EPISODE · May 19, 2022 · 46 MIN
Writing Your Own Story to Form a Band (Ed Sweet from Electric Sol)
from Creatives Prevail · host Omelette Prevail
How can you reverse engineer being a songwriter? Ed Sweet is the founder and front person for the indie dance/pop group Electric Sol. In this interview we discuss how the untimely passing of Michael Jackson re-ignited his passion for music. We also talk about how his profession in copywriting and storytelling developed his skills as a lyricist. Plus we discuss how not being intimidated gave Ed the courage to get Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, to listen to his music. Instagram Facebook Website Presented by Bandzoogle Bandzoogle is an all-in-one platform that makes it easy to build a stunning website for artists. Bandzoogle is also offering to all our listeners 15% off the first year of any subscription. Just enter the promo code “8020show”. Follow 80/20 Records: Instagram TikTok LinkTree 8020records.com We would love to hear from you! Please give us a review, this really helps get others to listen in. Any suggestions on how we can improve? DM us on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook. You can also email us at info [at] 8020records.com. Intro music: ‘Somebody’ (Instrumental) by The Runner Up Outro music: ‘Let’s Ride’ (Instrumental) by Gabe Kubanda Host: Mike Zimmerlich Produced by: 80/20 Creative (80/20 Records) Post-Production: EarthtoMoira Tags: Music Interview Business Industry Podcast Indie Dance Pop Electric Sol Steve Wozniak Copywriting Bandmembers
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How can you reverse engineer being a songwriter? Ed Sweet is the founder and front person for the indie dance/pop group Electric Sol. In this interview we discuss how the untimely passing of Michael Jackson re-ignited his passion for music. We also talk about how his profession in copywriting and storytelling developed his skills as a lyricist. Plus we discuss how not being intimidated gave Ed the courage to get Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, to listen to his music. Instagram Facebook Website Presented by Bandzoogle Bandzoogle is an all-in-one platform that makes it easy to build a stunning website for artists. Bandzoogle is also offering to all our listeners 15% off the first year of any subscription. Just enter the promo code “8020show”. Follow 80/20 Records: Instagram TikTok LinkTree 8020records.com We would love to hear from you! Please give us a review, this really helps get others to listen in. Any suggestions on how we can improve? DM us on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook. You can also email us at info [at] 8020records.com. Intro music: ‘Somebody’ (Instrumental) by The Runner Up Outro music: ‘Let’s Ride’ (Instrumental) by Gabe Kubanda Host: Mike Zimmerlich Produced by: 80/20 Creative (80/20 Records) Post-Production: EarthtoMoira Tags: Music Interview Business Industry Podcast Indie Dance Pop Electric Sol Steve Wozniak Copywriting Bandmembers
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Writing Your Own Story to Form a Band (Ed Sweet from Electric Sol)
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