Futuristic | On Mars Pod EP 44 | Ikigai Album, Nerd Raps in Compton & Genuine Connections

Today On Mars, we explore the mind of Zach “Futuristic” Beck, an artist, performer and entrepreneur in Tempe, Arizona. We talk about early days, shooting music videos, going viral at a young age, making 60k in a week, making industry connections, managing artists, being sober over a year, importance of family, creating the new album “ikigai”, going back on tour and a lot more. Listen to On Mars Pod online: http://onmarspod.com/apple   http://onmarspod.com/spotify  http://onmarspod.com/google  Follow Futuristic online: https://instagram.com/onlyfuturistic https://onlyfuturistic.com  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 02:09 From the Midwest to AZ 04:50 Family Musical Influences 07:17 Shooting Music Videos w/ Jakob Owens 11:27 Early Features w/ Big Artists 15:01 “I Guess I’ll Smoke” feat. Dizzy Wright & Layzie Bone 18:03 Selling Tickets to Shows 23:43 “The Greatest” Single & Going Viral 27:26 Subscribe :) 28:05 Investing in Music 31:35 Choosing Your Team Wisely 38:23 Importance of Early Features 44:33 Managing Other Artists 54:58 ikigai Defined 56:16 Using One Producer 59:46 Writing ikigai 01:09:19 Sobriety 01:20:25 ikigai Album Tour 01:21:09 Family 01:33:16 Listen to ikigai the Album 01:37:57 No Features 01:40:23 Writing a Book 01:42:15 What’s Next for Futuristic 01:44:30 Outro