Original Minds - An Intrisio Podcast

"When something happens in my life, I want to make music. Now I got something to talk about." — Carter G Rich Carter G Rich sits down with Benlo, Santi and Big B to talk about the two sides of his music, heartless and cold or the lover boy, rapping on Windows beats back in 2012, and the move from Chicago to Dallas. We get into recording "Malcom X," his first album with a real team and the day he k...

"The only thing that survived was my MacBook." — AXVL Genre blending, English and Spanish, and music you can feel even when you don't catch every word. AXVL closes out Season 1 of Original Minds as artist number 25. We get into starting music in 2015 after freezing up as a kid actor, building songs from a mumble to a melody, making Five Stars at 3 AM with the homies, being the oldest of six, the t...

"I found liberation through creation." — ThekidGhost Dallas raised, Fresno built, and back home in Texas rebuilding from the ground up. TKG sat down with us and kept it a hundred the whole way through. We get into how writing in a notebook at 10 turned into poetry and then into rap, ten years of hustle in California, the Mac / Em / Pac mix behind his sound, teaching himself to mix, and t...

"Even now I call myself the voice for the voiceless." - Pakco F. Years ago, a stranger stopped a young busboy with a message he never forgot. Pakco F. joins Benlo, Santi and Big B on Original Minds to talk about the person behind that moment: his roots in Monterrey and Zacatecas, rhyming across Spanish, English and Portuguese, and putting out 52 music videos in 52 weeks with a small team, plus the...

"You got the best product in the world, but if nobody see it, nobody can buy it." — Coop Ten years in, and Coop is still chasing the feeling of hearing his song play in the stadium at 16. He pulled up a few hours before his own self-booked show in Deep Ellum and kept it all the way real with Benlo, Santi and Big B: losing the computer that held his songs, coming back with Slime Cooper, and why get...

A stranger walks past. Hudsy turns them into a song. On this Artist Spotlight, Hudsy joins Benlo and Big B to talk about the person behind the music: learning to hold a crowd on London’s streets, becoming a dad, and finding joy through difficult days. He shares how living with MS shaped his outlook, why the work counts before the bookings arrive, and how “College Fund” became a letter to his son....

“I’m not here to act like I’ve got life figured out. I’m just trying to make something real.” — Zachary OwensZachary Owens has been making music since he was nine years old. Today he’s a local veteran of the Fort Worth scene, an artist, a podcaster, and one half of The Buckin Show with his best friend ieKnock. Zach joins the Intrisio crew to talk about refusing to box his sound into one genre, the...

The gang has some stories to tell. 😂 Benlo, Santi, Big B, Rxcket, and Audrie sit down to look back on the summer—the studio chaos, the music, and everything we've been figuring out while building Intrisio. We get into the story behind Lost Letters, the conversation around Witness, and how three podcast shoots in one day actually went. Then things get a little deeper: putting your work out there,...

“The music is not in a rush. Why should I be?” — SPCMN From a fogged-up DJ helmet to building an entire universe around HELLOSPCMN, CJ’s creative path has had a few side quests. SPCMN joins the Intrisio crew to talk teaching himself production, letting big ideas change, and finding a new kind of chemistry with Piper Byers in thehousehold. We get into the JONAVI remix, the groove behind “notsober,”...

Making the music is one part. Learning how to get people to care is another. @wolfiemoncler talks about studying the business, building relationships, and understanding what actually connects with people. We get into what changed when we started putting our own faces and voices into the content, too. People want to know who’s behind what they’re supporting. Wolfie Moncler’s Artist Spotlight episod...

We showed up to Amplify 817 with cameras, microphones, and something to prove. Then the microphones stopped working. What stayed with us was the people. This mini-doc is a look at Fort Worth’s music community and the lives behind the songs. Artists balancing music with jobs and family. People building a legacy, finding healing through sound, and helping each other keep going before the rest of the...

For BNG Nostalgia, music is cleansing . On this episode of Original Minds: Artist Spotlight , Intrisio sits down with BNG Nostalgia to uncover the experiences, emotions, and growth behind his sound. Growing up as more of a loner, BNG often felt like people heard him without fully understanding what he was trying to say. Writing became the place where he could release those thoughts. Finishing a so...

NUBIWXRLD: Emotion, Evolution & “Suffer to See” | Artist Spotlight On this episode of Original Minds: Artist Spotlight , we sit down with NUBIWXRLD—an artist, producer, guitarist, and engineer whose sound moves between hip-hop, alternative rock, grunge, and metal. Nubi shares how he went from recording early songs on school laptops to teaching himself production, engineering, guitar, singing,...

For C-Ciety, music has always been an outlet . On this episode of Original Minds: Artist Spotlight , Benlo sits down with C-Ciety to talk about the person behind the music, how his sound has evolved, and why creating has become such an important form of expression in his life. C-Ciety opens up about growing up as a competitive swimmer and how constantly trying to beat his own time built a drive th...

Viktoria. XO has spent much of her life feeling misunderstood. Her word, Discern , reflects her desire to be heard clearly—and to create art that says what spoken words sometimes can’t. In this Artist Spotlight, the Louisiana-born, Dallas-based pop artist and photographer opens up about growing up undiagnosed, experiencing selective mutism and finding it easier to express herself through writing....

TrippyChidi doesn’t make music just to express himself. He makes it to survive. In this Artist Spotlight, the Oak Cliff artist opens up about using music as a “medkit” through his darkest moments—and as an outlet for people who don’t always feel heard. He breaks down the mix of dark plug, trap, ethereal sounds, pop and alternative rock behind his music, along with the inspiration behind Arkham and...

In this Artist Spotlight, Studio. E sits down with Benlo and Big B to talk about the journey behind his sound and why the word at the center of it all is peace . Studio. E shares how music became a universal language for him—something that can hold every emotion, bring different people together, and create a sense of calm even when life itself doesn’t feel peaceful. For him, music isn’t limited by...

88Killa is an artist who thinks beyond just making songs. From music and clothing to performance and presentation, every part of the process matters to him. In this Artist Spotlight, 88Killa talks about creating on his own terms, the Fort Worth music scene, and why independent artists still have to hold themselves to a high standard. He also opens up about the work injury that changed how he viewe...

Don’s love for rap started early, secretly listening to K104 and 97.9 on a small radio at his grandmother’s house. Even when he wasn’t allowed to listen, he couldn’t stay away from it. In this Artist Spotlight, we sit down with Don from Sound of Nebula to talk about the years he spent developing his craft, building alongside producers Coast and Dr. T, and the intention behind his latest project, S...

Clearlanes is a Christian rapper, actor, and former college basketball player whose creative journey is rooted in one word: Purpose . In this Artist Spotlight, Clearlanes shares how developing a real relationship with God changed the direction of his life, led him away from his dream of playing professional basketball, and called him toward music as a way to reach people. He opens up about the chi...

In this episode of Artist Spotlight , we sit down with JAHMEEL—a creative, energetic and naturally entertaining artist whose music is deeply connected to his life experiences. His one-word “why” is Therapy . JAHMEEL opens up about his background in singing, the different sides of his personality and the emotional roller coaster that comes with being an artist. He shares how the beautiful, chaotic...

In this episode of the Original Minds Artist Spotlight , we sit down with multidisciplinary artist and cinematographer Adrian Peace for an honest conversation about creativity, purpose, and the lifelong search for truth. Adrian’s “why” in one word is Truth —a word that reflects both the music he creates and the person he continues to become. He opens up about his journey as an artist, the experien...

In this Artist Spotlight episode, we sit down with Tito Strange, an alt-rock and multi-genre artist whose music is rooted in emotion, experimentation, and honesty. Tito’s “why” in one word is healing . He takes us back to the moment music first became more than entertainment and started to feel like something powerful—something that could help him process life, connect with himself, and create mea...

For Proskii, the word is Devotion . Born in Nepal and now building his life and career in America, Proskii’s journey is about more than making music—it is about making a name for himself without losing sight of where he came from. His sound brings together the culture, experiences, and identity of his Nepalese roots with the influence and opportunity he has found in America. In this episode of Art...

In this Artist Spotlight episode of The Original Minds Podcast , we sit down with Anetix, whose one word for why he makes music is Happiness . Anetix opens up about the path that led him to become a rapper, the people who have supported him along the way, and the battles he has had to overcome to keep going. Through every season, his love for music has stayed alive — not because of trends, approva...