Ep. 54: Tai Verdes | How One Song Can Change Your Life
Tai Verdes joins us this week to tell the story of his current single “Stuck in the Middle” blowing up in real time right now! Tai has an amazing story having tried many different creative lanes and now finally finding his true calling as an artist.
In addition he’s just an incredibly down to earth dude who has a great way of telling stories. He breaks everything down in such a relatable and inspirational way. This is one of my favorites, I hope you enjoy!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:23 - Being on MTV and having a podcast
4:44 - Who you are and what you do
5:28 - Life changing from one song (Stuck In The Middle)
7:04 - Where it all started (Playing Basketball then dropping out of college)
9:52 - Being on MTV’s “Are You The One?”
13:34 - Winning $50k on the show then moving to Downtown Los Angeles
17:06 - Working as an actor
20:30 - Starting to make music
24:22 - Trying out for America’s Got Talent, American Idol, and The Voice
28:02 - Deciding to do a solo project
32:44 - The importance of being honest with yourself as a creative
38:05 - Recording “Stuck in the Middle” and how he got the name Tai Verdes
43:00 - How “Stuck in the Middle” blew up
47:36 - How to properly use TikTok to promote a song
50:13 - How life has changed since “Stuck in the Middle” blowing up
55:11 - The importance of actually TAKING ACTION to make something happen
58:20 - Believing in yourself even when you don’t know the final outcome
1:04:00 - Track your personal growth, not likes or other peoples opinions
1:07:36 - Where can people find you?
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