Ep. 63: Zac Carper (FIDLAR) | The Future Of Music
Where Are All My Friends | Discovering Creative Careers with Inspiring Entrepreneurs
English - September 14, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 245 ratingsMusic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Zac Carper is in the band FIDLAR, and is also an incredible producer. This week he joins us to discuss the future of music and what he's currently inspired by.
We also get into his early days of getting into trouble and growing up in Hawaii, finding music, chasing a dream to become a producer, and the success of FIDLAR.
He's got a truly amazing story and is just a rad dude in general. I think you'll really like this episode. It's one of my favorites!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Who you are and what you do?
5:27 - Growing up in Hawaii and getting into trouble
8:53 - Getting into music and computers at a young age
13:25 - How did you find your first musical influences and inspirations?
16:44 - Moving to California to get out of trouble
18:20 - Interning at Kingsize Soundlabs in LA
20:44 - Meeting Elvis Kuehn and finding punk music at 18
21:50 - Working with Rob Schnapf, learning to produce, and the start of FIDLAR
25:28 - Zac’s answer to “How do you make it in the industry”
26:19 - Rob Schnapf mentoring Zac and pushing him as an artist and producer
29:00 - The growth and success of FIDLAR
33:17 - Zac’s career as a producer
34:56 - Working with Ricky Reed
40:12 - What inspires you currently as a producer?
46:48 - The future of music and pushing boundaries
52:44 - What do you want to work on next as a producer?
55:10 - We’re living in the most exciting time for music
1:00:11 - Advice to the next generation of artists
1:03:58 - An oddly profound perspective on life gained from surfing
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Zach Carper - @zacharydoncarper
Andrew Cramb - @andrew_ftw