Ep. 58: Danny Cocke | The Power of Perseverance

Danny Cocke is a very successful composer. He’s had his music in trailers for Spiderman, The Avengers, Star Trek and more. On top of that he’s got a great story. His first band was signed to Linkin Park’s record label and he’s overcome cancer at a very young age! He shares deep details about his entire journey and gives great advice on the importance of perseverance when chasing your passion.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Who you are and what you do

5:47 - What led you to your career in music?

6:24 - Getting signed by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park

8:25 - Getting diagnosed with cancer

10:24 - Building a studio and starting another band

11:38 - Putting a trailer album out and getting placements in Spiderman, Avengers & Captain America

13:14 - Working with Mike Shinoda and Linkin Park in 2000

20:40 - Writing his first trailer album

22:17 - The War of Art (Going against resistance and doing the work)

23:28 - Beating cancer at 22 and what he learned from it

28:26 - How to overcome any bad situation in life and grow from it

34:49 - How Danny had the best year ever

40:40 - What inspires you currently?

44:27 - Advice to any songwriter (the music comes first)

47:41 - The power of perseverance

48:48 - Highest highs and lowest lows

54:09 - Where can everyone find you?

Hope you enjoyed this one. If you did let us know! I’m @andrew_ftw and he’s @dannycocke