Episode 81: Johnny Zirkel (The Wildfires Projekt, Sounds of the Underground)

On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Johnny Zirkel! Originally from New Jersey, Johnny is a California-based musician, producer, and songwriter, among numerous other hats he wears. He performs in The Wildfires Projekt, a nu-punk band whose latest EP entitled Lost and Searching just dropped in February. Additionally, Johnny is the developer/host of Sounds of the Underground, an alternative rock TV series which features interviews and live performances from both up-and-coming and established artists in the alternative, punk, and hardcore music scenes. In this episode, Johnny talks with Mike about acting as a kid, the live music events that had an impact on him when he was young (including a really cool moment with Billy Idol), taking music more seriously in junior high, collaborating with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, how Sounds of the Underground came about, their shared love of horror, and more. This episode of the podcast also features the song "A Devil with Angel Wings" off The Wildfires Projekt's latest EP Lost and Searching, available where you get your music! Follow The Wildfires Projekt and Sounds of the Underground on Instagram @wildfiresprojekt and @soundsoftheundergroundtv. To keep up-to-date on the latest with each endeavor, visit https://www.wildfiresprojekt.com/ and https://www.soundsoftheundergroundtv.com/.  Follow Mike on Instagram @marchforthpod, and on Twitter @mikevbauman. To stay up-to-date on the podcast and learn more about Mike, visit https://linktr.ee/marchforthpod. Thanks for listening! If ya dug the show, like it, share it, tell a friend, subscribe, and above all, keep the faith and be kind to one another.