Hero's Journey

What if Netflix's hit show "Squid Game" became real? That's what happens in the new reality/challenge show "Squid Game: The Challenge," which pits real people against each other for a chance at $4.56 million. In the longest episode of Hero's Journey to date, Heroek talks to 7 players from the show to discuss topics from controversies and unaired drama to the joy of...

Heroek talks to up and coming popstar Anna Storm about her journey in the music industry, getting her music on "The Real Housewives of Dubai" and Lizzo's "Watch Out For The Big Grrrls," her new music publishing deal, her latest dark pop single "Clown Tears" and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY D...

The main video project for the Gun Vio-Let's Talk project. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/yWjUv-9DY-o WEBSITE: gun-vio-lets-talk.webnode.page CREDITS: Ryan "Heroek" Hogan Senator Mark Warner Senator Chuck Grassley Senator Ben Cardin Governor Tim Walz Governor Greg Gianforte Representative Don Beyer Representative Jared Huffman Representative Mike Levin Representative Seth Moulton...

Heroek talks to music producer Arjun Kalbag about his EP series "Folktales," looking up to and meeting Quadeca, combining engineering, music, and fashion, his unique sound, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 HEROEK SOCIALS: Heroek Hub: https://padlet.com/hero...

Heroek talks to musician, mental health advocate, and writer Logan Lynn about overcoming his 16-year addiction to substances, finding the right record label, working with Portugal. The Man's foundation, his upcoming 2024 album, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 HE...

Heroek talks to Acid Tongue frontman Guy Keltner about founding his own record label, creating Freakout Festival, staying on Tuesday Violence's couch, spotlighting smaller genres, Acid Tongue's upcoming album, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 HEROEK SOCIALS:...

Heroek talks to entrepreneur and founder of HydroFlask Travis Rosbach about entrepreneurial ventures, becoming an airline pilot, wanting to be part of the mafia, being a yoga instructor, learning from billionaires, being a boat captain, and much more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/...

Heroek talks to garage punk band Tuesday Violence about their upcoming album, releasing a new 7" vinyl, experimenting with new sounds, their upcoming show at Freakout Fest, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 HEROEK SOCIALS: Heroek Hub: https://padlet.com/heroek/he...

Heroek talks to punk band Sextile about going from being an underground to mainstream band, staying authentic in the social media age, their upcoming album "Push" coming out September 15th, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 HEROEK SOCIALS: Heroek Hub: https:...

Heroek talks to indie artist Cayden Wemple AKA Portra about changing his artist name, his next 20 songs, regrettable tattoos, balancing fame and privacy, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 HEROEK SOCIALS: Heroek Hub: https://padlet.com/heroek/heroek-hub-sk7mmzyhbb3jge0...

Heroek talks to Logan Ludwig and Andrew Pridmore of the Chicago band The Trenchies about recording 8 songs in 1 day, the origin of their band name, shooting a one-take music video, having their biggest song be a surprise, their upcoming releases, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/s...

Heroek talks to genre-bending artist BRUJITA XO about starting off with her hardcore punk band Lowest Priority, performing with Rico Nasty, her new song "dark feminine energy", performing at Capitol Block Party this summer, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281...

Heroek talks to banjo player and The 502s frontman Ed Isola about forming indie-folk band The 502s, performing at Lollapalooza, the group's signature sound, balancing 6 band members, their latest EP "Stories To Tell: Side A", upcoming releases, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrok...

Heroek talks to bassist and backup vocalist Kerry Whitehouse of the band APE. Listen to them discuss their favorite video games right now, trying to play pre-written songs, performing over Zoom, having a big age gap between members, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 H...

Heroek talks to composer Craig Dobbin about how to innovate in music, making music for a variety of genres, working for Shark Week and NCIS: LA for over a decade, getting to #1 on the contemporary jazz charts with his group 3RD FORCE, and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281...

Heroek talks to country artists Thomas Kavanagh and Kirstie Kraus about their latest single "Who Am I Gonna Love", performing at the Country 2 Country music festival, making a song completely remotely, Thomas' back and forth trips between the US and UK, how Kirstie's fanbase got the name "Thirsties", and more. READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/sub...

Heroek talks to music industry veteran Pepé Willie about playing with Prince, founding 94 East, firing Prince's manager, getting The Cookhouse Five CD in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, having his shirt ripped off, founding Reo Deo, and more. GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 READ THE PUBLISH PRESS: https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q L...

Heroek talks to Laylines frontman and Fire, Said The Albatross member Caleb Gatling about battle rapping his own brother, mixing metalcore with other genres, finding band members, how screaming is similar to rap, and more. GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 LINKS: WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/LculQQQ_leU SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/Heroek...

Heroek talks to 16 year old singer/songwriter Sadie Fine about using music to talk about real feelings and experiences, growing up with an air force dad, performing live, wanting a hand in the production side of her music, and more. GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/32aYJem3eo8 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/Her...

Heroek has a thought-provoking conversation with producer and artist Max Volante about coming up with his artist name, rally car racing, listening to The Beatles daily, wanting human interaction in retail, computers being "infinite instruments", and if we as humans really control the algorithim. GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION: http...

Heroek talks to new indie pop artist SEKI about making music during the pandemic, having parents pick your interests as a child, making music in other languages, and more. WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq7VDan20iQ SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/Heroek INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ SEKI ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sekimusicon... SPOTIFY:...

Heroek talks to music producer and artist Astrale about being independent, his previous music projects, how he came up with the name Astrale, the evolution of his sound, and more. WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hYvh0iasJs SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/Heroek INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ ASTRALE ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/astralemusic/...

Heroek talks to James Cox, host of the podcast "When Words Fail, Music Speaks". The two discuss what goes into hosting a podcast, moving around as a kid, discovering heavy metal music, James' favorite interviews he's done, and more. WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/q0lDEeje8oo SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/Heroek INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ WHEN WORDS FAIL, MUSIC...

Heroek talks to Chad Lewine, a music artist making pop for good. The two discuss how music affects your subconscious, Chad's "TikToxic" mindset, witnessing Lizzo's come-up firsthand, artists who perform well, great artist documentaries, and more. GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 HEROEK SOCIALS: Heroek Hub: https://padlet.com/heroek/heroek-...

Heroek talks to Max Clouth, jazz musician who incorporates world sounds into his songs. The two discuss Max's group Ragawerk, using natural sounds to make beats, his relationship with long-time collaborator Dan Bay, being an independent artist vs. signed to a label, and more. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/Heroek INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ MAX CLOUTH ON INSTAGRAM: https://ww...