Bad Lives Wishes He Majored In Music, Is Getting Sync Placements | Ep. #133

Heroek talks to Jordan Taylor Thomas of Bad Lives about his mind being made of Jell-O, why he wishes he majored in music in college, Bad Lives releases from their debut EP to latest single, seeing "Joker: Folie à Deux," getting followed by WALK THE MOON on Instagram, and more! 📰READ THE PUBLISH PRESS 📰 https://news.thepublishpress.com/subscribe?ref=fuCIs7Hw3Q 💥GET 7% OFF ANY DISTROKID PACKAGE💥 https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/4022281 ⚔️QUEST CLOTHING⚔️ https://quest-clothing-3.creator-spring.com/ 📱HEROEK SOCIALS📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heroekmusic/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heroekmusic Heroek Hub: https://padlet.com/heroek/heroek-hub-sk7mmzyhbb3jge0f Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt Threads: https://www.threads.net/@heroekmusic Heroek Headlines (Newsletter): https://heroekheadlines.beehiiv.com/subscribe Heroek Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/heroek/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/c/Heroek Robotek (Second Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@R0botek Heroek Live (Twitch VODs): https://www.youtube.com/@HeroekLive Gun Vio-Let's Talk (Activism Project): https://www.youtube.com/@GunVioLetsTalk/videos 🎸BAD LIVES🎸 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5BLU37kocEaU2l2CKLc5ty?si=E7EOfcVzTmm5niORAIUYHw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badlivesband Website: https://badlives.com/ 🎧HEROEK MUSIC🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3JGIIk1vSbNwt9I9QSHnrR Apple Music: https://apple.co/3vyk7L5 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0B3TV8Z6T/heroek YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3FV7-ZE89ixixQsXa0G8oAz3S9sXkWo Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/heroek/ARZw535v2qm7pmk?part=ug-desktop&corr=209660376889950450 Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/qckgnzH8vAdBn8UT9 Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/32642487 Boomplay: https://www.boomplay.com/artists/48506531?from=search Qobuz: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/heroek/14462802 🎙️HERO'S JOURNEY PODCAST🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nGjbdH1eruOzWjNF2SkZs Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3jJyysW Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d63b25fa-a7d6-4c20-a9af-697230e2782c/hero's-journey Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/heros-journey/PC:1001065299 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Hero's-Journey-id5057660? Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1621391879/heros-journey Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/kgek6g1b iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-heros-journey-112845459/ RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/heros-journey-WzJ7yK Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065299 Anghami: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1029574008 🎵MUSIC USED🎵 Heroek - Around Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFgTm1_ltnw Heroek, Chad Lewine - Hero's Journey: https://youtu.be/6CYpNXCnUW0 Bad Lives - Indigo Girl: https://youtu.be/35o6UxgAAbE?si=-aeX2-IrJJLtQBJv 📚CHAPTERS📚 0:00 Intro 1:30 Jordan's line "my mind is made of Jell-O" 2:16 Jordan's homage to Chappell Roan "Good Luck, Babe" 3:45 How long it takes Jordan to make a song/Jordan's collaborators 7:30 How well does the self-titled EP represent the Bad Lives sound? 11:14 ⚔️Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch!)⚔️ 12:23 Jordan's first music experiences 14:48 Jordan's reaction to Joker: Folie à Deux 15:11 Jordan's experience with music composition 18:25 Jordan's advice to new artists 23:04 💥DistroKid ad (7% off ANY plan!)💥 24:34 Separating the creative and business sides of music 27:16 Getting Red Bull and Walmart sync placements 31:00 TikTok's effect on the music industry 35:18 What a label relationship should look like 38:13 Getting followed by WALK THE MOON on Instagram 39:48 📰Publish Press ad (FREE signup!)📰 40:34 The story of "Indigo Girl" 49:00 The goal of Bad Lives 51:22 Jordan's upcoming book "A Guide to Normalcy" 55:52 Wrapping up 57:13 End screen