Chasing Your Dream with Country Music Star Kaleb Austin

Today we are joined by Kaleb Austin, a country music star. Kaleb grew up in a large family of musicians and was constantly exposed to live music, mostly country and rock. This cultivated a deep love and connection with performing from a very early age, specifically performing country music. At age 14, he began with a few guitar lessons, which quickly became useful for writing his own music. Songwriting blossomed into a creative outlet for him to express his life. During his senior year of high school, his songwriting skill became useful as he found out that he was going to be a young father. Predictably, he didn’t have a clue on how to express the whirlwind of emotions at such a young age, so he turned to pen and paper.

Over the course of a few years, Kaleb decided to take songwriting to the next level and moved to Nashville to learn from the best in the world. He immediately got busy writing and co-writing as many songs as possible. After almost a year, he moved back to Utah due to family reasons; however, he returned armed with the songwriting skills he needed and penned his first number one hit single, Sound of the South. On January 19th, 2021, the single debuted number one on iTunes country charts. The third most downloaded country song that week.

Kaleb attributes the success of his single to his wife, God, and a massive social media following on TikTok and Instagram. Kaleb was voted TikTok’s country artist of the year and he just recently released a song, Cheyenne, that debuted at number two of the iTunes chart.

In this episode, we talk about Kaleb’s journey, how important it is to never give up on our dreams, and how our experiences mold us into the people that we are today. 

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In this Episode You’ll Learn:

[5:17] Welcome Kaleb to the show [6:49] How TikTok revitalized his singing career  [7:54] What happened when Kaleb had to give up music [11:33] The lessons learned during this time [14:58] First time Kaleb heard his music on TikTok and knew that his life was about to change [17:14] Kaleb discusses past bands and how this is his first year doing things solo [18:20] How Kaleb finds the inspiration for his music [21:16] Inspiration behind Turn the Night On [28:37] How social media can spread positivity

Standout Quotes from the Guest:

“Sometimes in life, you think that you aren’t going anywhere in life. You think that you are stepping backwards, but really, what is happening is that you are being prepared for a better opportunity.”  [11:45] “The more grateful that you can be when things are hard, the better your life will be when things finally turn around.”  [12:12] “Don’t give up, be happy, let’s get energized, have a good time.” [19:52] “Follow your dreams. Do what you love to do. Don’t chase the dollar, chase the dream, and eventually the dollar will come.” [28:57]

Links mentioned:

Contact Kaleb Austin TikTok: @kalebaustinmusic Instagram: @kalebaustinmusic Website: kalebaustinmusic.com Contact Cheyenne  Instagram: @Chyjones13 Join the text community at 603-506-5658