Pod#108 - Zain & Luke From Takatak & Flux Media!

Double whammy episode series continues this week with Zain Peerzada & Luke Azariah of Takatak and Flux Media! The two boys came on the show to chat about what Takatak is up to nowadays, how much of a rollercoaster 2020 was for them, starting the video production venture with Flux Media, and how important Patreon has been for them and can be for many more musicians/artists in Pakistan! 1. 00:00 Intro 2. 01:42 Why are these guys SO busy 3. 04:57 A brief history of Takatak 4. 09:02 Finishing up the album in 2020 and getting Ali Suhail in the band 5. 15:08 The reaction to Faultlines’ release and getting props from giants 6. 19:37 COVID lockdowns and the impact on their writing 7. 21:29 The massive impact Patreon has had on their sustainability 8. 30:37 How Zain got into video-making and how Flux Media started 9. 35:33 The experience of working on a Coke Studio project 10. 39:47 Their Velo experience and managing expectations 11. 45:00 Are corporate music shows “good”? 12. 47:00 What is the future of independent music in Pakistan? RANT 13. 57:35 2021 plans for Tatatak & Flux Media - new singles, new videos! 14. 1:01:50 Outro & how you can support the band! Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan