Oswin Benjamin | On Mars Pod EP 62 | Sway in the Morning, Cyphers & Acting on Netflix

Today On Mars, we are joined by Oswin Benjamin. Oswin is an artist, songwriter & actor credited on Netflix. We talk about starting his career as a starving artist, getting recognized for his musical talents, meeting and being managed by Sway, Team Backpack Cyphers with Chris Rivers & Denzil Porter, recording at Rick Rubin’s house in Malibu, getting nominated for 2 GRAMMYs, acting in a Netflix movie, starting a family and a bit more.Listen to On Mars Pod online:http://onmarspod.com/apple  http://onmarspod.com/spotify http://onmarspod.com/google Follow Harry Mars online:https://instagram.com/harrymars_ Follow Oswin online:https://instagram.com/oswinbenjamin 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   00:00 Intro02:29 Early Days in Upstate New York07:01 Becoming a Singer10:31 Getting Serious About Music18:52 Meeting Sway from Shade4533:51 Being Managed by Sway35:40 Rapping w/ Shia LaBeouf on Sway in The Morning42:15 Lupe Fiasco Friendship47:52 Cyphers w/ Chris Rivers & Denzil Porter54:27 Recording at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La56:56 Meeting Kendrick Lamar01:01:44 Recording at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La (Cont)01:04:12 Acting in “The 40-Year Old Version” on Netflix01:17:35 Auditioning for Acting Roles01:21:50 Subscribe :)01:24:13 Meeting Royce da 5’9”01:27:52 GRAMMY Nominations01:30:43 Hunger to Become Great01:36:26 Norma’s Grandson01:41:08 Wife and Kids01:47:48 Moving to Tampa, FL01:49:54 Outro