TJ DOERFEL | V4V Reigniting Passion, Music Industry Problems & Performing In A Family Band

TJ Doerfel (also known as Sir TJ The Wrathful) is a musician in the band 'The Doerfels' and host of the 'Into The Doerfel-Verse' podcast. In Conversation #98, TJ and I discuss: life on the road with 10 siblings, his experience of grinding away in the music industry, how he came across 'value 4 value music', why he started a podcast to interact with fans and the joys of rediscovering a passion. Have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world & don't forget to boost! Timeline: (0:00) - Intro To TJ (0:36) - Selling the family house to play music (5:54) - TJ's love of music (13:30) - Getting serious & practice (24:01) - Child novelty vs turning pro (31:21) - The 'Music Business' & connections (40:20) - Self promotion vs V4V (46:01) - Can Value 4 Value be mainstream? (50:30) - V4V Music is open (55:39) - Value is subjective (1:00:01) - TJ's problem that v4v solved (1:09:50) - 'Pay to play' grossness (1:23:45) - Getting real feedback (1:29:34) - Interacting with boosts & chapters (1:42:47) - New music: acoustic and live (1:48:39) - Starting again (1:52:38) - Check out The Doerfelverse TJ's Links: Website: https://www.doerfelverse.com/ Mastodon: https://noagendasocial.com/@sirtjthewrathful Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast Support the show