Austin Alko | On Mars Pod EP 37 | Soundcloud Days, Tour Life & Being an Independent Artist

Today On Mars we explore the mind of Austin Alko, an Artist, producer and professional audio engineer in Phoenix, AZ. We talk about playing music at a young age, musical influences, being an independent artist in 2024, creating and posting content, going on tour with Michael Minelli & Futuristic, new music and a lot more. Listen to On Mars Pod online: http://onmarspod.com/apple   http://onmarspod.com/spotify  http://onmarspod.com/google  Follow Austin online: https://instagram.com/austinalko  Follow On Mars Pod online: http://onmarspod.com    http://onmarspod.com/instagram    http://onmarspod.com/twitter    http://onmarspod.com/tiktok    Become a Martian: http://onmarspod.com/patreon    SUBSCRIBE for updates on future episodes! http://onmarspod.com/subscribe    Moments On Mars 00:00 Intro 02:23 Growing up in AZ 07:55 Audio Engineer Dad 10:57 Learning Guitar 12:01 Studio Recording in High School 17:35 Music Influences 21:38 Subscribe :) 22:17 Soundcloud and Independent Artists 27:49 Artist vs Producer 43:30 Working Behind the Scenes 50:34 Social Content Pressure 59:56 Artist Image 01:06:03 Upcoming Projects 01:10:16 Outro