Hero's Journey

Heroek talks to country singer-songwriter Krystal King about working on her debut full-length project "Pretty Poison," hosting Radio Margaritaville on SiriusXM, her biggest song "Red Wine & White Lies," performing live, not being able to turn off her business brain, and more!

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🐴KRYSTAL KING🐴

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🎵MUSIC USED🎵

Heroek - Around Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFgTm1_ltnw

Heroek, Chad Lewine - Hero's Journey: https://youtu.be/6CYpNXCnUW0

📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

0:55 Discovering a love for country music

1:57 Having doubts when starting

4:00 Krystal's advice to new country artists

6:10 Krystal's first live performance

8:25 Krystal's favorite live show of hers

10:12 ⚔️Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch!)⚔️

11:21 Hosting Radio Margaritaville on SiriusXM

15:00 Krystal's creative process

16:55 How Krystal uses social media

19:10 The best songs to get into Krystal's music

20:43 💥DistroKid ad (7% off ANY plan!)💥

22:12 The creation and success of "Red Wine & White Lies"

26:00 Krystal's international audience

28:45 Krystal's message to the world

30:34 📰Publish Press ad (FREE newsletter!)📰

31:20 Krystal's goal with music

33:30 Knowing if a song should be solo or collaborative

37:07 Krystal's favorite song to play live

38:22 Krystal's upcoming debut EP

45:50 SEGMENT: Know Your Stuff

50:10 Wrapping up

51:00 End screen

*this podcast was recorded on October 29th, 2024*

Heroek talks to DJ and professional poker player OMAS about why he almost threw away his biggest song, “Lost In Outer Space,” his time at Icon Collective, getting praise from industry giants like Illenium and Steve Aoki, balancing professional poker with DJing, upcoming projects, and more!

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🃏OMAS🃏

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🎙️HERO'S JOURNEY PODCAST🎙️

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🎵MUSIC USED🎵

Heroek - Around Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFgTm1_ltnw

Heroek, Chad Lewine - Hero's Journey: https://youtu.be/6CYpNXCnUW0

📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

0:45 Starting to pursue music

2:20 OMAS' advice to new DJs

3:35 Did music or professional poker come first?

5:45 His time at Icon Collective

7:25 Coming up with OMAS as his artist name

8:30 Receiving recognition from industry greats

9:37 ⚔️Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch!)⚔️

10:47 DJing festivals vs original production

12:10 Second-guessing music

16:08 OMAS' creative process

18:30 Building a career in poker

20:05 Using psychology knowledge in music

21:30 The best song to become an OMAS fan

21:57 💥DistroKid ad (7% off ANY plan!)💥

23:28 Almost throwing away "Lost In Outer Space"

25:50 "Fool For Your Love" with Top Brahman and Nina Sung

28:45 OMAS' goal with music

31:22 OMAS' dream collaborations

32:30 OMAS' favorite set he's done

34:00 OMAS' "bucket list" venues and festivals

35:03 Logo origin story

36:37 OMAS' favorite song of his

37:43 Upcoming projects/shows

39:10 Wrapping up

40:24 End Screen

*this podcast was recorded on October 31, 2024*

Heroek talks to Jordan Taylor Thomas of Bad Lives about his mind being made of Jell-O, why he wishes he majored in music in college, Bad Lives releases from their debut EP to latest single, seeing "Joker: Folie à Deux," getting followed by WALK THE MOON on Instagram, and more!

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🎸BAD LIVES🎸

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Heroek, Chad Lewine - Hero's Journey: https://youtu.be/6CYpNXCnUW0

Bad Lives - Indigo Girl: https://youtu.be/35o6UxgAAbE?si=-aeX2-IrJJLtQBJv

📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

1:30 Jordan's line "my mind is made of Jell-O"

2:16 Jordan's homage to Chappell Roan "Good Luck, Babe"

3:45 How long it takes Jordan to make a song/Jordan's collaborators

7:30 How well does the self-titled EP represent the Bad Lives sound?

11:14 ⚔️Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch!)⚔️

12:23 Jordan's first music experiences

14:48 Jordan's reaction to Joker: Folie à Deux

15:11 Jordan's experience with music composition

18:25 Jordan's advice to new artists

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24:34 Separating the creative and business sides of music

27:16 Getting Red Bull and Walmart sync placements

31:00 TikTok's effect on the music industry

35:18 What a label relationship should look like

38:13 Getting followed by WALK THE MOON on Instagram

39:48 📰Publish Press ad (FREE signup!)📰

40:34 The story of "Indigo Girl"

49:00 The goal of Bad Lives

51:22 Jordan's upcoming book "A Guide to Normalcy"

55:52 Wrapping up

57:13 End screen

Heroek talks to Todd from Brick City Three about releasing music that's over a decade old, why academic life is better than "the real world," Todd's jobs outside of music, joining a songwriting circle, discovering new music even as you get older, and more!

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🧱BRICK CITY THREE🧱

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🎵MUSIC USED🎵

Heroek - Around Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFgTm1_ltnw

Heroek, Chad Lewine - Hero's Journey: https://youtu.be/6CYpNXCnUW0

📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

1:15 Forming Brick City Three

3:00 Discovering a passion for music

5:05 Being a jock, making his own songs

8:55 Todd's advice to new bands and artists

10:57 ⚔️Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch!)⚔️

12:07 Todd's first live performance

13:50 Why Todd is releasing old Brick City Three music

18:00 Todd's songwriting process

19:15 Choosing the name Brick City Three

21:50 📰Publish Press ad📰

22:36 Todd's thoughts on analog vs digital music

27:05 Todd's dream producer collaboration

32:17 💥DistroKid ad💥

33:47 Todd's favorite Brick City Three show

36:50 Todd's "bucket list" venues/festivals

40:33 Todd's favorite Brick City Three song

42:45 The multiple meanings of "Good Side"

44:54 What's next for Brick City Three?

48:20 Todd's motivational message to Heroek

50:40 SEGMENT: Know Your Stuff

57:23 Wrapping up

59:21 End screen

*this episode was recorded on September 16, 2024*

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.

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THE TRENCHIES: The Trenchies on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetrenchies/ Logan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loganludwig/ Andrew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pridmore14/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4U7i1w53fzg4rrfrfoFyDF?si=OQfF29osTEWVcYoDaDNrrg YouTube: YouTube.com/@thetrenchies

HEROEK MUSIC: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3JGIIk1vSbNwt9I9QSHnrR Apple Music: https://apple.co/3vyk7L5 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0B3TV8Z6T/heroek YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3FV7-ZE89ixixQsXa0G8oAz3S9sXkWo Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/heroek/ARZw535v2qm7pmk?part=ug-desktop&corr=209660376889950450 Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/qckgnzH8vAdBn8UT9 Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/32642487 Boomplay: https://www.boomplay.com/artists/48506531?from=search Qobuz: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/heroek/14462802

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