44Blonde comes on the podcast this week to share the story of how he got signed, moved to LA and found his sound with the help of some rad friends like Lil Aaron and many others. If you like this one, spread the word and share it with a friend! 44Blonde: @its44blonde Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Website: https://www.whereareallmyfriends.com Subscribe: HERE Discord: HERE Patreon: HERE The Where Are All My Friends Podcast is the "How I Built This" of creative careers. Host Andrew Cramb discovers new creative jobs with creative entrepreneurs every week. Past guests include Alex Shelnutt & Neil Westfall (A Day To Remember), Jordan Kelsey Knight (Photographer), Savage Ga$p, Tai Verdes, Patrick CC (YouTuber), Lauren Sanderson, Lil Aaron, Alexa Villareal (Spotify), Cody Carson & Maxx Danziger (Set It Off), shinigami, Tim McTague & Aaron Gillespie (Underoath), Jameson Roper (Band Camino Manager), Johnny Minardi (Elektra / Fueled by Ramen), guardin, Taji Ameen (VICE), Finn McKenty (The Punk Rock MBA), etc. This podcast was created to share the stories of business owners, musicians, entrepreneurs, creatives and all things in between to help others succeed by sharing their stories and life lessons from the beginning, middle and current parts of their journey. If you would like to sponsor the show or submit a guest for the show please email whereareallmyfriendspodcast@gmail.com
Jack Cook is a Filmmaker based out of Los Angeles. For almost a year now he's been making daily TikTok vlogs which have gotten him a ton of attention and opened several new doors and brought incredible opportunities to him. He joins this week to share his story and shares all of the secrets he's learned along the way to grow a personal following and TikTok audience. If you like this one, do us a massive favor and share it online or with a friend! Chapters: 0:00 - Bev appreciation 2:40 - Introduction 5:20 - Consistency on Platforms Matter 10:15 - Making Content You Love 11:50 - Early Days of Filmmaking 16:54 - Moving to LA To Pursue Filmmaking 20:20 - Solo Filmmaking vs Big Productions 25:10 - Editing Podcasts as a Side Hustle 31:48 - Choosing NOT to Vlog on YouTube 34:45 - Short-form Content is the Future of Social 39:56 - Chasing TikTok Trends & Knowing Your Audience 41:48.- Why Passion Projects Matter 48:59 - Shooting Your Shot 50:27 - Storytelling is KEY 55:12 - How Jack Makes Daily Vlogs Jack Cook: IG: @_hjcook TikTok: @.jackcook Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Where Are All My Friends Podcast: Website: https://www.whereareallmyfriends.com Subscribe: HERE Discord: HERE Patreon: HERE
Dee Kei is the host of the Mixing Music Podcast, the owner of In The Mix Studios, a father, a children's book author, and so much more! Basically, he's one of those people who's great at a ton of things that I respect a whole lot. I've been listening to Dee Kei's podcast and keeping up with his career for a little while now, so it was a genuine honor to be able to sit down and have him on the show. Not only does he share a ton of career secrets that will help anyone succeed faster in life, he also shares a ton of very personal life learnings beyond just work. Overall this was one of those episodes that hit me hard and truly inspired me. If it did the same for you, please do us a favor and share it! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 3:20 - His Roots & Discovering Music 7:30 - Visual Impact for Discovering Music 10:20 - Who is Dee Kai 12:20 - Not Being the Main Character 14:00 - Self Awareness and Understanding Confidence 18:16 - Discovering His First Passion 21:23 - How to Know If Your Passion is Worth a Career 23:37 - Thoughts on Money and Success 32:32 - Ignorance is Bliss or Is Knowledge Power? 46:18 - A Conversation on Love 51:40 - The Business with Passion Mindset 59:00 - No Fear of Failure 1:03:07 - Getting Better As an Artist 1:07:29 - The Purpose of Life 1:10:51 - His Worst Failure 1:24:14 - Get Better at Fucking Up Dee Kei: @deekeimixes Mixing Music Podcast: @mixingmusicpodcast In The Mix Studios: @inthemix.studios Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Where Are All My Friends Podcast: Website: https://www.whereareallmyfriends.com Subscribe: HERE Discord: HERE Patreon: HERE
In this episode I wanted to take a second to share some of the best advice and life lessons that I’ve learned from talking to over 150 brilliant guests on this podcast. These three points stand out to me as some of the most impactful and valuable lessons that I’ve taken away from doing this show. I hope they help you as well! If they do, please do me a favor and share this episode with someone else who you think it would help! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro (The 3 Most Valuable Lessons I’ve learned) 1:12 - Lesson 1 (It’s Not About the Numbers) 3:45 - Lesson 2 (Finding Purpose is the Most Important Thing) 5:30 - Tips to Help You Find Your Purpose When You’re Lost 8:43 - Lesson 3 (Patience, Consistency, and Mastering Your Craft) 11:47 - A Personal Example of Lesson Number Three 13:30 - Final Thoughts / Conclusion (Enjoy The Process) Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Where Are All My Friends Podcast: Website: https://www.whereareallmyfriends.com Subscribe: HERE Discord: HERE Patreon: HERE
Fish is quite possibly the nicest human being I've met. He's also the host of Gone Fishkin on idobi radio and a rad DJ! He's normally the one interviewing all of the artists, so it was a rare fun chance to turn the tables and hear his story. Chapters: 1:58 - Intro 4:15 - Learning How to Treat People 11:37 - Building Confidence and Overcoming the Social Anxiety 15:26 - Finding His Lane 19:58 - Starting a Show in College 22:56 - Meeting the idobi Team 27:26 - Gratitude and Integrity 34:16 - Being the Quiet Guy in the Room 36:00 - Accidentally Building A Network 44:40 - Staying Busy With a Smile 50:17 - How Learning From His Friends Helped His Work Ethic 53:53 - Thoughts on Calling It Quits 55:09 - Checking His Ego for Young Fish 57:34 - The Options of Others 1:03:13 - Starting From the Bottom & Success 1:06:08 - DJing & Hosting 1:13:48 - Live Outro Fish: Twitter: @gonefishkin Instagram: @mikefishkin Gone Fishkin - Live Thursday nights at 9PM ET: idobi.com Andrew Cramb: Instagram: @and...
Bruce Wiegner is a producer, songwriter, and artist. In this episode he tells his story including some wild highs and lows, and we share a very honest back and forth of lessons we've learned while chasing our dreams. If you like this one, and got value out of it, please do us a favor and share it with anyone else that would like it too! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Small World Moments 5:07 - Warped Tour Kid & Fitting In 8:00 - The Moment Music Became Passion 15:00 - Thoughts on Music & TikTok 18:00 - Doing what YOU want & Believing Yourself 20:28 - Social Media as an Independent Artist 25:00 - Are You Ready to Be At the Next Level? 28:22 - Slowing Down & Enjoying the Process 33:30 - Producing Pop Music 37:34 - You Have No Control of The Future & That’s Ok 44:20 - Writing for Himself & Others Bruce Wiegner: @brucewiegner Spotify: Here Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Where Are All My Friends Podcast: Website: https://www.whereareallmyfri...
Danny Rakow is an Artist Development Specialist, Manager, and Platinum Songwriter. He manages Brakence and Peter McPoland, he’s written platinum and gold songs with Jeremy Zucker, and now has a joint venture record label with Republic Records. What stands out to me most about him is his ability to find and develop talent so early, and his genuine passion for the craft. It’s rare to meet a manager with such a clear vision and personal connection to all of the fans and music industry alike. In this episode we reverse engineer exactly how he got to where he’s at now, to share some knowledge and help anyone else looking to have a similar career path. If you like this one, share it with a friend! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:10 - Wanting to Be an Artist 7:42 - Meeting Jeremy Zucker 12:20 - Pivoting to Business 18:10 - Promoting Artist 23:53 - Becoming Jermey's Manager & Finding Talent Early On 36:14 - Reaching Out to an Artist 39:27 - A&R and Trusting Your Gut 44:08 - Managing Brakence ...
Max Funk is one of those people who's great at a lot of things. He's a designer, event creator, and the co-founder of Craftwerk Berlin, an incredible community garage for motorcycles. In this episode we talk about the universal language of creativity, what it takes to teach yourself new skills, and how to elevate your attention to detail. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Who is Max Funk 2:10 - Graphic Design Background 5:14 - Create the Job You Want to Work 10:50 - Attention to Detail 14:00 - Skills to Take More Risks 18:00 - Teaching Yourself New Skills 20:40 - New Hobbies Maximilian Funk: @maximilian.funk Craftwerk Berlin: @Craftwerk.Berlin Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Where Are All My Friends Podcast: https://www.whereareallmyfriends.com
Chase Bell is an artist and songwriter who has written with some incredible artists, and is now focusing on his own artist project. In this episode we specifically discuss the differences between being an artist, performer, and songwriter and how he finds unique fulfillment in all of them in their own respects. If you like this episode, share this with a friend! Timestamps: 4:07 - Who is Chase Bell 8:36 - Starting a Band in Italy 11:40 - Writing & Getting into Sync Music 14:05 - Getting on to Lucifer 17:43 - Burn Out and Overcoming it 19:18 - Coming to LA to Make Music 21:20 - Grinding Through the Pandemic 22:43 - Honing on His Artist Project 24:37 - Songwriting and Collaborating with Big Artist 32:28 - Resilience and Handling No’s in the Industry Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Chase Bell: @chasebellmusic Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Where Are All My Friends Podcast: Website: https://www.whereareallmyfriends.com Subscribe: HERE Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/where...
This short episode features three of my favorite clips from a few recent Where Are All My Friends episodes featuring Loren Wells (Music Lawyer), Caterina Nasr (A&R at Elektra & Fueled By Ramen), and Mike Koziel (Director of Photography). Let me know what you think of the format and if you want more episodes like this! Loren Wells: @lorenswells Caterina Nasr: @cat3rina Mike Koziel: @mkoziel Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Where Are All My Friends Podcast: www.whereareallmyfriends.com