Heroek talks to multi-hyphenate Ben Barbic about his hip-hop and reggae roots in music, writing his book "Rise and Climb," balancing music, real estate, and family life, and more!

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🎵BEN BARBIC🎵

Website: https://www.risenclimb.com/

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

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

📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

0:52 Describing his music style

1:28 Making "Thank You" with John Iacono

4:35 Working with the same artists

7:21 Filling the frequency range

9:47 Albums vs singles

14:56 Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch)

15:52 Writing "Rise and Climb" book

27:09 Parallels of music and real estate

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31:31 Balancing multiple ventures

36:23 Making international connections

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39:10 Success of "These Dreams"

41:19 Ben's "I made it" moment

42:28 Mixing and mastering for others

45:44 Early music inspirations

49:01 Fastest song he's written

50:55 Longest time to make a song

52:31 Deep cut Ben Barbic songs

54:40 Starting live shows

56:47 "Bucket list" live shows

57:42 Advice to new artists

1:00:31 Essential Ben Barbic songs

1:02:22 Favorite songs of his

1:03:56 Dream collaborations

1:04:55 Wrapping up

1:06:03 End screen

Hero's Journey Podcast ep. #197

Heroek talks to power trio Irata about their upcoming album "Human," what to look out for when searching for a record label, crying at concerts, losing human connection, and more!

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📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

1:51 Describing Irata's music

2:49 New single "Altar"

6:01 Upcoming album "Human"

8:04 Benefit concert show

9:55 Irata name origins

11:47 7 years between albums

14:15 Working with Small Stone Recordings

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17:00 Pros/cons of record labels

20:42 Success of "Weightless"

23:57 Combining inspirations

27:31 Fastest/slowest songs to write

29:34 Choosing album songs

31:32 Focusing on albums

32:10 Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch!)

33:06 Split record with Solar Halos

34:38 Deep cut Irata songs

35:21 Essential Irata songs

36:39 First Irata live show

38:57 Favorite live shows

41:07 "Bucket list" venues and festivals

42:31 Favorite Irata songs

43:45 Band members' kids

46:17 Loop earplugs ad (15% off ANY order!)

47:25 Second-guessing the band

52:08 Dream collaborations

54:34 Love for Led Zeppelin

56:40 Crying at concerts

57:54 Evolution of music technology

1:02:00 Losing human connection

1:04:35 Wrapping up

1:06:23 End screen

Hero's Journey Podcast ep. #195

Heroek talks to psych rock trio Primitive Ring about touring with Ty Segall, their debut self-titled album, releasing 7” vinyl with various labels, a 4-show run at Zebulon, and more!

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📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

0:40 Describing Primitive Ring's music

1:37 Forming the band

3:48 Balancing multiple bands

6:47 Self-titled debut album

10:07 Choosing singles

13:38 7" singles with various labels

16:55 Singles vs album creative process

20:26 DistroKid ad (7% off ANY plan!)

21:31 Fastest song to write

23:15 Longest song to write

25:39 Primitive Ring name meaning

28:53 Touring with Ty Segall

30:11 Headlining summer tours

31:29 Zebulon residency

33:30 Favorite live show

35:35 Essential Primitive Ring songs

37:06 Favorite Primitive Ring song

39:15 Dream collaboration

40:11 What's next for Primitive Ring?

41:15 Wrapping up

42:22 End screen

Hero's Journey Podcast ep. #196