Episode 8 - BALACLAVA - On DIY recording, booking and getting comfortable with rejection

10/22/24 • 64 min

This week I chat with Dylan Joyce of BALACLAVA, a "NYC trash rock" band. We chat about DIY recording, how he booked his own tours, coming back to music after taking a break and tour finances. They are currently on tour now in the US on the east coast so check them out if you can!
BALACLAVA Tour Dates:
NYC TRASH ROCK
10/20 BALTIMORE
10/22 RICHMOND
10/23 ASHEVILLE
10/24 MURFREESBORO
10/25 CARBONDALE
10/26 LOUISVILLE
10/27 CINCINATTI
10/28 CLEVELAND
Check out their music here: https://balaclavanyc.bandcamp.com/album/have-a-taste
You can watch the whole episode on Youtube here - https://www.youtube.com/@WhatItTakesToBeARockstar
Check out my tour dates playing bass with Tea Eater in Europe here: www.teaeater.com

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Edited, recorded, mixed and produced by Melissa Lucciola.
This episode is sponsored by SORRY Cables - rad and colorful quality instrument and microphone cables handmade in LA.
Intro song is called "I'm Starting a Podcast" by Tea Eater
Other music is by Pretty World

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10/22/24 • 64 min

What It Takes To Be A Rockstar - Episode 8 - BALACLAVA - On DIY recording, booking and getting comfortable with rejection

Transcript

Welcome back to another week of What It Takes To Be A Rockstar.
I'm your host, Mel, and today I am interviewing Dylan Joyce of Balaclava.
Hello, hello, welcome back to another week of What It Takes To Be A Rockstar.
I'm really happy you're here.
And if you tuned in last week, you heard in the intro that I'm on tour, and I'm still on tour, and I'm currently in a really nice hotel room in Germany, which is pretty sweet.
It's credit card-themed and kangaroo-themed somehow, and it's

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