Nicholas Byrne's guest appearances

Nicholas Byrne

Catalyze

Carolina Memories

Andrew Patterson

James Corden

Sarah MacKenzie

David Gardner

Chris Bradford

Alan Murray

Anne Harris

Jonathan Reckford

John Sides

Eric Lee

Franklin McCain

Luke Maye

Peter Henry

Danae Ringelmann

Rob Gourley

OwlTail

Catalyze invited Nicholas Byrne ’19 of Arts + Crafts back to the series to talk about his latest music projects, and because we thought you might want to learn more about the artist behind the music that’s featured on the show. We first brought Nicholas to Catalyze in October 2020 as the producer, guitarist, and singer was road-tripping across the country with Eric Lee ’18 and Sam Lowe ’20. Nicholas spoke with us from Smithonia, an unincorporated community about 20 minutes outside Athens, Georgia. He shared about his collaborations with Sam (whose music project is called Sacra Monet) and singer-songwriter and guitarist Audrey Walsh (UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2023), a DJ at Carolina’s student-run radio station, WXYC 89.3 FM. Nicholas also talked about how AI-powered tools will advance digital music production, how a “shake-up” in the creative landscape of social media platforms could shift dollars back into the hands of content creators, takeaways about manipulating sound and light from Berlin’s music scene, and a new opportunity on the horizon in New York City.More about the musicSam is a graduate student at Stanford University pursuing a master’s degree in computer science with minors in cognitive science and music. Follow the alumnus at @sacra.monet on Instagram or on Spotify. Nicholas earned his bachelor’s degree from the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media with a minor in music. In addition to his music, Nicholas works on freelance video assignments and digital advertising and social media campaigns. In spring 2021, the alumnus was accepted into the MFA program in lighting design at the Parsons School of Design in New York City.Follow Nicholas @art.sandcrafts on Instagram or on Spotify.This episode also featured music by Jake Wilson (UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2020) of Untldsnd.Note: This interview was conducted over the internet for a video recording. You can view the video teaser for this episode on Morehead-Cain’s Youtube or Instagram page. How to listenOn your mobile device, you can listen and subscribe to Catalyze on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For any other podcast app, you can find the show using our RSS feed.Catalyze is hosted and produced by Sarah O’Carroll for the Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States and located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can let us know what you thought of the episode by finding us on Twitter or Instagram at @moreheadcain or you can email us at communications@moreheadcain.org.

Catalyze invited Nicholas Byrne ’19 of Arts + Crafts back to the series to talk about his latest music projects, and because we thought you might want to learn more about the artist behind the music that’s featured on the show. <a href="https://catalyze.simplecast.com/episodes/eric-lee-18-nicholas-byrne-19-and-sam-lowe-20-on-making-music-art-on-the-road-with-u-haul-nAf9Dudp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We first brought Nicholas to Catalyze</a> in October 2020 as the producer, guitarist, and singer was road-tripping across the country with Eric Lee ’18 and Sam Lowe ’20. Nicholas spoke with us from Smithonia, an unincorporated community about 20 minutes outside Athens, Georgia. He shared about his collaborations with Sam (whose music project is called Sacra Monet) and singer-songwriter and guitarist Audrey Walsh (UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2023), a DJ at Carolina’s student-run radio station, WXYC 89.3 FM. Nicholas also talked about how AI-powered tools will advance digital music production, how a “shake-up” in the creative landscape of social media platforms could shift dollars back into the hands of content creators, takeaways about manipulating sound and light from Berlin’s music scene, and a new opportunity on the horizon in New York City.<h3>More about the music</h3>Sam is a graduate student at Stanford University pursuing a master’s degree in computer science with minors in cognitive science and music. Follow the alumnus at @sacra.monet on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sacra.monet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vR23yyCzyb9Oi6QJUzXIW?si=pqNGlAppR1Ksj1smicVXjA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Nicholas earned his bachelor’s degree from the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media with a minor in music. In addition to his music, Nicholas works on freelance video assignments and digital advertising and social media campaigns. In spring 2021, the alumnus was accepted into the MFA program in lighting design at the Parsons School of Design in New York City.Follow Nicholas @art.sandcrafts on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/art.sandcrafts/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BEb3xGxGu9Gseex9fMq6C?si=q79pKBq_TriGpecPPq-uow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify.</a>This episode also featured music by Jake Wilson (UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2020) of Untldsnd.Note: This interview was conducted over the internet for a video recording. You can view the video teaser for this episode on Morehead-Cain’s <a href="https://youtu.be/QdW0-DY3CSU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moreheadcain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a>page. <h3>How to listen</h3>On your mobile device, you can listen and subscribe to Catalyze on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catalyze/id1434061652" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts </a>or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3b89p9jFpv28B7fOQTTWxO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify. </a>For any other podcast app, you can find the show using our <a href="https://feeds.simplecast.com/aTQbKz7X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS feed.</a>Catalyze is hosted and produced by Sarah O’Carroll for the Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States and located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can let us know what you thought of the episode by finding us on Twitter or Instagram at @moreheadcain or you can email us at communications@moreheadcain.org.

Ads, algorithms, and reversing capitalism in art, with producer and musician Nicholas Byrne ’19

Sam Lowe

Outside their Airbnb in Cheyenne, Wyoming, three Morehead-Cains shared about their adventures thus far in road tripping across the country with a U-Haul-turned-mobile-recording-unit. Eric Lee ’18, Nicholas Byrne ’19, and Sam Lowe ’20 had spent the last six months or so with seven other Tar Heels on a historic farm in Colbert, Georgia. The unincorporated community called Smithonia is about 20 minutes outside of Athens. Following Nicholas’s graduation in December 2019, the musician moved to the farm belonging to his grandparents, converted a former commissary into his own production studio, and invited his friends and fellow creatives to stay indefinitely. After collaborating throughout the spring and summer on music and other entrepreneurial and artistic pursuits to make the most of anxiety-ridden times in quarantine, the “Smithonia 10” have since scattered—all but the current trio, that is. Their mission for this trip is to get Eric back to his home base in San Francisco after taking the hiatus off work to recharge in rural Georgia.As a student at Carolina, Eric co-founded a microfinance initiative for entrepreneurs in the Triangle area called Build The Hill. He earned a degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in economics and minors in entrepreneurship and philosophy, politics, and economics. Prior to Covid, the alumnus was working as a business operations analyst in the Bay Area. Eric worked remotely half-way through the summer before deciding to take full advantage of time with friends during extraordinary circumstances. Sam will also be joining the West Coast community of Tar Heels to pursue a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University beginning in January 2021. The alumnus was a computer science major with minors in cognitive science and music. As a scholar, he applied for and was awarded a Morehead-Cain Discovery Fund grant to visit Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). As for Nicholas, he plans to continue focusing on his solo digital music project Arts + Crafts and on freelance video assignments. Throughout this year, he has worked on a number of digital advertising and social media campaigns for major Nashville-based artists including Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, and Keith Urban. Nicholas and Sam also released an EP the day after recording this interview. Listen to “Slowe Byrne.”U-Haul sponsorshipDuring Sam’s junior year, he applied for and was awarded another Discovery Fund grant to rent a 15-foot U-Haul to use as a mobile recording studio. The recent graduate and Cameron Champion ’20 collaborated with musicians throughout the trip, eventually arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before embarking on this fall’s road trip, Sam contacted U-Haul to pitch a partnership in documenting their journey to the West Coast. The company agreed to sponsor based on their previous success and content. You can follow along their road trip to California on Instagram:Follow “Haulin’ Sessions”Follow Nicholas @art.sandcraftsFollow Sam @sacra.monetFollow Eric @eric_zoneThe music for this episode, entitled “The Softest ‘Yo’ Ever Spoken,” is by Nicholas Byrne (Arts + Crafts) and Sam Lowe (Sacra Monet). On your mobile device, you can listen and subscribe to Catalyze on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For any other podcast app, you can find the show using our RSS feed.Catalyze is hosted and produced by Sarah O’Carroll for the Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States and located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can let us know what you thought of the episode by finding us on Twitter or Instagram at @moreheadcain or you can email us at communications@moreheadcain.org.

Outside their Airbnb in Cheyenne, Wyoming, three Morehead-Cains shared about their adventures thus far in road tripping across the country with a U-Haul-turned-mobile-recording-unit. Eric Lee ’18, Nicholas Byrne ’19, and Sam Lowe ’20 had spent the last six months or so with seven other Tar Heels on a historic farm in Colbert, Georgia. The unincorporated community called Smithonia is about 20 minutes outside of Athens. Following Nicholas’s graduation in December 2019, the musician moved to the farm belonging to his grandparents, converted a former commissary into his own production studio, and invited his friends and fellow creatives to stay indefinitely. After collaborating throughout the spring and summer on music and other entrepreneurial and artistic pursuits to make the most of anxiety-ridden times in quarantine, the “<a href="https://www.onlineathens.com/opinion/20200823/opinion-smithonia-10-give-us-hope" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smithonia 10</a>” have since scattered—all but the current trio, that is. Their mission for this trip is to get Eric back to his home base in San Francisco after taking the hiatus off work to recharge in rural Georgia.As a student at Carolina, Eric co-founded a microfinance initiative for entrepreneurs in the Triangle area called Build The Hill. He earned a degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in economics and minors in entrepreneurship and philosophy, politics, and economics. Prior to Covid, the alumnus was working as a business operations analyst in the Bay Area. Eric worked remotely half-way through the summer before deciding to take full advantage of time with friends during extraordinary circumstances. Sam will also be joining the West Coast community of Tar Heels to pursue a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University beginning in January 2021. The alumnus was a computer science major with minors in cognitive science and music. As a scholar, he applied for and was awarded a Morehead-Cain <a href="http://www.moreheadcain.org/scholar-experience/discovery-fund/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discovery Fund</a> grant to visit Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). As for Nicholas, he plans to continue focusing on his solo digital music project <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3YpELQO2UcuMdn5oHp2GC7?highlight=spotify:track:40EN5pmG3tBPQb8aKRoug2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arts + Crafts </a>and on freelance video assignments. Throughout this year, he has worked on a number of digital advertising and social media campaigns for major Nashville-based artists including Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, and Keith Urban. Nicholas and Sam also released an EP the day after recording this interview. <a href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/artscraftssacramonet/slowe-byrne." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to “Slowe Byrne.”</a>U-Haul sponsorshipDuring Sam’s junior year, he applied for and was awarded another <a href="http://www.moreheadcain.org/scholar-experience/discovery-fund/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discovery Fund</a> grant to rent a 15-foot U-Haul to use as a mobile recording studio. The recent graduate and Cameron Champion ’20 collaborated with musicians throughout the trip, eventually arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before embarking on this fall’s road trip, Sam contacted U-Haul to pitch a partnership in documenting their journey to the West Coast. The company agreed to sponsor based on their previous success and content. You can follow along their road trip to California on Instagram:<ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/haulinsessions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow “Haulin’ Sessions”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/art.sandcrafts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Nicholas @art.sandcrafts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sacra.monet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Sam @sacra.monet</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eric__zone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Eric @eric_zone</a></li></ul>The music for this episode, entitled “The Softest ‘Yo’ Ever Spoken,” is by Nicholas Byrne (Arts + Crafts) and Sam Lowe (Sacra Monet). On your mobile device, you can listen and subscribe to Catalyze on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catalyze/id1434061652" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3b89p9jFpv28B7fOQTTWxO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. For any other podcast app, you can find the show using our <a href="https://feeds.simplecast.com/aTQbKz7X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS feed</a>.Catalyze is hosted and produced by Sarah O’Carroll for the Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States and located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can let us know what you thought of the episode by finding us on Twitter or Instagram at @moreheadcain or you can email us at communications@moreheadcain.org.

Eric Lee ’18, Nicholas Byrne ’19, and Sam Lowe ’20 on making music, art on the road with U-Haul

Eve Carson

Listen to Nicholas Byrne, UNC Class of 2019, talk about the impact Eve Carson had on his life. Nicholas grew up in Eve's hometown of Athens, Georgia. Nicholas won the Eve Carson Award during his senior year at Clarke Central High School.The Eve Carson Scholarship was established in 2008 to celebrate junior-year students who have exhibited passion and transformative growth since matriculation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.As the living legacy of former Student Body President Eve Carson, the scholarship fulfills the vision for a student-run merit scholarship she included in her platform.The Eve Carson Scholarship champions scholars to write stories they wouldn’t otherwise be able to write. A committed executive board works to create a community that binds individual scholar experiences into a larger narrative of passion and personal development. At its core, Eve Carson Scholarship seek to be great, but always remember to be good.Music:On The Weekend by Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlasMusic provided by Free Music for Vlogs youtu.be/eroPpBh_b1U

Listen to Nicholas Byrne, UNC Class of 2019, talk about the impact Eve Carson had on his life. Nicholas grew up in Eve's hometown of Athens, Georgia. Nicholas won the Eve Carson Award during his senior year at Clarke Central High School. The Eve Carson Scholarship was established in 2008 to celebrate junior-year students who have exhibited passion and transformative growth since matriculation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As the living legacy of former Student Body President Eve Carson, the scholarship fulfills the vision for a student-run merit scholarship she included in her platform. The Eve Carson Scholarship champions scholars to write stories they wouldn’t otherwise be able to write. A committed executive board works to create a community that binds individual scholar experiences into a larger narrative of passion and personal development. At its core, Eve Carson Scholarship seek to be great, but always remember to be good. Music: On The Weekend by Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs <a href="http://youtu.be/eroPpBh_b1U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtu.be/eroPpBh_b1U</a>

Happy Birthday Eve! - Nicholas Byrne remembers fellow hometown neighbor and alumna Eve Carson