Hero's Journey

Heroek talks to Danny Nogueiras, the founding member of indie rock band NO WIN. The two discuss creating albums from a concept, playing live at 17, learning music in a classroom vs. in a real studio, tattoos, dropping out of college, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ NO WIN ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nowin.la/ YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/Heroek MY MUSIC: https://open...

Heroek talks to Tampa singer-songwriter Savanna Leigh about being in a duo with her sister, being in "full artist mode", stage fright, never quitting; even when you probably should, dropping out of college, and more. Get 7% off ANY DistroKid plan: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 Use code "heroekyt" for 35% OFF and FREE U.S. SHIPPING on any Love Bracelet order: https://www.thelovebracelet.o...

Heroek talks to pop artist Wheelwright about his previous bands, working on a farm, wanting to be the next Steve Irwin, playing giant arena shows like TD Garden, being a touring artist while maintaining family values, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3JGIIk1vSbNwt9I9QSHnrR WHEELWRIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wheelwrig...

Heroek talks to Cherry Duesbury from the metal band Defences. The two talk about her love for her fans, writing and releasing honest lyrics, having unreleased songs, not being able to play her dream festival show, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-554242446 TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/Hero...

Heroek talks to Charmae, a singer, songwriter, and producer in the EDM scene. Hear the two talk about being the initiator in conversations, inspiration vs. imitation, getting a start in your music career, making music with other artists vs. solo, her recent engagement, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-554242446 TWITCH: https://www.twi...

Heroek talks to Sal Ellington, the guitarist and vocalist of Rebuilder, a punk band out of Boston. The two talk about various jobs in the music industry, the current state of punk music, members of a band joining or leaving, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-554242446  LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...

Heroek talks to Josh Gallop, guitarist and producer of rock band Phoxjaw. The two talk about growing up in a musical family, producing all kinds of music, playing in bands, the appeal of vinyl records, being in a band, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ PHOXJAW ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/phoxjaw/ PHOXJAW ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Ve2K... SOUNDC...

Heroek talks to rapper Pote Baby about honest lyrics in songs, what made him want to rap, being the owner of a company, valuing authentic human connections, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ POTE BABY ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/potebabys/ POTE BABY ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1K2CI... SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-554242446 TWITCH: http...

Heroek talks to Canadian music artist Josh Sahunta about banking on his music career to stay out of school, the dark side. of record labels, producing for himself and others, working in a variety of genres, how a potential hit song was killed by COVID-19, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ JOSH SAHUNTA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joshsahunta/ JOSH SAHUNTA ON SPOTI...

Heroek talks to electronic-pop trio Moontower about being an opener for artists like YUNGBLUD and THE DRIVER ERA, using spectacular lightwork during live performances, their mindset of "radical inclusivity", storytelling and lore in music, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ MOONTOWER ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thisismoont... MOONTOWER ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spo...

Heroek talks to Zakk Cash about being a solo artist vs. in a band, continuing to pursue music despite harsh criticism, mental health, tattoos, working on music with friends, anxiety about performing live, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ ZAKK CASH ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/zakk_cash/ ZAKK CASH ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/36LVq... TWITCH: https:...

Heroek talks to young rapper SpaceMan Zack about going from sports to music, playing live in front of 4 people, lying to his parents about college, people with face tattoos being judged, dealing with hate online, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ SPACEMAN ZACK ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/spacemanzac... SPACEMAN ZACK ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/53d...

Heroek talks to John Ryan Jr, the saxophone player for the punk band Keep Flying. The two discuss the multiple meanings of the band's name, how social media has changed the music industry, and John's nephew crashes the interview. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ KEEP FLYING ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keepflyingb... KEEP FLYING ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/...

Heroek talks to Paul and Ryan from the band Paul Bartolomé about their new EP, a headline UK tour, playing at Inkarceration Festival 2022, large-scale music video productions, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ PAUL BARTOLOMÉ ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/paulbartolo... PAUL BARTOLOMÉ ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/34Ksa... RYAN THOMPSON ON INSTAGRAM: h...

Heroek talks to Elmer and Nouri from the deathcore metal band Distant. The group discusses how the pandemic has affected the band, returning to live music, warming up before live shows, the story behind their music, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ FOLLOW NOURI ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nxuri13/ FOLLOW ELMER ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/elmermaurits...

Heroek talks to Bryan Sammis, also known as Olivver The Kid, about leaving indie band The Neighbourhood, the meaning behind his tattoos, all of his different music projects, mental health, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ OLIVVER THE KID ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/olivverthekid/ OLIVVER THE KID ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3SoOo... TWITCH: https:...

Heroek talks to musical duo The Astronomers to talk about their hit single "Overthinking", how social media influences the current state of music, what goes into their creative process, artists being authentic with fans, and more. Apologies for minor technical difficulties throughout this episode. Thank you so much for The Love Bracelet for sponsoring this episode! Go check out The Love Bracelet a...

Heroek talks to young rapper Zar Baby about his young rap career, feature giveaways, how he got his name, a song of his going viral on TikTok, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ ZAR BABY ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/zarbaby_/ ZAR BABY ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7dCk9... TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-...

Heroek talks to country artist Erin Grand about growing up performing in a youth choir, starting a group at a young age, winning back-to-back Female Vocalist of the Year awards, her moving to Kentucky at the worst time, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ ERIN GRAND ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/itseringrand/ ERIN GRAND ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/44f...

Heroek talks to CerVon Campbell about his music career, breaking a streaming world record, having one of the most interesting Instagram usernames ever, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ CERVON CAMPBELL ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sexmonkeyli... CERVON CAMPBELL ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/11BE6... TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt SOUNDCLOUD:...

Heroek sits down with UFC fighter Sam Alvey, nicknamed "Smile'N Sam". Sam talks about his untraditional fighting style, training with Tanner Fox, being a foster dad, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ SAM ALVEY ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/smilensam/ SAM ALVEY ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@smilensam?lan... TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt SOUNDCLOUD: htt...

Heroek sits down with Canadian stand-up comic Evan Desmarais. Listen to Evan talk about waiting out the pandemic in Sydney, Australia, his time as a child model, and why he thinks crowd work works so well. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ EVAN DESMARAIS ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/evancomedy/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-5...

Heroek talks to Kai Williams of the Saskatchewan Rattlers, a basketball team in the CEBL, about his professional playing career, his top 5 all time players, starting a family, co-founding JAK Basketball with his brother, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ KAI WILLIAMS ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kaiwilliams23/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt SOUNDCLOUD: htt...

Heroek talks to young, up and coming producer Sam Moss about his creative process for a new beat, working with other artists, finishing an entire song in one day, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ SAM MOSS ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sam.moss2/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-554242446 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.c...

Heroek sits down with Smosh's camera operator Brennan Iketani to learn about how Brennan started working at Smosh, some of his favorite Smosh moments, and more. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroekyt/ BRENNAN IKETANI ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/b.iketani/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-554242446 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/...