The Power of Creativity with WeTheCommas

10/01/21 • 38 min

You epic people! I am so stoked to bring you episode 1 of Season 2! This season is a new page and a new direction for the podcast. I couldn’t be more excited to kick things off than by interviewing three of the most charismatic, kind, creative, and epic individuals I have ever met! Their names are Jordy, Cam, and Lenny and they are the three brothers that make up the amazing band WeTheCommas. We discuss the personal relationship these three brothers have with music, mental health, and vulnerability. We discuss what it is like to be three black men who love to surf and skate, are vulnerable and pay attention to their mental health, and have a unique sound in the music industry. Too many they are seen as outliers. We discuss the necessity to get rid of stereotypes, amplify the voices of those who feel unheard, and create an inclusive, accepting, and supporting environment for individuals to live their authentic lives. We also have SO much fun! If you are listening to this interview, you can also watch it on YouTube!

In this interview we specifically dive into:

The power of creativity
- What is the importance of creativity?
- How do I train myself to be more creative?
- How can a person be creative?
WeTheComma’s creative process
- How they use music to express themselves
- How they write their songs
- How to produce a song from start to finish
How WeTheCommas first started
- How can I start creating music?
- How to begin creating music
- How to make it in the music industry

As you are reading this, we are officially the world’s first ever OceanPositive podcast! We partnered with SeaTrees to wipe out our entire carbon footprint and go the extra mile by reforesting California’s kelp, planting mangrove trees in Indonesia, and maintaining a coastal watershed!

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In this interview we specifically dive into:

The power of creativity
- What is the importance of creativity?
- How do I train myself to be more creative?
- How can a person be creative?
WeTheComma’s creative process
- How they use music to express themselves
- How they write their songs
- How to produce a song from start to finish
How WeTheCommas first started
- How can I start creating music?
- How to begin creating music
- How to make it in the music industry

Links:

WeTheCommas:

SeaTrees:

What's Your Juice?:

Previous Episode

Hiking 7,900 Miles In 1 Year | Calendar Year Triple Crown

Happy Earth Day! Today we are highlighting one of the most unbelievable, gnarly, impressive, and physically demanding adventures that I have ever heard of. Two rising Juniors at Stanford, Jackson Parell and Sammy Potter, are taking a gap year to hike 7,940 miles to complete the Calendar Year Triple Crown. The Calendar Year Triple Crown consists of three trails:

Appalachian Trail (2,190 miles)
Pacific Crest Trail (2,650 miles)
Continental Divide Trail (3,100 miles)

These three trails cover some of the most beautiful and gnarly terrain the United States has to offer. To put that into perspective, if you divide their total mileage, 7,940miles by 365 days, you get 21.75 miles. That means that in order to achieve hiking 7,940 miles in a calendar year, you would have to hike 21.7 miles per day. AND they are aiming to achieve this feat in 9 months! This means that they will be hiking more than a marathon a day, averaging around 30 miles! To keep up with their journey, follow their instagram: cytriplecrown
Today is also Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection. We at the WYJ podcast hold environmental stewardship and solving climate change right at the top of our priorities. The earth gives us everything that we have, from our necessities for life to the thrilling experiences of skiing, surfing, skating, and all of the epic activities that we get to do on this amazing planet. Earth day is extremely important and it's crucial that on this day we recognize all that we owe the earth and that we see the necessity to guard it. And, going beyond Earth Day, we must remember that this practice of acknowledging the importance of the earth, isn’t a once a year thing. It needs to be a daily practice that is further woven into the fabric of our nation and it needs to become a focal point of the global culture where we all become stewards of the earth.
To find out more about the WYJ team, follow us on instagram @whatsyourjuicepodcast, and check out our website whatsyourjuicepodcast.com.

Next Episode

Succeeding as a Female Creative with Marissa Meizz

I am so excited to share today's episode with you all! In this episode, I interview Marissa Meizz . Marissa is the founder of No More Lonely Friends, an organization centered around hosting meet-ups to help people make life-long friends. Recently, Marissa's life changed overnight. A young man walking in NYC overheard a conversation between a group of friends. They were talking negatively about a girl named Marissa and were planning to have a party the weekend she was away. The man posted a video to TikTok calling them out and telling people to send the video to Marissa, who he didn't know. The video got over 14 million views. Marissa saw the video; her heart sank. Since then, a tidal wave of amazing change has occurred in Marissa's life. She made the front page of the New York Times, got interviewed on the Drew Barrymore Show, and the list continues. In today's episode, we talk about it all.

In the episode, we specifically discuss how to succeed as a female creator. We further explore the pros and cons of being a female creator and how Marissa has experienced each of these. Marissa is one of the top female creatives to follow. From growing up acting and making clothes, to working on movie production, and living on contracted work in L.A. and NYC, Marissa is a role model in the creative space. One question we dive into is what would the female version of Yes Theory look like? We also discuss what happens after you go viral, what it means to be a good friend, and how to create the life you want to live.

I had an amazing time interviewing Marissa Meizz. You can find her links below:
Marissa's InstagramMarissa's TikTokNo More Lonely Friend's InstagramNo More Lonely Friend's Website