Ep. 54: Tai Verdes | How One Song Can Change Your Life

Tai Verdes joins us this week to tell the story of his current single “Stuck in the Middle” blowing up in real time right now! Tai has an amazing story having tried many different creative lanes and now finally finding his true calling as an artist. In addition he’s just an incredibly down to earth dude who has a great way of telling stories. He breaks everything down in such a relatable and inspirational way. This is one of my favorites, I hope you enjoy! 

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Intro

3:23 - Being on MTV and having a podcast

4:44 - Who you are and what you do

5:28 - Life changing from one song (Stuck In The Middle)

7:04 - Where it all started (Playing Basketball then dropping out of college)

9:52 - Being on MTV’s “Are You The One?”

13:34 - Winning $50k on the show then moving to Downtown Los Angeles

17:06 - Working as an actor

20:30 - Starting to make music

24:22 - Trying out for America’s Got Talent, American Idol, and The Voice

28:02 - Deciding to do a solo project

32:44 - The importance of being honest with yourself as a creative

38:05 - Recording “Stuck in the Middle” and how he got the name Tai Verdes

43:00 - How “Stuck in the Middle” blew up

47:36 - How to properly use TikTok to promote a song

50:13 - How life has changed since “Stuck in the Middle” blowing up

55:11 - The importance of actually TAKING ACTION to make something happen

58:20 - Believing in yourself even when you don’t know the final outcome

1:04:00 - Track your personal growth, not likes or other peoples opinions

1:07:36 - Where can people find you?

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I’m @andrew_ftw and he’s @taiverdes. If you liked this episode, do us a massive favor and share it with a friend!