How Arjun Kalbag Tells Stories With His Music | Hero's Journey Podcast Ep. #92

Heroek talks to music producer Arjun Kalbag about his EP series "Folktales," looking up to and meeting Quadeca, combining engineering, music, and fashion, his unique sound, 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 HEROEK SOCIALS: Heroek Hub: https://padlet.com/heroek/heroek-hub-sk7mmzyhbb3jge0f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heroekmusic/ Robotek (Second Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@R0botek TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heroekmusic Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/heroekyt Heroek Headlines (Newsletter): https://heroekheadlines.beehiiv.com/subscribe Heroek Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/heroek/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/c/HeroekARJUN KALBAG:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arjun_kalbag/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/arjunkalbag/fuzion 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 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82MTkyODIwYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Hero's-Journey-id5057660? Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1621391879/heros-journey Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/kgek6g1b Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d63b25fa-a7d6-4c20-a9af-697230e2782c/hero's-journey 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 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/heros-journey/PC:1001065299 Anghami: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1029574008 MUSIC USED: Heroek - Around Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFgTm1_ltnw Arjun Kalbag - Fuzion: https://soundcloud.com/arjunkalbag/fuzion TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:47 Publish Press ad 1:33 Welcome Arjun Kalbag! 1:57 How Arjun started to produce music 2:50 Looking up to and meeting Quadeca 4:30 Arjun’s “Folktales” EPs 7:42 Making unique vs. mainstream music 8:59 Arjun’s creative process 10:30 Balancing inspiration and imitation 12:12 Arjun’s professional goals 13:39 Arjun’s dream collaboration 14:49 Arjun’s top 3 favorite artists 16:31 Mixing genres in Arjun’s song “Fuzion” 17:39 Starting an art fashion project 18:43 SEGMENT: Know Your Stuff 19:48 Arjun’s message to viewers and wrapping up *this episode was recorded on December 6, 2023*