Ep. 130: Guardin | How To Measure REAL Success As An Artist

Guardin was one of the first ever guests I had on the podcast, and now after two years and what feels like a lifetime of events happening in between, he returns to the podcast to look back at everything and catch up on what he's been up to since then. Including signing to a record label, then going back to being independent, how he stayed sane during lockdown, and writing an entire new wave of music including the story of writing the 'things could be worse' EP.

Nick is genuinely one of my favorite people I've ever met, so this is a really one. If you like it, it'd mean the world if you share it with a friend 🖤

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:55 - Reminiscing on our first podcast episode

3:10 - Coming out of your shell, accepting yourself, and being comfortable with that

7:25 - Going on tour together for the first time

7:55 - What’s changed in the past two years since we did the first podcast

8:55 - The pandemic hitting and it cancelling tour

15:45 - How much we love Dylan Sosa (Guardin’s manager)

18:55 - Adjusting to life at home and no touring during quarantine

20:55 - Making “so that’s it, huh?” and other new music

23:55 - Going from being signed to a label, back to being independent

26:55 - How Guardin first got signed

28:55 - How to decide if signing to a label is right for you

33:45 - How to measure REAL success as an artist

40:05 - What are you up to currently?

40:55 - Guardin’s notebook of all projects he’s ever done

41:40 - Biggest show you’ve ever played to date?

43:55 - What is your proudest achievement to date?

47:55 - Current goal that you’re chasing right now?

49:40 - What advice would you give to a past version of yourself?

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