#108 | Hollis Morrissette | Mr. United States

Hollis Morrissette, singer, songwriter, actor and former Mr. United States, on music, modelling, acting and business. Hollis Morrissette is an American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, former Mr. United States pageant titleholder (2020), former model, published author, and entrepreneur. On the Television side he is known for his work on Vice Principals (2016) and short films such as The Gorgeous and To Kill A Good Samaritan. To learn more about Hollis: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7390114/ Chapters 0:00 Welcome Hollis Morrissette 2:31 Ryan on 18 years in China 5:00 Born in Lansing, Michigan 7:31 The US and Canadian dollar 10:02 An interactive elementary school 12:32 Blindsided in the gym 15:02 Discovering singing early 17:35 Nerves and singing 20:06 From viola to violin 22:32 Liar Liar and dreams of LA 25:00 Modelling as a teenager 27:35 Home videos in the 90s 30:01 Good at school but hated it 32:35 LA on TV and LA in real life 35:04 Moving to LA for the right reasons 37:33 The day it was time to move 40:04 Twenty and mistaken for a kid 42:30 That is the LA I know 45:03 Ninety percent singing, ten percent acting 47:32 Meeting great people 50:02 Office jobs to support the dream 52:32 Opportunities as the pandemic began 55:06 Mr United States and male pageants 57:31 The pageant categories 1:00:01 Competing during lockdown 1:02:36 Empty shelves 1:05:05 The early days of lockdown 1:07:32 Photo shoots and a platform for his music 1:10:05 Why people get curious about a male pageant 1:12:31 People watching on Mulholland 1:15:02 Dressing up or down to fly 1:17:32 Performing publicly and writing new music 1:20:04 Releasing his own songs 1:22:34 Covers and original music 1:25:03 Friends signed to labels 1:27:35 What a label must add 1:30:05 Not signing a bad deal 1:32:33 Social media and the person behind it 1:35:04 Advice from a veteran music manager 1:37:36 Networking in person 1:40:04 Where to find Hollis The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com