2 LPs, an EP and a single, &#8220;studio time&#8221; ended up being nothing but he and I drinking in my garage, reminiscing and video-chatting women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, one summer night, in 2023, I was followed by Charles and his wife while I went to run an errand&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:647px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The scandal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the summer of 2023 and due to his personal reasons that had nothing to do with the music or the band, Charles removed me from the music distribution website, DistroKid, and the Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165339_Facebook-532x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165339_Facebook-532x1024.jpg 532w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165339_Facebook-156x300.jpg 156w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165339_Facebook-768x1479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165339_Facebook-798x1536.jpg 798w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165339_Facebook.jpg 1009w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After my repeated requests for a sit-down with all parties involved, in an attempt to clear up any misunderstandings, only to have Charles deny them all, I fired him for abusing trust and began the recovery of as much of my material that I could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my opinion, tempers are flared because I exposed infidelity. Perhaps it was because the women, that kept coming over, were distracting from work and I had to put a stop to it. I have yet to be corrected by him or anybody else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Facebook page was mine to begin with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165409_Facebook-579x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165409_Facebook-579x1024.jpg 579w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165409_Facebook-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165409_Facebook-768x1359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165409_Facebook-868x1536.jpg 868w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SmartSelect_20240119_165409_Facebook.jpg 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When I added Charles Crowson as admin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I got control back of the Facebook page, and the denials and lies have been spewing from him ever since, so now, the reader has the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was no &#8220;hijack&#8221; by me and there was no TBC before I breathed life into it and maintained it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20251115_092739_Facebook_1-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20251115_092739_Facebook_1-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20251115_092739_Facebook_1-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20251115_092739_Facebook_1-768x1049.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_20251115_092739_Facebook_1.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The information being shared is simply inaccurate, in every detail, and who is &#8220;our&#8221;? Credit: Charles Crowson&#8217;s separate public TBC Facebook page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>His lies are ongoing and he actually believes his own rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SmartSelect_20241005_214215_YouTube-773x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SmartSelect_20241005_214215_YouTube-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SmartSelect_20241005_214215_YouTube-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SmartSelect_20241005_214215_YouTube-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SmartSelect_20241005_214215_YouTube.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Above) His YouTube bio as of 1\/26\/2026. Hey Chuck, are the voices in the room right now?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Charles Crowson is in breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of a business name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 12\/31\/2025, I still have yet to receive any kind of reimbursement or royalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you in Big-Boy Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Piggyback.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Piggyback.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Piggyback-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Piggyback-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Piggyback-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/received_661281248704000.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/received_661281248704000.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/received_661281248704000-260x300.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/received_661281248704000-768x886.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/theblanchedcorinthians.com\/?page_id=334\" style=\"background-color:#3d44d9\">Click here for Judge Judy&#8217;s invite!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 25th 2017, I received this first piece of recording equipment, in the form of a Neewer condenser microphone kit. 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