On Strip/At Home Audio Series: The Branding of AAFA With Matthew Woods

We take a step away a little from training to give you a little bit of entertainment. In this audio series, we’ll be talking with Matthew Woods, long time friend of Coach Gerhard, and his instrumental role in the creation of some of the branding of the All-American Fencing Academy, including the slogan and the sonic brand.

You get to hear some personal topics about our friendship, how Coach Gerhard got into fencing, and even what the pandemic and quarantine is like in New York, New York where Matt lives right now.

You can listen to the podcast through the following:

• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-430155903/on-stripat-home-audio-series-the-branding-of-aafa-with-matthew-woods
• Direct file link: https://allamericanfencing.com/podcasts/mattwoodsbranding.mp3
• YouTube (YouTube version includes some photos of Matt and Coach Gerhard, videos, and images for some of the topics we reference): https://youtu.be/XilWJZpScpE
• Listen on the website below:

REFERENCED IN THE PODCAST

All-American Fencing Academy Videos with Matthew Woods Voice Over
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzRoSLhb3uVczuJi0bMd2WFAL2WpDd-J3

Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast

• Website: https://www.20k.org/
• THX Episode Part 1: https://www.20k.org/episodes/thxdeepnote
• THX Episode Part 2: https://www.20k.org/episodes/thxdeepnote2
• NBC Chimes Episode: https://www.20k.org/episodes/nbc

Listen To AAFA’s Sonic Brand

• Direct download: https://allamericanfencing.com/audio/aafasonicbrand.wav
• Listen below:

Listen to the awful first attempt at the sonic brand

The first sonic brand exists in only one video, and it happens at the 39 second mark at the end. https://youtu.be/H_k0ewQUSLY

Listen to the original set of raw sounds used to create the sonic brand

• Direct download: https://allamericanfencing.com/audio/rawsonicbrandsounds.mp3
• Listen below:

Matthew Woods VO

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MatthewWoodsVO/
• Website: http://matthewwoodsvo.com/
• Watch Matt’s short video series “Peculier Tales”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB6AD8660FC920FBB

Video clips used in the YouTube Version:

• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nIufsXSuB0
• Captain Blood (1935): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDGcvYqZU84
• THX Simpsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu0R96OZy6w

Extended and Unedited Version
You can also listen to the extended, unedited nearly 1 hour long recording and hear our random ramblings and what happens we Coach Gerhard and Matthew Woods just start talking, including topics about our time in Germany, our childhood, current events, and other miscellaneous subjects. Listen to the extended, unedited version: https://soundcloud.com/user-430155903/aafa-on-stripat-home-audio-series-special-guest-matt-woods-talks-about-our-slogan-and-sonic-brand

Thank you to our On Strip/At Home Sponsors

• Fox Bookkeeping: https://www.facebook.com/Fox-Bookkeeping-484085878994066/
• Steven C. McRae, P.A.: http://stevemcraelaw.com/
• Matthew Woods VO: http://matthewwoodsvo.com/