Simon Crahan is the drummer of the band Vended. This episode was recorded at a monumental part of his career, where he was about to leave for the band's first ever proper tour! In addition to that, we talk about where Vended draws inspiration and what the evolution of the band's sound has been, new music to come, and so much more.

I'm genuinely stoked to see his career grow and it was an honor to do his first podcast with him. If you liked this one, do us a massive favor and share the episode with a friend!

Nathan James is a photographer / rockstar which is a combo that you don’t hear all too often. He’s had an extremely successful career as a photographer. Having worked with artists like Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, shooting Machine Gun Kelly's album cover and so much more.

He’s now working on his own artist project and it’s GOOD! And that’s exactly what we talked about on this podcast episode. He shares how he grew to be such a successful photographer, then how he took everything he learned to set himself up for success with his artist project.

Shane Told is the singer of Silverstein and the host of the Lead Singer Syndrome podcast. He joins this week to talk about the early days of Silverstein and the specific moments he remembers of the band having success and “making it”.

Then we talk about Lead Singer Syndrome and what it actually takes to keep a podcast going for 6+ years!

OKAY! KENJI shares the steps he's taken to successfully promote himself as an artist in 2021. We break it down and talk a ton of specifics like how to target and reach your ideal fanbase, then how to build real meaningful connections and how important that is. He also breaks down in detail the steps he took to get signed to help anyone else out there do the same.

Keith Canva$ draws musical inspiration from a wide range of genres in such a rad way. He’s been on my radar after being introduced to him by my previous podcast guest, Regular Marcus. This is one of my favorite kinds of episodes where I get to learn the come up story of an artist that I’ve been a fan of for a while. He shares how he got his start in hip-hop, and how lately he’s leaned into making music influenced by his love for pop punk.

Rob Laska is the lead singer of the band Valley. He joins this week to share his personal story along with the come up story of the band!

This is Part 1 of the Aaron Gillespie podcast. In this half we talk about the start of Underoath, his first impressions of all of the members, the specific moment he knew the band was going to be big, and them writing ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’ during a band rehearsal.

44phantom is an artist that I am so inspired and impressed by! He's already signed to Columbia Records at the age of 19 and has such a good understanding of the music industry and what it takes to be a successful artist.

We talk about putting out meaningful music, the importance of a good live show, and how he grew up studying other artists online and applied those lessons to his own project to ultimately get out of his small hometown.

Ryan Librada is an artist with an incredible story. He has strong roots in fashion, skateboarding and music. All of which tie together in the coolest way ultimately leading him to where he’s at now, which is fully focusing on his own music career.

Not only is he killing it as an artist, he’s a part of The Erased Project with Luis Mora and that entire team, he was Sueco’s full time creative director and directed the music video for “Fast” plus so much more.

He joins this week for his first ever podcast to tell his story and explain how all of these pieces tie together and led to going all in on music.

To celebrate episode 100 we had to do something special! This week Cody Carson from Set It Off joins me to look back at the very beginning of our friendship, starting Set It Off, me going on tour with them and how those events ultimately shaped both of our lives forever.

Fantasy Camp is an artist and producer with an amazing story. He's worked with Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Lil Aaron, Nedarb, and many others. We specifically talk about the differences between being an artist and producer in this day and age and what he finds the most fulfilling. We talk about him being a part of a producer collective (Garden Avenue) and the importance of community in making music, and what the future holds for Fantasy Camp.

Emma Rena is a solo artist on the rise. Since day one her sound and image has been laser focused which is exactly what we talk about in this episode. She shares her come up story, her inspirations as an artist, and how she got a Grammy nomination for a song she wrote.

Misha Mansoor is the guitarist and founder of the band Periphery. He's also an all around rad dude and entrepreneur. He shares some incredible stories and lessons he’s learned throughout his journey in music and business. We also nerd out on Porsches, coffee, guitar gear and more.

Emperors Night is a band from New Zealand that sold everything they owned, moved to LA and washed cars for free, all to grow their band and business from scratch. This isn’t a story from the past either, they’re still doing this every day and won’t stop until they make it! Tune in for one of the most interesting and unique stories I’ve ever heard of a band doing everything they can to promote themselves and chase their dreams.

Lauren Sanderson joins us this week to cover some great topics. We talk about her giving a TED talk at an early age, where she gets her incredible mindset and work ethic from, her experience going from an indie label, to a major, then to being fully independent.

Lil Aaron’s episode is finally here! We talk about him sponsoring a NASCAR, his new EP, everything he’s doing with Hazheart and all of the songs he’s low-key written for your favorite artists.

Casey Cavaliere from The Wonder Years joins us this week to tell his story, share some of his favorite memories from the band, and talk about what he’s currently been up to as a producer!

I really enjoyed how candid this conversation was. Casey kept it so real and shared so much detailed information about the growth of The Wonder Years and his genuine passion for producing music.

This is part two of an amazing conversation with Neil Westfall from A Day To Remember. We talk about what he’s learned from being in the band, and how he’s applied that knowledge to everything in life and business.

We talk specifically about doing what you love and finding ways to make that sustainable. I truly think anyone watching or listening will get a TON out of this one!

Neil Westfall is the guitar player of A Day To Remember. He joins this week to share the come up story of A Day To Remember and all of his favorite memories and stories along the way.

This conversation we had was so good, that it ended up being almost two hours long so we split it into two parts.

This first part is all about A Day To Remember’s early days, then the second will be all about the current state of the band and everything else Neil does.

Silver Sphere is 100% my favorite artist right now! She’s Incredibly talented with a rad story.

It was an honor to do a podcast with her. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!